Hi guys - fancy seeing you in here? Hope you’re all well.
These bots, eh? Attempting to persistently post negative comments and manipulate & distort views on a film… who knew?
See you guys around - and take care 😃
I wonder if some were in this very thread that seemed to come out of the woodwork , think I may have come across a few on Facebook as well …https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-last-jedi-was-targeted-by-russian-trolls-study-says-1148475
Unfortunately mate, even with a headline of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi Negative Buzz Amplified by Russian Trolls, Study Finds’ for the article with the link to the study paper in, some will ignore that (and this below)…
“Among the 967 tweets analyzed, 206 expressed a negative sentiment towards the film and its director, which is 21.9% or a little more than one in five fans. This number includes all negative tweets analyzed, i.e. also those who came from the 44 accounts identified as bots, sock puppet accounts and trolls."
… and instead focus on the political aspects of the study - or have a pop at Rian Johnson at even mentioning it (who has stated he doesn’t have a problem with those not liking the film; he does have a problem with the more toxic elements of ‘criticism’ - by that I think he means the racists, sexists, bots and trolls - and likely those who post death threats and announce his death too?).
Johnson himself alluded to Russian bots being behind a campaign to ‘save’ a character in TLJ too in one of the bonus material feature on TLJ blu ray - seems he may have more of an idea what is going than some.
I’ve seen a few people cast doubt as to Russian bots targeting a film - well, it evidently does happen. It’s not an excuse - just a fact, though some people seemingly have difficulty accepting the truth of such a thing. Russian bots and trolls target this very site - frequently - along many more other popular sites.
At least there is the ‘Culture, politics, and diversity in Star Wars’ thread on here to talk about the political aspects of criticisms towards the series (or parts of it).
‘An Open Letter to Star Wars Resistance’s Rachel Butera’…
https://www.themarysue.com/star-wars-resistance-rachel-butera-christine-blasey-ford-leia/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQwn2k91GiI
‘Introducing ‘Our Star Wars Stories’, the new digital series from Lucasfilm in which Jordan Hembrough travels the country talking to fans about how Star Wars has impacted their lives.’
^ Hopefully it’ll have some interesting and rich fan stories from across the varying reaches of fandom (and if it is not just a sanitised / safe PR series… maybe something on those that like watching the unaltered theatrical versions of the Original Trilogy 😉)
The building your own R2 droid does look intriguing…
Some more info here - https://www.starwars.com/news/our-star-wars-stories
The first episode has been released on youtube (12 minutes long) - and all episodes are available for free for anyone to watch:-
’Albin Johnson and the Power of Fandom | Our Star Wars Stories’…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE4UYy8EoyU
‘Jordan travels to Columbia, South Carolina to talk with Albin Johnson, founder of the 501st Legion fan group. Albin’s story is one of creativity and determination, facing unplanned and unimaginable heartbreak and tragedy, and the uplifting power of the Star Wars fan community.’
The second episode is:-
’How Star Wars Sparked Robin’s Journey | Our Star Wars Stories’…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow66OQ29xRg
‘Jordan Hembrough visits Bernardsville, New Jersey, to talk to Robin, a doctor and collector whose life was deeply impacted by Star Wars. Through Star Wars, Robin saw new possibilities for science and her own path for a career in medicine.’
The third episode is:-
’Christina Cato and the Drive to Create | Our Star Wars Stories’…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HO5mI_VlFw
‘Jordan Hembrough heads to Beaverton, Oregon, to meet Christina Cato, a Star Wars fan who taught herself the art and science of droid building. Challenging herself, Christina worked months to build her own functioning astromech from scratch; in the process, she discovered that she’s capable of more than even she herself previously believed.’
The fourth episode is:-
’How Star Wars Showed FJ That It’s OK to Be Yourself | Our Star Wars Stories’…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXzOfKZmXOI
‘Jordan Hembrough goes to Washington Township, New Jersey, to chat with FJ, a collector who has used the lessons of Star Wars throughout his life. When he was younger, FJ struggled with who he was – but in Star Wars, he saw the power of diversity, equality, and being proud of oneself, no matter what.’
The fifth (and finale of the season) episode is:-
’The Perales Family and the Binding Force of Star Wars | Our Star Wars Stories’…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy2GhKi61LA
‘Jordan Hembrough travels to Anaheim, California, to meet the Perales family – Sal, Liz, Lizzy, and Axel – who share a love of Star Wars and cosplay that has enriched their lives in surprising ways.’
‘Kathleen Kennedy’s Contract Extended - Baseless Rumors & Fandom | STAR WARS NEWS’… by HelloGreedo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzK2qZv9Ets
^ really nice work mate - your shots really brings out more detail 😃
(btw, the downed Star Destroyer comparison image is flickering a fair bit - though could just be my pc; just a heads-up)
dahmage kindly posted this quality link up the other day - well worth a look at…
^ Some amazing photos and intriguing info in there.
