Angelina Jolie on your Cellphone Anyone?Written by Robert Armstrong
The titanic developments in new technology have radically changed way we watch TV and movies at home. Gone are days when TV set was a box in corner with a 20in screen and a tinny speaker. Now most of us prefer to watch movies and sports casts on a widescreen that’s at least 28in from corner to corner. If you are a fan of home theater then that screen will almost certainly be bigger and be accompanied by a surround sound speaker system to maximise aural effect and immerse you in action. As technology improves and equipment becomes cheaper, more and more people will have high definition TVs and home theater set-ups.However, if Sony has its way, we’ll all be enjoying a completely different movie-watching experience, on a 2inch mobile phone screen. Sony wants to see an iTunes-style download service for movies so we can download them and watch them on move. Would you watch a film on a cellphone? I wouldn’t. Imagine it. Out would go immersive, involving experience of movie theater that we’ve tried so hard to create at home, and in its place would be a screen so small that it would be difficult to make out what was going on. That in itself would create a dilemma for film-makers. If a sizeable number of people who pay to see a movie do so by downloading it on their mobile, will directors have to take this into account when making it? Will studios reject cuts because they contain too many subtle facial expressions or movements that can’t be detected on a tiny screen? Will muted colors of a Saving Private Ryan have to replaced with more lurid and brightly colored scenes to make them more easily visible on a cellphone?
| | Final Two Performances of Damkier in Carmen April 12 and 18thWritten by Brent Damkier
Brent L. Damkier, (pronounced Dam-key-r) handsome lyric tenor at Regensburg Opera, is best known for his recent roles as Prince Tamino in The Magic Flute and Prince Ramiro in Cinderella. Damkier will play role of Remendado a smuggler; while a small role Damkier makes very famous quintet “Smugglers Quintet” his own. The performances are on April 12th, and 18th. Just 75 miles (120 kilometers) out of Munich is historic German town of Regensburg. Just off Danube River, nestled in heart of a charming old town square is an intimate 380 year-old opera house seating 524 dedicated patrons and international guests; it is home to leading tenor. Damkier, who has performed throughout Europe, thrills audiences, with his sweet interpretation and punctuated tenor dexterity. From character parts, to male ingénue, to leading man, Damkier is bridging his operating roots to a U.S. tour in 2006 which will cross-over to a cabaret format broadening his audience and fan club. One of recital performances in early 2006 will be recorded and distributed for wide release.
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