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SCSMI2017 Helsinki

The annual conference of the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI) welcomes you to the Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, June 11th – 14th, 2017

SCSMI2017 Helsinki program is under construction and changes are to occur. Meanwhile you may complete your personal information with a photo and some tags, so the other attendees and speakers will get to know more of you and your interests, and vice versa.

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Lyubov Bugaeva

St. Petersburg State University
Associate Professor
Russia

https://spbu.academia.edu/LyubovBugaeva

Lyubov Bugaeva is a researcher in cinema and literature, Dr hab (2012) and PhD (1995), Associate Professor at St. Petersburg State University, Russia. She is the founder of the Kinotext Group in St. Petersburg, the author of Literature and rite de passage (St. Petersburg, 2010) and of more than 150 articles (in Russian and English).

10:00

Welcome words to SCSMI2017 HELSINKI by Dr Pia Tikka Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)Pia Tikka

10:10

Opening SCSMI 20 years by Dr Murray Smith Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)Murray Smith

10:20

SCSMI KEYNOTE by Dr Paisley Nathan Livingston: On cinema as philosophy: the Kaila–Bergman connection revisited Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)Paisley Nathan Livingston

11:30

The 100 years of Independent Finnish Cinema Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)Henry Bacon • Jaakko Seppälä • Outi Hupaniittu

13:15

KEYNOTE Dr. Julia Vassilieva. Eisenstein-Vygotsky-Luria’s collaboration and third culture debates. Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)Julia Vassilieva

14:15

Neurocinematics - a follow-up Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)Pia Tikka

14:45

KEYNOTE by Dr Lauri Nummenmaa: Emotions, cinema and the Brain Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)Lauri Nummenmaa

16:15

KEYNOTE by Dr. Asta Kärkkäinen, NOKIA: 3D audio in immersive movies Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)Asta Kärkkäinen

17:15

Discussion Aalto Big Hall, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (1st floor)

18:30

Get-together at Allas Sea Pool Bar Allas Cafe & Restaurant

09:30

LP Francesco Sticchi: Inside the 'mind' of Llewyn Davis: Embodying a Melancholic Vision of the World A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Francesco Sticchi

10:30

SP Jaakko Seppälä. Representations of loneliness in the cinema of Aki Kaurismäki A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Jaakko Seppälä

11:00

SP Einar Egeland, Tor Endestad and Bruno Laeng. Different editing styles influence eye movements, pupilometry and emotional experience of a film scene. A neuro- cognitive approach to a film editor’s decision... A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Einar Egeland SP Mette Hjort. Feel Good Films and Positive Emotions: Film in the Context of Health and Well-Being A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Mette Hjort

11:30

SP Miklos Kiss and Steven Willemsen. Impossible Puzzle Films: ambiguous framings and framing ambiguities in David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Miklos Kiss • Steven Willemsen SP Brendan Rooney, Katalin Balint, Colin Burke, Sharon Chi Tak Lee, Caroline Mantei and Tess O'Leary: The effect of engagement-mode and character eye-gaze on viewers of a virtual reality ﬁlm. A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Katalin Bálint • Brendan Rooney SP Tico Romao. Embodiment, Cognitive Linguistics and Character Interiority: A Critique A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Tico Romao

13:00

LP Tim J. Smith. The irresistible allure of screens: Is touchscreen use impacting child development? A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Tim J. Smith

14:00

LP John Bateman, Janne Kauttonen, Chiao-I Tseng and Pia Tikka. Textual analysis of event patterns and neural functions of narrative constructions in ﬁlm A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Janne Kauttonen • Chiao-I Tseng SP Michael Grabowski. Perception and Poetics of Virtual Reality A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Michael Grabowski

14:30

SP Catalin Brylla and Metter Kramer Cognitive Film Studies and Four Approaches to Documentary Film A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Catalin Brylla

15:30

LP Chiao-I Tseng, Jochen Laubrock, Jessie Nixon and John Bateman. Constraining film narrative interpretation through combinations of cohesion in film and eye-tracking A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Jochen Laubrock • Chiao-I Tseng LP Flueckiger Barbara. Film Colors, Textures, Lights. How Color Appearance Corresponds to Characters’ Inner States A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Barbara Flueckiger

