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![]() Lacking the musical phrasing, the grace notes, the full-bodied impetus of Astaire’s dancing, Berkeley’s choreography is memorable principally for the spectacle he was able to create out of large numbers of bodies moving in unison.īerkeley also became increasingly dependent on the interventions of the camera, for tracking closeups, witty angles and bird’s-eye views that added texture and substance to his choreography. Step for step, his vocabulary rarely deviates from a series of rudimentary leg kicks, shuffles and taps and a few simple, decorative movements of the arms. During that decade, Berkeley had a major rival in Fred Astaire, who was working for RKO, and even a basic comparison of the two men’s choreography reveals the limits of Berkeley’s style. In Gold Diggers of 1933 and Dames, Berkeley elaborated his dance numbers with an ever more inventive panoply of costumes, props and multi-level platforms.īerkeley helped make the 1930s a golden age for the Hollywood musical and the above compilation of clips illustrates just how brilliantly his imagination was suited to the silver screen. The By a Waterfall number in Footlight Parade (1933) featured giant water tanks in which its chorus could float though a riot of pin-wheeling, molecular patterns. ![]() He choreographed six more musicals during the next two years and his ideas grew exponentially – and expensively – more flamboyant. The box-office success of 42nd Street propelled Berkeley to the top of his profession. But as these individuals are re-absorbed into the ensemble, and as the crowd then morphs into a street of dancing buildings, the camera soars higher and higher, until the scene is abstracted into a dreaming cityscape. ![]() Berkeley starts out by choreographing vivid vignettes of individual characters: a juggling street vendor, a fighting couple, a drunk, a barber, a cocktail waiter. Even more radical were the visual possibilities created by his agile camera, which ranged from this tracking closeup of the dancers’ legs (1.23), abstracting them to a V-shaped tunnel of stockinged flesh, to the dizzying overhead shots that turned the chorus line into a kaleidoscope of art deco patterns.īerkeley’s overhead shot became his signature device (it was significant perhaps that he’d been an aerial observer with the US air corps) and he made even more dramatic use of it during the second half of the movie’s title number, which dramatised the “naughty, gawdy, bawdy, sporty” life of 42nd Street. He could move his dancers between different levels, without the need for complex lifts or partnerwork (0.24) he could create effective shifts in pattern and speed with only minimal physical activity (0.40). When we look at a number such as Young and Healthy today, its structural devices may seem tame but at the time they embodied a bold new attempt to liberate dance from the physical conventions of the stage, and place it in a purely cinematic dimension.īy constructing the choreography around a trio of hydraulically operated platforms, Berkeley transformed the spatial possibilities of his choreography. 42nd Street gave him the budget and freedom to let those ideas fly. But Berkeley had displayed some talent for working with chorus lines on Broadway, and spent two years with the Samuel Goldwyn studio, choreographing a number of low-budget musicals.ĭuring that period he’d begun playing with new ways to put dance on screen. ![]() ![]() Warner Brothers were taking something of a punt on Berkeley, who had no formal dance training and whose first experience of choreography had been organising marching drills during the first world war. WarnerBros.42nd Street proved more popular than the Warner Brothers studio bosses had dared imagine but credit was given less to director Lloyd Bacon than to Busby Berkeley, the actor and self-trained choreographer in charge of its musical numbers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sign up below to be reminded when tickets for Parklife 2021 go on sale. Also hoping to return in 2021 are the likes of Download Festival, the Isle of Wight Festivaland Lancaster's Highest point Festival to name but a few. Parklife is one of the many celebrated festivals that occurs throughout the summer season here in the UK. Also hoping to return in 2021 are the likes of Download Festival, the Isle of Wight. ![]() Trust us when we say it's going to be worth the wait." Parklife is one of the many celebrated festivals that occurs throughout the summer season here in the UK. "A huge lineup is almost ready, that we can’t wait to show you in January. "It’s why with that in mind that we have decided to move next year’s festival to the new dates of 11th-12th September, so we can be sure of the good times coming. The event returns once more to the iconic venue on September 11 and 12, 2021. It's a party 2 years in the making that we all deserve. Parklife returns bigger than ever in 2021 Parklife 2021 sees the Manchester festival return to the city's Heaton Park on 11th-12th September 2021 for a weekend alongside some of dance and alternative music's foremost