Talk:657: Movie Narrative Charts

2017-03-23T04:10:17Z

108.162.226.101:

...but in 12 Angry Men, at two points, some of the jurors leave to -- and have conversations in -- the bathroom! {{unsigned ip|‎193.25.222.71}}

Why is this not part of the explaination? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minard.png

It is public domain so it should be allowed right? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.117|108.162.246.117]] 03:43, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

I added it to the explaination as it certainly adds to the understadning of the comic. It was already uploaded by someone else. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.117|108.162.246.117]] 03:50, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Only flaw is that Saruman died at the wrong time. [[User:LordSamanon|LordSamanon]] ([[User talk:LordSamanon|talk]]) 02:03, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Second flaw is that Sam is going to west, too {{unsigned ip|141.101.99.80}}

Third flaw is that in 12 Angry Men, Juror 8 interacts with Juror 9 at the very end.{{unsigned ip|108.162.215.56}}

I figured it would be of interest of the people here that I have gone through the afford of making one of these as well. It took me a few hours, but I am quite proud of the final image. It's definitely not perfect, though, and I am sure it could be done much better (especially if Randall himself would do it ;)). Either way, here is a movie narrative chart for the first ''Pokémon'' film, ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'', something I grew up with and felt worked pretty well in this form: http://maplestrip.tumblr.com/image/123162717416 [[User:Maplestrip|Maplestrip]] ([[User talk:Maplestrip|talk]]) 18:58, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

I doubt that it's really worth including in the explanation or anything, but it would seem that Grant's and Sattler's lines get swapped by the first time their names are reiterated. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.242.134|108.162.242.134]] 13:18, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

: You're right! Perhaps this could be also mentioned in a "mistakes" / trivia section, as the flaws above. --[[User:LaVe|LaVe]] ([[User talk:LaVe|talk]]) 13:59, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

For me it is SO weird that this is today's Incomplete Explanation. Yesterday on Facebook, I had a Memory that I shared this 1 year ago today (so, 1 year ago yesterday). :) - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.76|162.158.126.76]] 04:31, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

I added some transcript. I didn't manage to use different colors in the transcript, so I added the HEX-Codes directly in the text. I'm not mother-tongued so please correct if you find mistakes. --[[User:LaVe|LaVe]] ([[User talk:LaVe|talk]]) 12:30, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
:Cool with the transcript. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 18:20, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
::Hey [[User:Kynde|Kynde]], we've talked about transcripts. Someone reading the text should understand the picture; not each pixel. I've also talked to [[User:LaVe|LaVe]] and I promised that I will work on this soon. Stay tuned...--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 19:47, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

I added to the star wars section. Not to familiar with Jurassic Park so an someone add to that and complete the transcript so this comic is complete?[[User:Dontknow|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow|talk]]) 23:31, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

i clicked on the incomplete explanation in the spotlight link to see if i could fix it
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some comics will not and should not ever be fully explained [[Special:Contributions/108.162.226.101|108.162.226.101]] 04:10, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

1814: Color Pattern

2017-03-23T04:05:13Z

108.162.226.101:

{{comic
| number = 1814
| date = March 22, 2017
| title = Color Pattern
| image = color_pattern.png
| titletext = ♫ When the spacing is tight / And the difference is slight / That's a moiré ♫
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete| Does the TV screen explanation also cover computer screens, which would be more relevant here? Is the title text explanation correct?}}
The comic references {{w|moiré pattern}}s in a parody of the song {{w|That's Amore}} made famous by {{w|Dean Martin}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnoDb0bMQuk in 1953]. (See [[#Trivia|trivia]] for pronunciation).

[[Cueball]] complains that the photo he just took of his computer screen is covered in weird rainbow patterns (the color patterns from the title). In photography (or videography), a moiré pattern occurs when the image sensors are aligned in a pattern, while photographing something else that is also aligned in a pattern that's not 100% identically aligned.

In mathematics, physics, and art, a moiré pattern or moiré fringes are large scale interference patterns that can be produced when an opaque ruled pattern with transparent gaps is overlaid on another similar pattern. For the moiré interference pattern to appear, the two patterns must not be completely identical in that they must be displaced, rotated, etc., or have different but similar pitch. A moiré pattern is a kind of {{w|aliasing}}. Moiré patterns appear in many different situations. In printing, the printed pattern of dots can negatively interfere with the image. In television and digital photography, a pattern on an object being photographed can interfere with the shape of the light sensors to generate unwanted {{w|artifact (error)|artifacts}}.

Photographs of a TV screen taken with a digital camera often exhibit moiré patterns. Since both the TV screen and the digital camera use a scanning technique to produce or to capture pictures with horizontal scan lines, the conflicting sets of lines cause the moiré patterns. To avoid the effect, the digital camera can be aimed at an angle of 30 degrees to the TV screen.

[[Megan]] replies with a song that explains that what Cueball sees is a moiré pattern. But she chooses to use the song ''That's Amore'', where "Amore" means "love" in Italian. The pun is that "That's a Moiré" and "That's Amore" are phonetically [[#Trivia|almost indistinguishable]]. Her explanation that it happens when a grid is misaligned with another behind fits well with the more detailed explanation above.

[[#The songs|The song]] has a second verse given in the title text, again with musical notes indicating that it should be song. More information on when moiré patterns occur is given here, indicating that the space between the grid lines should be small and the two grids should be almost identical, for the maximum moiré effect.

===The songs===
The pieces of the remixed song are:
:When a grid's misaligned
:with another behind
:That's a moiré...

:When the spacing is tight
:And the difference is slight
:That's a moiré

The two first verses in the [http://www.metrolyrics.com/thats-amore-lyrics-dean-martin.html original song]:
:When a moon hits your eye
:like a big pizza pie
:That's amore

:When the world seems to shine
:like you've had too much wine
:That's amore

A similar song based on the same pun was made by Craig Swanson in 1993 and can be found on his web comic [http://www.perspicuity.com/ Perspicuity] in this comic: [http://www.perspicuity.com/?lightbox=image_104h That's a Moiré]. His song text was:
:When new lines hit your eyes
:From two screen when they ply
:That's a Moire!

==Transcript==
:[Cueball holds up his smartphone in front of his laptop which stands in front of him on a desk. Megan is sitting in an armchair reading, facing away from Cueball. She is singing her reply, as indicated with four double musical notes around her two lines of text.]
:Cueball: I took a picture of my computer screen—why is the photo covered in these weird rainbow patterns?
:Megan: ''When a grid's misaligned with another behind''
:Megan: ''That's a moiré...''

==Trivia==
*Pronunciation:
**Moiré ([http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/moire /ˈmwɑːreɪ/] - /mwɑˈreɪ/ - [http://www.dictionary.com/browse/moire- French:] [mwaˈʁe])
**That's amore /ðæts əˈmɔːreɪ/.
**That's a moiré /ðæts ə ˈmwɑːreɪ/.

{{comic discussion}}

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