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by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 11:07:52 AM EST
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Thank you. I just learned more from 10 minutes of listening to Jerome than from weeks of listening to the fuliminations of the TV talking hairdos.

Happy to find out about France 24. It looks like an interesting news source, and I hadn't known about it.

by Mnemosyne on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 11:50:05 AM EST
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A wonderful phrase based on the reality of preparation for appearance as an 'anchor'. Some of these types get very attached to their make-up artists - having found one that makes them look good in the lights of the particular show...

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 11:56:55 AM EST
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Over the course of a wildly checkered career, I've spent a bit of time in control rooms and seen what they look like before and after the makeup people work their magic. Heh.
by Mnemosyne on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 12:00:35 PM EST
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I loved the little detail (probably apocryphal) that the make up department of thee David Frost show in the US - in the Eighties - used a 5 inch brush to apply basic colouring.

It's on the same productivity level as melting margarine in sandwich bars and applying it with a 5 inch brush - the margarine re-solidifies as it cools.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 12:08:37 PM EST
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So. Are you comparing David Frost to a bar of margarine? An interesting thought.
by Mnemosyne on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 12:56:12 PM EST
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Oh, definitely. He spreads straight from the fridge too...

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 01:38:46 PM EST
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A thin layer of margarine... over America

(as he should have called his show).

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 02:01:07 PM EST
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I never ever liked him, from the nasal superciliousness to the overstriped shirts. For me, he sullied a lot of ground-breaking shows.

But I'll see the press show of the Frost/Nixon movie tomorrow morning. And, if I have the endurance, the detestable Cruise in 'Valkyrie' in the afternoon. It's called suffering for art ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 02:12:46 PM EST
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Re: suffering for art.

To a bystander (me,) it's all rather amusing.  People in the industry almost have to sit through films they know will be gah-awful in order to retain their street cred.  Gives me nice warm fuzzies for the hours ofe misery I've been subjected to over the years.

(Revenge is a dish best served at 24 frames per second. :-)

by ATinNM on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 02:32:27 PM EST
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Oh lovely 24 and it's frikkin' arcane relationship to 50 hz, and gorgeous 60 hz NTSC video. 'Never Twice the Same Colour'. <shivers>

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 03:10:35 PM EST
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Apply the Bergman Solution™:  an all white cast, on a all white set, shot under all white light, using black and white film.

Either that or smoke a bunch of the herbaceous substance and you won't care what colors you're seeing.

 

by ATinNM on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 04:19:48 PM EST
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Smoke a bunch and watch Bergman does not guarantee a colourful experience.

(Unless a bunch of bananas, in which case yellow.)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 04:41:50 PM EST
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I suppose the Faroe Fascist did make a couple of good movies. But he put me off Swedes for years ;-)

Of course I'm making up for it now...

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 04:46:05 PM EST
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He "sullied" - by using them as springboards. What a creep.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Jan 11th, 2009 at 04:43:24 PM EST
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