The photoplay; a psychological study (1916)

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Title:
The photoplay; a psychological study
Date:
1916
Publisher:
New York [etc.] D. Appleton and company
Volume:
The photoplay; a psychological study
Leaf #:
00086
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Cornell University Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
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Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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ATTENTION than tlie actors who at that time are silent. Yet the contents of the words may direct our interest to anybody else on the stage. "We watdi him whom the words accuse, or betray or delight. But the mere in- terest springing from words cannot in the least explain that constantly shifting action of our involuntary attention during a theater performance. The movements of the actors are essential. The pantomime without words can take the place of the drama and still ap- peal to us with overwhelming power. The actor who comes to the foreground of the stage is at once in the foreground of our con- sciousness. He who lifts his arm while the others stand quiet has gained our attention. Above all, every gesture, every play of the features, brings order and rhythm into the manifoldness of the impressions and organ- izes them for our niind. Again, the quick ac- tion, the unusual action, the repeated action, the unexpected action, the action with strong outer effect, will force itself on our mind and unbalance the mental equilibrium. The question arises: how does the photo- play secure the needed shifting of attention? Here, too, involuntary attention alone can be 77