Quick and Slow

Fred and JS, two joking inventors, guide elementary school kids through outlandish experiments where time loses meaning and the ultra-fast and super-slow exist side by side. Thanks to technological advances, high-definition video cameras now let us take everyday actions and slow them down. Throughout the season, JS and Fred go from school to school and transform classrooms into time and movement laboratories. Each episode has two experiments: the first one is an action suggested by the students, which is filmed then shown in slow-motion; then an action is suggested by Fred and JS. During the shoot, the students (5th and 6th graders) actively participate in preparing and performing the experiments. It all ends with a screening for the astounded kids who cannot contain their laughter. The production invites students and TV audiences to discover the details of things that may seem ordinary at first or what might go completely unseen in ‘real time’. This is an invitation to cultivate a healthy curiosity, sharpen critical thinking, and be able to see and understand what is beyond the obvious. Each student actively participates in executing and filming the experiments and thus discovers the various crafts involved in TV production.