Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Twilight


Okay, so I have seen Twilight, and here is my review:

 

Twilight, the romance-thriller based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, was overall almost identical to the book. I noticed a few minor differences, and some acceptable changes that had to be expected from the transition from book to film. The film was obviously catered towards fans of the book, although I noticed many feeble, almost half-hearted, attempts to try and draw in people who haven’t read them.

 

The differences between the book and film are minor, although I felt the need to list them here:

  1. First, Bella has a cell phone, a laptop, and an iPod in the film.
  2. Edward tells Bella how to become a vampire much too early on.
  3. They didn’t spend enough time on the suspense portion of the film
  4. there are a few odd scenes and minor plot points that have been added to the film

 

Stephenie meyer, the author of the books, made s small cameo in the film, that is obvious and funny if you are looking for it. I personally thought that I had missed it, and then 5 minutes later, she is there on the screen.

 

The acting in this film was great. There were no bad actors. My personal favorite was Mike Welch as Mike Newton, although the characters of Charlie and Rosalie were great. Alice did not get nearly enough screen time. Jasper was absolutely freaky, and it felt like a real town. Catherine Hardwicke, the director, has a very neat style. It felt very indie to me. I also loved the soundtrack. The music fit perfectly, and if it wasn’t a previously released track, it was one of the many different versions of Bella’s Lullaby, which made for a perfect movie theme. I give Twilight a 10/10.

Friday, November 7, 2008

New Layout!

I got a new layout today. I don't want to take any credit. It's really quite a simple process. But I just want to know what you think of it.

Ryan

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Beam me Up!

Omigod! CNN has a hologram machine!

That was the reaction Tuesday night when CNN revealed their exclusive "Hologram" technology in an interview with Will.i.am. They also used the hologram machine in an interview with one of their correspondents.

Now, it's obvious that the hologram isn't real. I did some digging and found out what technology is behind this innovation the the news industry.

The subject is in a green-screen room somewhere with 35 HD cameras pointing at them from various angles. The subject's "Hologram" isn't viewable from the set. The interviewer is looking at a 36 inch HDTV. There are twenty computers crunching the data and adding it sometime during the seven-second delay.

I see the potential for this technology, as well as CNN's new Touch-screen Wall. It could be great in the future of news and reporting.


LINKS

Will.i.am on the hologram machine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deoOTqT-SMI