Even its gorgeous cinematography, which won a prize from the Tribeca jury, feels like less than meets the eye; the frequent
use of slow motion lingers past haunting until it becomes just plain draggy (not a great quality in an 80 - minute movie).
The Zack Snyder formula mentioned usually involves heavy
use of slow motion, and most of his films have a particular look to them — like they're all sent through the same filter before reaching the screen.
Lacking the budget for a proper flock of doves, Woo ramps up the melodrama with driving rainstorms, judicious
use of slow motion and a great deal of yelling and anguish.
Each action sequence looks like an expressionist painting and are strengthened by Jenkins's exceptional
use of slow motion (a style I've resented in recent years).
It doesn't help that Snyder's trademark
use of slow motion and dramatic sound effects to accentuate everything comes across as so absurdly pompous and pretentious.
Based on the results of this study, the International soccer Association Board (IFAB) has already issued guidelines for
the use of slow motion videos: they can only be used to determine whether a foul was committed inside or outside the penalty area, or to locate the impact of a tackle on the opponent's body.»
However, the fighting scenes are okay even though I've heard some people complaining about the constant
use of slow motions.
Not exact matches
Proven diving,
using slow motion replays and a panel
of ex-players and refs, should be punished retrospectively with a six league match ban and a huge reduction in wages for tyhat period, written into the rules / laws
of football and thus in all players contracts.
His
slow -
motion full swing was something
of a breakthrough considering he told us recently he was able only to hit 60 - yard shots, though it's unclear what iron he
used in his most recent transmission.
There are also indications that BP and Transocean, the owner
of the Deepwater Horizon rig that burned and sank, could have
used backup safety gear — a remote acoustic switch that would stanch the flow
of oil from a leaking well 5,000 feet underwater — to prevent the massive spill now floating like a
slow -
motion train wreck toward the Mississippi and Louisiana coastline.
However, the current technique
of cooling atoms down from room temperature to the ultra-cold regime
using optical molasses (the preferential scattering
of laser photons from a particle in
motion which leads to
slowing) is limited to atoms with favourable electronic structure.
To find out why, researchers
used high - speed video to capture in
slow motion what happens when the rinds
of lemons, and navel and Valencia oranges are squeezed or bent.
Among other things they are
used to examine the retina
of the eye while in physics they are employed to control processes at the atomic level and analyse them in
slow motion.
A parachute is usually a soft fabric device
used to
slow the
motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag.
STATIC CLING A sticky electroadhesive patch lets this tiny flying RoboBee (
motion slowed to one - eighth real time) cling to the underside
of a leaf and
use far less energy than it
uses flying.
One lab is
using slow motion footage
of people sneezing to study the physics
of these disease - spreading expulsions.This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on May 31, 2016.
Slow -
motion X-ray footage
of mudskippers
using a «water tongue» to capture food on land offers a clue to the way tongues evolved
Using the ultra
slow -
motion, the scientists next plan to elucidate the fast steps
of the PYP photocycle that are too short to be seen with previous methods.
First and foremost, you need to ensure you are
using the full range
of motion for each exercise with a
slow tempo (particularly the lowering phase) that demonstrates control
of movement.
Use full range
of motion and perform both the positive and negative portion
of the movement in a
slow, controlled manner, and don't forget to squeeze the calves as hard as possible.
Perform them in a
slow and controlled manner,
using full range
of motion and squeezing the quads at the top portion
of the movement.
However, for better isolation
of the posterior head, perform it in a
slow and controlled manner and instead
of going through the full range
of motion,
use half reps (stop at the point when your arms reach your side).
Use your non-working arm to spot the working arm and get that one last rep. Contract your bicep hard at the top position and then go
slow on the eccentric part
of the movement to maintain as much tension as possible throughout the entire range
of motion.
You may be better off
slowing the tempo down or
using more range
of motion, where adding weight / load to a back squat might make more sense.
Use standard barbell press technique; don't splay elbows out to the side excessively, use shoulder width grip, use a tight grip, keep wrists as straight as possible, bring the weight down to the chest using full range of motion or what your flexibility allows without pain, lower the weight down slow and press up faster, contract abs, glutes, and chest simultaneously while pressing, slower the weight down controlled and slower than you are pressing up, inhale on the way down and exhale while pressing
Use standard barbell press technique; don't splay elbows out to the side excessively,
use shoulder width grip, use a tight grip, keep wrists as straight as possible, bring the weight down to the chest using full range of motion or what your flexibility allows without pain, lower the weight down slow and press up faster, contract abs, glutes, and chest simultaneously while pressing, slower the weight down controlled and slower than you are pressing up, inhale on the way down and exhale while pressing
use shoulder width grip,
use a tight grip, keep wrists as straight as possible, bring the weight down to the chest using full range of motion or what your flexibility allows without pain, lower the weight down slow and press up faster, contract abs, glutes, and chest simultaneously while pressing, slower the weight down controlled and slower than you are pressing up, inhale on the way down and exhale while pressing
use a tight grip, keep wrists as straight as possible, bring the weight down to the chest
using full range
of motion or what your flexibility allows without pain, lower the weight down
slow and press up faster, contract abs, glutes, and chest simultaneously while pressing,
slower the weight down controlled and
slower than you are pressing up, inhale on the way down and exhale while pressing up.
