#Hollywood Evolution

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Gilded Glamour: Reimagining Hollywood's Golden Era through Inclusive Portraiture

Step into the world of Gilded Glamour, a personal photography project where I pay homage to the masters of Hollywood portraiture from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Inspired by the works of Eugene Robert Richee, Clarence Sinclair Bull, Ruth Harriet Louise, and other iconic photographers of that era, I aim to recreate the timeless allure and sophistication of the golden age of Hollywood. The elegance,…

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LUKE ALVEZ | 16.09 "MEMENTO MORI"

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Columbia Pictures identity.

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"CAROLE LOMBARD, blonde screen star, wears black with the usual flair which that color gives to the fair-haired, even when it's a bathing suit. She is shown here in a black jersey suit with a V-neck line in front, dissolving into semi-straps and ties at the back of the neck." - from the Border Cities Star. May 8, 1934. Page 9.

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I was about to complain about iTunes not having the Evolution movie soundtrack. But it turns out that my iPhone isn’t as obsolete as my iPod Touch device.

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wwe lol ,,,,,<<<

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Chioke Dmachi Drops Explosive New Single 'Yo Bro'—The Pride Anthem Shaking Hollywood!

YO BRO Ft. Chioke | Photo By Jeff Langlois Chioke Dmachi’s highly anticipated single Yo Bro has officially dropped, and it’s making waves as the ultimate anthem for self-love, confidence, and living unapologetically. This bold track, with its powerful bass-heavy production, is turning heads across the industry. According to the AP press release, Yo Bro is available on all streaming platforms…

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At the risk of making professor tolkien rotate in his grave like a goddamn rotisserie chicken, I propose the ents/entwives, instead of being just tree people, could be redesigned as sentient hadrosaurs.

I mean, they're ridiculously huge, those elaborate headcrests are perfect for amplifying their trumpeting calls (or for intense infrasonic rumbles), and they could be perfectly camouflaged in a forest (their legs would just look like tree trunks).

They could also be redesigned as sauropods for similar reasons (but you'd be missing out on the crazy headcrests).

Tolkien made the Silmarillion like the history of our world, so where are the dinosaurs? And don’t bring up dragons and shit. I want Turin killing a velociraptor. 

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All About The Silent Film Era & Early Talkies Too

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All About The Silent Film Era & Early Talkies Too

In this episode of “Tales from Hollywoodland,” the hosts and their guest Lee discuss the silent film era’s rich history and its profound impact on the film industry. They explore the origins of film, animation, the transition to sound films, and the challenges actors faced during this shift. The conversation covers the low survival rate of silent films into the modern era, the influence of directors like Erich von Stroheim, D.W. Griffith, Auguste Lumiere, and the influences on modern audiences.

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Rundown of the more interesting parts from the Necrits live stream with Christian Linke (Creative Director and Co-Creator of Arcane) :

There was a longer version of the Caitvi sex scene but they got bonked by the ratings people, and because it would have raised Leagues rating to mature, it got brought down to what we got.

The entire Caitvi sex scene was directed and animated by Fortiche with zero input by Riot. Christian says, "That was French people being French."

Riot making Arcane canon didn't change where they were taking characters or the story, it just made them more aware of how it would affect other Riot projects.

Christian refused to confirm exactly when the events of Arcane take place in the existing timeline.

The Arcane doesn't originate from Hextech. It is just one - in universe - interpretation of magic.

Christian doesn't view Viktor and Jayce's love as romantic, and that romance wasn't the intention when writing their relationship. However, by the way he talks, it doesn't seem he's against people shipping them romantically - just as a creative team, they were more interested in exploring a close, complex male friendship / brotherhood.

The 250-million dollar show budget number is not accurate as marketing is included in that fund. Fortiche's goal from the beginning was to bring the level of animation found in feature animated films to serialised content. While the show was very expensive for an animated series, it was way cheaper than an animated feature film because they try and work efficiently. As an example, Christian says how often in Hollywood, it's not uncommon for sometimes 40-50% of what is animated to end up on the cutting room floor while with Fortiche they try and keep it around 5%

Ekko's hair was changed from a mohawk to dreads because the artist who worked on him told them that black hair doesn't work like that (in reference to the mohwak), and here's how it would actually work.

Legends of Runterra affected Arcane in terms of giving the team inspiration for how the everyday street life is for people in the regions.

Caitlyn's LOR Tactical design (2021) and Warwicks VGU Voicelines (2017) were made to reflect what was going to happen in Arcane - production of Arcane just took a long amount of time.

They've said from the beginning that the only person who could ever defeat Viktor at the height of his power was Viktor himself. His story is about the glorious evolution, the pursuit of that, and what it actually means to remove these human elements until there is nothing left.

All projects Riot is working on - whether the MMO, Games, Written or Animated projects - are in talks with one another at all times.

Christian comments on how very few games have remain in service as long as League has, and because of its ever growing and evolving story, it's hard to bring everything together cohesively since everything was made at different times, in different era's, by a multitude of different people. So, while many things may be very cool creatively, it makes it impossible to successfully bring it all together more often than not. So for new projects, they are more focused on making something good and successful with the team and talent they have, even if it retcons or replaces content made in the past.

Christian pitched singing Heimerdinger.

Arcane's scripts for S2 were locked in before S1 was released, so they were not impacted by fandoms or online reactions. Christian thinks maybe some animation choices were influenced by things the animators saw online, but not the story.

