I dunno Calgary, sometimes I just don’t know. Today’s Vertigo Theatre matinee of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None… was surprisingly well acted on all fronts—four roles in particular, for me. As I’ve previously ranted, I find it unbearably offensive that Calgarians give standing ovations to literally every single live show imaginable—regardless of actual quality. And yet, come time for applause at today’s performance—a remarkably character-driven play with a cast of ten, acted with superb emotion and cadence—the audience claps for one bow, abruptly halts, and rushes for the doors. WTF?! TL;DR: I feel an incredible injustice has been committed, and I wish to convey to the cast and crew—cast especially—of today’s performance my sincere appreciation of their talents. I’m truly sorry the applause, for once, couldn’t have continued on for longer.

I dunno Calgary, sometimes I just don’t know.

Today’s Vertigo Theatre matinee of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None… was surprisingly well acted on all fronts—four roles in particular, for me.

As I’ve previously ranted, I find it unbearably offensive that Calgarians give standing ovations to literally every single live show imaginable—regardless of actual quality. And yet, come time for applause at today’s performance—a remarkably character-driven play with a cast of ten, acted with superb emotion and cadence—the audience claps for one bow, abruptly halts, and rushes for the doors. WTF?!

TL;DR: I feel an incredible injustice has been committed, and I wish to convey to the cast and crew—cast especially—of today’s performance my sincere appreciation of their talents. I’m truly sorry the applause, for once, couldn’t have continued on for longer.

I just made the breakthrough in my thesis that I’ve been waiting on for the past year (3~4 months, especially). It brings considerable clarity to my thinking, and I can now envision what I need to do in order to complete my argument. If only this happened last semester (or even last week!), when I still had time left to actually write the fucking thing! Anyway, here’s my proposed sectioning. I don’t expect that it will make much sense on the surface.(But, if you think you disagree with something, you should stop whatever you’re doing and let me know ASAP). Also note that the diagram above is related, but only very opaquely; I mostly included it for the pretty pictures. Research question: What is depth, and to what extent does it play a role in our understanding—and subsequent appreciation—of cinema? Holography (implicitly stores information) as/in/qua depth, This shouldn’t be hard to prove; ‘how holography works’ is scientifically established All I’m proposing here is to use the word ‘depth’ to describe this phenomenon Depth is: a property of holograms; it signifies that information is implicit/encoded (A) an analogical framework for understanding how meaning emerges from perception (B) Cinema (/art/the universe) functions holographically, This will need the most elaboration, and is obviously my most contentious claim Need to draw support from existing film theory, not (just) science or philosophy ∴ The purpose of (cinema is to contain) depth Where ‘purpose’ essentially means ‘the inherent outcome’ Need to provide examples (films, techniques) where cinema exhibits depth

I just made the breakthrough in my thesis that I’ve been waiting on for the past year (3~4 months, especially). It brings considerable clarity to my thinking, and I can now envision what I need to do in order to complete my argument.

If only this happened last semester (or even last week!), when I still had time left to actually write the fucking thing!

Anyway, here’s my proposed sectioning. I don’t expect that it will make much sense on the surface.
(But, if you think you disagree with something, you should stop whatever you’re doing and let me know ASAP). Also note that the diagram above is related, but only very opaquely; I mostly included it for the pretty pictures.

  • Research question:
    • What is depth, and to what extent does it play a role in our understanding—and subsequent appreciation—of cinema?
  • Holography (implicitly stores information) as/in/qua depth,
    • This shouldn’t be hard to prove; ‘how holography works’ is scientifically established
    • All I’m proposing here is to use the word ‘depth’ to describe this phenomenon
    • Depth is:
      • a property of holograms; it signifies that information is implicit/encoded (A)
      • an analogical framework for understanding how meaning emerges from perception (B)
  • Cinema (/art/the universe) functions holographically,
    • This will need the most elaboration, and is obviously my most contentious claim
    • Need to draw support from existing film theory, not (just) science or philosophy
  • ∴ The purpose of (cinema is to contain) depth
    • Where ‘purpose’ essentially means ‘the inherent outcome’
    • Need to provide examples (films, techniques) where cinema exhibits depth

(Source: blog.signalnoise.com)

Jealous

Just thought y’all might appreciate some mid-day NSFW panoramic sex-montage photography.

(I’m absolutely in love with the concept, and the execution ain’t too bad either.)

(Source: reddit.com)

Spiral clocks are the best clocks.

Spiral clocks are the best clocks.

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Weeping
Written by Dan Heymann

I knew a man who lived in fear
It was huge, it was angry it was drawing near
Behind his house, a secret place
Was the shadow of a demon he could never face
He built a wall of steel and flame
And men with guns to keep it tame
Then standing back he made it plain
That the nightmare would never ever rise again
But the fear the fire and the guns remained

It doesn’t matter now
It’s over anyhow
He tells the world that it’s sleeping
But as the night came round
I heard it slowly sound
It wasn’t roaring, it was weeping
It wasn’t roaring, it was weeping

And then one day the neighbors came
They were curious to know about the smoke and flame
They stood around outside the wall
But of course there was nothing to be heard at all
“My friends,” he said, “we’ve reached our goal
The threat is under firm control
As long as peace and order reign
I’ll be damned if I can see a reason to explain
Why the fear and the fire and the guns remained.”

It doesn’t matter now
It’s over anyhow
He tells the world that it’s sleeping
But as the night came round I heard it slowly sound
It wasn’t roaring, it was weeping
It wasn’t roaring, it was weeping

Say ah, say ah, say ahhh
Say ah, say ah, say ahhh…

Strange how music adds a whole new dimension to thinking…

Anyway, I’m mostly disinterested by posts where nothing original is added to the context (for a bot could do that (etter han e ould)), so…

Major props to Dan Heymann, this song’s lyricist.
Have you seen his website? It’s pretty Geocities, aesthetically speaking, but also quite literally the embodiment of what a conscientious website looks like; it doesn’t claim that all merit results from Dan himself, but that he is humbled by the fact that his ideas (lyrics) managed to capture the hearts of so many. This seems to be a sign of great humility to me. Josh would/should be proud.