Gender characteristics and comparisons in the emotional reception of standard and aesthetically integrated subtitles in a fantasy-thriller context

Mevel, Pierre-Alexis; Leveridge, Francesca; Tsikandilakis, Myron

Abstract

In this article, we test the findings by Leveridge and colleagues (2024) regarding as regards the reception of aesthetically integrated subtitles (AIS), and most critically, we explore the role of gender in these outcomes. We explore psychophysiological (skin conductance and heart rate) and self-report responses (questionnaires) among three different subtitle deliveries (no subtitles, standard subtitles, and aesthetically integrated) overall, and between male and female participants in a series of clips from the Russian thriller-horror film Night Watch (Bekmambetov, 2004). In tThis research, we involve involves the entire array of film clips that included AIS from the film Night Watch. We use null-hypothesis-significance-testing (NHST) and Bayesian analyses to explore the claim that AIS enhances psychophysiological arousal and viewing experience quality compared to standard subtitles (STS), and explore investigate the gender characteristics and differences in the reported outcomes. We provide a replication of previous findings. Critically, we show that female participants exhibited higher arousal for AIS, and also separately for all subtitle types, thatwhich was not reflected in significant between-gender differences for self-reports for intensity and arousal. We show, iIn another novel section of this research, we show that AIS subtitles increased interest in film genres for both genders, suggesting their significant potential for future audiovisual translation practices.

Citation

Mevel, P.-A., Leveridge, F., & Tsikandilakis, M. (in press). Gender characteristics and comparisons in the emotional reception of standard and aesthetically integrated subtitles in a fantasy-thriller context. Journal of Audiovisual Translation,

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 29, 2024
• Deposit Date: Dec 4, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Audiovisual Translation
• Print ISSN: 2617-9148
• Electronic ISSN: 2617-9148
• Publisher: European Association for Studies in Screen Translation
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: subtitles; gender; fear; skin conductance; heart rate
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/42814654