Archive for March, 2010

“The recording translates the length of its vinyl groove into audio, allowing listeners to experience the 1/4 mile length of the spiral as the record is played. Every inch of the needle’s path is audible in the form of a click, each foot as a beat, and distances of 10 feet are heard as a blip. These sounds gradually slow as the stylus approaches the center.”

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“In this film Tom Green, a comedian and arranger of pantomime harlequinades at the Brighton Aquarium, is performing what is known as a ‘facial’, a piece direct to camera showing changing facial expressions. The ability to get close up to the star was a great advantage that film had over the stage and early filmmakers were keen to exploit it.”

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