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National Cinema Dictionary: D is for Dutch Cinema. Spetters (Paul Verhoeven, 1980). An erotic sports drama.
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The title sequence for Forbidden Planet (1956) ditches the orchestral score for Louis & Bebe Barron’s eerie, pioneering electronic tonalities. Paired with a deep-space background,...
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The bridge explosion and the subsequent fall of the pursuing posse in The Wild Bunch (1969) is a combination of insertion shots and overlapping edits. The scene is 27 seconds long,...
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Celestial Emporium of Cinematic Knowledge: C is for Creature. The winged monkeys in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
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An instance of event repetition occurs in Zabriskie Point (1970). Daria's subjective fantasy of blowing up a desert home was captured with 17 cameras. The story event is 1 minute a...
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Celestial Emporium of Cinematic Knowledge: Z is for Zombie. As in Dawn of the Dead (1978).
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Film Terms: E is for Eye Level Shot. The placement of the height of the camera at a level designed to mimic standard human perspective, as well as align the viewer to the eye level of a character, such as Lila Crane's perspective in this shot from Psycho (1960).
Action Film Dictionary: F is for Fight Scenario. The defining feature of the fight scenario is physical conflict. In its prototypical form, the conflict minimally consists of two combatants with fighting skills showcased as shown in Red River (1948).
Global Compendium of Animation: P is for Pixar Animation Studios. An industry leader in CGI animation with Toy Story (1995), the first entirely computer-animated feature film.
The title sequence for Forbidden Planet (1956) ditches the orchestral score for Louis & Bebe Barron’s eerie, pioneering electronic tonalities. Paired with a deep-space background, the sequence jettisoned sci-fi cinema out of the B-movie era forever into the A picture domain.
Global Compendium of Animation: X is for Xavier Atencio. Key figure in the Disney animation department involved in major productions, including Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953).
Global Compendium of Animation: B is for Bob Clampett. An American animator best known for his work at Warner Bros., who injected animation with a wild, elastic, and surreal energy, as seen in The Big Snooze (1946).
Global Compendium of Animation: I is for Ideya Garanina. Prominent Russian animator and director recognized for her highly expressive, avant-garde stop-motion and puppet animations, as illustrated by Cabaret (1981).
Celestial Emporium of Cinematic Knowledge: Q is for Queen. Christina, Queen of Sweden in Queen Christina (1933).
Celestial Emporium of Cinematic Knowledge: B is for Body Part. Feet in Death Proof (2007).
PM Carney: "The pipeline will only be advanced with the following prerequisites being met. The first is the building of pathways ... Secondly it requires that British Columbians should share substantial economic and financial benefits. And thirdly requires fully respecting Canada's duty to consult."
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☕🌞 Bon matin, Dan! Merci beaucoup, c'est gentil! Oui, c'est une belle journée qui démarre! Je te souhaite une superbe journée! 🍀
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