Intensified Play: Cinematic study of TikTok mobile app
Apr 25, 2019
April 25, 2019
Abstract: This article examines the user experience of the TikTok app by pairing the cinematic techniques of social videomaking with the play behaviors of playground equipment. Through interviews with leading TikTok creators and film analysis of app trends, TikTok is identified as a “virtual playground,” and form of “intensified play,” an expansion of intensified cinematic continuity into short-form, user-generated video.
Keywords: TikTok, mobile video, film editing, play theories, playgrounds.
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