Are there flashing lights or images?
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Flashing lights or rapidly changing or alternating images (e.g. lightning, flickering lights, ambulance lights, gunfire, fast cuts, club scenes, etc.)
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TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
383
No
25
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Anonymous
literally almost every episode
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
235
No
24
10
dethl
Not exactly strobe but flashing lights
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
221
No
2
30
series_of_unfortunate_events
Heavy use of strobe effect! S1E1: Fluorescent lights start flashing during a fight scene (51:00-53:00). S1E2: Harsh flashing fluorescent lights and police sirens (10:30-14:30). Machine guns create strobe effect in the dark (49:30-51:30). S1E4: White strobe (23:40-24:05). Short but bright flashing blue light (50:54-50:57). S1E5: Harsh strobe lights (18:45-19:25). S1E6: Short but bright flashing blue light (54:50-55:00). S1E7: Red/blue strobe lights (29:08-32:36, 39:50-40:40). S1E8: Fast but fairly dim strobe (23:06-24:00). S1E9: Fluorescent lights flash with varying speed and intensity (30:55-33:58, 37:16-37:26, 37:58-38:06, 40:20-43:25). S1E10: White strobe with increasing intensity (3:18-3:38). Two major fight scenes (26:35-27:52, 35:50-37:57). Harsh blue strobe (44:00-45:25). S2E8: One quick flash followed by white strobe (37:20-38:00). Harsh white strobe that intensifies quickly (42:40-end of episode).
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
172
No
0
39
jackkastiel
Episode 4 after the black masked man says "Do it." The following fight scenes are entirely strobe
Movie • 2017 Report
Yes
168
No
43
12
Thyrsos Syrinx
When the kid goes in the library basement, there's strobe effects of the lights.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
159
No
1
9
Kaizokuokubey
Alot throughout
Book Report
Yes
153
No
2
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Anonymous
There are a lot of gifs with bright, flashing colors, and many of the animations have them as well. There is a way around it, though- the Accessible Homestuck Project (accessiblehomestuckproject.tumblr.com) has image descriptions for most of the comic right now (and hopefully will be all of it, eventually), so you can know exactly what's going on without being exposed to strobes.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
151
No
2
11
JohnnyBoring
Yeah, pretty much every episode.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
136
No
6
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HannahBot
Mild flashing lights. I do not think photosensitive watchers need to be concerned but still exercise caution.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
128
No
3
22
Anonymous
Apart from the main film, the very beginning's logo flashes are similar to a strobe effect. It's the only bit of the film that triggered my migraines, which strobe lights usually do.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
128
No
0
27
swchristina952012
Title card
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
128
No
7
7
hyperandrogenism
When Dean has flashbacks they are shown as flashes of light.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
120
No
0
23
hjchjchjc
At an hour and a half in, there's a scene (starting when Evelyn holds a baseball bat) that's nearly a minute of flashing shots of Michelle Yeoh, who also screams for the last few seconds of that sequence. It's startling and could prove overwhelming, especially in IMAX.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
119
No
12
13
sorryboutit
Near the end of the movie when the old lady takes Barbie's hands and tells her to close her eyes there's a montage of people in various stages of light that has a shifting light effect that could be troublesome for photosensitive viewers. When the characters start talking again you'll know it's over
Video Game • 2009 Report
Yes
116
No
3
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csbyron1
Lightning creates a flashing effect.
Video Game • 2015 Report
Yes
114
No
2
12
Jadespade
The last fight of a Neutral run and Pacifist run can have strobe effects.
Video Game Report
Yes
110
No
0
1
Trupokemon
Scenes revealing deaths and execution scenes often have flashing images and lots of things happening at once.
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
105
No
0
10
series_of_unfortunate_events
The title sequence for seasons 1 and 3 contains several seconds of harsh camera flashes. S3E10: BoJack throws a party that has strobelights (4:00-7:30). S4E10: Light strobe effect (intermittently 0:00-1:40). S5E12: Several seconds of dim but rapid strobe right after the title sequence. S6E13: Dim but fast strobe effect for several seconds (24:30).
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
102
No
14
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
100
No
0
18
TheDreammweaver
There is flashing lights in so many scenes. If you have sensitivity to that I’d recommend maybe skipping this film.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
99
No
3
15
Anonymous
Times are HH:MM(:SS), and approximate, but close. If prone to seizures, view in well lit conditions.
