Category: Cinema
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Woody Allen love story with a typeface
For those who did not notice, a disproportionately large majority of the titles to Woody Allen movies are written in one and only one font: Windsor. Apparently, this comes from a conversation with Ed Benguiat, famous American typographer, where Allen wanted to know what a good typeface was. Source: KitBlog.
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Sharks and other sea jaws
Most people are amazed by the power of the marine predators that are most sharks. While it is often difficult to catch them in the act, there are a few occasions where it is possible to see impressive animals. Recently I found some that I wanted to share with you. Great white sharks feeding on…
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End of the Odyssey
One of the greatest minds and authors of the 20th Century just died. Arthur C. Clarke was very well known for some of his highly acclaimed books (think about 2001: A Space Odyssey and the collaboration with Stanley Kubrik on the movie with the same name). Some of them were only known to Science Fiction…
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Things that only happen in movies (top 17)
Hollywood! Movies! There’s no other place where: If the hero starts dancing, suddenly, everybody around knows the steps and dance with them. Any car hit by a bullet immediately explodes in a cloud of flames, a mere rivulet of oil turns into a fire ball. An ugly girl only has to remove her glasses and…
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HD-DVD season’s sales
As everybody is starting to understand that Blu-Ray won the Hirez battle for the next generation DVD format, the other contender is seeing its products dumped en masse on eBay. If you (still) want to buy a HD-DVD player, it’s your lucky day. Go to eBay auction outfit and you’ll find dozens of players for…
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Time-lapse sequences: How-to and a 20000-image example
If like me your a photographer who wouldn’t dare making a video, you still can think about doing a decent time-lapse sequence out of your photographs. However, this cannot happen just by taking images and loading them into a software. You must start by studying the lessons from PhotoJojo.com’s Ultimate Guide to Time-Lapse Photography. When…