Social science of the cinema: fade in / James C. Kaufman and Dean Keith Simonton -- The creation. Writing for success: screenplays and cinematic impact / Dean Keith Simonton -- Sell by date? examining the shelf life and effects of female actors in popular films / Stacy L. Smith, Amy Granados, Marc Choueiti and Katherine M. Pieper -- Resolving the paradox of film music through a cognitive narrative approach to film comprehension / Annabel Cohen -- The audience. What type of movie person are you? understanding individual differences in film preferences and uses: a psychographic approach / Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Andrea Kallias, and Anne Hsu -- Film through the human visual system: finding patterns and limits / Jordan E. DeLong, Kaitlin L. Brunick, and James E. Cutting -- Self and the cinematic experience in the age of electronic transmission / Gerald C. Cupchik and Michelle C. Hilscher -- The production. The producer-director dyad: managing the faultline between art and commerce / Joris J. Ebbers, Nachoem M. Wijnberg, and Pawan V. Bhansing -- Networks and rewards among Hollywood artists: evidence for a social structural ordering of creativity / Gino Cattani and Simone Ferriani -- Strategic assets and performance across institutional environments / Allègre L. Hadida -- The reception. Analyzing the Academy Awards: factors associated with winning and when surprises occur / Iain Pardoe and Dean Keith Simonton -- Responses to and judgments of acting on film / Thalia R. Goldstein -- As good as it gets? Blockbusters and the inequality of box office results since 1950 / Victor Fernandez-Blanco, Victor Ginsburgh, Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, and Sheila Weyers -- Social science of the cinema: fade out / Joshua Butler and James C. Kaufman.