Clip detail

“La La Land”

Readers12

Emotions chosen8 of 15

Entropy2.69max ≈ 3.91

Krippendorff α-0.09

Complexitymoderate

Curated window: 0:56 – 1:56 (60s). Plays the same window each time — replays return to 0:56.

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Each star is one emotion. Star size and brightness scale with how many readers chose it. The most-picked reading glows in peach; the AI's reading in mint.

Most-picked

AI's reading

How readers split across the emotions

Angry / frustrated
8 · 67% (4p)
Sad / sorry
4 · 33% (1p)
Disappointed
3 · 25% (0p)
Anxious / nervous
3 · 25% (1p)
Scared / afraid
2 · 17% (0p)
Embarrassed / awkward
2 · 17% (1p)
Contempt / scorn
1 · 8% (0p)
Confused
1 · 8% (0p)

Modal reading (by mentions) · AI's readingSolid bar segment = readers who picked this as primary. Lighter extension = readers who tagged it as part of a Mixed reading.

AI's reading

What one AI saw on this clip

divergent · 25% of humans agreed

PrimaryDisappointed

SecondarySad / sorry, Anxious / nervous, Angry / frustrated

CuesWhat they said, Tone of voice, Facial expression

Why

Her speech suggests profound disappointment as she recounts repeated audition failures and concludes her dream is a "pipe dream." This interpretation is supported by her cracking, emotional voice and tearful facial expression, which convey a sense of hopelessness about her aspirations.

AI's own caveat

Her state borders on despair, so a primary reading of sadness would be equally valid, as the two emotions are deeply intertwined in this context.

The AI's reading is one interpretation among many. We expose it as a single point of comparison against the human spread — not as an answer key. The rationale + caveat above are the AI's own words, reviewed and approved by a human admin before publishing.

Which signals readers used

Cue distribution

Multi-select per response — totals can exceed the reader count.

Tone of voice
11 · 92%
What they said
10 · 83%
Facial expression
8 · 67%
Body language / posture
6 · 50%
The situation
4 · 33%
How others reacted
2 · 17%

Where the readers were

By country

The finding

On this clip, 67% of readers chose Angry / frustrated — but the rest split across 7 other emotions. The same moment, read in many ways at once. That spread is not a problem. That spread is the data.

Methodology + transparency

All counts above include only responses kept in analysis. Internal-test profiles are excluded. Free-text responses are not surfaced on this page; they pass through human moderation first and only feature on the dataset's curated quote page (forthcoming) once enough have been approved.

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