David Petrou
July 16th 04, 05:59 AM
Perhaps this should go to another newsgroup, but sound is involved,
and the clue ratio is much higher here than elsewhere...
Anyway: for years I've noticed when watching a film that the video and
audio of scene changes are not synchronized. Sometimes the audio
comes in as much as 3 seconds earlier. That is, while the video is
still on the previous scene, dialog or whatever from the subsequent
scene comes in. It's almost as if it's priming the viewer's visual
sense for what's to come.
What is up with this? Is there a name for this? When did it start?
Why? Does it bug anyone besides me?
dp
and the clue ratio is much higher here than elsewhere...
Anyway: for years I've noticed when watching a film that the video and
audio of scene changes are not synchronized. Sometimes the audio
comes in as much as 3 seconds earlier. That is, while the video is
still on the previous scene, dialog or whatever from the subsequent
scene comes in. It's almost as if it's priming the viewer's visual
sense for what's to come.
What is up with this? Is there a name for this? When did it start?
Why? Does it bug anyone besides me?
dp