Materials and textures
in Elements 8
Materials Literature
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Winter initiative
Ministerial soundbites are nothing if not transitory. Education Minister Michael Fallon&s;s assertion in 1991 that the Leeds report was &s;devastating&s; and I a parable for our times&s; could hardly be rated a considered judgement, except in so far as it reflected a sizing-up of political possibilities. Yet it captur…
Moulding Opinion at Home
The Revolutions in Diplomacy and Communications - 1
TEMPORARY WORKPLACES
Construction sites, temporary classrooms and buildings, exhibitions, festivals and fetes. The requirements depend on: ■ the size of the premises; ■ the number of persons working or visiting the site at any one time; ■ the degree of fl ammability of the materials used to construct the workplace or being used in the wor…
SPECIFIC AGENTS
A fi ne, sharp and hard fi brous dust of respirable dust size which can become lodged in the lungs, causing damage to the lining of the lungs over a period of many years. Asbestos is a possible chronic health risk. It can lead to one of the following diseases: ■ asbestosis or fi brosis (scarring) of the lungs ■ lung c…
Variety Hats
Making a top hat is always the fi rst project in my millinery class because it covers most of the principal techniques of hat construction from patterning, cutting, and wiring to attaching the lid, sideband, and brim together to line the hat.
Damage Repair
You’ve smoothed your scenes, and your dialogue tracks, although still unmixed, sound quieter and more pleasant. Your control over perspective has added new depth to the scenes, and it’s possible to hear nuance in your massaged tracks. What you probably don’t notice are the endless noises populating the recordings. You…
FACTORS ON THE SUPPLY SIDE
FROM what I have said of the advantages oflarge-scale produc-tion and of the paramount importance of working to capacity, it will follow that increase in output will, in the long run, tend to lead to price reductions. This, however, applies without qualification(S) only to marketing and refining, not to production; cr…
Radical Projection
Fritz Lang arrived in Hollywood in 1934 in the midst of national concerns about three things that proved fundamental to the vision of his fi rst American fi lm, Fury: the rise of fascism, racial violence against African Americans and highly sensationalized kidnappings. By the time Fury was released in 1936 the anti-Semi…
CHARACTER DESIGN
What the hell&s;s going on? I&s;ve heard that a lot of art schools are dropping life-drawing classes to make way for more computer classes. What? Life-drawing is the basis of all art, and now they&s;re graduating students that can&s;t draw?!
PREPRODUCTION TIPS & TRICKS
The only difficult hurdle was that the house was empty and 1 hour from civilization, so we had to bring in all the set dressing and furniture. If you decide to go this route, it’s best to keep a low profile whenever you’re shooting to avoid the authorities showing up and questioning you.
Basic Tool Descriptions
Standard Screwdriver (Common or Blade Type) A standard screw driver, also known as a common or blade type, usually has a shank (shaft) ranging from 3 in. to about 12 in. long. Longer and shorter ones are available, as well. The tip, which is also called the blade, has a wide face and a thin blade. Some screwdrivers ha…
Materials and textures
in Elements 9
Generators and Reactors
In order to coach talent effectively, it helps to identify the talent’s strengths and natural abilities. Sometimes that can be achieved by clearly defi ning the talent’s roles. Consultant Dan Vallie advises, “There must be an anchor or director, a creative chief, a producer, etc.” But before you defi ne the role, know…
Compositing and Special Effects
Periodically, we have mentioned the word compositing in the course of this book. What does this term mean? Compositing, in its most literal sense, means taking a stack of items and making them into one item. When we discussed analog video standards, we referred to one such standard as Composite. Composite video, if yo…
EXTRAS AND DEPICTION RELEASES
PROD.
BASICS OF EXPOSURE n Elements of Exposure
This quote by cinematographer and writer Tom McDonough neatly sums up the split personality of the cinematographer&s;s art . . . or is it craft . . . or is it science? The truth is, getting just the right image for the story you are trying to tell, for the mood you want to create, for the connection you&s;re trying to…
GENERAL DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS
It is imperative before you start shooting to prepare for future delivery at industry-standard specifications. In the preproduction stage, plan on delivering your film in the highest quality standard you can afford, and never believe the old axiom: “We’ll fix it in post.” I have delivered many films, both as a filmmak…
Rubber Outfi t
Casting latex is often used to make rubber masks, but it may be used to make costume outfi ts. It has unique qualities that fabrics cannot compete with. Once the casting latex has set, it becomes very durable, fl exible, stretchy, waterproof, dyeable, paintable, and stitchable.
General Maintenance
Prior to Mac OS X one repair procedure was to ‘rebuild the Desktop’ – the nearest equivalent to that Desktop fi le is a hidden one within most folders that stores the screen co-ordinates of the positions and sizes of windows, icons, etc. It is named ‘.DS_Store’ – the dot at the beginning of the name tells the System to…