names. Parklife Festival Tickets On Sale Now June 10, 11, 2023 Parklife Festival 2022 The Official After-Movie Revealed Watch on Parklife TV VIP IS BETTER THAN EVER All thrills, no spills, enjoy Parklife 2023 to the VIP fullest with your own private members club. Today, Parklife Festival announced the line-up for their annual music festival in Manchester’s Heaton Park. "With all the good recent news, we’re now looking ahead to 2021, and a return to the fields and good times we all love. Skepta, Disclosure and Jamie XX are all hitting the. Parklife 2021 sees the Manchester festival return to the citys Heaton Park on 11th-12th September 2021 for a weekend alongside some of dance and alternative musics foremost names. In a statement released today, the festivals organisers have said: Updated: 15:05, THOUSANDS of revellers donning daring outfits have descended on Parklife festival in Manchester ready to rave. ![]() Initially postponed back in March due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the 2 day weekend event, which was scheduled to return in June 2021, is now set to take place at the end of the summer season - from Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th September.Īmongst the headliners of this years doomed instalment were some the biggest names in popular music - from the likes of paradoxical rapper Tyler, The Creator, to Swedish pop sensation Robyn, Grime King Skepta and the loveable Scotsman, Lewis Capaldi. Parklife 2021 sees the Manchester festival return to the city's Heaton Park on 11th-12th September 2021 for a weekend alongside some of dance and alternative music's foremost names. The team behind the UK's largest metropolitan music festival, Parklife have announced plans to further delay next years event. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tips for using ambient light in your projects Task lighting a scene really should be about creating compositions in camera rather than just working with as many lights as possible on set. Regardless, if you want to find the right ambient lighting in a scene you'll need to know your lighting basics. So now the question becomes, “How do you actually use ambient light in your films, videos, and photo projects?” And this is cool because it’s pretty much an open-ended question - it’s up to you to decide how an ambient light (or, more often, ambient lights) will mix in with the various types of general lighting, available light, or another natural light source on set.ĭo you want your projects to be more of a tightly-controlled set where all of your cooler light sources are set up and controlled with little to no ambient lighting at all? Or do you want your sets to be a bit looser and DIY as you embrace the natural ambient light at your disposal rather than fight to remove it?Ī lot of your decisions about working with ambient light might simply come down to the locations themselves, the lighting resources you have to work with, and the amount of time available. Ambient light photography and videography options However, no matter if it's a bright light, a cool light, or any other type of artificial light, if it's in the room then it's liable to be part of the scene's lighting. And it's true that, unlike natural light, an ambient light could be anything from a table lamp to a light source in an entire room.Īrtificial lighting is truly everywhere these days. Light created by in-scene sources (like flashlights)Īs you can see, the only hard rule for what shouldn’t be considered ambient light would be light sources which were physically brought and set up by your production crew.Here’s a better list of what could be considered ambient light: sunlight and moonlight).Īmbient lighting, on the other hand, can include any light that just happens to be in the location or setting, even if they come from man-made sources. ![]() However this can be a bit of a misnomer as natural lighting should only refer to light created in nature (i.e. As we mentioned above, ambient lighting can be a bit of a confusing term because it is occasionally used synonymously with terms like natural lighting or organic lighting. Now that we’ve laid out a basic definition for ambient light, we can begin to deconstruct things a bit further. Let's try to clear up some more ambient lighting misconceptions below. However, as we'll explore below, true ambient light might be something different than natural light or other types of accent lighting, mood lighting, and other track lights or light fixtures which you might find in your home or on set. That could be the light fixtures in the room you’re in or the sun overhead when outside - both would count as ambient lighting.