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Dynamic audiovisuals increase spectator attention, but inhibits conscious processing
Scene changes inhibit a spectator's blink rate, thus increasing their attention. It also produces a flow of brain activities from the occipital lobe towards the frontal lobe. These are the conclusions reached by researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla. The study, recently publishd [sic] in the journal Neuroscience, deals with what happens after the scene changes from a triple approach: frequency in blinking, electric activity in the brain and functional connectivity associated with the brain.
The research also concluded that the editing style influences a spectator's perception. Scene changes presented in a dynamic and chaotic style, such as video-clips, produce more activity in the visual processing areas when compared to more continuous and orderly scene changes. Likewise, the activity in frontal areas in charge of more complex processes is superior when the editing style is more continuous and orderly.
(Score: 2) by pipedwho on Monday November 19 2018, @10:57PM (3 children)
So true, when watching older movies/TV, you get long scenes with slow panning, then an appropriate scene cut to the next, well scene.
Whereas these days, some shows are at the point of unwatchable with MTV style scene cuts every 3 seconds. The mind is almost settling down to digest the scene, then bang, something new is on the screen. Fair enough maybe for a high speed fight scene, but this seems to happen in the middle of regular dialogue and drama. There are some shows that I had to stop watching because the high speed scene cuts were relentless.
Advertising gets away with it, because the ads are usually short enough that you just sit there with 'brand X food delicious!', 'brand Y perfume sexy!', or whatever getting surgically implanted into your subconscious, and before you realise you don't like it, it's over.
(Score: 2) by Farkus888 on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:14AM (2 children)
Quality fight scenes are the best place to avoid short cuts. They have discovered that the long shot better shows the skill involved in both the fight and the film making. Try watching The Raid, The Protector or the Netflix Daredevil series. They all have long cut fight scenes measured in minutes instead of seconds.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 21 2018, @01:47AM
I think you two have a different interpretation of scene.
(Score: 2) by pipedwho on Wednesday November 21 2018, @05:32AM
I actually agree with these completely. Look at old school Kung Fu movies where you see the whole fight action sequence and actors that are clearly skilled in what the action requires.
Then look at Hollywood action flicks where the camera is zoomed in 6 inches away from the guys fist, then cuts to the others guys face as the punch lands, then quickly flicks to a half body shot of the guy hitting the floor with his face turned away from the camera so you can't tell it's the stunt double.
In response to the AC sibling post, when I say scene, I'm talking a full scene. Where in old school films there might be a few cuts in a single scene, not the hundreds that seem to happen these days. I lump that problem in with the super short actual scene changes that happen these days.