At first I thought this song was creepy and it made me feel weird, but now I rather like it. Also this version by bradhebert121 is quite nice.
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sci culture and art
Posted on January 9, 2012 …
CGI vs Practical Effects in movies
Let me preface this by saying that I will be referencing different age groups for the purpose of clarifying my ideas and not to suggest that any of this is based on statistical data. They are just my own general observations, so take them with a pixel of salt
CGI vs Practical Effects, I’ve head it brought up many times. I’ve brought it up myself. Different people feel very strongly on both sides. Something I’ve noticed is the apparent age groups for both arguments. It seems to me that not many people under 20 would make a case for older movie effects, even if they are familiar with a wide range of them. It also seems like the majority of people over 40 would be in the same category. I suggest that it is group between 20 and 40 who defend practical and denounce CGI.
Like this:
I do not want what I think I want
I want the future. I want flash-bang twirly things with lots of glitter. I want machines to tell me in a Kevin Spacey voice that they want to help me. I want clean energy, allergy free cats, and a little umbrella in my coconut drinks.
I think I want a Roomba. The Roomba is the future. You place it down in a room, twirl your finger, and it vacuums your floors. Just like that. After it is done slaving away for you and avoiding the stairs, little Roomba spins around and makes it’s way back home to charge itself. Because that’s what things do in the future, they work wirelessly and then charge themselves. Contrary to what I want, I’m pricing Dyson Vacuum cleaners. Even though the Dyson is more expensive, heavier, and – most importantly – I have to do the manual labor myself, I’ve started pricing Dyson’s. And I’m not alone. Everyone I know has a Dyson. It doesn’t matter that the Roomba does everything everyone has ever said they have wanted in a vacuum. They still go with the large machine that does more or less the same thing as the other large machine they already have, only it does it slightly better.
