Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Aug 13 2004
Is The Material Girl Being Replaced By The Digital Girl?
A lot of modern films use digital enhancements these days. CGI work is integrated into the final product of a movie with almost seamless results in many cases. Designers are working on ways to allow computers to do things that humans simply can't do in the real world. This concept is spilling into advertising, gaming and other industries. Now it looks like we're going to see virtual beauty contests.
posted at: 13:11 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
A lot of modern films use digital enhancements these days. CGI work is integrated into the final product of a movie with almost seamless results in many cases. Designers are working on ways to allow computers to do things that humans simply can't do in the real world. This concept is spilling into advertising, gaming and other industries. Now it looks like we're going to see virtual beauty contests.
posted at: 13:11 | category: /Arts and Entertainment | link to this entry
Covering The Coverage
Here's a good example of how news media cover stories in different ways. We had a local accident this week involving a film crew. The Register-Pajaronian tells the story like this. If you read that version of the event, you might get the idea that it was some professional crew that got into trouble. But if you move on to the Santa Cruz Sentinel's version of the story, you'll find out that was not the case. Note that the Sentinel version also refrains from mentioning the names of those involved (except for that of one CHP officer).
This is really important for those of us who blog, because sometimes it's very tempting to rush to be among the first to post comments on a breaking news story, only to find out later that the first news reports were inaccurate or incomplete, or perhaps biased, and in a few unfortunate cases, completely fabricated. Some of the best posts I read from other blog writers are the ones where the writer has taken some time to research the whole thing just a bit more, when possible, before jumping in with both hands and shooting off a post that makes the writer look silly later. I really need to remember this when I get itchy keyboard fingers.
posted at: 08:04 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Here's a good example of how news media cover stories in different ways. We had a local accident this week involving a film crew. The Register-Pajaronian tells the story like this. If you read that version of the event, you might get the idea that it was some professional crew that got into trouble. But if you move on to the Santa Cruz Sentinel's version of the story, you'll find out that was not the case. Note that the Sentinel version also refrains from mentioning the names of those involved (except for that of one CHP officer).
This is really important for those of us who blog, because sometimes it's very tempting to rush to be among the first to post comments on a breaking news story, only to find out later that the first news reports were inaccurate or incomplete, or perhaps biased, and in a few unfortunate cases, completely fabricated. Some of the best posts I read from other blog writers are the ones where the writer has taken some time to research the whole thing just a bit more, when possible, before jumping in with both hands and shooting off a post that makes the writer look silly later. I really need to remember this when I get itchy keyboard fingers.
posted at: 08:04 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