Īs such, ambient light in film and video can also be called natural light, organic light, or practical light (although each of these terms might be used differently at times). This means any light which comes naturally or organically into any environment. When used in the context of film and video, ambient lighting is simply any light source which was not created by the filmmaker or videographer directly. Let’s start with a basic ambient light definition to begin. So to help you along in your filmmaking journey, let’s really take the time to dive into the nuances of ambient lighting so that you can learn what this term means and figure out how you can use ambient lighting expertly in your film and video projects. Unlike other types of lighting terms like three-point lighting or magic hour lighting, ambient lighting is a bit more of an umbrella term that covers all types of organic (and sometimes non-organic) lighting. One of these terms which is used quite often but isn’t easy to nail down is “ambient light" or "ambient lighting." However, for every easy term there are plenty which somehow become more confusing the more you work with them. For example, a match cut is an editing cut that matches two shots together. Some of these terms are very simple and straightforward. ![]() As we’ve covered in the past when exploring film theory and the myriad video fundamentals like lighting, production, and editing, there are a lot of terms to learn. ![]() ![]() ![]() The lower the quality, the smaller the file size. The selection under Format only affects the web display. You can define the compression settings at Grayscale or Color. When saving a JPG, you can specify the File Settings, Color Management and Conversion in the Settings dialog box. If you have used the first method via the menu, you will find the same settings under Settings in the Export dialog. You can configure the conversion settings by clicking the gear icon adjacent to the selected file format. In the list of file formats, click Image and enable JPEG or JPEG 2000. Another benefit is that you can adjust the options for exporting PDF to JPG.įor this purpose, open the PDF and click File → Export To… → Image → JPEG or JPEG2000. If you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer, you can convert directly to JPEG format in a few seconds – without taking the detour via the clipboard and an additional application program. But you can change or ideally reduce the resolution again when converting to JPG. ![]() When inserting a screenshot into Word or InDesign, the predefined values of Adobe Acrobat Reader are preserved. Otherwise, the default values of Photoshop (usually 72 dpi) will be downsampled again. Important: When pasting the screenshot into Photoshop, you should set the resolution of the new file to 300 dpi. You can either print the selected area directly or edit it in another program. After releasing the mouse button, the area inside the rectangle is coloured and automatically copied to the clipboard. The mouse pointer then changes into a cross hair which you can use to drag a rectangle around the area you want to copy. Here’s how to: Choose Edit → Take a Snapshot. “Clipboard” or “screenshot” is the magic word in this context. It does not allow you to export a PDF directly to JPG, but you can get there by taking a small detour. The free Adobe Reader is installed on almost any computer.
![]() ![]() The shipping charges are not refundable for all shipped orders and returned packages under any circumstances. Shipping cost are mostly higher that the amounts charged to customers. Expedited and regular mail do not have guaranteed delivery times. ![]() However, in rare cases, delivery may take longer due to unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances. In most cases, delivery is within the specified time. However, if the customs apply any duty charges at destination country customer is responsible to pay such charges.
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If you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this Agreement on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to bind that legal entity to the Agreement, in which case, "You" or "Your" shall be in reference to such entity. “You” refers to you or your employer or other entity for whose benefit you act, as applicable. If You intend to access the Cloud Services in addition to using the Software, the terms and conditions of Appendix B apply to Your access and use of the Cloud Services (as defined in Appendix B), in addition to the terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable to Your access and use of the Software. This SOFTWARE LICENSE AND CLOUD SERVICES AGREEMENT, including all appendices and exhibits (collectively, this “Agreement”) is entered into between Intel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Intel”) and You. If You do not agree to be bound by, or the entity for whose benefit You act has not authorized You to accept, these terms and conditions, do not install, access, copy, or use the Software or the Cloud Services and terminate Your access to the Cloud Services, and destroy all copies of the Software in Your possession. BY INSTALLING, COPYING, ACCESSING, OR USING THE SOFTWARE AND/OR THE CLOUD SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. SOFTWARE LICENSE AND CLOUD SERVICES AGREEMENT DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, ACCESS, COPY, OR USE ANY PORTION OF THE SOFTWARE AND/OR ACCESS THE CLOUD SERVICES UNTIL YOU HAVE READ AND ACCEPTED THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. So my question