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![]() What follows is a narrative dance between a slimy paparazzo (Harada), Takashi’s ad agent (Ikuyo), and Takashi as they set out to exploit, control, and destroy one another. A life insurance company gets wind of this story and decides to hire him as the mascot of their new ad campaign – literally selling suicide under the slogan: “It’s high time that you are all happy.” He reluctantly agrees, and after a staged photo reenactment, his image is plastered all throughout Tokyo. ![]() The film begins when a salaryman named Takashi Kiguchi is laid off from his job he then makes a dramatic, failed attempt at shooting himself in the head. Marcus Iwama’s summary of it in a review for Little White Lies is as follows: The doomed, aimless run of the lead character at the movie’s end recalls that of Andrzej Wajda’s Ashes and Diamonds of 1958 Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, released the same year as Yoshida’s film, and Sam Fuller’s Underworld U.S.A., released the following year, have similar final sequences and Good-for-Nothing, along with the director’s other early features, like these classics and the early works of his Shōchiku contemporary Ōshima, is representative of what was an exciting new aesthetic sensibility in world cinema.Įven more impressive and original in style is his next feature, the corrosive Blood is Dry from 1960, one of the most extraordinary discoveries of the retrospective. Our protagonist is the Rimbaud-reading son of a prominent business executive as he and his companions idle around, Yoshida visionarily renders their casual nihilism as an inevitable outcome of the sociocultural malaise resulting from Japan’s postwar reconstruction and subsequent economic boom. The Film at Lincoln Center program note provides this brief description: Good-for-Nothing from 1960, a youth film and crime drama, is a remarkable debut, consistently visually dynamic if in accord with commercial norms. It was like that, almost by accident, that I was able to make my first feature, which I titled Rokudenashi( Good-for-Nothing).Ī useful way of entry into appreciation and assessment of his cinema might be through the commentary of Noël Burch, one of the most important writers on Japanese cinema alongside such eminent Anglophone critics as David Bordwell and Robin Wood in his entry on Nagisa Ōshima and the Japanese New Wave for Richard Roud’s Cinema: A Critical Dictionary, he said about Yoshida, “His early films, made for a major company, were quite traditional, intimist dramas, in the manner of Ozu and Naruse, but on a level with, say, post-war Tasaka (i.e., respectable).” Burch’s then commitment to a modernist aesthetic-he subsequently abandoned this perspective-may explain his considerable undervaluing here of the filmmaker’s early achievements. And it was because of this crisis that Shochiku decided to give the younger directors a chance. By 1960 Japanese cinema was in crisis, mainly due to television. At this time Japanese cinema, above all that of the major studios, was a predominantly industrial, commercial cinema, against which we fought violently. For another five years, Oshima, myself, and the rest of the younger generation at the studio wrote scripts, and at the same time – outside the studio, of course – contributed to a journal, “Film Criticism,” of which Oshima was editor-in-chief. When I entered Shochiku, Oshima had already been there a year. At this time I wasn’t particularly set on making films, but as a literature student, I wasn’t happy with the stuffy academic milieu, and for this reason I left and turned to cinema. He recounted his beginnings in Japanese film production in an interview with Pascal Bonitzer and Michel Delahaye published in the October 1970 issue of Cahiers du Cinéma:Īfter leaving university in 1955, I started immediately at Shochiku as an assistant director. Yoshida studied French literature at the University of Tokyo and then entered the Shōchiku studio where he assisted Keisuke Kinoshita. ![]() From December 1st through the 8th, Film at Lincoln Center-in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, New York-presented a long overdue retrospective programmed by Dan Sullivan-with all but two of the features shown in 35-millimeter prints-devoted to the work of the late Kijū Yoshida, one of the most talented Japanese directors to emerge in the 1960s his political interests are a source of fascination but what the series revealed above all is his boldness and brilliance as a visual stylist, surpassing that of even some of his more famous contemporaries. ![]() ![]() ![]() As part of the effort to use local entities, NE Studios has a preferred catering company: Dolce Catering run by Steve Catalano, a business that only uses fresh and local ingredients. He says it’s important that New England Studios stays locally invested considering only production companies benefit from the tax incentive. “The tax credit plays in immensely,” says Byers. A decent place to house crew and talent, instead of in the bustling city. Nevertheless, the studios are embedded on a hidden terrain with plenty of space and a handsome landscape. The infrastructure