Stanely Kubrick’s epic 2001: A Space Odyssey normally runs for 2 hours and 17 minutes. A Very Slow Movie Player is a device that will show it to you in almost a year, celebrating each frame as pieces of art.
A very interesting guy called Bryan Boyer wanted to “celebrate slowness,” so he experimented with an ePaper display, some Javascript, and a Raspberry Pi computer, and the result was VSMP, short for Very Slow Movie Player. And despite Boyer not calling his device a “digital photo frame,” I think one can agree that it is one. That’s because it displays any film at 24 frames an hour, making each frame last roughly 2.5 minutes as a result. As a reference, movies usually play at 24 frames per second.
To get a better idea of this, take a look at the timelapse video below.
Part of the VSMP’s appeal is that it’s so simple in its implementation (Boyer describes the entire process in detail here) and uses components that contribute to its simplicity. A Raspberry Pi computer drives a simple black-and-white ePaper display, and Javascript on the Pi makes a simplified version of any movie play very slowly, allowing the viewer to savour each beautiful frame. If a film is a masterpiece, so are each one of its frames.
And that’s really the idea. As Boyer explains, this is a movie that “can be noticed, glanced at, or even inspected, but not watched.”
I love it!
You might also like
More from Social Fun
Bring Baby Yoda Into Your Living Room With Google
Already done with Season 2 of The Mandalorian? Maybe it's time to bring Baby Yoda in your living room with …
Twitter Asks Twitter To Summarize 2020 In One Word
Twitter took Twitter by storm by asking users to describe 2020 in one word. The tweet generated over 120,000 replies.
These 20 James Bond Films Can Be Streamed For Free On Youtube
YouTube has made 20 James Bond films available to stream for free on its platform. Are you ready to binge-watch?
This Artist Turns Kids’ Drawings Into Amazing 3D Characters
Taku Inoue is an artist from Japan who specializes in creating 3D renderings of anime characters of all sorts.
Super Nintendo World Will Open On February 4th
Super Nintendo World now has an opening date: it will open its doors a the Osaka Universal Studios theme park …
Hand Mirror App: Check Yo Face Before You Go On That Video Call
If you always want to look your best during those endless video calls, use this app to check your face …
The Internet Archive Is Preserving Thousands Of Flash Animations And Games
With the end of Flash Player's life coming up soon, the Internet Archive is preserving a treasure trove of Flash …
Tired Of Billie Eilish’s ‘Bad Guy’ Video? Here’s A Version That Never Ends
To celebrate the 1 billion views of Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy', YouTube Music created an interactive 'infinite' version - 'Infinite …
MeowTalk: The App That Gives Your Cat A Voice
MeowTalk, an app developed by a former Amazon Alexa engineer, uses AI to translate your cat's meow.