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Sunday, April 01, 2018

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

10 Email Phrases That Make You Sound Unprofessional

www.fastcompany.com: There are some things you already know not to mention via email; political opinions, anything that could be considered sexual harassment, and office gossip are among the no-brainers. But there are also some less obvious topics and phrases you’d do well to stay away from, particularly if you want to come off as professional, competent, and on top of your workload. After all, emails can stick around for a long time, and you never know what might get dug up down the road.

Special Effects Makeup Artist Subtly Transforms Face into Striking Illusions

mymodernmet.com: Special effects makeup artist Monika Falčik produces striking—yet subtle—looks that will make you do a double-take. A self-confessed “makeup junkie” from Lithuania, she uses the material to create illusions that her entire face has shifted or that her hand suddenly has a heart-shaped hole in it. Creatures are also popular subjects for Falčik, from beautiful butterflies to slippery reptiles to a ferocious big cat.

Understanding framing lumber grades

Pro Construction Guide: The species of lumber and lumber grades available will often vary depending on which region you are in. In California, for example, the predominate species of dimensional lumber used for home building is Douglas Fir-Larch (DF-L). As you move east, lumberyards stock both DF-L and Hem Fir (HF). Once you get into the Southwest, you may use Spruce-Pine-Fir (SPF). All of these are considered softwoods and are graded under the American Softwood Lumber Standard PS 20.

An Unexpected Show Cancellation

TheatreArtLife: As production people, we spend a lot of time planning how the show is going to run, sound and look, as well as creating an environment that is safe so the audience will enjoy themselves. Just last month, I was working on one of our largest shows of the year, 2,500 tickets sold. We would be converting our recreational space into a concert hall.

Historical Accuracy Bad Excuse for Sexual Assault in Fantasy

The Mary Sue: Throughout the seven seasons of Game of Thrones, audiences are shown a variety of gruesome sequences of violence and gore. Most of these are so fantastical that no audience members are likely to experience them in real life: being burned to death by a dragon, giving birth to a shadow monster, or having one’s head explode after a giant presses really hard on one’s eyeballs.

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