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Upon viewing the product video[0], I immediately wondered whether anyone's studied the effects of aggressive jump cuts on child psychology. Turns out, they have
by rl3 6y ago
Upon viewing the product video[0], I immediately wondered whether anyone's studied the effects of aggressive jump cuts on child psychology. Turns out, they have! Kind of.[1]
Personally I find jump cuts jarring if not repulsive, emblematic of the "Like and subscribe!" cultural, intellectual wasteland that is most YouTube and Twitch content. It's arguably not healthy for adults, let alone children.
Then again, I grew up watching The Ren & Stimpy Show, so far be it from me to talk.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9IqcnQ9GQU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9IqcnQ9GQU
[1] https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-35066-001 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-35066-001
- l33tbro 6y agoI think you mean quick cutting. Jump cuts refer to when the filmmaker uses roughly the same frame size and jumps forward in time. Godard's 'Breathless' being the first prominent use.
- rl3 6y ago>Jump cuts refer to when the filmmaker uses roughly the same frame size and jumps forward in time. I believe I was referring to that. YouTube content is notorious for them, and jump cuts are part of the lexicon in that space as a result. There's even a YC company with the namesake. Fast cutting or quick cutting doesn't have the same-frame restriction as far as I'm aware.
- l33tbro 6y agoI re-clicked and still don't see any jump cuts. The video actually has pretty standard film grammar, but cuts at a very quick pace. The Youtuber aesthetic you mention is full of abrupt jumpcuts.
- rl3 6y agoAfter watching it again I agree with you now. Either way, the pace of the cuts are still jarring. Interestingly some of the cuts do jump forward in time, but they zoom in on the same subject usually.