the iranian “new wave” filmmakers started to pay attention to social changes during the pahlavi regime. imperial pahlavi successfully suppressed his political oppositions in decade of 1332-1342 (hijri shamsi) and spread a social reform during the following decades in 40’s to 50’s. the iranian cinematic movement that was called new wave by some persian film critics because of its similarly to th...

Transmedia narratives became an entertainment experience in which visual elements, characters, and objects create imaginary world, conquering large audiences a sequence of movies. From toy lines to Hollywood blockbusters, the Transformers movies franchise has turned into opportunity for brands reach consumers world where technological devices have changed how they absorb advertisements. In this...

Reaction times exhibit a spectral patterning known as 1/f, and these patterns can be thought of as reflecting time-varying changes in attention. We investigated the shot structure of Hollywood films to determine if these same patterns are found. We parsed 150 films with release dates from 1935 to 2005 into their sequences of shots and then analyzed the pattern of shot lengths in each film. Auto...

Nigeria has high levels of alcohol consumption, and little or no regulation of the alcohol industry. There is a dearth of studies exploring young adults' drinking in a Nigerian context with only a few predominantly quantitative surveys. These do not explore the social meanings attached to drinking practices nor do they shed light on potential gender differences and how these are mediated by pop...