There's something about a food that moves all by itself that gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Joyce ,'Never Leave Me'


Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Zenkitty - May 05, 2013 2:15:35 am PDT #21573 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Unlike the white eyeliner in Avengers and IM3. (To be fair, Chris Evans had it in Avengers, too.

RDJ's heels, I noticed. This, I did not. Well, better watch it again.

Saw IM3 again last night, under the stars at the local drive-in theater. I didn't even know we HAD a drive-in theater. It's privately owned; apparently some family had a big field they weren't using, so they bought a huge projection television and decided to share it with everyone. There's a concession stand (those hamburgers were GOOD) and a big playground for the kids, and security, and it was PACKED and everyone was considerate and it was fun. And I may have made a friend.


sarameg - May 05, 2013 3:07:34 am PDT #21574 of 30001

I stay up late, puttering oddly, with the promise of a wee bit of a lie-in.

Yeah, no. And I can't even blame the sun, there's enough clouds so my room is not all lit up (east-facing windows.


sarameg - May 05, 2013 3:27:49 am PDT #21575 of 30001

That isn't coffee ground dust on my hands, those are bruises. Rubbing at them only makes them worse....


Calli - May 05, 2013 5:35:59 am PDT #21576 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Zenkitty, that sounds delightful.


Juliebird - May 05, 2013 6:07:24 am PDT #21577 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Okay, I did a quick skip and jump, and finally caught one scene with obvious white eyeliner. My question is: why would they do this? White line on a white eyeball does not make the eyes pop, it looks like a whitish line. It was the scene before Steve goes off to investigate on his own. It really was badly done. I have a bad feeling that this cannot be unseen.


Matt the Bruins fan - May 05, 2013 6:52:49 am PDT #21578 of 30001
"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

Aha, I have found the solution to the neighbor's dog downstairs when he gets a little too enthusiastic about barking at every noise. Fido, meet alpha wolf making confrontational howl!


NoiseDesign - May 05, 2013 8:15:05 am PDT #21579 of 30001
Our wings are not tired

I just played that in my office and both dogs came in from outside to investigate.


DavidS - May 05, 2013 8:31:27 am PDT #21580 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

There's a concession stand (those hamburgers were GOOD) and a big playground for the kids, and security, and it was PACKED and everyone was considerate and it was fun. And I may have made a friend.

Fun! You were rewarded for getting out of the house too.


Jessica - May 05, 2013 8:41:42 am PDT #21581 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

But, most places aren't dense markets, so they are a great idea.

I've never gotten one to work anywhere. City, highway, dirt road in the middle of nowhere - IME they need constant fiddling regardless.


Steph L. - May 05, 2013 8:43:04 am PDT #21582 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Unlike the white eyeliner in Avengers and IM3. (To be fair, Chris Evans had it in Avengers, too.

Heh. But it's such a good cosmetic trick.

Sure, I do it all the time on the inner corner of my eyes. But I'm not in extreme closeup on a big screen. (Plus, I still think it was heavy-handed. If you know your actors' faces are going to be in extreme close-up, back off the whiteliner.)

Okay, I did a quick skip and jump, and finally caught one scene with obvious white eyeliner. My question is: why would they do this? White line on a white eyeball does not make the eyes pop, it looks like a whitish line. It was the scene before Steve goes off to investigate on his own. It really was badly done. I have a bad feeling that this cannot be unseen.

When it's done properly it really does brighten up the eye area. It is a godsend when you're tired, because it fakes a (more) wide-awake look.