#iirc the milgram creator once said that he thinks it possible to lead an audience to media literacy

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Clear Shots in MILGRAM's T1 -Es Cover- videos: Magic

the fact that the amount of screen tearing/obscuration varies wildly during the Es cover videos feels important, but I don't feel like interpreting what it means. Though I am pretty sure it means something.

And honestly, if any of these videos makes that clear post-T2, it's Amane's song Magic:

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0:00-0:06 - A slow panout on Amane in front of a stage, facing it, back to the audience. Her hands are tucked behind har, fingers curled, the appendages likely touching one another but clasped together, before cutting to a closer up view of her head/shoulders.

Honestly, most Es cover videos start out with at least a few seconds of clear footage, to the point where I might just brush it off as a way to focus the audience on the screen. But, seeing as one video stands in exception to this, I can only assume that these moments are also important.

0:08 - Amane, now facing towards the audience, small smile on her face.

If you wanted, this part could instead be described as "Amane turning to the audience with a smile, but the moment of the turn itself is cut with distortion."

Aaaand it's only after that moment that the visual static becomes the norm, which only lets up at

0:52 - Amane, smiling, arms connecting above her head to make an O-shape. She's standing in front of the scene with Yuri + the animals, almost entirely obscuring Yuri from view.

....I just noticed something about this screenshot which could have Pretty Horrific symbolic weight if it was intentional, but methinks I'll leave it to y'all to figure out.

1:32 - blink-and-you-miss-it clear frame of Riyone, a nonhuman mascot-type character similar to the ones Amane has been interacting with.

Not always sure if the blink-and-you-miss-it shots are Supposed to be Significant or not due to how quick they are, but I figure it's still worth mentioning this one.

2:01-2:15 - the entire "Amane secretly takes care of the injured cat and The Mascots Are Angry" sequence, ending just before the cartoony abuse scene.

if you can't guess, it was this whole bit being unobscured (what with our Post-Purge March context) that made me pretty certain that We're Supposed to Pay Attention to Unobscured Moments.

2:29 - very quick series of three blink-and-you-miss-its of the cartoony solo amane abuse shots

Once again, very quick, but it felt like it might be worth pointing out. Especially since the alarm didn't seem to have a clear shot? (if there was and I didn't catch it, feel free to call that out)

2:36-2:38 - Amane eyes closed and praying, right before the magical girl transformation sequence.

2:47 - Magical Girl Amane with her winkyface and peace sign, holding up her tazerwand while the mascots cheer her on.

screenshotting some of these bits can be absolute hell, honestly

3:23-3:25 Blue Screen of Death Amane

Aaaand, that's it! once again, I'm not here to state what i think all of this actually means, just pointing this out as it might turn out the Es cover videos were actually made to help us better interpret what we're seeing in the videos themselves. If there's enough interest, I'd be willing to create similar posts for the other Es cover videos for people to ponder over!