Flashbacks in Film: A Cognitive and Multimodal Analysis (Routledge Advances in Film Studies) - Hardcover

Gordejuela, Adriana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367721333 ISBN 13: 9780367721336

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Flashbacks in Film examines film flashback as a rich multimodal narrative device, analyzing the cognitive underpinnings of film flashbacks and the mechanisms that lead viewers to successfully comprehend them.

Combining a cognitive film theory approach with the theoretical framework proposed by blending theory, which claims that human beings’ general ability for conceptual integration underlies most of our daily activities, this book argues that flashbacks make sense to the viewer, as they are specifically designed for the viewer’s cognitive understanding. Through a mixture of analysis and dozens of case studies, this book demonstrates that successful film flashbacks appeal to the spectator’s natural perceptual and cognitive abilities, which spectators exercise daily.

This book will serve as a valuable resource for scholars interested in film studies, media studies, and cognitive linguistics.

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About the Author

Adriana Gordejuela is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Culture and Society of the University of Navarra, Spain.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367721333
• ISBN 13: 9780367721336
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192