Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by thekingpin (A) on December 20, 2001 at 13:31:13

In Reply to: Which came first: MTV or fast jump cutting... posted by thegage on December 20, 2001 at 12:31:47:

Yes, you are right, the early videos were not jump-cut heavy. What I was trying to say, though, in my briefness was that MTV has a huge influence in numbing the mind of the youth in their goal of trying to be the guru of hipness by putting out one visual spectacle or controversy or moments of outlandishness and then trying to top itself with the next one. I grew up in the 70's and 80's and even in high school where counless things-to-experience and distractions abounded, I still had time to listen through a whole Miles LP without jumping tracks or sit through Dog Day Afternoon when I had no idea who Pacino was. I think kids today REALLY have shorter attention span, or maybe living in So-Cal too long and seeing what I see all the day has influenced my views.