Some filmmakers reacted angrily today to Netflix’s experiment with a variable playback speed, which allows viewers to watch TV shows and movies at slower or faster speeds on the service. The …
claims the new feature gives viewers the ability to slow the speed to 0.5x or 0.75x, or raise it to 1.25x or 1.5x. In effect, it allows you to watch in slow motion or make the boring parts go quicker.
Apatow wasn’t having it. A series of tweets showed increasing vitriol from the director and threats to marshall his friends in the industry.no,” the director tweeted. “Don’t make me have to call every director and show creator on Earth to fight you on this. Save me the time. I will win but it will take a ton of time. Don’t f— with our timing. We give you nice things. Leave them as they were intended to be seen.
Netflix was calm amid the storm. “We’re always experimenting with new ways to help members use Netflix,” said a spokesman’s statement. “This test makes it possible to vary the speed at which people watch shows on their mobiles. As with any test, it may not become a permanent feature on Netflix.”People should be allowed to do it if the artist or creator is ok with it. If you want to go watch The Godfather in 90 min then go invent your own personal machine.
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