Archive for August 1st, 2005

Silly English in France

Monday, August 1st, 2005

I occasionally feel inspired enough (or silly enough) to run a psychological experiment at work. Everyone knows I’m pretty much bilingual (English/French) and they are often reluctant to speak to me in my native English. So I’ll speak English with a French accent, and I observe the difference. Once I start speaking in this way, [...]

Cinema to go Digital

Monday, August 1st, 2005

It’s time to say goodbye to celluloid. Major blockbusters like Revenge of the Sith and Farenheit 9/11 have already been shot in digital and transferred to film for cinematic showing. As reported by the BBC, Hollywood studios are backing a new digital standard right through to the cinema screen, after making a deal on how [...]