Word: elements
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...feel confident the audience can see a central character a hundred yards away in the lower right hand corner of that screen. But I also realize on a laptop on an airplane, or even at worst on an ipod, they are never going to see that character, and an element of the story will be lost. I would never want the audience to be able to touch a couple of buttons and move an arrow key and suddenly recut my film to be able to see the background better on a smaller screen. If it's an interactive movie that...
...Washington Post reports that the debate on Iran policy inside the Bush Administration is being won by the hawkish element that favors a more aggressive approach aimed at ousting the clerical regime. It recently allocated $75 million for activities designed to promote democracy and undermine clerical rule in Iran, and is reportedly gearing up the State Department for a more activist role in relation to Iran. The problem facing Washington this week, however, is that very few countries share a regime-change agenda for Iran, and if they suspect that this is the motive driving the nuclear confrontation, Washington...
...Mission Hill incident simply demonstrated that ad hoc awards and human judgment play too large a role in the grants process. We recognize that evaluation of grant applications will undoubtedly require some human element, but such subjectivity ought to be minimized in the name of fairness. Such value judgments should only play a part in the development of these rules, which should consider, among other factors, the relative necessity of funding to the particular group in question...
...third element is a common program. You don't want a government where two ministries run according to policies of Sunni Arabs, three according to the policies of the Shi'ites, and so on. So there has to be a program that allows for governing from the center...
...sheet of paper," Spielberg says. "I make my movies for a movie theater, and I like to imagine how big that screen is. But I also realize on a laptop on an airplane or, even worse, on an iPod, they are never going to see that character, and an element of the story will be lost." Whatever is lost on the smaller screen, DVD has become, in Smith's words, "historically the final record of your movie. That's the one people watch over and over." Rodriguez has said that the "real versions" of his movies are the extended, unrated...