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January 21, 2013
From The Orange County Register
Published January 21, 2013
By Jordan England-Nelson / Orange County Register
Two sophomores from Foothill High school, who both underwent brain surgery recently with the same doctor, went to the winter formal together Saturday.
When Foothill High School sophomore Colby Baron's head started to hurt during 3rd period AP biology, he didn't know that he'd had a stroke. Or that within the next 24 hours he would have a six-inch scar across his left temple. He also didn't know the ordeal would get him a date to the winter formal.
Cassie Vaglienty, another Foothill student that underwent brain surgery the year before, learned about Colby's situation through updates on his Instagram account.
"I think I was the most concerned," Cassie said. "Just because I knew what kind of situation he was in."
The two patients, who had the same surgeon, have been close ever since. They attended the Tustin school's winter formal together Saturday.
TUSTIN – During the time Colby was in the hospital last October, recovering from brain surgery, his family kept his friends at Foothill High School updated on his status by posting pictures and comments on his Instagram account. That's how Cassie Vaglienty, also a sophomore at Foothill, learned about Colby's situation.
A year and half before Colby's trip to the ER, Cassie had suffered a stroke that left half her body partially paralyzed. After surgery and rigorous physical therapy, Cassie made a full recovery. But her experience left her particularly empathetic to what Colby was going through.
"She just kind of got it," Colby said about Cassie, who sought him out after he came back to school. They learned that not only had they had the same brain issue, they had shared the same doctor.
The two 16-year-olds became fast friends, and when winter formal came around, Cassie asked Colby if he would be her date.
Dr. Michael Muhonen, director of Neurosurgery at the CHOC Neuroscience Institute, said he was nonplussed when he heard the news about the unlikely couple he'd operated on.
"They're both wonderful kids and they both survived life-threatening conditions," he said.
When asked for a prognosis about the couple's (medical) future, the doctor was unequivocal: "I'm optimistic," he said.
By 5th period that fateful day in late October, Colby's headache had gotten so bad that he skipped soccer practice and went home to take a nap. When he woke up, he had a text message on his phone from a friend, but was unable to read it.
"It looked like it was in a different language," Colby said.
When he started mispronouncing words, his mother decided it was time for a visit to the ER. Colby remembers being unsure why he was in the hospital. He had trouble responding to simple questions. When the doctor asked him to touch his ear, he touched his nose.
"Then they put me on morphine, and the rest of the night was kind of a blur," he said.
An MRI of Colby's brain showed that he had an arteriovenous malformation, a congenital condition involving an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain. The bundle had ruptured and the excess blood was putting pressure on Broca's area, the region of the brain responsible for speech and language.
Surgery was scheduled for 7 a.m. the next day. The doctor told Colby's mother there was a 50 percent chance of a full recovery.
"I was scared to death," Jennifer Baron said. "Couldn't he have given me (odds of) 85 or 90 percent?"
The surgery was successful, but it still took the better part of a week before Colby was speaking normally. He needed frequent naps. Visitors were kept to a minimum. Even watching TV was a chore.
Colby's three older sisters flew or drove in from Oregon, Utah and Corona. His older brother, a diplomat in Trinidad, spent 24 hours on planes and in airports to get to his brother's side.
"I'm pretty much the only child at home right now," Colby said. "Having (my siblings) there was like a revert to my childhood. To have a big family around me like before, it really helped."
During Colby's stay at the hospital, his family sent out photos and updates via his Instagram account and his sisters started a blog about their brother's ordeal.
It was through Instagram, a social networking site similar to Facebook, that Cassie and the rest of Colby's schoolmates learned about and stayed updated on his condition.
"I wanted to be there (at the hospital) so bad," said Cassie, even though she knew Colby couldn't have visitors in the days following the operation.
When Colby finally made it back to school at the end of November, Cassie sought him out. As it turns out, the two sophomores had more in common than just matching scars and goofy haircuts (Cassie insists her hair hasn't been the same since the surgery). They have mutual friends and both play soccer for Foothill High.
When Cassie asked Colby to the winter formal, she made him a soccer-themed poster that asked if he would "assist" her in her "goal" for winter formal.
"Did I score? Or is it a red card?" the poster read.
Colby immediately accepted, then responded in kind with a soccer ball and a card that said, "I'd rather be dead, than give you a red."
Cassie may have scored a date to the formal, but the couple insists they are not in item.
"I have my girl friends and he has his guy friends," Cassie said. "But we don't 'hang out' hang out, you know? We're just good friends."
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Tuesday, 30 November 2010 20:04
Marcum, #21 Tigers Set for Regular Season Tip Off
Tiger Zach McGeorge grabs a hard fought rebound during Clay County's preseason scrimmage against Hazard.
First-year Head Coach Robert Marcum and his Clay County Tiger basketball team tip off the regular season Friday night, hosting Centennial High School to begin the Big Red Shoot-Out.
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Tuesday, 30 November 2010 19:55
#11 Lady Tigers Welcome #4 Scott County for Season Opener
Lady Tiger Senior Whitney Belle Jackson applies defensive pressure in the Lady Tigers' preseason victory over Ryle Saturday.
After an impressive win over #15 Ryle to end preseason play last Saturday, Coach James "Ivy" Burchell leads the #11 ranked Clay County Lady Tigers into a regular season showdown against #4 Scott County to open up the regular season Saturday night.
Scott County fell to Mercy in last season's state championship game, and many expect the Lady Cardinals to possibly find their way back to EA Diddle Arena come March.
The defending 11th region champions, Scott County is picked to be one of the top teams in the state this season, and for good reason.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 2010 20:04
Wednesday, 24 November 2010 13:53
Tigers Fall to L'ville Moore; End Preseason With Hazard
Senior Tiger Matt Mitchell (Left) looks to penetrate past a Louisville Moore defender during the Tigers' opening scrimmage Friday. (Right) JV Hooker attempts a steal.
Fans were treated to their first look at the Clay County Tiger basketball team, as the Tigers hosted Louisville Moore at 'Spider' Gymnasium this past Friday night in a preseason exhibition.
The scrimmage was contested through four 10-minute quarters, as the Tigers fell 71-62 to Louisville Moore.
