The Academy Probes "Movies In Your Brain" with Jon Favreau, Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel

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Published on Friday, 11 July 2014 03:53
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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present "Movies in Your Brain: The Science of Cinematic Perception," a two-night event on Tuesday, July 29, and Wednesday, July 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

 

Actor-director Jon Favreau ("Iron Man 2), Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky ("Black Swan"), and neuroscientist and screenwriter Ari Handel ("Noah") will be joined by esteemed cognitive scientists from around the world for a program exploring how experiments in cinematic perception have advanced our understanding of the human brain. Both evenings will be hosted by Dr. Tim J. Smith, a senior lecturer and leading researcher on visual cognition at Birkbeck, University of London. 

Tuesday, July 29: Using excerpts from his own work, Favreau and a panel of neuroscientists will examine fundamental filmmaking principles and their relationship to the cognitive processing of dynamic images. With neurobiologist Uri Hasson, psychologist James Cutting, psychobiologist Talma Hendler, and psychologist and neuroscientist Jeffrey M. Zacks.

Wednesday, July 30: Aronofsky and Handel visit some of their collaborations with a focus on physiological and psychological responses to emotional and narrative content. With Hendler, Zacks, Hasson and Cutting.

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ABOUT THE ACADEMY
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards—in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners­—the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.

 

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