Slow Motion Became Cinema's Dominant Special Effect

Re:Slow Motion Became Cinema's Dominant Special Effect by pstuart on Monday July 21, 2025 @12:33PM (#44637166)

> When you get better at juggling, objects really start falling down in slow motion

One tangental optical note effect I only recently noticed is that I shift my eyes quickly to a spinning ceiling fan there is a moment where the fan blade(s) appear to be effectively stationary -- and then transition to the blur that one normally sees.

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Re:Slow Motion Became Cinema's Dominant Special Effect by yial on Monday July 21, 2025 @04:16PM (#44639948)

I think what you’re describing is different than the slow motion fall. (Though it may be the same, or similar type of processing….)

The fan, I believe is similar to a clock ticking and a type of saccadic masking. (1)

Related to the optokinetic response. (2)

I’m sure someone with much more knowledge than I could better clarify however.

(1)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccadic_masking

(2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optokinetic_response

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