PRIN 2022
METRO/ART
Movement Experience Through Rhythmic Organization in Audiovisual Representational Texts
THE PROJECT
METRO/ART addresses the issue of rhythm as experienced by the spectator of audiovisual texts and aims at building a theoretical model supported by neurocognitive data. The primary hypothesis of the research is that the experience of rhythm refers to that of movement; consequently, the research studies rhythm from the perspective of the cinematic viewer’s embodied experience.
OBJECTIVES
Which semiotic elements of the audiovisual text are responsible for the constitution of their rhythmic profiles, and how do they combine? What does the spectator’s embodied rhythmic experience consist of? How and in what time windows is it triggered and guided by the rhythmic profiles of the texts? What are the relationships between rhythmic experience, affective states, and time perception? What particularities characterize Virtual Reality audiovisual media? Is it possible to find significant specificities in the rhythmic audiovisual experience of subjects impaired by motor pathologies?
RESEARCH UNITS
ABOUT US
RESEARCH TEAM
METRO/ART project is carried out by three research units located at the Catholic University of Milan, the University of Parma, and the University of Bergamo, and involves film and media scholars, psychologists, and neurobiologists.
Ruggero Eugeni
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Full professor of Media semiotics
Università Cattolica, Milan
Maria Alessandra Umiltà
UNIT COORDINATOR
Associate professor of Biology
University of Parma
Adriano D’Aloia
UNIT COORDINATOR
Associate professor of Film and media
University of Bergamo
Volunteer to be a research participant
We are looking for volunteer participants to take part in experiments. If interested, please contact us by email.
ACTIVIES
Latest News
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The role of rhythm in audiovisual works: how rhythmic elements shape the audience’s perception of movement
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Cinematic mind behind-the-scenes: A Neurophenomenological Window to Filmmaking
READ MORE: Cinematic mind behind-the-scenes: A Neurophenomenological Window to FilmmakingIncontro di studio “Cinematic mind behind-the-scenes: A Neurophenomenological Window to Filmmaking”, con Pia Tikka (Tallinn University), mercoledì 18 settembre 2024 press il Dipartimento di Scienze della Comunicazione e dello spettacolo dell’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano.
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Reclutamento dronisti
READ MORE: Reclutamento dronistiL’Unità di Parma del progetto di ricerca PRIN 2022 METRO_ART – Movement Experience Through Rhythmic Organization in Audiovisual Representational Texts è alla ricerca di dronisti (dotati di patentino) che partecipino a un esperimento di elettroencefalografia, una tecnica non…