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chekov’s cat: if you see a cat, it will probably be relevant later.

schroedinger’s gun: there’s no way to know if a gun is loaded or not until you physically inspect and check it yourself, so it’s safest to assume all guns are loaded.

mariacallous

#these are both excellent rules to live by#like#just in general

sith-shenanigans

crystalshard

Murphy’s Theorem: Anything that can become a triangle, will become a triangle.

Pythagoras’s Law: Any attempt to calculate geometry will go wrong.

assiraphales

I am in love w the way pre 2000s films have that hazy feel to them. hd honestly kills the vibe

assiraphales

I think that’s one of the reasons why “period” media that’s marketed off the Aesthetic sometimes bothers me.......like they get the music, the clothing, the cars......and yet it always feels like something is missing

like,

or even compare the early x files to the reboot

something is just lost with the crispness

assiraphales

someone in the tags said early spn vs new supernatural and tbh 100% yes !!

I never realized how much I missed the grainy undersaturated filing ...... “good lighting” and sharpness strike again

aphony-cree

Seasons 1-3 were shot on 35mm film

4-15 were all shot on digital cameras, a change that the network insisted on

thedustycrow

Yeah the exact thing that changed is that all the old stuff was recorded on film and all the new stuff was recorded on digital media.

jmtorres

i was going to say the film thing and the someone brought up supernatural and i was like "nah" and then @aphony-cree out here dropping that bomb.... in *2005,* to *2008?* there was a show shooting on film???? god you guys MOST shows went though this transition in the 90s how the fuck was SPN on FILM

aphony-cree

In the 2000s dramatic shows had a good shot of convincing networks to let them use film. The network still had film cameras they’d bought and maybe hadn’t gotten enough use out of before the switch to digital. Most dramas can’t be shot entirely in the studio, they need to go on location, so it made sense to let them use the older cameras while the new expensive digital cameras stayed in the studio where they were safer

Supernatural wanted the 35mm film aesthetic and hated when they were forced to switch to digital

satancheeto

They just recently released a 4K version of Lord of the Rings and they’re so Crisp. None of those soft fantasy vibes

assiraphales

moki-dokie

one of my least favorite things about these 4k updates to films (especially ones that used actual film) is that they also go and try to do color correction. like there’s a REASON that some scenes are heavily blue saturated. that wasn’t purely an effect of using film, but also a choice during the editing process. color is just as important to a movie as anything else.

it’s the exact reason why the matrix was shot with blue heavily filtered out to give that greenish-gray appearance, which added to the feel for a grungey dystopian machine-ruled future. The 4k version of it still has that there for the most part, but you can tell they did some color correction too and it throws off the entire vibe.

not to mention 4k updates of older movies REALLY makes the CGI stand out in a bad way and often times reveals imperfections in makeup that they knew, at the time, wouldn’t be noticed once everything was edited and it hit the big screens.

sewickedthread

There's something a theatrical costumer told me about, the 10 foot rule. As long as the costume can pass muster from 10 feet away, it's good enough. Too sharp attention ruins the illusion.

mugwomps

#so it really was better #in the old days #whodathunk

bisquid

If I was the colour mixer on lotr and saw what they'd done to the 4k version I would be calling my fucking lawyers

cyborbs-deactivated20231020

best thing tumblr ever did for me is the term "rotating it in my mind". it's really true that sometimes you think about something real hard but you can't tell what the thoughts are exactly. it's revolutionary stuff, i might even say

vulpineprince

sometimes the subject of your thoughts is just in this thing

ablondpanda

Ah, there it is!

The TUMBLER!

knitmeapony

The tumblr blorbo in the blorbo tumbler.

genderfluid-druid

hurr hurr I'm a human body hurr hurr I'm gonna solve all my problems using mucus

genderfluid-druid

"i require more fluids" well what did you do with the fluids I already gave you. hmm? did you make more mucus with them? you made more mucus with them.

randomness-is-my-order

annabeth saying the gods will always be by your side if you show them respect juxtaposed against poseidon saving percy despite percy only ever openly showing his (very valid) scorn for his father, oh my heart. it’s a good way of showing that poseidon’s care and love is not as conditional as most gods.

skullsandcorals

"I'm dyslexic. I'm not stupid."

demigods-posts

Chalice of the Gods Spoilers

one of my favorite aspects of percy's character development is his casual mention of his crying. before, percy hardly allowed himself to feel his emotions, let alone cry. i think in the pjo series alone, he only does it a handful of times and has belittled himself for not being heroic because of it. now, he cries at camp stories, at sally and paul's pregnancy announcement, and tears up when his mom praises him for maturing into a young man. it's such an overlooked detail, but it is so important to me.

miroana

Percy Jackson will do your quests

genteelblackhole42

An interesting easter egg from The Church on Ruby Road: The book on Cherry's bedside table is Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, a book about magic returning to England. After the salt thing from Wild Blue Yonder, the Toymaker's return in The Giggle, and now goblins in The Church on Ruby Road, it looks like a recurring theme in these new episodes is... the return of magic to the Universe. 🤔

shot-in-the-sky

Does it ever drive you crazy. Just how fast the night changes?

2005:

2023:

The Christmas Invasion is now an adult.

lestatslestits

Thinking about how meetings between RTD and Disney went.

The Mouse: We’re willing to put Disney Money™️ into your show now. How do you want to use this budget? Epic battles? Marvel-level abuse of green screen technology?

RTD: I was thinking an elaborate goblin musical number

The Mouse: …

RTD: They sing about eating babies.