Increasingly Short Average Shot Lengths Change the Way Viewers Experience

question 26

Multiple Choice

Increasingly short average shot lengths change the way viewers experience film because ________.

• A) they allow the audience to respond only to the rhythm of the editing
• B) they do not allow audiences to fully comprehend the visual information in each shot
• C) they may explain why younger audiences don't appreciate older films
• D) All of these are true.

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