Can Motion Features Inform Video Aesthetic Preferences?

We explore a novel approach to evaluate aesthetic qualities of video clips by analyzing key motion features. With a growing number of videos and more interest in sorting through media, evaluating aesthetics is increasingly important. Our approach examines high-level motion-based features in video that account for distribution, trajectory, fluidity, completeness, as well as smooth camera and subject motion. We introduce six fundamental motion features which are derived from basic guidelines in film and then conduct a comprehensive viewer study to examine the correlations between the features and viewer preference.

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