"Our kids played hard," said first year Head Coach Robert Marcum, "This was a good test against a very good basketball team."
The visiting Mustangs dictated much of the pace of the game, forcing the Tigers to play faster, thus committing 16 turnovers for the game.
"To beat a good team like Louisville Moore, you not only have to play hard, but you have to play smart," said Coach Marcum, "The main thing that hurt us was that we played their pace of game. They dictated the flow of the game. We need to be more patient and play our style."
Offensively, the Tigers were led by Matthew Mitchell and Codi Roberts with 15 points apiece.
In his first basketball game in over a year, senior JV Hooker added 10 points.
"JV's a big weapon for us," said Coach Marcum, "And the kids are still getting used to him and vice-versa. It will take a few more practices to get that chemistry."
Allen Whitaker and Adam Gay each added seven points apiece, while Josh England recorded six points.
Zach McGeorge chipped in two additional points in the loss.
Despite the loss, Coach Marcum seemed pleased and optimistic about his team.
"This is what scrimmages are for," stated Coach Marcum, "It showed some weaknesses we have, but they're all fixable. That's the good part."
But all was not negative, as Coach Marcum also mentioned some bright spots for the Tigers.
"I was pleased with how Codi (Roberts) and Allen (Whitaker) played," said Coach Marcum, "Codi shot the ball pretty well, and Allen showed no fear. Allen wasn't intimidated by their height and athleticism."
Coach Marcum was also pleased with his team's aggressiveness.
"We did a good job of attacking the basket and drawing fouls, we just need to finish at the free-throw line."
Despite the loss, Coach Marcum is confident his team will improve.
"All of our problems are fixable, that's the encouraging part. All of our kids played hard, but we just need to be more disciplined on offense. We need to establish our identity. We'll take this game as a great learning experience and move on."
The Tigers finish preseason play Wednesday night, hosting 14th region powerhouse Hazard.
Hazard is the preseason favorite to win the 14th region, as Coach Al Holland returns all but three of his team from last year's 21-10 squad.
"It should be another good test for us against a solid ball club," stated Coach Marcum.
"This is another good opportunity for us to fine tune our offense, and to try some new things defensively."
After the large turnout the Tigers received at this past weekend's scrimmage, Coach Marcum hopes this week's game will host an even larger crowd.
"We need people to come out and watch us. It should be a great game, and we'd love to see a good supporting crowd."
Wednesday's scrimmage will be the last chance fans will get to see the Tigers in action before tipping off the regular season December 3rd.
Wednesday's preseason exhibition between the host Tigers and visiting Hazard is set for a 6:00 tip-off at Keith Gymnasium.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 14:00
Wednesday, 24 November 2010 13:44
Lady Tigers Duel Sacred Heart to Tie; Ryle Up Next to End Preseason Play
Lady TIgers Whitney Belle Jackson and Sara Robinson jockey for position against Sacred Heart defenders during Clay County's preseason exhibition Saturday afternoon.
In a match up of preseason top-25 teams, Coach James "Ivy" Burchell's 13th ranked Clay County Lady Tigers ended Saturday afternoon's preseason exhibition in a 58-58 tie against preseason ranked #11 Sacred Heart.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 15:41
Wednesday, 24 November 2010 13:34
CCHS TIger Football Head Coach Shannon Arnett, seen here with senior CJ Miller, was named Class 5A District 8 Coach of the Year.
After an impressive turn around from last season, Clay County High School football Head Coach Shannon Arnett was named Class 5A District 8 Coach of the Year this past week.
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Shandi Dix/KS State FairKids watching the miracle of birth at the Kansas State Fair. All across the nation youth can be found exhibiting 4-H and FFA projects at county and state fairs.
Many of these young men and women will learn life lessons from showing their prized bovine, equine, swine, or maybe even a porcupine. Some will continue those lessons as they pursue careers in agriculture. All will be potential advocates for the industry.
The majority of youth in America are not fortunate enough to participate in fulfilling activities like the bucket calf project or selling their blue-ribbon market lamb. However, those non-participants do get the opportunity to learn from their 4-H and FFA member counterparts when they attend a fair. Urban and suburban youth alike have the chance to see other kids in action as they fit and show livestock. It is a great learning experience for all.
Animal activist groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have been trying for the past few years to step into state fair venues in nearly every area of the country to "educate" children.
Just this past month PETA was allowed to voice its opinion for the first time at the California State Fair with a booth illustrating the motive "to make kids wary of dairy." The booth featured games to lure in kids and then detailed reasons why they should ditch dairy or meat products for a vegan lifestyle.
I personally see nothing wrong with the booth, even though I do not support PETA's philosophy. Fairs are completely pro-animal agriculture. All you have to do is take a walk down the midway to realize this. You'll see people dining on turkey legs, corn dogs and bacon-covered everything, all while 4-H and FFA members show off the fruits of their labor.
Minnesota Veterinary Medical FoundationVisitors of the Minnesota State Fair can see newborn piglets. I do have a problem with the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) suing the same California State Fair that was kind enough to open its doors to PETA. ALDF has sued the State Fair and the University of California Board of Regents for confining pregnant sows and nursing piglets in farrowing crates at an educational exhibit.
Farrowing crates help protect baby pigs from being crushed by the sow, and give the pigs a warm, dry place to lie. Can you imagine the trauma children would experience if they saw and heard a baby pig being laid on by its mother?
The Livestock Nursery Exhibit lets people – who would not otherwise get the chance – see pigs, cows and sheep give birth. This service is run by students and faculty from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, who will spend their time caring for the animals and educating children about livestock.
