The works evoke the original attention span demanded by the source media but then splice it with the quality
of viewer attention required by the final art form.
Themes that surge and coalesce over decades appear repetitive and routine — valueless, in other words, in the economy
of viewer attention — when rationalized.
The surreal and trippy nature of the new movie's central premise and surrounding narrative has resulted in a motion picture event fit to please genre fans of all stripes - with one multiverse scene in particular garnering a lot
of viewer attention and fan speculation.
Not exact matches
But one in particular is drawing a lot
of attention from
viewers before the games even begin.
«The researchers think pre-questions probably have this benefit because they act as an «orienting device», directing
viewers to look out for specific information, and perhaps also because they reduce
viewers» complacency and overconfidence in their knowledge, thus motivating them to pay more
attention,» reports the British Psychological Society Research Digest's write - up
of the findings.
As un «ruly grew to include a network
of related sites, the campaign helped bring Opiah's Web business to the
attention of about 250,000 regular
viewers.
Makers
of cars, snacks and electronics are favoring heart - warming and humorous approaches to grab
viewers»
attention during the U.S. football championship between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles.
Though T - Mobile (tmus) drew the most
attention on social media with celebrity - studded ads that included pop star Justin Bieber, the brands that sparked the most conversation among
viewers were those that leaned into subjects
of diversity and immigration.
The series attracted millions
of viewers and brought
attention to an industry that pop culture previously had ignored.
Another study found that
viewers of Colbert Report knew more about campaign finance and super PACS than cable news
viewers — perhaps because comedy gets people to pay
attention to unpleasant but valuable information.
Since the History Channel show, Pawn Stars, first started capturing
viewers»
attention in 2009, the seedy image
of pawnbrokers has gotten a well - needed buffing.
Graphics: Start with a good headshot or closeup
of your face to create a personal touch with your thumbnail, then add a colorful background — like a starburst — to grab
viewers»
attention.
That gang's success caught the
attention of Redstone, who has been credited with coining the phrase «content is king» and believed that MTV had the tools to successfully attract a wide - ranging demographic
of male and female
viewers.
One Watchdog
viewer, Josh Landsburgh, told the programme that he received an email from Apple, after he sent off his iPhone for battery replacement in February, drawing his
attention to a small dent on the edge
of his iPhone and quoting a cost
of $ 272 to be paid in advance before the battery could be replaced.
Amy Mandelker has drawn
attention to the term «reverse perspective» as used by Russian Orthodox theologians to describe the unusual dimensions
of icon paintings, with the gaze
of the
viewer drawn to the level
of earthly events and yet given a peculiar perspective, as from a heavenly seat, so that people and objects do not have their expected everyday appearance.
The same is true
of many media reform efforts: by attempting to get people excited about liberal bias in the news, or nudity or profanity in a particular program, or the ideological bent
of a certain series, or whether a network is «Christian,» concerned leaders have diverted the
attention of viewers from the most important problem, the basic point, namely, that the whole process -
of - television is providing us with a worldview which not only determines what we think, but also how we think and who we are.
The hearer, as with the
viewer of a picture, has the edges
of his
attention gathered up and focused by the clear sense
of being personally addressed with a definite expectation
of some kind
of response.
The video shows Jones, the CBS sitcom's «half man,» describing the show he has appeared in for nearly a decade as «filth» and discouraging
viewers from tuning in — which has attracted a crush
of media
attention.
With the strongly competitive nature
of American television and the combined functions it serves as both entertainer and killer
of vacant time, there is a strong emphasis on the production
of material that will catch and hold the
viewer's
attention.
The appeal to the
viewer is never presented within the reasonable context
of calculated stewardship or responsible use
of one's possessions: rather, the approach is designed to catch the
viewer's
attention with a more desperate and urgent religious horror story.
It was the perfect «angle» to attract
viewers»
attention: a Catholic theologian who spoke sympathetically
of the man who, perhaps more than any other individual, had opened the door
of mainstream culture to pornography.
The author, Iowa State psychology professor Brad Bushman, says that slam - bang programming like Karate Kid III, clips
of which he screened for 200 test subjects, makes
viewers so angry that they have trouble paying
attention to ads.
While I welcomed all the
attention Oliver was bringing to school food reform, I was often quite critical
of the show, either because Oliver was hiding the ball from
viewers in some fashion or because his filming techniques unfairly made LAUSD officials look like buffoons or villains — or both.
Its perfect for grabbing the
attention of your
viewers.