When watching the premier of the final arcane episodes in LA - the entire 4000 seat theatre cheered when Maddie died.

The butterfly motif shared between Jayce and Viktor specifically was used to represent transformation.

Christian talked about how they don't think about really whether people will like something or not, but whether it's the right consequence for the story (this is in discussion to Caitlyn losing an eye). What makes a character likeable to an audience in his eyes is their decisions in the story; the choices that they make.

Continuing on from this, he comments on how the choices Caitlyn makes now are so different now compared to the beginning of the show. She is now willing to take risks and sacrifice parts of herself for people, for Piltover and for what is right.

When asked about Caitlyn's signature hat, Christian says that the team saw it as somthing that didn't really fit this version of Caitlyn they were writing and the person she becomes and that's why it was never incorporated into her designs.

Back in the beginning, when they were first working on Arcane, Christian would constantly going back to Jinx and Vi's original design artists & Riot August who was their champion designer to make sure they weren't messing anything up with these characters.

Christian goes on to tell an anecdote of when Paul 'Zeronis' Kwon was drawing the first concepts for Vi. This was back when Christian was in music. She didn't have a name at the time, but when Christian looked over Paul's shoulder at the art, he comments "she kinda looks like a Violet to me." They never spoke about it, but months later, when she became a serious character concept internally, she was gifted the name Vi. To this day, Christian doesn't know if his comment resulted in her name or if it was just a coincidence, but Violet became stuck in Christian's brain as Vi's true name. Riot August (who was in chat) then confirms that her name came from her tattoo, which came from one of her key design elements, being that she had the number 6 on her face. So, just a happy coincidence.

Talking about the tattoo. The tattoo was shrunken in size so, from a distance, it would look more like a beauty mark and the brain can more easily disregard it. One of the many things that they had to think about when translating the designs over as, is animation, you would be looking at a characters face a lot more than you do in league where the camera is situated top down.

As they were wrapping up the stream, Christian talks about how there always needs to be a bit of space between what content creators / content consumers do (pointing at Necrit) and what Riot does. He thinks it's good that there is space for criticism and a critical view of the things Riot does. In order to succeed, he believes they need to listen to their audience but also that they need to have their own vision, take risks, and be bold. It's a delicate balance in his eyes, and projects tend to fail when these two sides are too in cahoots.

He iterates that they are not trying to shove anything down anyone's throats. They are just trying to find what makes these characters cool, tell their stories, and be true to the regions they come from. With taking the characters from League to Arcane, it was important that they translate these stories and characters so they can hold up with the best storytelling in the world.

This circles back to the earlier point about retconning things and replacing past stories and content. He comments on how some characters are very outdated or too archetypal, but they still have an essence that people love about them.

Arcane was something Christian worked on for 9 years, and he was getting clearly emotional near the end. He also adds they're just getting started and he wants to make sure they do a good job with this IP and the characters we really love.

To those who are not happy with certain decisions, he's sorry they didn't hit what you personally wanted, but there is simply no way they can please everybody. While they are trying to make as many of the Riot / Arcane audience happy, they as the creators and artists need to follow their own compass, be the shepherds of this IP; that being creative is hard. They will keep doing that even if they sometimes have to ruffle some feathers.

He closes the stream by confirming that they are investing quite a bit in Noxas, Ionia, and Demacia for the next regions they explore.

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Columbia Pictures identity.

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The Evolution Of Daffy Duck

The Daffy Duck Evolution (1937-1968)

In celebration of Daffy’s upcoming birthday, I’ve been dying to do an evolution post of Daffy throughout his appearance in the classic Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies film series from 1937 - 1968:

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"SUR LA PLAGE AVEC MARY CARLISLE," Le Petit Journal (Montreal). May 20, 1934. Page 17. --- Voici un maillot de bain nouveau style, dont le moins que l'on puisse dire est qu'il est peu encombrant. Porté par la jolle blonde Mary Carlisle, il ne perd aucun de ses avantages l'actrice non plus!

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Michael J Dean Mable Gray '$🆕 Evolution Golden Dragon Entertainment Business Musicology Technology Filmoligy Hollywood Universal Produced Directed Composed Songwriten Arranged By MJD MG Wilkinsburg Pa

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Red Carpet Shenanigans at the 80th Venice Film Festival: When Fashion Takes Center Stage

Venice Lido, August 30, 2023 – The 80th Venice International Film Festival has officially kicked off, and while the strikes and waivers have made attendance a bit sparse, the red carpet is bursting with glamour, drama, and a touch of hilarity. As celebrities graced the scene, their outfits seemed to be telling stories of their own, much like a silent film where the attire speaks louder than…

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Academy Award Winners for Best Cinematography: 2005 — Robert Richardson, ASC The Aviator (2004) Directed by Martin Scorsese Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

“Prior to my involvement, Marty designed a color timeline that influenced every creative department. He wanted the progression from a two-color palette to a three-strip palette to approximate the technological advances of the film industry at that time, but more importantly, he felt it would mirror the characters’ emotional evolution. The first act, which covers Hughes’s early career in Hollywood, was supposed to have Technicolor’s two-color look. With the second act, which begins after Hughes sets a speed record flying across the continental United States [in 1937] and goes with Katharine Hepburn to Connecticut, we transition to that vibrant, three-strip look that most of us associate with the glorious Technicolor years. Then, when Hughes almost dies crashing the XF-11, we were going to cut into a more contemporary look without either Technicolor process applied.”  — Robert Richardson for American Cinematographer, January 2005