TY - JOUR
T1 - Narrative sequence position of close-ups influences cognitive and affective processing and facilitates theory of mind
AU - Balint, Katalin
AU - Rooney, Brendan
PY - 2019/3/6
Y1 - 2019/3/6
N2 - Close-up shots have been shown to modulate affective, cognitive and theory of mind responding to visual narratives. However, the role of close-up’s narrative-sequence position, that is the relative timing of close-up shots in a visual narrative, is largely unknown. Participants watched one of ten versions of the same animated film, after we inserted a close-up shot (neutral or a sad face) at one of five different time points. Story recall responses of 168 participants were analyzed by the Linguistic Inquiry of Word Count, a computerized content analysis software, and coded manually for theory of mind. The narrative-sequence position of the close-up influenced the level of cognitive processing, affective processing, and theory of mind evident in participant responses where a U-shaped relationship was observed for the close-up position. These findings further our understanding of how close-ups affect narrative processing and are of relevance for studies on formal features in visual narratives.
AB - Close-up shots have been shown to modulate affective, cognitive and theory of mind responding to visual narratives. However, the role of close-up’s narrative-sequence position, that is the relative timing of close-up shots in a visual narrative, is largely unknown. Participants watched one of ten versions of the same animated film, after we inserted a close-up shot (neutral or a sad face) at one of five different time points. Story recall responses of 168 participants were analyzed by the Linguistic Inquiry of Word Count, a computerized content analysis software, and coded manually for theory of mind. The narrative-sequence position of the close-up influenced the level of cognitive processing, affective processing, and theory of mind evident in participant responses where a U-shaped relationship was observed for the close-up position. These findings further our understanding of how close-ups affect narrative processing and are of relevance for studies on formal features in visual narratives.
KW - Narrative-sequence position
KW - affective processing
KW - close-up
KW - cognitive processing
KW - facial expression
KW - theory of mind
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U2 - 10.1163/22134913-20191095
DO - 10.1163/22134913-20191095
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 27
EP - 51
JO - Art and Perception
JF - Art and Perception
SN - 2213-4913
IS - 1
ER -