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How to give the name of a character without it being all banal and none

sivertime — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:51:54 +0000

It sounds stupid but it’s actually complicated. We must avoid the classic “How are you called? “, Bring something more fun to see. The techniques.
Use a conversation where more than two people participate
From the outset, one avoids the face to face classic and relou described in the intro. There, with at least three people discussing, it is enough to have the name of a character spoken and to point the camera towards him . And hop, at least one identified! Kind of scred ‘, of course, like: “By the way, Bernard, what do you think about it?”
Show character name
Another feint. Rather than say it, make it heard, we must mount it, make it see. Via a plaque on the door of his office, an inscription on his professional card, a letter addressed to him … or even squarely an advertising display as for Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad.
Create a waiting scene where their name is necessarily given
Like us, when we go to the doctor, the hairdresser, to an interview or any other official appointment. The character will be there, waiting to be called, wisely, and so will be his name . On the other hand, it is necessary to give a minimum of meaning to the scene. Otherwise, we’re gonna be shit …
Use mobile phone calls and messages
Here is an idea that it is good. In addition, it is the image of our everyday life so it will seem perfectly natural. When you call someone, you usually introduce yourself . Question of politeness, already, and common sense, then, if not the other at the end of the wire will grieve to understand what you want, why … Concerning texting, it is even simpler. Simply film the name of the contact indicated on the screen and the trick is played.
Make two characters talk about a nearby third
Not necessarily wrong, in the language of motherfucker. It does not matter, it’s free. Simply, to make a conversation between two characters about a third allows to show the latter. Easy. We have more than making the name-face link . Normally, it is feasible.
Never mention the character’s name
This happens much more often than you think. And what is also less serious and embarrassing than we think. Seriously, you can very well follow the characters, understand the film and debrief after but without knowing his name . You have other means of designating it. In Fight Club, for example, Edward Norton is “the narrator”. That’s all, no name. And many of us did not even realize it.
Make a scene
Both literally and figuratively. In contrast to the previous technique, here we focus on the name and nothing else. So there must of course be a staging, an explanation, that serves the story . These conditions fulfilled, the film can spend two minutes on a name. Like McLovin in Super Grave. So, who feels warm to write a script now that this major problem is resolved?

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IPhone 8: Apple would launch a model “Edition” for the 10 years of the iPhone

sivertime — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:23:28 +0000

The iPhone 8 could be called “iPhone Edition”. Yes, for the 10 years of the iPhone, Apple wants to offer an even higher-end product than usual.

A few hours ago, meltyStyle made an assessment of his 6 months spent with the iPhone 7 . We emphasized its quality of photo, its waterproof and its neat design, while regretting that the smartphone concerned does not propose a real innovation. But for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, Apple should erase this disappointment … The Cupertino firm would be working on a special version of its device, the first to be equipped with an OLED display. And if it was called until then iPhone 8, it would be titled “Edition” according to Macotakara . It would follow the iPhone 7 and 7S also scheduled for 2017.
Also according to Macotakara , the iPhone “Edition” would have a 5-inch screen content in the same format as the iPhone 7. It would be equipped with a dual photo sensor, such as the iPhone 7 Plus which recently compared the portrait mode To the Huawei Mate 9 . But for the rest, hard to know what the iPhone 8 Edition Edition will look like … Still uncertain about the materials it will use, the American giant would perform several tests, with an aluminum and glass chassis, a home button or Not … Yes, he wants the best product possible to celebrate this anniversary as it should. At meltyStyle, we can not wait to discover the future apple smartphone! Seduced by the name of the future iPhone?

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The small details that kill on “Futurama”

