Serial Experiment Lain: philosophy disguised as entertainment

Again we are through Friday, and to relieve some stress of the week, I talk about a range of only thirteen chapters, although it is known, I believe that at least in Spain is poorly understood.

Serial Experiment Lain, is a series of 1998, which shows us a world that is not so different from ours, the truth is to do a short synopsis of the series, is complicated, without disclosing important parts of the plot at I may quote the synopsis that makes this series filmaffity.

"Lain Iwakura, an introverted girl of 14 years, only relates to the Network for that reason does not know about e-mails that are circulating about a classmate who has just committed suicide, Chisa Yomoda. A week after the suicide, Lain received this e-mail from Chisa: "I would like you, at least you, know that I'm alive. My spirit is here, and on the Web I have found God." Upon receipt, Iwakura Lian began his research on the Internet, trying to find an explanation for this incredible message ..." Filmaffinity

There are many interesting aspects of this care would be, first the plot, like spectators at a certain moment we are completely lost, until they reach the end of the thirteen chapters and have a global vision of the plot, this, that in it may seem a defect is the opposite, because when we finish watching the series, which we ourselves begin to connect all the data we had.

Two other aspects that stand out as notable, are on the one hand, care graphic aspect, which I consider a good direction, and the soundtrack. As for the visuals, with certain moments in which the number is closer to the video creation that cinematic concept, separates the two realities that are experienced in the series. Also include the images in terms of careful composition, something, perhaps appreciably less now, but at the time to leave me quite marked, with an aesthetic, clean and balanced on one hand and yet another confusing and noisy, which mixing will happen gradually as chapters, to make us understand the message of the series.

As for the soundtrack included the great work, not only for excellence in electronic issues, if not in the small details that sound throughout the series will permeate the small moments in this world, near future, where technology and connection dominates everything. As I said before, this is more normal now, at the time of his 1998 performance, it was more a theory than a reality. Even with the passage of time, I think to do this series is a great investment, and after thirteen chapters, we'll stay, safe, wanting to know more.

Serial Experiment Lain Filmaffinity

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digital photography .... simplifying the process?

Detail Leica camera negative

The beginning digital photography, it was assumed, a more accessible way of photography, but in my opinion, nothing has changed, only the name of the process. It is something that most fans have a hard time adjusting to the idea, that is, at first, it seems that simply using a digital camera and post processing program, we have the full kit digital photography. Nothing is further from reality, because in order to obtain copies of certain quality, we have to relearn the whole process involved.

When the photograph was analog, we needed to know the negative and the developer, depending on the utility and final intention of the image, Today we are obliged to know the color profile of both the camera and the profile of output space of the image. At the time of positivism, we should know what type of developers we used, the type of light from the enlarger and the paper, apart from the obvious change of process and nomenclature, we must continue to control as much or more variables that before. It is now necessary for a quality copy, have calibrated your monitor and printer, the latter difficult if we have to print out, because in some places they are called professionals, or even bother to calibrate the plotter.

Persona eliminada de

una fotografia soviética.

Nor is it a retrograde technique, and I think this is important because it is how the end came the idea to the viewer. I must also say that digital photography has certainly simplified certain processes, such as retouching, understanding this as the multiple composition, the elimination of elements in the image, or clearing skin blemishes. While this has provided a clear way, it is true that especially in the beginning of these types of software has come to abuse of such effects. Is this, what is making gradually lose the uniqueness of its photo, and that today is very common that a person sees an image and before considering what is real is raised which will be retouched and which no. In fact laws have been proposed in several states to limit the retouching of images in advertising. This makes me wonder where it tends toward the photographic image, if it were to lose that aura of reality that makes it unique and if you end the first theoretical reason and photography will again be an imitation of painting. Although the photographers, artists continue to explore the possibilities of reality, public opinion is increasingly further from this line.

Image ion litio belonging to the blog, in his article "El retoque fotográfico en la antigua Unión Soviética"

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