Experimenting with Video Part 3: 30 seconds in Nha Trang
A collection of footage I captured on a single walk down the beach in Nha Trang. Each time I play with video as a format I'm more convinced that shorter cuts are better. Of course, it depends on the mood you're going for, but I love how the cadence of cuts can give a certain rhythm to the visual experience.
An interesting technique is to play with the attention span of the viewer. There's a sweet spot where the viewer has just recognized what the image is, and the longer you dwell on that image, the more the attention starts to fade and your visual becomes stale.
By cutting to a new shot right at the moment where the viewer has barely just perceived what the shot is, you create a really fresh experience where the viewer is constantly engaged.