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text: Items 193 to 240 of 489 total Previous 1 ... 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 ... 11 Next View: 12 / 24 / 48 Excellent By Vincent on 9/1/2012 Vincent would recommend this product to a friend I have been using this for about one year now, and it has paid for itself several times over. This is the single most important thing I have bought for my tanks, and this model works so easily. Plug and play, makes zero TDS water every time. Excellent value By Mike on 8/30/2012 Mike would recommend this product to a friend Works perfect. Having the TDS meter and pressure gauge are invaluable. I changed my filters after 12 months of use just because I felt like I should. I hadn't noticed any drop in TDS quality and I go through A LOT of water. Easy install, Great Product By Steven on 8/30/2012 Steven would recommend this product to a friend Have to say this was one of the easiest things to install. The kit came with just about everything needed to be running in minutes. 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Excellent Unit By mike on 8/17/2012 mike would recommend this product to a friend Highly recommend this unit. A must for any SW tank. Easy setup, easy maintenance. Looks Complex -- Easy Setup By Joshua on 8/15/2012 Joshua would recommend this product to a friend When you have this system on the table getting ready to setup it looks like its going to be complicated to setup. This is a very simple easy setup. Plug 1 line in the DI filter, plug 1 line in the water source, plug 1 line down a drain and go! It literally takes less than 5 min to setup and get going. I've used both the garden hose adapter and facet adapter (both included) and both worked great. Excellent By Jerry on 8/13/2012 Jerry would recommend this product to a friend Everything it was said to be. Easy to set up and maintain user friendly! By Erin on 8/10/2012 Erin would recommend this product to a friend I got this system up and running in 2 minutes. The instructions were helpful for set up and it helped that I watched BRS TV to see before I purchased and felt confident in the quality of the product. Best built system ever By Nevin on 8/10/2012 Nevin would recommend this product to a friend The plastic that holds the filters on the main sediment area are so thick that people have thought they were glass. This had almost everything for us to install. Thanks so much BRS. PS if you buy this grab a couple of ball valves and some extra hose. If you are a serious reefer you will find this handy. Only con is there is a LOT of waste water. 1/4 waste water/clean water ratio. excellent! By Sergio on 8/9/2012 Sergio would recommend this product to a friend great value, well manifactured and everything you need for a mid size aquarium. very easy to intall specially after watching the BRS video. Love having quality control of the water I utilize for my tank. 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By Vincenzo on 8/3/2012 Vincenzo would recommend this product to a friend I didn't realize the value of this unit until I attached a float valve to the container I was running my RO/DI water into. Built in auto-shot off works beautifully. TDS meter ensures the quality of my water and the attached pressure gauge is very useful. The set up was a breeze, probably one of the easiest parts of getting started with the hobby. At first, I thought 75 GPD was slow due to the time it took to fill my 125 gallon. But now that the tank is established, and my float valve attached, I have more than enough water for water changes and my auto top-off. A MUST BUY! Best RO/DI System By David on 8/3/2012 David would recommend this product to a friend Just got the 75GPD 5 Stage Plus System yesterday. It took about 15 minutes to set up. Ran for an hour to to clean out, then put it took work. No leaks and it ran perfectly. Checked DI meter during run time and the output water was 000. Input was 010. I highly recommend this system if you are looking for a RO/DI system that does it all at a good price. PS - Don't do as I did and forget to order a float valve since it has a built in cut off valve. Best RODI unit By Big Country on 8/2/2012 Big Country would recommend this product to a friend Started my reef tank with this rodi unit. Its awesome would not get any other brand! saves money By joseph on 7/30/2012 joseph would recommend this product to a friend One of the best investments i have made... it is much better to make your own rodi water rather than carrying it from your lfs Easy upgrade By David on 7/29/2012 David would recommend this product to a friend Very easy to install. Works like a charm. Too much waste water By Robert on 7/28/2012 Robert would recommend this product to a friend This system works, giving me clean water , great additional accessories that allow you to hook it up almost anywhere. My biggest dislike of this system is the waste water. I do not think this system is saving me money or water, as a matter of fact I may be spending more on water than I was when I was going to the LFS. I did go back to purchase the 150 gpd add on, to save on water and cash, but the price went from 54.99 to 74.99 overnight! I do suggest finding something that cuts down on the waste water. I am not sure if I will keep this system. A must have By reginald on 7/26/2012 reginald would recommend this product to a friend Discovered this product at a fellow reefer down the street from me. After 2mns of seeing it work, and being able to feel how study and the construction of it, I went straight home and ordered it. Packaging was perfect, delivery was faster then expected. A definite "must have" for anyone thinking of seriously engaging this hobby. Quality Control could use a review by management. By Oscar on 7/24/2012 Oscar would recommend this product to a friend The system is very quick easy to install since it comes pre-assembled. But the membrane housing had a major leak at the thread which sprayed water all over my kitchen floor. Good thing I know a thing or two when it comes to DIY. The housing was a PITA to open so I wrapped the lid with rubber bands and a leather belt wound over it. I stepped on the end of the belt and used both hands to turn the housing. It was late at night so I couldn't buy strap wrenches from the hardware store. It turns out that the lid o-ring was displaced and got mangled on the threads. I swapped the lid o-ring with the housing o-ring and applied generous amounts of silicone grease. After putting everything back together it was finally leak free. Overall, this unit is probably the most customizable system on the market. The price is good as well as overall value. Excellent Value Works Perfect. By James on 7/19/2012 James would recommend this product to a friend This unit is a stand alone set-up works very well it is everything that one would need in order to have that precious RO/DI water dispensed at home no more LFS or grocery store runsfor your reef set-up. The TDS meter makes you assured that you have what you need being dispensed no Guess Work. All the hookups included in the kit(which) evryone charges EXTRA for or included in the kit pricing make installation a breeze I had a y connector that I attached to the laundry faucet . Everything is installed in the laundry area ,It looks very neat and professional. I purchased the 150GPD accessory kit with the house pressure being 75PSI the unit dispensed 5 gallons od RO/DI water in 53minutes with 0 TDS oh Yeah could not be happier. James L. Rimrock Az. Excellent By Moss on 7/18/2012 Moss would recommend this product to a friend Very easy to setup. Quality construction at an excellent price. Great product and price By scott on 7/14/2012 scott would recommend this product to a friend Purchased this unit when I set up my new reef tank. It came perfectly packaged with no damage. The unit is very clean and sleek looking and easy to set-up. I hooked it up under my sink and ran it directly to the tank's sump via a auto top off switch. I did alot of research for ro/di units and