Establishing Shot Type Affects Arousal and Cognitive Load During Transitions Between Novel Interior Locations in Films

An “establishing shot” prefaces a scene in a movie with a wide shot of the scene’s location. It is meant to help viewers process a shift to a new location. Establishing shots can depict the actors in the space in which they will be acting, the exterior of a building, or the larger geographic context...

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Main Authors: Grant Brighter, Nancy Rader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00003/full