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By all accounts you should have learned something new today, do you agree with the saying? If so, what is the something new that you learned today?

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Yesterday: All speed boats attempting the speed record have an infinity sign insignia.

Today: When a director tilts the camera, such as in Fear and Loathing and Brazil, it's called a Dutch Angle, because German films in the 1930s used it alot.

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I don't think I learned anything new today.

Oh wait, I think I did the one about not enjoying my job any more already. :mrgreen:

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Heather, didn't you read leeds' post and learn at least one useless fact right there? :lol:

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Today: When a director tilts the camera, such as in Fear and Loathing and Brazil, it's called a Dutch Angle, because German films in the 1930s used it alot.


That explains nothing! Surely German tilt would be appropriate?

Hmmm. Today I learnt that I can buy film more cheaply elsewhere than from Fuji directly.

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OMG knowledge overload.

This thread is not good - I'm learning too much useless crap!! :lol:

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I just learnt that in 1898 Reverend Hannibal Goodwin patented celluloid photographic film.

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I learnt a small, boring (even to me) detail about my work process today - sadly, I think that's about it :(

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Nick wrote:
This thread is not good - I'm learning too much useless crap!! :lol:


Agreed. I think the facts above just shoved the last bits of GCSE French out of my head to make room. Oh well, it's probably more useful anyway. :P

I actually learnt a fair bit about SSL certificates today.


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I really hate SSL certificates. It's almost extortion.

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You've been reading Clarkson's column haven't you?


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Today: When a director tilts the camera, such as in Fear and Loathing and Brazil, it's called a Dutch Angle, because German films in the 1930s used it alot.
I learned today that a Canted Frame can also be called a Dutch Angle.

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ProfessorF wrote:
Surely German tilt would be appropriate?



it's from Deutsche angle.


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leeds_manc wrote:
it's from Deutsche angle.


Ahhh. :geek:
I can remember people asking if a framing looked a bit Dutch.

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You've been reading Clarkson's column haven't you?

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