this is one of the best values out there imo. RO/DI 5 Stage Plus By Brian on 7/7/2012 Brian would recommend this product to a friend Just got mine up and running I couldn't be happier, fast shipping, quality construction and reasonable price makes this the best bang for the buck, will be buying several more products over the next 6 months or so. I highly recommend BRS. Built solidly. Simple and complete By Nathan on 7/5/2012 Nathan would recommend this product to a friend The 5 stage plus system is built on a metal frame, which is much less flimsy than the plastic bracket on the BRS bio pellet reactor. It makes water at a slow trickle but if you set up a water reservoir with a float valve andan aqua lifter pump you'll have plenty of water on demand. I had an old bathroom sink that I used the drain saddle on for my drain, unfortunately my bathroom sink had one inch pipe not 1.5 like the saddle valve. I couldnt find a drain saddle for a 1 inch drain pipe ai I had to upgrade my sink drain p trap to bigger to get the drain saddle to fit. This kit had everything I needed otherwise and makes 0tds water no problem. Great Product By Ron on 7/4/2012 Ron would recommend this product to a friend This is by far the best deal for the money. Great product, speedy delivery and great price. Great system By Todd on 7/4/2012 Todd would recommend this product to a friend Excellent product quality and great price,and easy to install.Another great product from BRS Essential product By David on 7/2/2012 David would recommend this product to a friend I started my tank using tap water because i didn't want to buy water from the LFS. I soon realized that RO/DI is the way to go. This unit is easy to set up and use. Surprisingly efficient By Jacob on 6/30/2012 Jacob would recommend this product to a friend I bought this unit about 8 months ago but wasn't ready to fill my tank until about 5 months ago. It came with everything I needed and has worked great from then until now with light use (I'd be surprised if more than 1000 gallons have entered it). It has always read 0 tds at the output both with the included tester and another tester I've got. Over time I've been less happy with how much water goes down the drain and I've been thinking of how to reduce it or use it. I considered the 150 GPD upgrade, and decided to buy it (hasn't arrived yet), and then for the first time actually measured the output ratio so I'd be able to get a before/after. And: At 49.5 PSI on the gauge before the membrane, with 24.1C/75.4F water, about 2.6 gallons are wasted for every 1.0 produced. As far as I know, that's a really good ratio for an RO unit, especially with my water pressure. I am still looking forward to installing the upgrade kit, though, to boost production rate and waste even less water. One bad thing - and it's not the product's fault - is that I just got my city's water report in the mail today and discovered the "Highest Level Detected" of "Chloramines (as Chlorine)" was 2.6 ppm. So now it looks like I should have bought the chloramine unit instead. I think I can convert this unit though by buying substitute cartridges for about $40. 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Flat is Funny, Depth is Dramatic
Okay, here it is: when you're staging and/or storyboarding a dramatic scene (meaning an action scene, a mysterious scene, a scene of tension, an emotional acting type scene, etc.), it will always work better if you follow these rules: 1) create depth within your staging, 2) place the "camera" in such a way as to avoid symmetry and to create diagonals within the frame, avoiding straight lines within the composition completely, and 3) whenever possible, use a darker and more limited palette without a lot of bright colors.
These are from "3:10 to Yuma" and they are a great example of how to create depth and diagonals, however they are very bright in color and tone. Unfortunately I don't have any from a good action film with a limited palette. a good example would be "Aliens", the James Cameron film, which uses a very limited palette and has a lot of great action scenes.
Look at how the camera is placed to create dynamic angles within the frame. Many times when filming an action scene or other kind of dramatic scene a director will tilt the camera a bit to the side to eliminate any horizontals and turn them all into diagonals which are much more dynamic.
These ones from "Touch of Evil" are a good example of how a darker, more limited palette and frames with a lot of depth can help create more of a somber and/or dramatic mood.
This Bill Peet drawing is a good example of how a somber mood can be created by the way tone is used. The staging here isn't necessarily that dramatic - it's staged pretty flatly - but the dark tones give a real sense of a somber scene. You could take this same scene and color it brightly and it would have a totally different feel.
The second part of the rules go like this: when you're staging and/or storyboarding a comedic scene, the opposite applies: 1) look for ways to create movement that is either parallel or perpendicular to the camera, 2) look for ways to create flat staging, including symmetry, and remove as much depth as possible from the frame, and 3) use a bright palette of colors.
These screengrabs are from Steven MacLeod's awesome blog FRAMEFILTER, which is full of great screengrabs from a wide variety of films.
Look at how flat all the staging is. With these characters, their movement is all either moving straight away from the camera or moving parallel to where the camera is placed. For whatever reason, creating a sense of flattened space cues us that something is funny and greatly enhances the feeling whenever you are trying to present a comedic idea. Also bright colors seem to cue us that something is funny while muted and darker hues seem to tell us that something is serious and dramatic.
I'm not really sure why these rules work, and maybe it's so obvious already to everyone that you may wonder why the heck I bother bringing it up. A lot of what I talk about seems so simple that I guess it can seem pointless to talk about, but this concept can really make the difference between whether a sequence works or not.
I've seen it countless times in other's work and my own: when you board an action scene (or any other dramatic type of scene) and make the mistake of drawing flat staging, it always ends up detracting from the feeling that you are working hard to convey. And I've seen people who draw really, really well do a humorous scene and somehow it has so much depth in it that it's not as funny as it would be if it was flattened out. When I catch myself making these same choices that detract from the scene, time and time again it always helps when I go back and follow these "rules" more vigorously.
Also distance can play an important part in both of these types of sequences. When you put the camera far back enough, even the most extreme action can become humorous. Even watching someone get hit by a rocket from a bazooka and fly through the air could be humorous from far, far back, whereas seeing that happen up close could be handled humorously or dramatically, depending on the way it was handled.
On the other hand, putting the camera far back from the action when a scene is supposed to be dramatic can really hurt the tone of the scene because being far back from something has the (obvious) effect of making you look at it in an uninvolved, dispassionate way. Just like close-ups make us feel connected to actors in a movie seeing them from far away can make us feel separated from them and make the audience conscious of the fact that they're detached observers. So use that knowledge to put your camera where it will have the desired effect. Always be aware of where you are placing the camera, and why. Don't just place it wherever it feels right; where you put the camera (and where that puts the audience) has a lot of meaning and can help you get the emotional response you want the audience to have, or it can totally undermine what you are trying to do.
