Cinema industry has chosen Digital Cinema Package (DCP) as encoding format for the distribution of digital films. DCP uses JPEG2000 for video compression. An efficient implementation of coding and decoding for this format is complex, however. Currently deployed equipment is expensive and has high maintenance costs, preventing art-house cinema theaters from acquiring it. Therefore, we conduct th...

as an important event, each war has a lasting effect on people's life and language for decades. some war consequences are in direct relation with end result (winning or losing) of the war and some others are the aftermath of the war itself. this essay discusses two points about the period following the war, considering iran-iraq war. first, death becomes a routine. it will be internalized ...

In its historical development, documentary cinema has always utilized new mediums and produced modes of representation. recent times, especially with the big data surrounding different realms our life, production interactive based on visualization appeared as a mode. this context, “The Fallen World War II” <http://www.fallen.io/ww2/> is one best examples mode documentary. The exposes main...

This article extends current theorizing in media psychology on audience responses to cinema by examining individuals’ perceptions of meaningfulness. Specifically, it presents the results of a study designed to expand upon research on psychological and subjective well-being to experiences and memories of films that are perceived as particularly meaningful by viewers. Characteristics and themes o...

Cinema is a multidimensional art capable of affecting our neurophysiologic structure in different ways. Studies show that different parts of the brain are activated while watching a structured film and consequently, the movie imitates consciousness structure. This imitation of the consciousness structure enables cinema to deeply influence the brain. The effect and its manner are the main themes...

Citation: Zioga P, Pollick F, Ma M, Chapman P and Stefanov K (2018) “Enheduanna—A Manifesto of Falling” Live Brain-Computer Cinema Performance: Performer and Audience Participation, Cognition and Emotional Engagement Using Multi-Brain BCI Interaction. Front. Neurosci. 12:191. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00191 “Enheduanna—A Manifesto of Falling” Live Brain-Computer Cinema Performance: Performer and ...

Animation has always had its champions. Animators and fans have often proved eager to sing the praises of animation and especially to laud it over and above cinema. To give examples: French animation director René Laloux (2006) famously declared animation to be the true cinema, and in a humourous yet profound essay exploring the ‘evolution’ of Mickey Mouse from adult to juvenile, renowned biolo...

Audiovisual translation, the same as other forms of intercultural communication, tends to intervene with the original in order to comply with the norms of the receiving culture. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the Iranian cinema has resorted to a conservative approach wherein the portrayal of the role of women, among other cultural issues, has been controlled to adapt to the Islamic thoug...