Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the perception of empty shots for face proportion and time duration.

From: Visual storytelling through the void: a quantitative analysis of empty shot distribution across film genres

 

Perception of Empty Shot (Mean and Standard Deviation)

F (9, 290)

p-value

Face Proportion

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

2.5%

3.0%

9.36

p < 0.01

6.97 ± 1.50

6.80 ± 1.52

6.17 ± 1.66

6.03 ± 1.83

6.37 ± 1.19

3.5%

4.0%

4.5%

5.0%

5.5%

5.97 ± 1.92

5.83 ± 1.26

5.63 ± 1.56

4.3 ± 1.60

4.47 ± 1.53

Time Duration

0.5 s

1.0 s

1.5 s

2.0 s

2.5 s

17.43

p < 0.01

3.43 ± 1.28

3.57 ± 1.72

3.97 ± 1.81

3.73 ± 1.29

3.97 ± 1.33

3.0 s

3.5 s

4.0 s

4.5 s

5.0 s

5.30 ± 1.84

5.47 ± 1.87

5.87 ± 1.68

6.5 ± 1.20

6.27 ± 1.44

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