One last set of examples: without reading the dialogue here or even knowing what the situation is, just by glancing at these two you get an immediate feeling of drama from one and a feeling of comedy from the other.
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I've gotta say, I love your blog, but this is some strange advice that is so easily refuted. There are countless examples of how the opposite can be true on both lessons. Let's use Billy Wilder for both: in the Apartment, depth is use to great humorous effect. In the Lost Weekend, he uses flat shots to heighten tension and drama(think of the scene where he tosses the umbrella).
If these are "rules", they exist to be broken.
- David Cousens said...
That's a really interesting post Mark. I'm going to look out for that in the future.
- Kaj-Man said...
Here's my conclusion. I'm guessing these rules are parallel to our perception of world and life. With it's complicity and relativity world is more scary than funny. To make it funny we eliminate all the complex stuff and emphasize only the funny stuff which in a way is flat and simple.
- Eva Kristjáns said...
I read your blog but have never commented. I must do so now because this is something I had never heard of before, but now hearing it, it makes so much sense! Being an art student who wants to work in pre-production, this is information that's going to be very useful.
I thank you for the time you put into this blog, because every time you post it's something that makes me think and conscious of what I draw :)
- Jason Fittipaldi said...
Great, insightful post Mark! I've just recently discovered your blog and enjoy your posts. Please keep it up! :)
- Dan said...
Hey Mark,
I'm reminded of the big fight scene in Kill Bill Volume 1. I think Tarantino said he chose to go to BW for the fight scene for artistic reasons. He also didn't want any gore to distract from watching and enjoying the sequence for what it is, a beautifully shot, and choreographed fight scene. I'd be interested in your comments or a post on this subject.
- innisart said...
Great information, Mark. I think it is something that I haven't thought about much before, but it could explain why my attempts at realist paintings always look cartoonish. I was raised on the Sunday comics, like Hägar the Horrible, and I've transferred that familiarity of flatness to all of my adult work (I like to blame Asian art as an influence, but I know it was really Peanuts!).
I'll be back for my fishing license tomorrow.
- FerGil said...
It might have been obvious for other people, but for me it was a small gold nugget, this post was. Thanks!!
Thank you, this is excellent food for thought.
- Alonso said...
really interesting post. do you have any book recommendations where I could learn all of these "rules" that everyone knows? Cuz I'm coming in without training so I don't know them. Thanks for the great blog!
- Jeremy Elder said...
I think that those are some great guidelines. Also, Bullitt is a good example of action and a limited palate. They took out all of the red in the movie except blood.
- Rosenbaum said...
Great post Mark, very insightful. Thanks!
- Jonathan said...
This is such a great blog. I always leave with something to think about or having learned something special. So many great posts, well explained and illustrated, too.
- Jean-Denis Haas said...
That's an awesome post. Just yesterday I watched "Apaloosa" and the comedy moments were staged flat and I only noticed after this post. :)
Thanks for this great post, Mark. I was reminded of an example in Will Eisner's book on Comics & Sequential Art. I may misrembember the details here, but he took a simple scene--a man walking for three panels and finally blasting off with a rocket pack-- and staged it two different ways. The first was full of dramatic angles, the second flat to the camera. The sense of surprise and humor was lost in the version with dramatic angles. I always imagined that flat staging for comedy was kind of like telling a joke with a straight face: the "deadpan" camera makes the joke funnier.
Correction: flat CAN BE funny. depth CAN BE dramatic. These are not hard and fast by any means.
- Sunny Kharbanda said...
Thanks for the reminders, Mark. This is one of those obvious things that we tend to forget or overlook, maybe because it's right under our noses.
I read somewhere that Brad Bird made the "Simpsons" team draw inspiration from sources such as Hitchcock and Kubrick, in addition to cartoons. He was obviously trying to make the show stand out from other 'toons of its time. In its heyday, the show had a successful mix of flat and deep staging, changing styles based on the story mood. For their brand of dark humor, it seemed to work.
- Brad said...
You should check out
Bruce Blocks "The Visual S troy".
A contrast of flat and deep space is used a lot in the Incredibles. Watch the scene at the office where Bob works and throws his boss through the window.
Nice post.
- mcnooj82 said...
Thank you for introducing me to this fantastic screencap blog!
it's hilarious that brad already mentioned bruce block. I was just going to chime in with bruce's comments on how you as the filmmaker determine the subjective value of elements like flat vs. deep space. and then you begin to mix those elements to better sell the emotional impact of your story. contrasting them at emotional turning points. etc.
mark I'm a longtime fan of your blog and your genius. but I think this post is a bit general. not to mention, most of your comedy examples are all modern comedies following the trend of proscenium staging. buster keaton did massive amounts of comedy in deep space.
perhaps part of the flat space comedy argument could be attributed to comedic moments tending to work better when you can see all of the actions/reactions of the characters involved. (moe slaps curly, whose recoil bumps larry -- you would hate to have to edit that out of three singles.)
anyhow, I love this blog and the thoughtfulness it engenders. looking forward to reading more.
- Chris Staudt said...
This topic brings theater to my mind. I've seen directors go for dim, moody lighting for the dramatic scenes and much brighter lighting (which brings out colors too) for the lighter moments. The staging, too, can use varied distance from the audience versus everybody lined up. Tools of the trade in any visual medium.
- maya said...
Great stuff- thank you so much for sharing!
- Joanna said...
I'm glad you pointed out the obvious, it's something I never noticed.
And I'm gonna guess that flat staging works for comedy partially due to its inherent artificiality. Because it feels staged and because the camera doesn't create empathy it doesn't feel wrong to laugh at slapstick, and wacky antics don't feel awkwardly juxtaposed with a realistic world. I think that artificial on artificial layering is also why animation is such a successful medium for musicals.
- Constructed Reality said...
quite a valuable piece of information i must say. i think that flatness adds to the comedy as it makes it simple to be read by the audience.
