Engaging with film characters: Empirical study on the reception of characters in The Hobbit films Fafnir

Characters are important for the audience reception of films, but little empirical research on actual audiences has been conducted on the topic of character reception. Are characters important for all audiences, and if not, what are the possible reasons and implications? How do audiences construct t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tanja Välisalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research 2017-12-01
Series:Fafnir
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Online Access:http://journal.finfar.org/articles/engaging-with-film-characters/