‘LIGHT SPEED - Star Wars Science’… by HelloGreedo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvlrEq-d5tI
‘How the Universe is Way Bigger Than You Think’…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0
‘In pictures: Blood moon around the world’ - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-44985262
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-44991547/blood-moon-delights-most-of-the-world
and a short cool video of it here https://www.instagram.com/p/BlvoOxIlxLL/
Quality idea for a thread paja, mate 😃
Some of the other astronomy themed threads on here (for those interested in the subject):-
Seas on Mars? (2005 thread)
Pluto is no longer a planet (2006 thread)
Congratulations, Atlantis (2006 thread)
N.A.S.A. NEWS: A “ROAR” FROM OUTER SPACE RECORDED!!!, ORIGIN OF SIGNAL A MYSTERY (2009 thread)
NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers a World Orbiting Two Stars (2011 thread)
Curiosity landed on Mars! (2012 thread)
Challenger disaster Super 8 home movie footage released (2012 thread)
The Great American Solar Eclipse, 2017
The Space Program (2006 thread)
7/20/69 (2007 thread)
About the moonlandings (2007 thread)
“We copy you down, Eagle” (2012 thread)
Faster than the speed of light (2007 thread)
UFO’s & other anomalies … do you believe? (2007 thread)
Anomalous phenomenon thread (2006 thread)
Meteor explodes over Russia (2013 thread)
Europe lead the US 10-6 going into the final day’s Single Play…
As it stands Europe need 14.5 to win, the US requires 14 to retain the trophy - with 12 points to still play for in the Singles on Sunday.
Some cracking golf on display from both sides over the last couple of days - hope it continues tomorrow.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf & https://www.nbcsports.com/video/event/2018-ryder-cup
Well in Europe - winning the Ryder Cup 17.5 to 10.5 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/golf/44076483
Molinari was superb - 5 points from possible 5. Sergio Garcia now the highest European scorer in Ryder Cup history (25.5 pts).
Europe have now won 9 of the last 12 Ryder Cups.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/30/ryder-cup-2018-europe-win-usa-golf
The next Ryder Cup is in 2020, in the US - Whistling Straits, in Kohler, Wisconsin; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Ryder_Cup
Fantastic that, mate - really enjoyed reading that (and the pics) - nice one 😃
‘Hackers expose ‘staggering’ US voter machine flaws’:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45680490
&
‘Hackers’ dossier on US voting machine security is just as grim as feared’:-
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/28/defcon_vote_hacking/
A few John Carpenter classics are being released on 4K blu ray…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu1s5UNK3zg
HMV & Amazon are doing a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Collectors Edition for £30 - https://store.hmv.com/film-tv/4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray/they-live & https://www.amazon.co.uk/They-Live-Collectors-Ultra-Blu-ray/dp/B07H54NY5L
Zavvi have 4K Ultra HD blu ray steelbooks of They Live! going for £25 - along with a few other John Carpenter films available too (https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/09/john-carpenter-4k-restorations/):-
https://www.zavvi.com/offers/john-carpenter-the-master-of-horror.list?
‘LIGHT SPEED - Star Wars Science’ by HelloGreedo…
Unfortunately there’ll be no ‘Big Sleeve Editions’ of Solo in the UK:-
Big Sleeve Edition Fans - Facebook page
Hopefully someone else will produce them, or someone in another country will make them available.
The quality for TFA, TLJ and Rogue One ‘Big Screen Editions’ releases were great - with a real retro vinyl vibe going on with them - ot.com thread link
Am almost tempted to try some of the instructions for a custom-made cover in ^…^'s quality ‘custom made laserdisc/vinyl covers for blu-rays/DVDs’ thread - if there is some enough decent quality (and sized) art available.
Maybe stuff like this…
^ by the sublimely talented Matt Ferguson - who has knocked up covers for other Star Wars material too (and a host of other films as well) - https://twitter.com/cakes_comics & https://www.cakesandcomics.com/
Elsewhere in the UK, from earlier in the week…
‘After two days on sale, the spin-off starring Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke and Donald Glover has shifted 139,000 copies, that’s more than the rest of the Top 40 combined on today’s Official Chart Update.’
‘Synopses for the first five episodes of Star Wars Resistance revealed’…
‘Millennium Falcon Ride Details Revealed on Target-Exclusive ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Blu-Ray’…
https://www.slashfilm.com/millennium-falcon-ride-details-solo-a-star-wars-story-blu-ray/
^ https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1044675178343661568
More here - https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1044547574546538496
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063365/mi5-snooped-on-privacy-internationals-private-data
Hi Aratus, and welcome to the site 😃
Really enjoyed your video and can see the work that went into making it - very nicely done.
It may also be worth (if you get a further take-downs of the video) to also upload to somewhere like vimeo? (who don’t seem to suffer anywhere as many video removal requests 😉)
Hopefully you’ll find a few other Edits and Projects of interest here - see how other editors have approached and executed their releases.
Honest Trailers - Solo: A Star Wars Story : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWyncgcwyoc
&
HISHE - How SOLO A Star Wars Story Should Have Ended : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3kBzyJJDak
Seems the filming for ‘Why We Fight - A Star Wars Story’ is moving along nicely - with a few updates, including on-set photos, here:-
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/christopherrowe/why-we-fight-a-star-wars-story/posts/2287621
The Ryder Cup tees off later this week…
Am not usually interested in the golf - though this tournament is a little different as it’s a team competition; with the US taking on Europe - and usually serves up some great golf, tension, atmosphere and finale.
This time around it’s being played at the ‘Le Golf National’ course in Paris, France - from the 28th to the 30th September.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryder_Cup & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Ryder_Cup
RIP Gary Kurtz.
https://screenrant.com/gary-kurtz-death-obituary/
^ Sad news indeed, mate:-
https://screenrant.com/gary-kurtz-death-obituary/
I must get around
Yeah that’s what I’ve heard too
Ha 😃
^ He shot first 😉
‘James Bond 25: True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga named as director’…
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/sep/20/james-bond-25-cary-fukunaga-named-as-new-director
&
‘Cary Fukunaga: exclusive interview with the new James Bond director’…