“If slow motion dramatizes the moment, then fast motion injects a comic surge to the mise-en-scène.” So writes Nelson Carvajal in a brief essay that accompanies the video above, edited by Leigh Singer, at Press Play. The video itself is a delight, drawing on everything from Trois Couleurs: Rouge to the 1978 Superman to show how directors have used fast-motion over the years.
For a complete list of the movies included, head over to Vimeo.
