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kairosmatt wrote on 1/30/2009, 3:34 PM
One thing I've learned is that long takes are quite hard too, even with a simple setup.
winrockpost wrote on 1/30/2009, 3:35 PM
wow..... was she singing ?
blink3times wrote on 1/30/2009, 4:04 PM
Listen.... Bob,

No offense intended but why is that everybody here needs to learn something... except of course for you?
Coursedesign wrote on 1/30/2009, 4:14 PM
There is also White Limbo, which has been used in some major movies to show a person's isolation.

It's been a long time since I saw Catch-22, but I remember some quite effective uses of this technique.

And in THX-1138, and a few more.

I shot a video in Black Limbo four years ago, in a large, completely dark room, with the subject lit only by a large grated softbox and a collapsible reflector for fill. Looked pretty good. I had intended to add more light sources, but when I got that far, I liked it enough to just stop.


busterkeaton wrote on 1/30/2009, 4:17 PM
Nope. but they are playing tonight.

I'm going to see Dark Knight for the first time (finally convinced my wife to go). Going to the late show on IMAX, perhaps I see if they are playing late.

What hath The Pogues wraught?
farss wrote on 1/30/2009, 5:22 PM
No offense taken. I am however somewhat surprised at your conclusion. Let me assure you the only thing I truly know is how much I don't know. Worse, the more I do learn the more I realise I still have left to learn.

Bob.

Coursedesign wrote on 1/30/2009, 7:26 PM
Bob,

Let me say for myself that I was very grateful you wrote about Black Limbo, because it gave me an idea for a series I'm working on.

And why should I be embarrassed to say I have learned so many things in this forum?

Only second class people "know everything," because they don't know what they don't know.

IMHO: When you stop learning, part of you dies.

Not a small part, but a big part.

So, Bob and everybody else here who has contributed over the years:

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR HARD-EARNED KNOWLEDGE, YOU HAVE MY GRATITUDE!

busterkeaton wrote on 1/31/2009, 1:10 AM
Coming out of the theater I heard one guy say to his friend:

So how did you like it?
What are you talking about I've seen it like fifteen times.
No, in IMAX, How did you like it in IMAX
Oh it was good. But it's not 120 hertz though.

Then I pointed at him and said to his friend, "That guy's a nerd." And we all laughed.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 1/31/2009, 6:05 AM

Bob, you shouldn't be surprised at all. Blink has a point.

You are knowledgeable, and many of us have benefited from it--I am grateful to you for that. On the other hand, you leave the deepest impression in many of your posts that you are a legend in your own mind, that you are all-knowing and the rest of us are a gaggle of mindless twits. This thread is an excellent example.

Just something to think about.


[r]Evolution wrote on 2/3/2009, 10:38 AM
Jay... thanks for this post.

I see that she's playing locally at The Glass House on 2/17/09 and I just bought my tickets!
Coursedesign wrote on 2/3/2009, 10:50 AM
Bob is a dedicated pro who has done it, and he clearly respects the need to learn continuously so that success doesn't come only by accident.

I think it would be very sad if he was replaced with armchair quarterbacks who haven't been in the heat of having to deliver something really good or they won't be rehired.

My vote for Bob as MVP.

farss wrote on 2/3/2009, 3:01 PM
I certainly haven't 'done' all of it, far from it. I have worked with and spend a lot of time listening to people who have done most of it. I only too well understand the difference between having done it and knowing how to do it. Many times I've come undone even when I knew how to do it. Under pressure we can all screw up. There's a lot to be said for having enough human resources on hand to avoid the costly brain farts. I think I've always stressed the importance of testing and more testing. No two situations are ever exactly the same and factors that we never thought would be important can be very important.

There are far more technically competant people than me here. Glenn and Serena being two very notable ones.


What does irk me are people who feel the need to say "content is king". That is a motherhood statement, why do we need to repeat it?
This is arguably the most technically demanding of all the arts, it is a collaboration between art and science. I've never felt there is a dividing line between the Ying and Yang of this art form, everyone in all roles has a creative contribution to make.

Bob.