One factor behind this evolution is that fact that the internet's main rivals as communications channels (general - audience broadcast advertising, phonebanking / robocalls and direct mail) are all gradually losing effectiveness as a result
of a variety
of factors including increased competition for
viewer attention, cable channel proliferation, cell phone ubiquity, and overall junk - mail resistance.
The
viewers who tuned in to Donald Trump's victory speech this week on the night
of the New York primary probably didn't pay much
attention to the unassuming guy perched behind the billionaire's right shoulder.
«So it was with a mix
of surprise and disappointment to see your new video that seeks to capture the
attention of the
viewer with graphic images
of Ground Zero that day.»
A young man seen in a viral video roaming the streets
of Tamale on a motorbike without his clothes on has drawn outrage from dozens
of viewers online and has caught the
attention of traditional authorities
of the city.
Bracknell, UK, 18 November 2009 - The art
of ensuring that
viewers engage with an intended message and translating this into a winning creative has now become faster and easier with the introduction
of a new web - based Visual
Attention Service (VAS) from diversified technology company 3M.
If she makes the race interesting, the media will decide readers and
viewers are paying
attention and will devote more coverage to it, even to the extent
of digging deeper on the issues.
There's a part early on when the sociopath is talking with the TV producer about what she wants: she talks about how crime, especially crime perpetrated by poor people and minorities on rich or white people, draws the most
attention from
viewers, followed by other sorts
of mayhem.
You're Dead, for example, they found that about 65 per cent
of the frontal cortex — the part
of the brain involved in
attention and perception — was responding in the same way in all the
viewers.
Previously researchers have studied brain activity in people watching a video designed to engender a feeling
of joint
attention in the
viewer.
Using clips from the internationally acclaimed NOVA - PBS science series, Paula Apsell will discuss how topics are chosen, how to make difficult or controversial material not only accessible but compelling to a wide range
of viewers, and how to address the challenges ----- and opportunities ---- science journalists face as they compete for the public's
attention in an increasingly fractured and crowded media landscape.
Because
viewers»
attention is usually on the middle area
of the screen, where there is no distortion
of shape, the gradual edge - stretching is in practice seldom noticeable.
The recent test flight
of SpaceX's reusable super heavy - lift launch vehicle, Falcon Heavy, garnered international
attention and countless Internet
viewers... not only because
of the promise it holds for the future
of space travel, but also due to...
This is an elegant piece that grabs the
attention of the
viewers.
In the two days since the video was uploaded, it has captured the
attention of viewers on an unprecedented scale.
Keep it short because the
attention span
of viewers is very less and it is the innate tendency
of human beings to skip instantly to the next on finding something better and fascinating.
It is much easier to create an interesting profile over dating sites that can grab
attention from most
of viewers.
For many young
viewers, this section
of the film will lose their
attention if it doesn't disturb them.
As inviting and professional as the film looks, its plot is far too episodic to sustain
viewer attention; for every brief oasis
of energy, there's a barren wasteland
of 20 minutes through which the audience must trudge.
Yet while those comic book references, along with plenty
of well - written quips aimed at older audiences, will engage the parents in the theater, the film's introspective second act may fail to hold the
attention of younger
viewers.
This is the best Robbie has been since her breakout turn in The Wolf
of Wall Street, unleashing an unfiltered and raw performance that always demands the
viewer's
attention.
By turns high - octane and slow - burn, it manages to hold the
viewer's
attention for its nearly 140 - minute running time, although there are instances when the narrative gets bogged down in subplots and there's a sense that some additional fleshing out
of key relationships (something that could only have been accomplished in a mini-series format) might have resulted in a more satisfying ending.
Viewers who have been paying close
attention (though why they would is a mystery) won't be terribly surprised by this development, since the Colleens earlier received an extended lecture from their history teacher (Vanessa Paradis) on the area's latent Nazi population — as illustrated through black - and - white mock - archival footage
of the villainous Adrien Arcand (Haley Joel Osment) trying to start his own Third Reich by blaming unemployment on «the fault
of the Canadian Jew» and proposing the launch
of «Le Solution Finale.»
If «Life
of the Party» were utterly focused on bawdy horseplay it couldn't carry a
viewer's
attention very far.
Coming in at just 80 minutes runtime, the predictable plot with good quality 3D effects is short enough to hold the
attention of most young
viewers.
... Mr. Robot asks an entire generation
of harried and hurried
viewers to pay
attention, think about it and, most
of all, wallow in it.
There is, as such, little doubt that one's interest in V.I. Warshawski is almost entirely dependent on one's tolerance for Turner's work, as the film is otherwise devoid
of elements designed to capture and sustain the
viewer's ongoing
attention.