I've spent a good chunk of time now watching movie trailers and studying calculus and have come to be intrigued by the possibilities of some related mathematical functions.
1. Length of any given cut in a movie trailer as a function of year, genre and length of trailer. (cf.
X-Men 3)
2. Prevalence of attention deficit disorder in the general population as a function of function #1, or vice-versa
3. Fraction of trailers with
voice over by
Hal Douglas and
Don LeFontaine as a function of year.
4. Length of time between original movie and remake, or remake and re-remake as a function of year and genre. (cf.
King Kong,
The Island of Dr. Moreau)
According to my calculations, the year 2056 will see AI emulations of Douglas and LeFontaine squabbling over the audio track of the simulataneous fifith threugh seventh remake of the 1897 classic "Studies of Time and Motion: Ascending a Staircase." This will prove a less a challenge to narrate as market as future projectors will be unable to diplay cuts that are shorter than planc's time.
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