~00:30 - CRT video monitors in a darkened room not in sync with camera filming. Some strobing effects.
00:50 - Lights flickering higher than 3 hz with strong contrast changes.
00:52 - Fireworks.
00:54 - Extended flashlight strobing effects.
01:04 - Flickering lights/reflections with strong contrast.
starting at 01:09:30 - Significant strobing/flashing with strong contrast changes. (Will update with end time mark post-seizure.)
~00:30 - CRT video monitors in a darkened room not in sync with camera filming. Some strobing effects.
00:50 - Lights flickering higher than 3 hz with strong contrast changes.
00:52 - Fireworks.
00:54 - Extended flashlight strobing effects.
01:04 - Flickering lights/reflections with strong contrast.
starting at 01:09:30 - Significant strobing/flashing with strong contrast changes. (Will update with end time mark post-seizure.)
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
98
No
0
2
MyrrahWaters
Season One - Episode 1 or 2, there's an entire scene that's based around strobe lighting
Video Game • 2017 Report
Yes
97
No
57
30
Anonymous
no flashing strobe, but there are quick and bright movements along the story.
Video Game Report
Yes
97
No
9
10
rosewitchx
During the Inbetween sections of TFTSMP's episode "The Pit" there are visual glitches, flashing images, etc.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
96
No
5
7
cetacn
S1
E1
episode one: from 26:00 until 30:00 there is almost non stop flashing lights, in particular from cars. at 1:16:30, there are flashes of thunder and lightning.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
95
No
3
8
Kelly_C
Light going on and off frequently on the subway while going through tunnels
TV Show Report
Yes
93
No
1
21
cherry
fairly often, especially in scenes about hextech
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
91
No
0
10
ducktoothcollection
I don't have epilepsy so I might miss subtler triggers, but I started keeping a log when I noticed blatant strobing in s2e4, will update as I continue watching.
Season 2 episode 4: Strong strobing lights starting around 14:00 (after a character is given an injection) and ending at around 15:50 (should be safe to look when you hear a character say "photosensitive epilepsy").
Season 2 episode 7: flashing lights starting a bit after 4:10 (dialogue: "I could hear his voice, but I couldn't see his face") and continues for a few seconds (should be safe to look when you hear "Why didn't he kill you"). And again a bit after 6:25 (no dialogue, Hannibal looks directly into the camera) for a few seconds (until you hear “It’s not him”). And again at about 22:20 (“And his voice, low and even, would pull me to him”) until about 22:43 (“You and I...are part of his design”). Again after 27:30 (“Would you like to try?”) until about 28:40 (“We found a fingerprint on a flower petal"). Again around 39:10 (“Until my lawyer arrives”) until about 39:35 (furious stammering/sobbing). And lastly, some mild flickering from a fireplace at the very end, around 42:20 (“...my therapy) until the credits roll (all sound cuts out, then is replaced by irregular percussion-dominated music).
Season 2 episode 4: Strong strobing lights starting around 14:00 (after a character is given an injection) and ending at around 15:50 (should be safe to look when you hear a character say "photosensitive epilepsy").
Season 2 episode 7: flashing lights starting a bit after 4:10 (dialogue: "I could hear his voice, but I couldn't see his face") and continues for a few seconds (should be safe to look when you hear "Why didn't he kill you"). And again a bit after 6:25 (no dialogue, Hannibal looks directly into the camera) for a few seconds (until you hear “It’s not him”). And again at about 22:20 (“And his voice, low and even, would pull me to him”) until about 22:43 (“You and I...are part of his design”). Again after 27:30 (“Would you like to try?”) until about 28:40 (“We found a fingerprint on a flower petal"). Again around 39:10 (“Until my lawyer arrives”) until about 39:35 (furious stammering/sobbing). And lastly, some mild flickering from a fireplace at the very end, around 42:20 (“...my therapy) until the credits roll (all sound cuts out, then is replaced by irregular percussion-dominated music).
Video Game Report
Yes
91
No
1
8
SmuttyBerry
Several in the last chapter. For someone who isn’t sensitive to strobe effects, it gave me a headache
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
90
No
1
8
Isurehopeitdoesnt
In a couple episodes, but most of the time it's very soft colours and lighting.