16:30

PD Mamdooh Afdile. Movie characters and their hidden potential in understanding social perception A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Mamdooh Afdile PP/DP Elisabeth Morney, Sarah Sumners and Aubra Shepard. Beyond the craft: Exploring elements of the creative process in the development of new television concepts A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Elisabeth Morney • Aubra Shepard • Sarah Sumners

17:00

PP/DP Marie-Laure Cazin. Cinema and neuroscience, the case of emotive cinema A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Marie-Laure Cazin

19:00

THE FINNISH FILM NIGHT AT ORION: Mika Kaurimäki "The Worthless" (1982) (English subtitles) Kavi Orion Cinema

21:00

GET-TOGETHER RECEPTION AT THE FAMOUS CORONA BAR Corona Bar - Conference Club

09:30

SPECIAL FILM EVENT "Woman with an Editing Bench" by Dr. Karen Pearlman A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Karen Pearlman

10:00

Keynote by Saku Lehtinen, Remedy: Cinematic games A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Pia Tikka • Saku Lehtinen

11:00

SP Moran Ovadia, Gal Raz and Talma Hendler. 2 Sisters - 2 Neuropsychological Constellations in Lars von Trier’s Melancholia A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Moran Ovadia

11:30

SP Colin Burke, Lene Heiselberg, Katalin Balint and Brendan Rooney. Narration alone or accompanied by acted events in a historical documentary: Exploring cognitive effort and emotional arousal using measures of... A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Katalin Bálint

13:00

LP Monika Suckfüll. The Effects of Information Gaps in Movies A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Monika Suckfüll

14:00

SP Lyubov Bugaeva. Narrative Gaps and Cinematic Lacunae, or what is going on when the ﬁlm “holds its breath” A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Lyubov Bugaeva

14:30

SP Jason Gendler. Television Narrative and the Potential for Change A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Jason Gendler

15:00

SP Sebastian Armbrust and Maike Sarah Reinerth. Voice-over narration and subjectivity in serial television drama. An exploration of narratorial functions, subjective access, and narrative engagement. A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Sebastian Armbrust • Maike Sarah Reinerth

16:00

SP Johannes Riis. The balancing of performer expressiveness against narrative objects of emotion A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Johannes Riis

16:30

LP James Cutting: Pace and the evolution of popular film form A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)James Cutting

18:00

GET-TOGETHER AT THE FAMOUS CORONA BAR Corona Bar - Conference Club

18:15

A panel discussion on 2 newly published books (Plenary session) Location: Corona Bar Movie theatre Corona Bar - Conference ClubHenry Bacon • Todd Berliner • Jeff Smith • Murray Smith • Paisley Nathan Livingston

20:00

CONFERENCE DINNER (PRE-PAID) Lasipalatsi Restaurant

09:30

LP Torben Grodal. Aesthetics and emotions in animated ﬁlms A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Torben Grodal

10:30

SP Claire Howlin, Guido Orgs and Staci Vicary. The Search for kinaesthetic empathy: performer acceleration, aesthetic responses and physiological arousal A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Claire Howlin

11:00

SP Peter Turner: Personal imagining and the point-of-view shot in diegetic camera horror ﬁlms A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Peter Turner

13:00

LP Douglas MacArthur, Javid Sadr and Aaron Taylor. Accounting for Acting: Generating and Recognizing “Reality Effects” in Film Performance A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Aaron Taylor

14:00

SP Jeff Smith. Scoring the Warner Bros. Crime Film: From Little Caesar To White Heat A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Jeff Smith SP Sampsa Huttunen. Right-Handed Action for Right-Handed Audiences: Does Handedness Affect the Film- Watching Experience? A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Sampsa Huttunen SP Dan Leberg. Empathy On Set: An Ethnographic Study On How Canadian Actors Think Of/With/About The Camera A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Dan Leberg

15:30

KEYNOTE Prof. Aleksi Bardy: Tom of Finland A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)