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Monday, November 29, 2010

This Is Going to Be the Best Movie of 2011

Posted by on Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 1:42 PM

Look at that orangutan eat the noodles! IN 3-D! SQUEAL!

 

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schmacky 1
Makes my teeth hurt.
Posted by schmacky on November 29, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Kinison 2
Digital movies are great! I'll never pay to see a 35mm movie ever again. Though not all movies need to be in 3D, all should be projected digitally, which resolves a number of problems traditional film has.
Posted by Kinison http://www.holgatehawks.com on November 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Will in Seattle 3
Yeah, like showing subtle variations in shading and lighting.

Digital is only that - digital representations. It's not "better". Which is why some people still buy and produce records.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 29, 2010 at 2:07 PM
Vince 4
I love baby animals, too.
Posted by Vince on November 29, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Mike in MO 5
This is the first time I've heard Waving Flag since the end of The World Cup. So cool that is resurfaced in this movie!
Posted by Mike in MO on November 29, 2010 at 3:16 PM
Kinison 6
@3 Will in Seattle

You really think thats the difference? Just subte variations in shading and lighting? LOL!! Good one old man! Hey watch out, I think some kids are walking on your lawn! or the postman is cashing in your social security checks!!

Film = 24 frames per second
Digital = 30 - 60 frames per second.

Fast action sequences, scenes where the camera is moving around fast, at 24 fps, cause a strobe effect which is hard on the eyes. This was the primary reason why warnings were placed for the movie Cloverfield. When shown on film at the Cinerama, caused people in the front rows to get dizzy, most had left 30 min into the movie.

Ever find yourself annoyed by audio pops and crackles in the soundtrack? Why thats dust on the film. Sometimes you can even see dust or hair on the movie itself for a split second. The more that movie is screened, the more hair and dust it attracts, the crappier the movie looks.

Film requires developing, which adds alot to the costs if your an amatuer filmmaker. It also degrades quickly into a soup like mush, even if you use the best methods for storage, it will degrade. Its also quite flammable! Any place willing to store film reels is a chemical fire hazzard and probably requires special licensing.

Digital can even be upgraded to resolutions that surpass 70mm or IMAX film.

Digital doesnt require re-winding the reel, so it almost eliminates the need of a human in the projector room.

Digital can be a live PPV event.

Digital can be in 3D, but it requires glasses, wait 10 years and it wont.

So in conclusion, digital film is in every way, far superior to film, which is a technology thats 100+ years old.
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Posted by Kinison http://www.holgatehawks.com on November 29, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Reverse Polarity 7
Is there some unspoken requirement that all such films must be narrated by Morgan Freeman?
Posted by Reverse Polarity on November 29, 2010 at 3:57 PM
sirkowski 8
@7 God does not need reason.
Posted by sirkowski http://www.missdynamite.com on November 29, 2010 at 5:58 PM
gloomy gus 9
@7, that's right, he did the English-language narration for March of the Penguins, which bird film our local asshole Medved so famously tried to make into some proof of hetero monogamy normative thing.
Posted by gloomy gus on November 29, 2010 at 6:00 PM
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Looks beautiful and the song was a great choice.
Posted by LizzieVeg on November 30, 2010 at 6:30 AM

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