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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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Michael Grabowski

Manhattan College
Associate Professor
Greater New York City Area

https://manhattan.edu/campus-directory/michael.grabowski

Keyowrds: Studio/Field Production; VR; online video aesthetics; convergence of documentary and fiction genres

Michael Grabowski is an Associate Professor of Communication at Manhattan College. He is the editor of Neuroscience and Media: New Understandings and Representations (2015, Routledge). His work on documentaries, feature films, commercials, music videos, and news has played at the Guggenheim, the Smithsonian, film festivals, and on broadcast and cable networks. He serves as a Senior Research Consultant for Audience Theory, which advises top television and cable networks, OTT providers, and new media companies. Dr. Grabowski’s work explores how different forms of mediated communication shape the way people think and act within their symbolic environment.

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 Wyatt Moss-Wellington: A Social Narratology of Film A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Wyatt Moss-Wellington

10:30

SP Keyvan Sarkhosh. What is the feel-good factor of feel-good ﬁlms? Results from an online survey on the generic outlines, narrative and aesthetic properties and emotional effects of a popular movie type A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Keyvan Sarkhosh

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

11:30

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

13:00

LP Keith Bound: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Defining Cinematic Suspense A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Keith Bound

14:00

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

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 PP/DP Szilvia Ruszev. Vizualizing Editing A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Szilvia Ruszev

17:00

PP/DP Eija Niskanen. Camera angle and movement in animation A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Eija Niskanen PP/DP Johanna Arens, Mehul Bhatt, Hubert Kloskowski, Vasiliki Kondyli, Sk Nahiduzzaman, Omar Moussa, Jakob Suchan, R ocio Varela, Abdur Rahman, Md Mamunuzzaman and Daniele Tatasciore. Embodied Cognitive Experiences... A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Johanna Arens • Omar Moussa 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

17:30

Stephen Hinde & Tim Smith: Experiment session - test volunteers wanted! A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Dr Stephen J. Hinde

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 Dirk Eitzen. The “Post-Truth” Phenomenon: Where It Comes From, How It Works, Why it Matters A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Dirk Eitzen

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 Kathrin Fahlenbrach. Televisual Aesthetics: Audiovisual Spaces, Moods and Symbolic Meanings in Complex TV-Series A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Kathrin Fahlenbrach

14:00

SP Fernando Canet. Long-term relationship with characters in TV series: the ﬂuctuating engagement with antiheros A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Fernando Canet

14:30

SP Maria Poulaki. Transformative continuity A-301 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Maria Poulaki

15:00

SP Kata Szita. Movies on Smartphones: The Physiological Effects of Screen Size, Physical Connection, and the Active Environment A-306 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Kata Szita

16:00

SP Stephen Hinde, Tim Smith and Katrin Heimann. Experimental psychology in cinema using mobile technologies. A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Dr Stephen J. Hinde

16:30

LP Hector J. Perez and Maria Jesus Ortiz. Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Multiplot Structure in TV Serial Narratives A-305 Room, Töölö Campus, Aalto University (3rd floor)Maria J. Ortiz • Hector J. Perez