sivertime — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:52:36 +0000

The series that mark an era and a public necessarily contain little secrets, details and other anecdotes. Examples with “Futurama”.
With Matt Groeaning and David X. Cohen in control, the success was predictable. When you created “The Simpsons”, you have a little talent. Broadcasted from 1999 in the States, and 2000 in France, the series lasted eight seasons . Either 124 episodes of 22 minutes. That is to say, a lot of material to find some stories to tell.
That almost called “Doomsville” or “Aloha Mars”
In order to stick a minimum to the subject and to the pitch, the creators wanted a name that had a relationship. Normal, there is a minimum. So at first they thought of “Doomsville” or “Alhoa Mars”. And finally they opted for “Futurama”, in reference to a 3,300m2 exhibition in New York in 1939 , in which people were supposed to see what life would look like twenty years later. I do not know the guys at the origin of this thing, if they were young, but at least they were ambitious. Sometimes vicious.
The sounds come from “Star Trek”
On first viewing, it’s hot to realize it. Then, by force, from episode to episode, you begin to ask yourself the question, to make the comparison . Not you ? Well, let’s admit, but some yes. They checked and realized that it was downright the same sounds for the automatic doors that close, the car, the lasers bright … As if by chance!
Languages created … to disturb you
If you are attentive, in the background, there are often things scribbled on pictures, posters, walls, trucks … And looking at it, it’s the same signs that come back. At first, it is simply the four letters DRINK. Ok. Then we see chelous symbols , each corresponding to a letter of the alphabet or a number corresponding to the place occupied in the alphabet, since there are 26. But then to know what to do with it, the doubt Remains. What if it was just a trap to make us think in a vacuum?
Owls are scrapings
Incredible but true, the owls have invaded the city. Usually it is the rats or the pigeons that we drink to come to attack us, but not there. They were replaced by owls. Everywhere, all the time. At first it’s just a joke . Then it becomes a running gag. Before finishing in serious stuff, where men make face-to-face with owls and capture them in bags to exterminate them.
Hermes was not to be a Jamaican, nor to be called Hermes
Yeah, that’s a lot. Basically, he was called Dexter, by the way. Will know why, the creators changed their mind during a recording , and then decided that it came from the country of Bob. As a result, they delayed the moment when they reveal its past to be well square, to build a little more seriously the character.
Howard Stern takes a tackle following a true story
Billy West is the American actor who makes Fry’s original voice, as well as those of Professor Farnsworth, Doctor Zoidberg and Zapp Brannigan. In short, during an episode, Fry yells at the top of his voice: “Howard Stern is overcharged!” Why ? Just because Billy West got confused with him and did not want to work with him anymore. So, he made your little kiff, his personal revenge.
Fry is a rebel without cause
Aber warum do you want to say. So here’s the explanation. You see Fry’s outfit? His red jacket, your white t-shirt, his blue jeans? No way, you say to yourself. And it is inspired by that of James Dean, in the film … “Rebel without a cause”, which happens to be “La fureur de vivre” in VF. Tadam, mystery cleared up.

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The Walking Dead Season 8: Negan, Rick, Daryl … soon flashbacks on all the characters?

sivertime — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:08:14 +0000

A few days before the release of a new episode of season 7 of The Walking Dead, one wonders if the season 8 could give us a good surprise. Warning, spoilers.
There is only a few days left to wait before knowing what will happen in episode 12 of season 7 of The Walking Dead and melty continues to help you wait until then with some speculation about season 8. As some fans already know, the character of Negan is revealed for some time not only in the series AMC but also in comics focused on him entitled “Here’s Negan” . This miniseries tells a little about who was Negan before the zombie apocalypse and allows the readers to better understand the character and his motivations. The executive producer and showrunner Scott Gimple has already declared to be fan of the miniseries and want to integrate elements in the series since ” He can now talk about Negan knowing a little more about who he’s dealing with. One wonders if, in the rest of the series, it could be that flashbacks based on “Here’s Negan” complete the episodes.
Watch out for the spoilers on comics in the US in what follows. After all if the series follows the comics, Negan should lose the war against Rick and his lock-up in cell and the discussions he might have with Rick would be a good opportunity to delve into the past of the charismatic villain to know him a little better. Obviously when you leave on this track, it is difficult not to hope that returns in the past also take place for the other characters in the series. Who never wanted to see the past of Daryl and Merle Dixon, their difficult relationship with their father and what gave the two brothers the foundation to become the characters we saw in The Walking Dead . The same goes for Rick, although we already had some insights and the presence of Lori and Carl made it easier to share memories and hence information about his past. On the practical side, flashbacks can be difficult since, in addition to makeup the actors, it is also necessary to be able to insert them logically in the narrative frame and continue to advance the series. But we always have the right to dream …
The existence of a support on the past of Negan remains the most encouraging since the writers would have to draw in these pages to show us a little more on the character . An iconic leader of the Saviors, Negan continues to fascinate – and terrorize – the crowds but we would like to see him in a new light to better understand his motives. From the origin of the name of Lucille to his pre-apocalypse profession, “Here’s Negan” is full of information that is hoped to be exploited later, whether in season 8 of The Walking Dead or in the following ones. But for now, it is time to prepare for the war against him and the gathering of communities. Until we know if we will ever see Negan’s past, Discover the great moment you may have missed in episode 11 of season 7 of The Walking Dead ! And you, would you like to see flashbacks of the lives of the different characters?