On the other hand depth is something which makes a shot difficult to understand i.e. becoz of the amount of space the eyes need to travel to capture the entire essence of the scene. thereby making the audience always a tad bit nervous and adding to the serious tone of the story.
- Jeremy Canton said...
Fantastic post, Mark
- Captain Jack! said...
Hi Sir,
my name is Nugros, me is a young film director from Indonesia.. I just want to say thanks for your this great blog. I learn much from here.. THANKS!


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|Tuesday June 24, 2014 @10:41AM
|First Phone Out of Microsoft-Nokia -- and It's an Android
|Tuesday June 24, 2014 @09:18AM
|Florida Man Faces $48k Fine For Jamming Drivers' Cellphones
|Monday June 23, 2014 @08:05PM
|BlackBerry Back In Profit
|Friday June 20, 2014 @07:38AM
|Malware Posing As Official Google Play Store Evades Most Security Checks
|Thursday June 19, 2014 @10:22AM
|Google and Microsoft Plan Kill Switches On Smartphones
|Tuesday June 17, 2014 @10:55AM
|Huawei, Vodafone Test Out Hybrid System That Combines LTE and GSM
|Monday June 16, 2014 @04:52PM
|How Hackable Is The iPaq IA-1 Internet Appliance?
|Sunday June 15, 2014 @06:44PM
|Amazon's 3D Smartphone As a (Useful) Gimmick
|Friday June 13, 2014 @09:22PM
|Google Fit To Curate Steps, Calories, Heart Rate, Other Biometric Data
|Friday June 13, 2014 @06:11PM
|European iPhone Chargers Prone To Overheating
|Thursday June 12, 2014 @05:05PM
|Starbuck's Wireless Charging Stations Won't Work With Most Devices
|Thursday June 12, 2014 @09:26AM
|Mozilla To Sell '$25' Firefox OS Smartphones In India
|Tuesday June 10, 2014 @04:36PM
|CyanogenMod Shows Off Android On the HP TouchPad
|Monday June 09, 2014 @04:05PM
|Kindle Touch Gets World's Simplest Jailbreak
|Thursday June 05, 2014 @11:40AM
|AT&T To Use Phone Geolocation To Prevent Credit Card Fraud
|Tuesday June 03, 2014 @12:50PM
|Ask Slashdot: Do 4G World Phones Exist?
|Monday June 02, 2014 @03:11AM
|A Different Kind of Linux Smartphone: Samsung To Sell Tizen-Based Model Z
|Wednesday May 28, 2014 @10:20AM
|I Want a Kindle Killer
|Tuesday May 27, 2014 @10:19AM
|Samsung S5 Reports Stress Levels Through Heart Rate Variability Measure
|Sunday May 25, 2014 @04:05PM
|HP Delivers a Big-Name, 7-inch Android Tablet For $100: Comes With Compromises
|Sunday May 25, 2014 @10:24AM
|After Knocked-Down Damages Claim, Apple Again Seeks to Ban Some Samsung Phones
|Saturday May 24, 2014 @10:37PM
|TechCrunch and Others On the Microsoft Surface Pro 3
|Wednesday May 21, 2014 @10:25AM
|Why I'm Sending Back Google Glass
|Tuesday May 20, 2014 @01:06PM
|Surface Pro 3 Has 12" Screen, Intel Inside
|Friday May 16, 2014 @08:35AM
|For US Customers, Text Access To 911 Slowly Rolls Out
|Thursday May 15, 2014 @05:14PM
|Apple's Revenge: iMessage Might Eat Your Texts If You Switch To Android
|Tuesday May 13, 2014 @11:35AM
|7.1 Billion People, 7.1 Billion Mobile Phone Accounts Activated
|Tuesday May 13, 2014 @10:16AM
|US Navy Develops World's Worst E-reader
|Sunday May 04, 2014 @02:37PM
|Foursquare Splits To Take On Yelp
|Sunday May 04, 2014 @11:35AM
|Death Wish Meets GPS: iPhone Theft Victims Confronting Perps
|Friday May 02, 2014 @06:46PM
|iOS 7 Update Silently Removes Encryption For Email Attachments
|Thursday May 01, 2014 @03:29PM
|Canonical (Nearly) Halts Development of Ubuntu For Android
|Thursday May 01, 2014 @01:03PM
|Really, Why Are Smartphones Still Tied To Contracts?
|Wednesday April 23, 2014 @10:36PM
|iPad Fever Is Officially Cooling
|Saturday April 19, 2014 @03:32PM
|Google's New Camera App Simulates Shallow Depth of Field
|Wednesday April 16, 2014 @12:54PM
|Intel Pushes Into Tablet Market, Pushes Away From Microsoft
|Thursday March 27, 2014 @01:16PM
|Russian Officials Dump iPads For Samsung Tablets Over Spy Fears
|Friday March 21, 2014 @11:30PM
|Oppo's New Phone Hits 538 PPI
|Tuesday March 18, 2014 @10:55AM
|Brazil Blocks Foreign Mobile Phones
|Thursday March 13, 2014 @03:46PM
|Microsoft Dumping License Fees For Windows Phone?
|Thursday March 13, 2014 @08:34AM
|Replicant Hackers Find and Close Samsung Galaxy Back-door
|Tuesday March 11, 2014 @08:11PM
|Apple Demands $40 Per Samsung Phone For 5 Software Patents
|Sunday March 09, 2014 @09:41AM
|Google Blocking Asus's Android-Windows "Duet"?
|Friday March 07, 2014 @07:18PM
|Firefox OS Will Become the Mobile OS To Beat
|Tuesday March 04, 2014 @01:13PM
|Second Federal 'Kill-switch' Bill Introduced Targeting Smartphone Theft
|Monday March 03, 2014 @08:37PM
|Android Beats iOS As the Top Tablet OS
|Thursday February 27, 2014 @02:09PM
|Sundar Pichai: Android Designed For Openness; Security a Lower Priority
|Thursday February 27, 2014 @09:12AM
|Project Ara: Inside Google's Modular Smartphones
|Tuesday February 25, 2014 @02:17PM
|New iOS Keylogging Vulnerability Discovered
|Friday February 21, 2014 @11:47PM
|Apple Fixes Dangerous SSL Authentication Flaw In iOS
|Friday February 21, 2014 @09:03PM
|Jolla Announces Sailfish OS 1.0
|Thursday February 20, 2014 @06:42PM
|Drive-by Android Malware Exploits Unpatchable Vulnerability
|Thursday February 20, 2014 @10:44AM
|With 'Virgin' Developers, Microsoft Could Fork Android
|Thursday February 13, 2014 @09:52AM
|Nokia Turns To Android To Regain Share In Emerging Markets
|Friday February 07, 2014 @07:00PM
|With HTTPS Everywhere, Is Firefox Now the Most Secure Mobile Browser?
