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Vladimir Putin really did seem to appear on Earth - or at least in the corridors of power in Russia - fully formed. At each step in his career, he was promoted for no particular reason, or because he seemed so devoid of personality that nobody could imagine him causing trouble. This culminated in his 2000 appointment as Yeltsin’s successor when “The world’s largest landmass, a land of oil, gas, and nuclear arms, had a new leader, and its business and political elites had no idea who he was.”
Dictator Book Club: Putin
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An essential part of Foley is creating a consistent, coherent reality—which, in the hyperreal world of cinema, is fundamentally skewed. Foley artists often speak of “selling” a sound: making it legible and credible, even when it is dramatized. Deception is an essential part of the enterprise. Things are not as they sound. “You say, ‘This sound is so unbelievably creepy,’ ” Lynch told me. “And they say, ‘It’s my kid’s sweater.’ ” It is incredibly hard to reverse engineer a well-crafted sound effect, particularly if it is first experienced in the context of a visual.
The Weird, Analog Delights of Foley Sound Effects
Anna Wiener
Zoom in on them, then hit “search here” and see what restaurants come up. Start reading the reviews. If they have like 50 reviews, not 5,000, most not in English, that’s a pretty good sign.
How to Travel
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