If anybody wants to do this, especially 4th quarter, in lieu of regular assignments, come talk to me. It might be pretty good.

Good article at the New Yorker about a backlash against too much CGI.

https://vimeo.com/81875587

Art, huh?

Self-evaluation form is here.

AVClub has an interesting take on Tangerine, the major indie film that was (in)famously shot on an iPhone.  Multiple claims that the filming was not a gimmick, but was in fact essential to the meaning of the film. Very good on reinforcing the basic modernist idea that form = content.

The New Yorker has a major piece on Star Wars.  Brody makes a case for Lucas’ being a better filmmaker in some of the films than I have often thought.

Data from five classes (+ Advisory) is here. (N = 70; percentages are calculated per number of respondents on each question, so they are artificially high.)

1. Turn off Wireless, from the Wifi menu on the menu bar.
2. Open Google Chrome (Don’t worry, it won’t crash with the wireless turned off.)
3. In the “Chrome” menu, go to “Preferences”.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the Settings page, and select “Show Advanced Settings”.
5. Scroll down to the section titled “Google Cloud Print”
6. Uncheck the box titled “Show notifications when new printers are detected on the network.”
7. Turn your wifi back on.