in Devens is really impressive.” “We couldn’t find a big enough property to make sense. “Originally we looked at Lowell,” says Chris Byers, director of marketing and operations. The massiveness of the complex is borderline imposing on the quaintness of Devens. Two floors of 30,000-square-foot office spaces are also available and include dressing rooms, hair and makeup, and high-speed WiFi. And just outside the complex are two 20,000-square-foot mill buildings for mechanics, construction and set storage. Four 18,000-square-foot stages occupy the majority of the land-complete with NC25 sound quality, nail-able floors, grip and electric, and 42-foot elephant doors dividing each stage. ![]() “Of its capacity” meaning this place is top-shelf and fully-loaded. Opened officially in February 2014 and located just an hour outside Boston, NE Studios is the first and only production complex of its capacity in Massachusetts. In the small community of Devens lies the brand-spankin’-new, state-of-the-art television and movie production facility, New England Studios. ![]() In our 2012 story “ Hollywood on the Charles,” we wrote about why the movie industry is crazy for Boston, and in 2014, Massachusetts is finally ready for its closeup out in suburbia. The Massachusetts state film tax incentive is all the rage right now, and movie makers have been flocking to the Bay State to get a piece of it. ![]() ![]() ![]() The skies may be clear for now, but beneath the surface a conflict is brewing between the Mithrilen and O’Connell families for control of town. The elven Sims of Dragon Valley are working to ensure that their military is up to par, their citizens are prepared for disaster, and that the scientific techniques they’ve used to keep the dragonlings small stay intact. It’s been years since any adult dragons have terrorized this peaceful town but it’s not yet time to rest. Will Your trip be a vacation or a staycation?ĭescription : Welcome to Dragon Valley, a land of myth and fantasy. First settled by pirates, fisherman, and artists – the world’s inhabitants now enjoy relaxing at Smuggler’s Beach and letting loose at The Wanderer’s Watering Hole. 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If you are new, please read the page on rediquetteġ) Be kind to others. (everyone is expected to read these before posting, more details here) The place for all things related to guitar pedals. ![]() ![]() You might want to focus on the social media platforms where your audience is underserved, rather than trying to win fans away from a dominant player. Maybe one of your competitors is dominant on Facebook, for example, but has put little effort into Twitter or Instagram. It will also help you spot opportunities. You’ll get a good sense of what’s expected in your industry, which will help you set social media targets of your own. Conduct a competitive analysisĪ competitive analysis allows you to understand who the competition is and what they’re doing well (and not so well). Odds are your competitors are already using social media, and that means you can learn from what they’re doing. 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How to create a social media marketing strategy in 9 steps Step 1. ![]() ![]() ![]() ⦁ Road to Customs: Always open Woods Extraction PointsĬliff Descent: Always open, but you need to have a Red Rebel Ice Pick in your melee slot and Paracord in your inventory, as well as not having an armored vest on. ⦁ Ruined Road: Always open, and adjacent to the “tunnel” PMC extraction. ⦁ Tunnel: Always open, this is adjacent to the scav “ruined road” Extraction, be careful ⦁ Rock Passage: Green flares when it is open ⦁ CCP Temporary: Searchlight on when open ⦁ Scav Camp: always available, but requires both a Scav and a PMC to extract at the same time. ⦁ Railway Exfil: Always available, also referred to as the North-West exit ⦁ Emercom Checkpoint: always available, also referred to as the South-East exit The power station switch needs to be on, then you must flush the toilet in Burger Spot, and use the Object 11SR Keycard. ⦁ Saferoom Exfil: Always available, but single-use. ⦁ Power Station: Single-Use and costs 3k Roubles per player, fitting a max of 4 players ⦁ Hole in Fence: Always open but requires you not to have a backpack equipped Also, both of the main extractions (north-west and south-east) get camped pretty often and require a decent amount of caution when approaching. Interchange is a large map but only has a few Extraction options. ⦁ Gate 3: Always open Interchange Extraction Points ![]() ⦁ Gate 0: Always open but requires the Factory Exit Key ⦁ Cellars: Always open but requires the Factory Exit Key ⦁ RUAF Roadblock: open if the spotlight is on Factory Extraction Pointsįactory is a small map with few extractions, Gate 3 is almost guaranteed to be available but especially as a Scav you should double-check if you have Office Window or not. ⦁ Old Gas Station: will have a green flare in the parking lot if open ⦁ Trailer Park Workers’ Shack: Always open ⦁ Dorms V-Ex: Single-use, requires 7K Roubles per player and fits up to 4 players ⦁ Smuggler’s Boat: Campfire will be lit if open ![]() Customs Extraction PointsĬustoms has a stunning