is, it is possible to disable Smart Sound Technology for a specific USB audio device? Because the functionality is not only not useful for my device but detrimental.Intel Unite OBL Commercial Use License The terms of the software license agreement included with any software you download will control your use of the software. The current solution appears to be disabling Smart Sound Technology so the standard Microsoft audio drivers or other OEM drivers are used. So directing me to the computer OEM will be pointless as this is happening at a level totally controlled by Intel. This will occur across all manufacturers incorporating Smart Sound Technology. Second symptom is not working with the Windows kernel streaming audio interface causing application to fail. The first symptom is apparently disabling support for 24 bit audio. Unfortunately, some computers have added Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio that inserts itself in front of the standard microsoft audio drivers that work well with our device. So this issue will occur across all computer manufacturers. I have to try to provide support to customers of our products to try to get them to work. ![]() The products return vibration data instead of audio data but show up a USB microphones as far as Windows is concerned. ![]() I am with a company that has developed sensor products that use the USB Class 1 audio protocol. The computer manufacturer has to live with Intel design choices. I expect Intel will give me the run around and say contact the computer manufacturer though it really is an Intel issue with how Intel has developed the Smart Sound Technology software. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the first months of 1945, Soviet units raced across present-day Poland to the Oder River, evicting the last Wehrmacht troops by March 20th from its eastern bank. Nazi Germany, even quicker than it had risen as a military power, fell fast. The Victory Day Parade is a solemn but victorious affair, one in which accomplishment is recognized above tragedy. ![]() The impossible victory over Germany stirs a sense of gratitude through Russia. Russia suffered the most lives lost during World War II, capping their death toll at nearly 30 million. Seventy-five years ago, one of the strongest enemies the world has ever encountered was defeated under a joint effort by the Allies. This once-a-year celebration is a historic landmark as well as a display of modern military might. Yet no matter how many foods they eat or villages they visit, there is one event on one day that will give them more culture than the rest of their travels combined: the Victory Day Parade on May 9th. They indulge their taste buds with the best Russian cuisine such as borsch, pelmenis, and blinis. They visit villages like Mandrogi and Yaroslavl to get the oft-forgotten aspects of Russia’s history. When foreigners travel to Russia, many arrive with the intent of experiencing true Russian culture. Large crowds can be expected, but the experience will touch the heart of anyone who has an appreciation for the role Russia played in bringing down fascism in Europe back in 1945. ![]() Most celebratory activities are centered at Red Square (the Spasskaya clock tower usually rings to start the morning parade) and Poklonnaya Gora - the vast memorial complex to those who fought in World War II. The Russian President's office has confirmed that President Vladimir Putin will attend the parade, according to China's Foreign Ministry.Moscow, which President Vladimir Putin declared in 2006 as the “City of Military Glory,” normally dresses up for the affair, with day-long activities, concerts, and fireworks at night, but during Jubilee years (the next will be the 76th, held on May 9th, 2021) the city becomes a focal point for remembrance, often with the honored attendance of many foreign dignitaries. Xi's visit to Russia and appearance at the Moscow commemorations "pushed the China-Russia all-round strategic partnership to a new level," Fan added, according to the statement.Ĭhina's Foreign Ministry said in March that China "has invited leaders from all countries and world organizations concerned" to the September parade. We agreed to send a subdivision of the Russian Armed Forces to the military parade," Shoigu was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying.Ĭhinese President Xi attended the parade in Moscow and China's military formation made a debut at the Red Square parade. "We gladly accepted the invitation by the minister of defense of the People's Republic of China to take part in celebrations on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II on September 3 this year. The two top military officials met in Moscow on Sunday following a Saturday parade at the Red Square to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the war against Fascists in Europe. Russian troops march across the Red Square for the V-Day Parade in Moscow, March 9, 2015. Ĭhina has invited Russian troops to march in a parade in Beijing in September to commemorate the end of World War Two, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.