Whoever had the idea of putting hundreds of top athletes with social media and wifi in the same village over the course of 2,5 weeks, deserves a medal.
i think one of the most interesting things is how, ever since the 19th century, the gothic has become almost synonymous with dark and eerie things, vampires and the like. artists and writers in the 19th century looked at those old and grimy buildings and were like, hell yeah, spooky shit. but it becomes even more interesting when you realise that those dark and grimy buildings weren’t dark or grimy at all when they were built; that darkness comes from years and years of smoke from candles and other grime building up. look at this picture from the restoration of the cathedral of chartres:
how fucking cool is this? so not only are those dark and creepy gothic stories from the 19th century just a fiction of the imagination of 19th century edge lords, but the actual medieval cathedrals were light and colourful. it makes you think about what age in history really deserves the term ‘the dark ages’, huh
me, catching myself wondering how i would look to an unseen voyer and then modifying my facial expression and body position accordingly to make myself more visually appealing despite being completely alone in my room and its 2 am:
Since its early days, Disney used the technique of rotoscoping / live-action reference, in which they filmed real actors performing
a scene and then traced over it frame by frame to create the animated version. While the animators did not copy line for line, the footage would help them visualize the postures and movements of the characters, resulting in a more realistic sequence.