number of extractions, always double-tap O at the beginning of a raid to see which ones are available to you. Also, since it can be very difficult to find some of these extractions, I’ve included a community-made map of each game map. I’m going to be covering each extraction point, as well as whether they’re available to a scav or PMC, and if they have additional requirements. The extraction points available to you during a raid are randomly selected each game from a pool that depends on the map you’re playing on, and if you’re playing as a Scav or a PMC. Some extractions are always available, some of them are time-limited, and some have additional requirements ranging from paying cash to activating a switch elsewhere on the map. Nothing’s worse than crawling your way to an unfamiliar extraction and realizing it requires you to pay Roubles or to drop your backpack loaded with loot. The Factory Emergency Key is obtainable from the Scout quest.It doesn’t matter how great your raid is, how many fights you win or how much loot you have in a pack if you can’t extract. Accessibility - Players must activate the lever inside Wharehouse 4 and have the Factory Emergency Key.Accessibility - Green flares must be present before players can extract using this location.Accessibility - Searchlight needs to be on before players can extract using the point.Your Scav karma may lower or raise this fee. ![]() Accessibility - Players need to have 5k Roubles, and up to 4 players can extract, but only if a Black SUV is present.Accessibility - The campfire at the Smuggler's Boat must be lit before PMCs can extract.Two Extracts are located in the northern part of the map, while the rest are to the immediate south. The following are Extract points PMC characters (USEC or Bears) can only use. All Escape From Tarkov PMC Extraction Points on Customs map ![]() ![]() ![]() Again, the difference is there but not huge.īoth the DS and SS have good staging. The SS while not bad by any stretch, it just was not as precise as the DS. While listening to Yoshi Horikawa’s Bubbles, I had a better sense of the precise location of each sound. The DS and SS both have good imaging but the DS is slighter better. It’s overall sound is colder than the SS. The DS also has slightly less bass but more controlled and reaches a bit lower when compared to the SS. The DS Tungsten is a little flatter in terms of signature. Well recorded tracks really shined but at the same time it was really forgiving when it came to YouTube videos or poorly recorded rock. They seem to shine with every genre I threw at it and was not picky when it came to recording quality. Bass is not lacking in quantity and has a little more mid bass energy than the DS. The bass is well controlled and never boomy. The signature of these headphones is extremely polished. Overall, the Tungsten SS has a very mild V-shaped sound. In summary, the SS is warmer and the DS is more of a neutral audiophile tuning. There isn’t a huge difference between the two. $100 for the grills and $150 for the chassis. There is an additional cost for the customization. You can also customize the cups, yokes, rod blocks and headband with the same list of colors. There is a metallic flake look to it when you see it in the sunlight. The SS version I have came with the stock Tungsten color and the DS version came with the Smoked Bronze. The stock color is Tungsten but you can pick from a list of custom colors. You can pick between different color grills. There are a ton of ways to make your Tungsten your own. You can get it in either version of the Tungsten with either the 4.4mm termination or 4-Pin XLR. It’s thick and has a nice premium feel to it. In my opinion, it’s one of the nicest stock cables I have seen on a headphone regardless of price. At the end of the review, I will do some pad rolling.īoth versions of the Tungsten come with a cable by Viking Weave Cables. For this review, I will keep them in stock form. The Single Sided (SS) comes stock with the Caldera hybrid pads and the double-sided (DS) comes stock with the Caldera ultra-perforated pads. I have zero issues or complaints about the comfort. These are not exactly light headphones, but the clamp force, pads and headband make for a comfortable headphone that I can wear for hours with no discomfort. There are a few 3D printed parts, but they are of high quality and almost look like powder coated metal. The headphones use dual 3.5mm termination. The build on the Tungsten is fantastic in my opinion. It also comes with a 4-pin XLR Viking Weave cable, cable bag, nice laser engraved metal information card and a sticker. The Tungsten comes in a sturdy Pelican style case. Mod House Audio Tungsten DS (double sided magnet)ĭan Clark Audio Aeon 2 Noire (no filters) Mod House Audio Tungsten SS (single sided magnet) The Tungsten can be purchased directly from Mod House audio here. Let’s get into it… The SS version was purchased by me and the DS version is on loan from Mod House in exchange for my honest feedback. They have exceeded all of my expectations. I was really looking forward to seeing how the project came along.