Think Depends will go for product placement in their next video?
Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --
Jayne ,'Serenity'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 30, 2005 7:18:42 am PST #7240 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
aurelia - Dec 30, 2005 9:29:54 am PST #7241 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
You know, television and movie props are strangely disappointing up close, for the most part; a face-to-face viewer isn't the intended audience, nor is two feet the intended viewing distance.
I don't know... I loved seeing the contraption used to simulate a stadium crowd that was made of painted Q-tips in a rack and some fans. And Han Solo's belt with the pieces of XLR connectors and plastic bits. I find it all very creative.
Betsy HP - Dec 30, 2005 2:06:02 pm PST #7242 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
When Cinemascope and Panavision and what-not came out, costume design had to be rethought, because suddenly machine stitching would be visible. In the pre-19th-century costumes, that's a problem.
Betsy HP - Dec 30, 2005 2:07:47 pm PST #7243 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I was just thinking about you, Aurelia! We did the Underground Seattle tour, and at one point we were sitting on a band stage in a bar. Some of the lighting instruments were in two parts, a light and a mirror; the light pointed up and and the mirror focused on the stage. How common is that? Everything's gotten so sophisticated when I was a kid in Junior Players. (Well, everything except me.)
aurelia - Dec 30, 2005 3:49:20 pm PST #7244 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Some of the lighting instruments were in two parts, a light and a mirror; the light pointed up and and the mirror focused on the stage. How common is that?
There are moving mirror or fixed mirror accessories that can be attached to conventional fixtures to make the lights more versatile or to shoot around obstacles. There are also "intelligent" lights that use a moving mirror instead of a moving head. I'm guessing it was the latter which would mean it would also be able to change colors and patterns and do all kinds of rock & roll "flash and trash."
sj - Dec 31, 2005 9:25:35 am PST #7245 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I showed Dave the first two episodes of Wonderfalls the other night. He loved them, and I loved them even more on re-watch. It makes me sad all over again, that this little dvd set is all there will ever be of them.
Kalshane - Dec 31, 2005 9:40:17 am PST #7246 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I was in Best Buy last night and saw the Point Pleasant DVDs and it made me grumble anew about there being no DVDs of The Inside.
libkitty - Dec 31, 2005 3:04:29 pm PST #7247 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Grrrrrr. I mean, even Marti Noxon said that Wonderfalls was better.
Tamara - Dec 31, 2005 3:30:48 pm PST #7248 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Happy New Year, Minearverse!
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 31, 2005 6:30:53 pm PST #7249 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Grrrrrr. I mean, even Marti Noxon said that Wonderfalls was better.
Then again, there are precious few shows in television history that Wonderfalls wasn't better than.