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Keanu Reeves is still a cool guy

sivertime — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:50:14 +0000

At the “John Wick 2” poster, the actor is not only good in front of the camera. He is also a motivated pro and a good man. The proof in a few anecdotes.
Motivation 100% and start as it can
At 18, Keanu stopped the classes. He wants to become an actor, then boom, poker. In 1983, he interprets a cyclist in an advertisement, which drinks on arrival with a Coca. Mouai.
His personal experiences are very useful for him to fine-tune his roles
In “Youngblood,” the first film in which he plays a central character, Keanu Reeves is a Canadian who loves to practice hockey as a guardian. It’s good, he’s lived in Canada for years, and he really teased the puck when he was still in high school . Later, in “The Adventures of Bill and Ted”, he camped a musician, a guy who scratched the bass. Convincing? Normal, he plays really bass, with his group Dog Star before and then at the mercy of the opportunities now.
Music in second passion
When you refuse a $ 11M check for cool sessions with your buddies, you’re killing your band to death. In this case, it was for “Speed 2: heading for danger”. Since then, he has become entrenched when he can in lives , as with Bon Jovi in Australia or in festivals here and there.
Not stingy, he prefers to earn less to work with people
When the producers of “The Devil’s Partner” explained to him that they could not pay Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves had to lower his salary because he really wanted to play with him. Same with Gene Hackmann in “Les replaceants”, where he lowered his income by 90% . Another anecdote: for the sequel of “Matrix”, he gave 80 of his $ 140M to the technical teams of special effects and makeup so that they remain and are paid at their fair value.
It is often called “John”
Johnny Utah in “Point Break”, Jonathan Parker in “Dracula”, Don John in “Lots of noises for nothing”, John Constantine in “Constantine”, John in “Generation Um”, John Rain in Season 1 of “Rain”, John Wick (eponymous films) … In the end, he called himself John for months and months of his life , he will eventually change his first name.
He is the object of wacky beliefs
One finds everything on the internets. Even people who believe Keanu Reeves immortal. Yeah, right. Some see a striking resemblance to Charlemagne , according to the paintings. Others with a French actor from the late 19th, a certain Paul Mounet. Let us admit. But suddenly, how does it happen: does it reincarnate or just change its identity? So who wants to be a buddy with Keanu?

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As to your buddy who leaves early drinks, you can tell these characters: “You changed you!”

sivertime — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:57:36 +0000

Character, origin, family, clothing style or other: you no longer recognize the character. Again, it makes us laugh, imagine the malaise in truth.
The question that arises is: was it totally wanted, planned and mastered by the creators? Or were they so tangled the brushes that they no longer remembered at all how was the character at the beginning of the story? Because the changes were sometimes surprising. Examples.
Marcus Brody in “Indiana Jones”
In “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” this man is a confirmed and recognized intellectual. One can not more serious, of appearance and behavior, Marcus Brody is a square guy. And two years later, in “The Last Crusade”, it’s a big tart who loses himself in his own museum …
Superman in the comics
At the base, when he first appeared in a comic, he grew up in an orphanage, possessed a physical structure in advance of millions of years on us but did not fly. And today, we are told that he was raised on a farm by Jonathan and Martha Kent and his powers come from the sun. And let him fly, quiet.
Jason Voorhees in “Friday 13”
I suspect friend Jason of being a big myth. From film to film, during the saga, it changes. Once drowned man, once large calibrated once zombie once held in garage of guy with a mask once cyborg space … Sacre-change.
Stan Smith in “American Dad”
In costume, straight as an I, serious, Stan breathes seriousness. Above all, this is ultra conservative . And a few seasons later, we see him strutting in Borat’s outfit, embarking on naughty, eccentric, even bizarre sexual experiences. He goes more and more to the evenings!
Penny Halliwell in “Charmed”
BACKGROUND: In 1967, she is young, redhead, hippie and has a daughter. Attention is projected eight years later. 1975: a watch, brunette, grandmother, with two children. I do not mind it to go quickly, life coughed coughed … Anyway, I do not like people taking me for a fool either.
Kelly Kapoor in “The Office”
As the saying goes, she made pot of flowers. Almost motionless, especially not wanting to be noticed, Kelly is discreet and never speaks . And after ? She speaks. Too much. Too much. A bit gamine on the edges in addition.
Steve Hale in “Party at Home”
How do I change character names in the same series? Change character, elementary. Except that actor Scott Weinger did better . Incarnating the same character, he began by calling himself Peters. Then he became Steve Hale. Easy.
Angus MacGyver in “MacGyver”
A guy who knew how to evolve, who simply reflected. In the first episode, we see him with a big gun, strafing those who pursue him. Then for the rest of the series, Mac will be a fervent opponent to firearms . He developed an aversion. To the limit, in this sense, it is said that he repented and it passes. What other examples have you seen?

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