NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

Sleeping in on the weekend can’t make up for lost sleep

Science News: If the weekend is your time to catch up on sleep, you may want to rethink your strategy.

In young adults, using the weekend to make up for lost sleep during the workweek can lead to increased late-night munchies, weight gain and a lowered responsiveness to insulin, researchers report February 28 in Current Biology.

Posted by David at 3/05/2019 10:51:00 AM

CMU Lunar Gala shows off glowing fashion

The Pitt News: After completing their initial walk, models for Carnegie Mellon University’s annual Lunar Gala fashion event waited as the stage became dark, revealing the glow-in-the-dark paint on their garments that highlighted new embellishes on their clothing.

Posted by David at 3/08/2019 11:12:00 AM

It's Been Years Since Works Entered The Public Domain, But The Wait Is Over

90.5 WESA: Thousands of films, novels and songs entered the public domain at the start of the new year. It’s the first time in decades that titles like Charlie Chaplin’s silent movie “The Pilgrim” and Virginia Woolf’s “Jacob’s Room,” were made available for anyone to reproduce or use for their own creative purposes.

Posted by David at 3/07/2019 12:53:00 PM

Production Notes: Coconut Effect

Nevada Film Office: The “coconut effect” is a term used to describe sound effects, special effects or design elements that are unrealistic but need to be included because its absence would be noticeable to viewers.

The coconut effect is named after the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail in which two coconut halves were used to generate the sound effect of horse hooves clopping by banging the two halves together. The production lacked the budget to afford real horses so knights pretended to ride invisible horses while coconuts were used to complement the visual action.

Posted by David at 3/05/2019 10:54:00 AM

Tech Table: We Need A New Design

TheatreArtLife: Amidst all the automated lighting fixtures, automated scenery, and every conceivable high-tech toy now available to a modern theatrical production, the lowly tech table has lagged behind in terms of thought, consideration, and design.

As a theatrical lighting designer, I work at a tech table all day, 15 hours a day, six days a week, for at least one to two weeks. Without a doubt, my aching back, shoulders, and neck need help.

Posted by David at 3/04/2019 10:58:00 AM