Ī few weeks ago, the final production version arrived at my door for review. Other than that, they were very well built and comfortable. Two minor gripes at the time were that they took a small nuclear reactor to power and the treble was a touch spicy at times. The sound signature was extremely polished. I’ve tried a bunch of low volume hobby headphone creations that sounded ok, but these were special. The first time I listened to the prototype, I was stunned by how good they sounded. A few days later, I saw Ryan at the meet and got to see and hear the prototype in person. I was really looking forward to trying them out. They looked like a very polished product. I vividly remember being blown away by how good they looked. ![]() At the time, they didn’t even have a name. Right before the spring 2023 Schiit meet that I hosted, Ryan from Mod House sent me a few photos of his prototype headphone. I picked up a T60RP Argon that I enjoyed even more and still have to this day. ![]() I had a pair of T50RP Argons a few years ago that I liked a lot but regretfully sold when I moved more towards IEMs. Ryan is passionate about what he does, and it shows in the gear that he makes. I met Ryan from Mod House a few years ago at my first Schiit Audio meet back in 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() During the very first trap, Nogla volunteers to go first, but looks up, to which Vanoss asks why. On April 18th, YouTuber cute tiktok uploaded a compilation of the trend. This Thanksgiving-themed Death Run video has a lot of this. On April 13th, the official MLB TikTok account posted a video using the sound, gaining over 1.8 million views in five days (shown below, right). Top Ten GMod YouTubers 1 VenturianTale 2 VanossGaming Evan Fong, is a Canadian internet personality and video game commentator with 24 million subscribers. For example, on March 29th, 2022, TikToker posted a video writing, "I don't feel anything I'm gonna take another shot" followed by a cut to a photo of her standing on her head, gaining over 2.9 million views in three weeks (shown below, left). Garrys Mod was created by Garry Newman as a mod for Valve Corporations popular first-person shooter game, Half-Life 2. Many of the videos show photos or videos of people before getting drunk with a caption insinuating they're about to push themselves past their limit, followed by another photo or video of the same person, drunk, as the ringing sound goes off. Garrys Mod was an online world building sandbox (or space to play around in) similar to Minecraft. On March 15th, TikToker posted an IRL recreation of the video, gaining over 6.3 million views in a similar span of time (shown below, right). There's a fun holiday surprise over on the Garry's Mod website called the 12 Days of Garry's Mod. 5K Share 91K views 6 years ago The first video in a planned series of videos, on how to make a map on Garrys Mod. Originally released in 2004 as a free download on the Steam platform, GMod quickly gained popularity among gamers due to its unique gameplay mechanics and limitless creative potential. On March 10th, TikToker posted an original animation recreating the video, gaining over 5.3 million views in two months (shown below, left). Garry’s Mod was created by Garry Newman as a mod for Valve Corporation’s popular first-person shooter game, Half-Life 2. Features Health indicator Armor indicator Ammunition indicator Damage effect Death overlay Item p. The First Person camera gets activated.The original sound went viral over the following months, inspiring over 73,000 videos by April 2022. This addon for Garry's Mod attempts to replicate the Heads Up Display feature from the 2004 game Counter-Strike: Source. ![]() Helps the player survive in health reaching 1 Yeah I clicked to see some good ol gmod v6, I think that was the first version I. In single-player mode, this is not an issue. chipsnapper posted: What is the first thing in the video Garrys Mod was. Kylo Ren, a human male, was a Force warrior and Supreme Leader of the First Order. ![]() Thanks to HG First Order RP, the model was uploaded, please visit their server to see the model live action 131.153.3.222:27025. If the gaming servers ( public) haven’t set ALLOW permission for sv_cheats, the third person may not be enabled using the above methods. Star Wars: Battlefront II - Kylo Ren Playermodel - HG First Order RP. It was Garry’s Mod that kicked it all off when it released in December 2004 as one of the first indie games on Steam and led to the creation of Facepunch. We made Garry’s Mod and Rust, two of the most popular Steam games of all time. To use these commands, the user must have power. Wanna Dance is based on a YouTube video series featuring characters from various games grooving to trance music in loop. We’re Facepunch, an independent game developer in Birmingham, UK. It is now time for a new step into the world culminated so impressively by. This is how you go to the third person in GMOD. It has been almost twenty years since the initial release of Garry's Mod (GMOD). ![]() ![]() You get one or two brief ones between games but during the game there are none. I have been using the free version since 2012. More Fun & Free Classic Games from Brainium:
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