Video content in fast FWing

silyn

silyn

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Interesting article in Washington Post - "I have found a new way to watch TV, and it changes everything"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/22/i-have-found-a-new-way-to-watch-tv-and-it-changes-everything/
about watching video content in fast forward. There is also a sample clip at 160%. Cannot say I like it at 160, but perhaps at 130 it may work for me.

Several interesting points:
- Historic perspective that may support the new ways of watching content
- Adictiveness
- Implications for directing and visual design.

One thing I'm not sure about - visual storytelling is different than reading (that they constantly use to support their argument referring to words/minute spoken). Visual content is different and may not have dialogs at all. So, that argumentation it not 100% applicable.

Would love to hear what you guys think about all this. Is this the future?



 
It may be the future for this guy, but not for me.
I enjoying savoring a scene like savoring a fine wine- the dialogue, set, photography, and of course the editing, which is destroyed by this, which is more like chugging a beer. While binge drinking.

About my only exception is watching Ted Talks at 1.25%, and while I may not be savoring the scene, retention and absorption are reasonable goals here.

Not the future. And this guy, in his compulsion to watch more TV, destroys the good programming that's out there. My 2¢.
 
I used to do this when watching movies for class when I was in school - particularly the ones that interested me to a lesser extent. Up to about 1.5x it was effective for comprehension, though I woundn't exactly call it enjoyable. If people need to speed up their TV shows to actually WANT to watch them, then something has gone very very wrong...
 
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