The multimodal representation of emotion in film: Integrating cognitive and semiotic approaches

This study provides a semiotic theorization of how emotion is represented in film to complement the cognitive approach, which focuses on how film elicits emotion from viewers. Drawing upon social semiotic theories and cognitive theories of emotion, we develop a multimodal framework in which filmic r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Feng, D., O'Halloran, Kay
Format: Journal Article
Published: De Gruyter Mouton 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49187