Slow Motion

Slow motion (commonly abbreviated as slowmo) is an effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed down. It was invented by the Austrian priest August Musger.

Slow motion is used to achieve diverse effects. Some classic subjects of slow motion include:
Athletic activities of all kinds, to demonstrate skill and style.
To recapture a key moment in an athletic game, typically shown as a replay.
Natural phenomena, such as a drop of water hitting a glass.


Typically this style is achieved when each film frame is captured at a rate much faster than it will be played back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving more slowly. Slow motion can also be achieved by playing normally recorded footage at a slower speed. This technique is more often applied to video subjected to instant replay, than to film.

This is the technique which we have used in our own video, we feel it is effective as it adds dramatic effect. We wanted to use this effect as there are key frames which we wanted to highlight and adding this effect makes the frames stand out.

Alex.