Transcript: Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath (Season 1 Episode 02): Subliminal messaging (2016)

I have been looking into the subliminal messaging employed in the Aftermath series, each episode of which contains at least one subliminal sequence. Below is from Season 1, Episode 2.¹ The relevant footage occurs in the fourth minute of the program, consisting of four subliminal sequences within the episode’s introduction. Emotionally charged profiling terms are flashed as text items on screen for approximately 33 to 34 milliseconds per item.²

I captured the video using a high resolution LCD monitor³ and video capturing software.⁴ I then produced the footage in video editing software⁵ with a frame rate of 29.971 fps. I used open source video editing software⁶ to extract the relevant footage as still frames, to record the time codes for each frame in terms down to milliseconds, and to summarize the technical information on my captured and produced video:
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Video⁷
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Codec 4CC: H264
Image Size: 1280 x 720
Aspect Ratio: 1:1 (1:1)
Frame Rate: 29.971 fps
Total Duration: 00:45:46.713

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Extra Video Properties
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ExtraDataSize: 36
Extra data: 01 64 00 1F FF E1 00 15 67 64

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Audio
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Codec: AAC
Channels: Stereo
Bitrate: 16000 Bps / 128 kbps
Frequency: 48000 Hz
Total Duration: 00:45:46.709

Screen: Grayscale background, centered Scientology cross with geometric embellishments. NOW LEAH WILL EXPOSE
These frames represent short video clips showing Remini and Rinder arriving at various locations to meet with the Aftermath contributors.
Background.
THE ABUSES OF THIS BILLION DOLLAR
THE ABUSES OF THIS BILLION DOLLAR RELIGION (33 ms.)
THE ABUSES OF THIS BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION (67 ms.)
THE ABUSES OF THIS BILLION DOLLAR CULT (33 ms.)
THE ABUSES OF THIS BILLION DOLLAR RELIGION (33 ms.)
THE ABUSES OF THIS BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION (33 ms.)
THE ABUSES OF THIS BILLION DOLLAR CULT (67 ms.)
THE ABUSES OF THIS BILLION DOLLAR RELIGION (34 ms.)
Background changes to black. RELIGION
Gradual fade-in transition to an Ideal Org chapel scene. RELIGION
New Ideal Org chapel scene. RELIGION
CORPORATION (34 ms.)
EMPIRE (66 ms.)
RELIGION (33 ms.)
CORPORATION (34 ms.)
CULT (33 ms.)
RELIGION (34 ms.)
Ideal Org information kiosks. CORPORATION
Bridge Publications assembly line CORPORATION
CULT (66 ms.)
RELIGION (33 ms.)
CORPORATION (33 ms.)
CULT (33 ms.)
RELIGION (33 ms.)
CORPORATION (33 ms.)
Keeping Scientology Working event EMPIRE
LR (in studio): Fight for your family. Fight for your daughters, your sons. Get them out of this thing. You’re not going to continue to lie to people, and abuse people and take their money and their lives. If I can stop one, then I’m going to do it.
BELIEVER (67 ms.) Note: I adjusted the Brightness and Contrast in the Photoshopped version to improve visibility of the text.
ENEMY (34 ms.)
SURVIVOR (33 ms.)
OUTCAST (33 ms.)
TRAITOR (33 ms.)
BELIEVER (34 ms.)
TRAITOR (33 ms.)
BELIEVER (33 ms.)
TRAITOR (34 ms.)
ENEMY (67 ms.)
DEFECTOR (33 ms.)
LEAH REMINI (zooms out) SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH (fades in)

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