Cinemetrics of environmental educational video materials according to the analysis of the use of color and frame length
In the era of social media and the dominance of video-based social media sites such as TikTok, short educational movies could serve as a powerful tool for the apprehension of environmental problems and the promotion of effective protection practices. According to System Theory, educational video can...
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| author | Lovorka Gotal Dmitrovic Hrvoje Selec Darijo Čerepinko |
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| description | In the era of social media and the dominance of video-based social media sites such as TikTok, short educational movies could serve as a powerful tool for the apprehension of environmental problems and the promotion of effective protection practices. According to System Theory, educational video can be observed as a complex system of various patterns of visual and acoustic codes that can be quantified and presented in the form of Ishikawa diagrams. Through the analysis of an award-winning educational short movie on environmental protection, this paper presents the development of models for educational movie production by combining theoretical concepts of message composition from communication theory with technical enhancements based on cinemetrics, psychophysiology and statistical methods derived from the simulation modeling. Analysis of the two technical characteristics of the movie: shot length and distribution of Red-Green-Blue color spectrum confirms explicated theoretical assumptions. Statistical analysis shows that technical transition points (represented by color equilibrium and inverse Gaussian distribution of shot length) correspond to the movie narration, color enhancements (peaks) are consistent with the elements of storytelling, and color patterns in the movie follow psychophysiological assumptions of the meaning of color, amplifying anticipated viewers response through unique distribution for each of the analyzed colors. Considering the acceleration of content production and the rising lack of focus of modern media consumers, the findings presented in this paper offer a useful tool for the development and production of educational and environmental video materials, its systematization, optimization, capacity to clarify complex environmental subjects and engage the various public. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62ca33cf5cab4bebaf4448ed768837f82023-08-10T15:28:36ZengSDEWES CentreJournal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems1848-92572023-09-0111311610.13044/j.sdewes.d11.04511110451Cinemetrics of environmental educational video materials according to the analysis of the use of color and frame lengthLovorka Gotal Dmitrovic0Hrvoje Selec1Darijo Čerepinko2 University North, Varazdin, Croatia University North, Koprivnica, Croatia University North, Varaždin, Croatia In the era of social media and the dominance of video-based social media sites such as TikTok, short educational movies could serve as a powerful tool for the apprehension of environmental problems and the promotion of effective protection practices. According to System Theory, educational video can be observed as a complex system of various patterns of visual and acoustic codes that can be quantified and presented in the form of Ishikawa diagrams. Through the analysis of an award-winning educational short movie on environmental protection, this paper presents the development of models for educational movie production by combining theoretical concepts of message composition from communication theory with technical enhancements based on cinemetrics, psychophysiology and statistical methods derived from the simulation modeling. Analysis of the two technical characteristics of the movie: shot length and distribution of Red-Green-Blue color spectrum confirms explicated theoretical assumptions. Statistical analysis shows that technical transition points (represented by color equilibrium and inverse Gaussian distribution of shot length) correspond to the movie narration, color enhancements (peaks) are consistent with the elements of storytelling, and color patterns in the movie follow psychophysiological assumptions of the meaning of color, amplifying anticipated viewers response through unique distribution for each of the analyzed colors. Considering the acceleration of content production and the rising lack of focus of modern media consumers, the findings presented in this paper offer a useful tool for the development and production of educational and environmental video materials, its systematization, optimization, capacity to clarify complex environmental subjects and engage the various public. http://www.sdewes.org/jsdewes/pid11.0451 short educational movie; complex system; models development; transition points. |
| spellingShingle | Lovorka Gotal Dmitrovic Hrvoje Selec Darijo Čerepinko Cinemetrics of environmental educational video materials according to the analysis of the use of color and frame length Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems short educational movie; complex system; models development; transition points. |
| title | Cinemetrics of environmental educational video materials according to the analysis of the use of color and frame length |
| title_full | Cinemetrics of environmental educational video materials according to the analysis of the use of color and frame length |
| title_fullStr | Cinemetrics of environmental educational video materials according to the analysis of the use of color and frame length |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cinemetrics of environmental educational video materials according to the analysis of the use of color and frame length |
| title_short | Cinemetrics of environmental educational video materials according to the analysis of the use of color and frame length |
| title_sort | cinemetrics of environmental educational video materials according to the analysis of the use of color and frame length |
| topic | short educational movie; complex system; models development; transition points. |
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