EFP 82: Professor Mark Goble on the Art of Slow Motion

On this episode, host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by Professor Mark Goble to discuss a visual effect that is used in everything from action films to football matches. Whether it’s to extend or amplify, to lyricise or clarify, slow motion is everywhere on our screens. Published by Columbia University Press, Mark’s book Downtime: The 20th Century in Slow Motion (2025) takes a close look at an…