The potential of Identification in film

Identification is a word I hear a lot when it comes to making films. You want the audience to identify with the characters, or at least the main character. That´s very important! But what is identification? How do you identify with a character? And why?

So I´m going to explore this in my masters thesis by looking at the identification potential in our short film I Walk Alone. I have found a very good book about character engagement by Murray Smith, so I think this will be one of my main theoretical perspectives. I´ve also looked at Bordwell and Carrol, but I would like to explore more theories about this.

Do you know of any books I should look at?

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1. I Walk Alone
2. I did not walk alone
3. This week´s film recommendation
4. The Norwegian Film Debutant…
5. Hvordan lage business av norsk film?