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Archive for December, 2015

Ticker Speed Headlines (revisited)

It seems not that long ago that the only time you saw a ticker list of information across the bottom, or side, of a TV screen was when relaying stock market or related activity.  Stocks and other commodities current value was flashed in a continuous loop, in real time when available.  The loop would run perceptibly, if multiple loops speeds would vary.  The general implication was that only this type of activity merited a tape feed.

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TOP 10 Little Known or Appreciated Hobbies

 

With less outdoor activities in the winter, more time for hobbies

  • Painting on canvas using only invisible colours
  • Collecting counterfeit money
  • Collecting spoiled beverages
  • Secretly substituting expensive car parts with exact duplicates (more…)

Memorable Quotes: Tales of Screenwriters – Part Twenty-Six

 

Minefields – what’s in a name?

(a) “Sometimes when there are multiple writers on a project, you go through a process called arbitration. That’s to figure out who gets the ‘Written by’ credit on a movie. It’s all handled by the Writers Guild, and it’s an incredibly screwed-up system that’s probably the best system that we can manage given all the variables involved.   (more…)