Word: techno
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...remarks about his vocation, Winston always emphasized the artistic impulse over the tinkerer's gift. "I am not a technician," he said. "I am techno-ignorant." (Here, he must have been kidding to make a point, since he was in charge of the Stan Winston Studio, which constructed these elaborate, often revolutionary mechanisms in addition to devising them.) "But I love creating characters and telling wonderful stories." Another hint to Winston's humanity: his insistence on paying at least as much attention to his family as to his job. He leaves behind his wife Karen, their two children and four...
...bunch of new names for them. As effects supervisor John Gaeta itemizes them in the forthcoming book The Art of Speed Racer: "'Faux lensing' toward a 'Photo Anime' film format (including designer shape de-focus, infinite depth of field, bling and super-bling flare enhancements and candy-inspired 'Techno Color')." You can tell that everyone had liberated fun making the film; it feels like the group effort of Mensa kids let loose in the paint store. More than the story of the Racer family, Speed Racer is the visual autobiography of the Wachowskis and their pit crew of computer-nerd...
...create a bunch of new names for them. Effects supervisor John Gaeta itemizes some of them in the forthcoming book The Art of Speed Racer: "Faux lensing," "Photo Anime film format," "designer shape de-focus," "infinite depth of field," "bling and super-bling flare enhancements" and "candy-inspired Techno Color." You can tell that everyone had liberated fun making the film; it feels like the group effort of Mensa kids let loose in a paint store...
...Here at Harvard we’ve been so trained to write correctly, so it’s not as much of an issue as it might be at other schools,” Donovan said in an interview in Adams dining hall. Donovan added that she thinks techno-slang is more likely to be found in verbal communications—a conclusion supported by the report. “I think in terms of colloquialisms, more so than seeping into writing, they are seeping into verbal communications,” she said. English professor Lawrence Buell echoed a similar...
...starts tofeel overused after awhile.What might otherwise sound messy orscatterbrained is seamless and appealingon “Afterparty Babies.” Cadence Weapondoesn’t stick to any one particular genreof music, borrowing heavily from electronicadrumbeats, retro funk and popmusic samples, and techno bangers. Onhis bold a cappella intro track “Do I MissMy Friends,” Cadence Weapon deliversdeadpan reflections about the friends andpast he has left behind over multiple layersof beatboxing. Lyrics like “I officiallyblock senders...so I apologize for this confirmationof the touring musician stereotype...