Cinema air chemistry linked to film ratings

By Rebecca Trager2018-10-26T15:12:00

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Researchers propose a model to help gauge the appropriate age ratings of films using data on VOCs emitted by audiences

After discovering in 2016 that movie audiences emit more volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during stressful scenes, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany have expanded on their work by developing a method that they claim can scientifically determine the appropriate age rating of films.