|Thursday January 30, 2014 @02:27PM
|The App That Tracks Who's Tracking You
|Thursday January 30, 2014 @11:59AM
|Google's Motorola Adventure: Stinging Defeat, Or Semi-Victory?
|Tuesday January 28, 2014 @01:31PM
|Why Does Facebook Need To Read My Text Messages?
|Sunday January 26, 2014 @03:50PM
|Ask Slashdot: Life After N900?
|Friday January 24, 2014 @07:24PM
|South Korean Court Rules That Phone Bloatware Must Be Deletable
|Thursday January 23, 2014 @06:20PM
|Google Charging OEMs Licensing Fees For Play Store
|Thursday December 05, 2013 @04:02PM
|Barcelona Will Be a Big Test For HotSpot 2.0 Wi-Fi Connections
|Thursday December 05, 2013 @10:19AM
|NSA Tracking Cellphone Locations Worldwide
|Wednesday December 04, 2013 @10:42AM
|Yota Phone Launches With Secondary E-Ink Display
|Monday December 02, 2013 @12:36PM
|Over 20% of Online Black Friday Sales Came From Mobile Devices
|Saturday November 30, 2013 @06:01PM
|Sailfish Can Officially Be Installed To Android Devices
|Thursday November 28, 2013 @09:53AM
|CyanogenMod Installer Removed From Google Play Store
|Sunday November 24, 2013 @10:19AM
|3D Systems and Motorola Team Up To Deliver Customizable 3D Printed Smartphones
|Tuesday November 19, 2013 @02:34PM
|AMD To Launch a Windows 8.1 Gaming Tablet
|Sunday November 17, 2013 @08:47PM
|Ars Checks Out CyanogenMod's New Installer
|Thursday November 14, 2013 @12:32PM
|EU To Allow 3G and 4G Connections On Planes
|Tuesday November 12, 2013 @09:17AM
|Apple Developing Curve Screen iPhones and Improved Sensors
|Friday November 08, 2013 @08:05PM
|Nexus 5 With Android 4.4 and Snapdragon 800 Challenges Apple A7 In Benchmarks
|Thursday November 07, 2013 @10:33AM
|Protect Your Android Phone By Killing All Its Crapware
|Saturday November 02, 2013 @04:39PM
|Surface Pro 2 Gets Significant Battery Boost
|Saturday November 02, 2013 @01:19PM
|CyanogenMod 10.2 M1 Released
|Saturday November 02, 2013 @12:37PM
|OpenPhoenux Neo900 Bills Itself As Successor To Nokia's N900
|Thursday October 31, 2013 @03:03PM
|Android KitKat Released
|Thursday October 31, 2013 @12:02PM
|FAA To Allow Use of Most Electronic Devices Throughout Flights
|Wednesday October 30, 2013 @04:54PM
|Google Nexus 5 Posts Best Gaming Benchmark Among Android Smartphones
|Tuesday October 29, 2013 @09:57AM
|Leak: Almost a Third of Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatches Are Being Returned
|Tuesday October 29, 2013 @08:34AM
|Motorola's "Project Ara" Will Allow Users To Customize Their Smartphones
|Friday October 25, 2013 @06:51PM
|Ask Slashdot: Developer Responsibility When Apps Might Risk Lives?
|Thursday October 24, 2013 @07:40AM
|LG Launches Its Firefox OS Phone Fireweb for $200
|Tuesday October 22, 2013 @09:44AM
|Ubuntu Touch On a Nexus 7: "Almost Awesome"
|Sunday October 20, 2013 @02:49PM
|Sleeper: LG G2 One of the Fastest Android Smartphones On the Market
|Sunday October 13, 2013 @07:27PM
|Irony: iPhone 5S Users Reporting Blue Screen of Death
|Monday October 07, 2013 @12:53AM
|Leaked Manual Reveals Details On Google's Nexus 5
|Sunday October 06, 2013 @01:50PM
|Microsoft Makes Another "Nearly Sold Out" Claim For the Surface Line
|Saturday October 05, 2013 @03:11PM
|Microsoft Reportedly Seeks To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices
|Tuesday October 01, 2013 @01:00PM
|Samsung Fudging Benchmarks Again On Galaxy Note 3
|Tuesday October 01, 2013 @08:07AM
|How Your Smartphone Can Spy On What You Type
|Thursday September 26, 2013 @10:26AM
|Wealth In Africa Mapped Using Mobile Phone Data
|Tuesday September 24, 2013 @08:20AM
|Microsoft Takes Another Stab At Tablets, Unveils Surface 2, Surface 2 Pro
|Monday September 23, 2013 @04:45PM
|FAA May Let You Use Electronic Devices During Airplane Takeoff and Landing Soon
|Saturday September 21, 2013 @09:41AM
|Turning a Smart Phone Into a Microscope
|Wednesday September 18, 2013 @12:16PM
|Nvidia Unveils Its Own 7" Tegra Note Tablet
|Tuesday September 17, 2013 @09:28AM
|Insiders Say B&N Will Launch New Nook,Tablet In October
|Thursday September 12, 2013 @08:44AM
|First Bay Trail Windows 8.1 Convertible To Start At $349
|Sunday September 08, 2013 @05:04PM
|Ars Test Drives the "Netflix For Books"
|Sunday September 08, 2013 @10:20AM
|NSA Can Spy On Data From Smart Phones, Including Blackberry
|Sunday September 08, 2013 @09:38AM
|Microsoft Drops Price on Nokia's 41-Megapixel Phone
|Sunday September 08, 2013 @12:35AM
|Can Even Apple Make a Watch Insanely Smart?
