Word: dreamful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Making the original Star Wars trilogy, Lucas was forever frustrated that existing technology could not translate all his notions into compelling, realistic imagery. Today the whole palette of digital technology is much more subtle and supple; if you can dream it, you can see it. And you can play with a scene--keep reshooting it on the computer, so to speak, until it's perfect. As Lucas puts it, "An artist working on fresco had to paint everything before the plaster dried. Then oils were invented. That's what digital is to movies. You can go out in the real...
...knows the secret. "The story is meaningful," he says, "simply because there's an age of longing that people go through. That's what the story is about--longing, yearning. We ask ourselves, 'What's next? Can I be the person I want to be?' For some, the dream comes true. For some, it doesn't. We look at the story of Anakin Skywalker, and it makes us wonder. Is that just a cast of the die? Is it our character? Is it luck...
...bombers from this Air Force base in Knob Noster, Mo., have been making a pressure-packed debut. Adding to the stress of combat has been the close eye of B-2 skeptics. But speaking to TIME last week in their first interviews, pilots say the machine has been a dream to fly. The men described taking off over the soybean fields on 30-hr. flights, often made by pairs of planes, with two men aboard each. One sometimes naps while the other monitors the plane's computer systems, which do 95% of the flying. When the B-2 disgorges...
...HAVE A DREAM A change of mind-set may be all that stands between humanity and a healthy environment, according to the Dream Change Coalition www.dreamchange.org) The site invites visitors to join trips (real, not virtual) into the Amazon and the Himalayas to learn about eco-concepts known as dream changing and psychonavigation. "Earth-honoring changes in consciousness," says the coalition, are what's needed to put the planet on a path toward environmental and social balance...
...lesser hands this entire scene would be foolish pomposity. With Falkner on stage, it's a near religious experience. Writing, playing and producing his solo albums almost single handedly gives Falkner's work emotional cohesion and an overwhelming sense of sincerity. According to Falkner, "It was a childhood dream of mine. I never thought I could be a great guitar player. I thought, why not be great at everything in my own way. I honestly never tried to emulate anybody." This work ethic has also given Falkner a deep appreciation for the creative process of record making. The theme...