For good safety in strength training, instead
of always
using belts for support, it is a good idea to
use a
slow and controlled
motion.
Move in a
slow and controlled manner, and
use a comfortable range
of motion.
And then one
of the first structured sessions that I'll throw back in is super
slow strength either with a suspension strap like a TRX or most fit suspension strap or doing like a super
slow protocol at the gym
using something like Doug McGuff's Body by Science protocol where it's lots
of breathing, focus and quality
of movement but again, no chronic repetitive
motion.
A
slow and controlled
motion that
uses the full range
of the movement will give you the best gains for your calves.
In a
slow -
motion sequence - accompanied by the slowly - building tone
of Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra - he picks up an animal bone and
uses it to smash at and shatter the skeleton, first tentatively and then more vigorously.
With exemplary
use of archival footage, director Asif Kapadia expertly contrasts episodes
of adrenaline - rush speed with moments
of reflective
slow motion to capture the addictive thrill and danger
of the sport, as well as the personal values
of the humble, spiritual sportsman.
The pro package's most distinctive stylistic aspect is the recurrent shots
of birds flying in
slow -
motion against pure - black backgrounds, shot in an avian research center's artificial wind tunnel (which scientists
use to closely study bird aerodynamics).
The
slow motion «Dead Eye» system
of lining up shots in «bullet time» is back and Rockstar reps made good
use of the mechanic to fill enemies full
of holes, rescuing the kidnapped Bonnie.
Another notable strength
of the film is the slick imagery, courtesy
of DP Gianfilippo Corticelli, who
uses slow -
motion shots stylishly and appropriately (a sequence with Cruz dancing in a puddle as Hirsch photographs her is stunning.)
It's sweet, warm and uplifting while remaining honest, poignant and true - to - life (with the exception
of the brief
use of slow -
motion in the scene when Jessica swims in the pool for the first time).
Director Jordan Vogt - Roberts constantly
uses slow -
motion, random blasts
of color in the scenery, and stylized editing — but none
of it works here.
The tired device
of slow motion for recording a death, on the other hand, is
used well and sparingly, and is particularly effective in the immolation
of Bigelow and Lorrie.
Viewers will learn about the
use of the Phantom 3 camera for the extreme
slow -
motion shots, and the goal to make them more beautiful than horrific.
Rosi
uses the same montage style from the «baptism murder» sequence in Coppola's film, cutting from a lavish dinner held in Luciano's honour to scenes
of bosses being shot to death in various locations, mostly in Peckinpah-esque
slow -
motion.
Wong's avant - garde filmic aesthetic is composed
of elliptical storytelling through the
use of deeply drenched tones,
slow motion, jump cuts and fragmented images.
Snyder shoots it in poetic style
using slow motion and evocative shots
of a dying woman's pearls dropping on the pavement.
I don't want to ruin anything, but the action reminded me
of how Robert Downey Jr. in the Sherlock Holmes movies would would
use a
slow motion inner monologue to determine the best ways to kill everyone in the room, and then shows you how he does it at normal speed.
As Usai observed, Stone «makes
use of this footage in a fictional account
of the investigation on the event by multiplying Zapruder's 486 frames in a plethora
of duplicates,
slow -
motion enlargements and re-enacted versions.»
It has all the good and bad elements
of Anderson's style, including some
of his best straight - ahead compositions (the ones with the camera facing perpendicular to a rectangular object like a wall or train while the characters either look straight ahead or move sideways as the camera tracks with them, often in
slow -
motion) and a vibrant
use of color (including the blues and yellows he also
used well in The Life Aquatic).
But renowned Hong Kong action director Woo puts a striking new spin on the chaos,
using lots
of slow motion, freeze frames, and dissolves during the many well - staged action sequences.
In the case
of cinema,
slow motion has been widely
used as a poetic device to accentuate and invigorate moments that need to be highlighted, whether for storytelling or purely aesthetic... Read more»
Director White tries to hide the
use of body doubles through
slow -
motion inserts
of the stars in action, but it's not terribly effective.
Director Kathryn Bigelow gives the proceedings a hefty dose
of style,
using a lot
of dreamy
slow motion and quick editing, and staging the action scenes with great energy; her most brilliant work here are the on - screen recreations
of the SQUID clips, shot in long takes and with appropriately edgy and shaky handheld camera work.
There is good editing and good
use of creepy
slow motion too.
Bay continues to
use extraneous
slow -
motion shots
of robots jogging, leaping, and flipping cars over, and the action sequences are lifted wholesale from the two previous movies, including a highway chase, fleeing a snake - like machine with a buzz - saw mouth, and that protracted final clash in a city (this time Chicago).