|Saturday September 07, 2013 @01:32PM
|Could Technology Create Modern-Day 'Leper Colonies'?
|Thursday September 05, 2013 @09:19AM
|Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2: Now With New Kickstand!
|Saturday August 31, 2013 @07:11AM
|For Education, Why TI-83 > iPad
|Wednesday August 28, 2013 @12:20PM
|Samsung's Smart Watch Coming September 4th, Without Flexible OLED Screen
|Monday August 26, 2013 @12:54AM
|Omate TrueSmart Watch Stands Alone — No Phone Required
|Sunday August 25, 2013 @04:10PM
|iFixit Tears Down the New Moto X, So You Don't Have To
|Saturday August 24, 2013 @12:10PM
|Barnes & Noble Won't Give Up On the Nook
|Thursday August 22, 2013 @04:02PM
|Motorola Uses NFC To Enable Touch-to-Unlock For Smartphones
|Thursday August 22, 2013 @10:35AM
|Ubuntu Edge Draws Nearly $13M, But Falls Short of Indiegogo Goal
|Thursday August 22, 2013 @08:21AM
|LG Reportedly Working On a Firefox OS Phone
|Tuesday August 20, 2013 @09:45AM
|Write Windows Phone Apps, No Code Required
|Tuesday August 20, 2013 @07:54AM
|Dell Dumps Keyboardless Windows RT Tablets
|Friday August 16, 2013 @08:26PM
|Ubuntu Edge Now Most-Backed Crowdfunding Campaign Ever
|Thursday August 15, 2013 @08:25AM
|Android 4.3 Based CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightlies Arrive
|Sunday August 11, 2013 @10:30PM
|Behind the Story of the iPhone's Default Text Tone
|Saturday August 10, 2013 @04:31PM
|Google Posts Images, Binaries For New Nexus 7
|Saturday August 10, 2013 @02:22PM
|Samsung Infringed On Apple Patents, Says ITC
|Thursday August 08, 2013 @09:13AM
|MS: Windows Phone 8 Wi-Fi Vulnerable, Cannot Be Patched
|Thursday August 08, 2013 @06:43AM
|Finance Firm Bloomberg Goes In For $80,000 On Ubuntu Edge Project
|Thursday August 01, 2013 @04:53PM
|Hands On With Motorola's Moto X
|Thursday August 01, 2013 @11:16AM
|Are We At the Limit of Screen Resolution Improvements?
|Thursday August 01, 2013 @08:46AM
|ByteLight Unveils NFC Alternative Called Light Field Communication
|Tuesday July 30, 2013 @09:06AM
|Ubuntu Edge Smartphone Funding Trends Low
|Sunday July 28, 2013 @01:32AM
|Tim Cook May Not Know Why, But Samsung Is Winning in China
|Friday July 26, 2013 @06:37PM
|Meet Focal, the New Camera App For CyanogenMod
|Thursday July 25, 2013 @10:37AM
|After a User Dies, Apple Warns Against Counterfeit Chargers
|Tuesday July 23, 2013 @12:22PM
|A Radical Plan For Saving Microsoft's Surface RT
|Monday July 22, 2013 @06:13PM
|EOMA-68 Based KDE Vivaldi Tablet Engineering Boards Ship
|Friday July 19, 2013 @08:23PM
|Microsoft Is Sitting On Six Million Unsold Surface Tablets
|Thursday July 18, 2013 @03:43PM
|VLC For iOS Returns On July 19, Rewritten and Fully Open-Sourced
|Tuesday July 16, 2013 @08:00AM
|Former Sun Mobile JIT Engineers Take On Mobile JavaScript/HTML Performance
|Monday July 15, 2013 @01:23AM
|Samsung Ups Ante In Smartphone Size Wars: 6.3 Inches
|Sunday July 14, 2013 @07:48PM
|An Interesting Look At the Performance of JavaScript On Mobile Devices
|Sunday July 14, 2013 @03:51PM
|Microsoft Slashes Prices On Surface
|Sunday July 14, 2013 @01:20PM
|Moto X Demo Video Reveals Google's Android Superphone
|Saturday July 13, 2013 @09:42AM
|Microsoft Sues US Customs For Allowing Imports of Banned Motorola Phones
|Friday July 12, 2013 @07:14PM
|New Analysis Casts Doubt On Intel's Smartphone Performance vs. ARM Devices
|Thursday July 11, 2013 @07:32PM
|Hands On With the Nokia Lumia 1020
|Thursday July 11, 2013 @09:58AM
|Mount Fuji Gets 4G Wireless
|Thursday July 11, 2013 @09:04AM
|Android Master Key Vulnerability Checker Now Live
|Tuesday July 09, 2013 @10:14AM
|Mozilla Launches Firefox OS Devices In Stores, Opens Up App Payments
|Sunday July 07, 2013 @09:58PM
|Next-Gen Gorilla Glass: Smartphones Could Have Antibacterial, Anti-Glare Display
|Wednesday July 03, 2013 @02:03PM
|Opinion: Apple Should Have Gone With Intel Instead of TSMC
|Monday July 01, 2013 @06:58PM
|Firefox OS Smartphones Launching, But Will Anyone Buy One?
|Friday June 28, 2013 @07:51PM
|L.A. School District's 30,000 iPads May Come With Free Lock-In
|Tuesday June 25, 2013 @09:01AM
|iFixit Giving Away 1,776 "iPhone Liberation Kits"
|Friday June 21, 2013 @06:08PM
|Android Fragmentation Isn't Hurting Its Adoption
|Thursday June 20, 2013 @03:41PM
|Foxconn Betting Big On Firefox OS
|Thursday June 20, 2013 @08:56AM
|Next SurfaceRT To Come With Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, LTE
|Tuesday June 18, 2013 @03:09AM
|Echolocation For Your Cell Phone
|Sunday June 16, 2013 @01:49PM
|AT&T Rolls Out iPhone Wireless Emergency Alerts
|Thursday June 13, 2013 @12:32PM
|Ask Slashdot: How To Bypass Gov't Spying On Cellphones?
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