Ī Defense Ministry statement issued on the ministry's website on Monday said Fan Changlong, vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission, told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu that China "warmly welcomes Russian military leaders and army formations" to take part in the September events in Beijing. ![]() ![]() ![]() jbidwatcher directory that contains cached data concerning all of the auctions you are watching (including thumbnail images), your login credential, and error logs. ![]() If you have already been using JBidwatcher 1.0.x, you’ll have a. The Java 1.5 requirement limits the Mac version of JBidwatcher to 10.4 and later only. The instructions say you should use the Sun Java Runtime Environment, although I have used JBidwatcher 1.0.x with other JREs without major trouble on Linux. The new version of JBidwatcher requires Java 1.5 or newer. jar file and save it to any location on their system. OS-appropriate installers are available for the proprietary OSes Linux users need only to grab the. ![]() The most recent is 2.0 beta 3, unleashed on May 1.Īs the name implies, JBidwatcher is a Java app, and is tested regularly on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. He started releasing 2.0 betas to the public in April. Schweers decided to refactor the code, add new features, refresh the look and feel, and store auction information in a database instead of flat files. Newer eBay features and spin-off sites (such as the vehicle-only eBay Motors) are not supported, and the interface is inflexible, particularly for Linux users. The 1.0.x series continues to function correctly for most auctions today, but is showing its age. Since that time, only a few minor updates came down the pipe, usually to fix breakages when eBay changed its formatting or URI scheme. It hasn’t always been easy, though - JBidwatcher 0.9 was released in 2003, but 1.0 didn’t come until 2006. JBidwatcher is the work of Morgan Schweers, who has overseen its development for close to eight years. JBidwatcher, one of the best open source eBay utilities, has just released a major update. While eBay was once seen solely as the world’s garage sale, it is evolving into a general commerce marketplace, and that makes auction monitoring applications all the more useful. ![]() ![]() It raises the question: Will they get back? There’s a dry humor here, partially because we know by now the characters definitely don’t have any good luck. Isn’t it cool how her voice comes across so strongly we don’t even need her name spelled out to know she’s speaking? “We’ll meet you back here as soon as possible, but stay safe. What’s his deal? (This is a very Leo thing to wish and Leo had not been acting like himself in the chapter before.)Ĭlosing Paragraph: “Fine,” she decided.There’s a good chance Leo could invent a time machine. Opening Line: “Leo wished he could invent a time machine.”Īgain, this works because it’s a cliche that could be literal. Her description is concise, blunt, specific and wry. Two hundred feet long, with a bronze-plated hull, mounted repeating crossbows fore and aft, a flaming metal dragon for a figurehead, and two rotating ballistae amidships that could fire explosive bolts powerful enough to blast through concrete… well, it wasn’t the most appropriate ride for a meet-and-greet with the neighbors. The Argo II definitely did not look friendly. She’s second-guessing herself, and starts to analyze the ship as she tries to determine what the Romans are going to think. With that little phrase, the reader gets a sense of her attitude: She’s fully aware of how crazy this is and is not expecting the best results, but she has thought the whole thing out.ĭuring the description of the Argo II on page 2, Annabeth’s way of describing the ship is far different from Leo’s (below). She clarifies it to add emphasis to how unstable their approach to New Rome is–and how entirely up in the air their reception will be (ha ha, pun). To Annabeth, it’s obvious what the white flag represents. The quotes around “we come in peace” acts both as clarification for the young adult and middle grade readers and a dry observation by Annabeth. She confirmed that the white “We come in peace” flag was flying from the mast. A lot of words clue this off in the first page: Prepared, checking/double-checking, confirmed, reviewed the plan, backup plan/backup plan for the backup plan, important, the last thing, order.Īnnabeth also has a distinctly wry voice–weirdly, something I never really picked up on until analyzing this excerpt. This scene particularly highlights this characteristic because of the setting: They’re about to land in a “potentially hostile Roman camp” (can you hear her planning even in that phrase?). Again I’m left with a question: Will the team (and the town) survive?Īnnabeth is constantly planning and prioritizing. The last line is humorous and, in retrospect, ironic and foreshadowing. The statue–a potential threat–is obviously reluctant, which builds suspension. ![]() You may climb down your ladder to New Rome, daughter of Athena.
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