1/1/2024 0 Comments Happy feet mumble in glassThese techniques made it possible to conceive of Happy Feet as a musical, where the moves of some of the greatest dancers in the world – notably tapper Savion Glover – could be digitally captured and rendered onto the penguins. He was also impressed by the advances in digital motion capture technology developed by Peter Jackson’s company Weta Digital, for the Lord of the Rings films. Miller was amazed and moved by the story of how the Emperor penguins breed, which he saw in David Attenborough’s BBC series Life in the Freezer, made in 1993. There were a number of direct inspirations for the film. Miller sees the growth in digital effects as the greatest change in film technology since the coming of sound and Happy Feet set out to take that technology further than any film had done before. All of the film, except for a few shots of humans, was generated in computers. There are obvious similarities in the overall shape of the story – a pig that wants to herd sheep, a penguin that wants to dance – but Happy Feet leaps much more wholeheartedly into the digital possibilities of computer animation. Happy Feet is much more than an extension of the winning formula that George Miller discovered with Babe. Mumble will see many amazing things before he returns to his home. A fat Rockhopper penguin called Lovelace (also voiced by Robin Williams), who’s slowly being strangled by a plastic tie around his neck, joins their quest. He is adopted by five fun-loving Argentinian Adelie penguins, led by the pint-sized Ramon (voiced by Robin Williams), who teach him how to party. He has heard a rumour from the large and frightening Boss Skua (voiced by Anthony LaPaglia) that aliens inhabit the earth. His mother Norma Jean (voiced by Nicole Kidman) is heartbroken.Ī dejected Mumble leaves the colony, determined to find out why the fish are disappearing. Worse, Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood) is banished by the elders, who think his dancing is responsible for their shortage of fish. He knows he can dance better than any penguin alive, but as his father Memphis (voiced by Hugh Jackman) tells him, dancing ‘just ain’t penguin’. His friend Gloria (voiced by Brittany Murphy) has a glorious voice, but Mumble can never hope to attract a mate without a ‘heart song’, the personal tune that all Emperor penguins must have. Name-calling and infrequent, mild sexual comments are contained in the script.Īn animal is embarrassed after he makes a mistake in front of others and wets himself.Mumble is the only Emperor penguin chick in Antarctica who can’t sing. An implied but highly veiled homosexual relationship is depicted. Characters endure a harsh winter storm.Ī character tries to seduce another animal’s wife. A brief, veiled comment suggests the intent to commit suicide. Two characters nearly plunge to their death afterįalling over a cliff. A character talks about the sounds of the death throes. A bird is afraid after he sees chickens roasting in an oven. A bird is caught in an oil spill.Ĭharacters are trapped in an icy enclosure. Why is Happy Feet Two rated PG? Happy Feet Two is rated PG by the MPAA for some rude humor and mild peril.Ī melting ice shelf falls into the ocean causing a large tsunami-like wave. And some moments of veiled sexual innuendo take place between several characters including a bird that makes moves on another man’s wife. In the natural order of things, hungry predators also chase animals that are lower on the food chain. Some brief moments of peril occur when several characters fall over cliffs, including a father seal that plummets down into a deep crevasse leaving his two little pups on the bank above. However when changing environmental conditions cause an ice shelf to slip and capture a colony of Emperor Penguins inside a snowy trap, the young chick determines that flying is their only way out. While his father and the rest of the waddle of penguins look like they’ve just come off an MTV video shoot, Erik can’t catch a beat with his feet.īut after meeting the mighty flying Sven (Hank Azaria) whom he believes is a fellow penguin, Erik determines his dream is to soar through the air-a difficult feat for a flightless aquatic species. Yet just as Mumble lacked the knack for singing in the movie Happy Feet, his son Erik (Ava Acres) doesn’t have a forte for fancy footwork. Mumble (Elijah Wood) the penguin is all grown up with a son of his own.
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The architectural background is a faithful copy of a coloured plate from the Description de l’Egypte showing the small temple at Deir el Medineh. While in the final painting, Caesar, still sitting but in a more tonic attitude makes a gesture of astonishment with his left hand. Our oil study also shows Cleopatra standing and Caesar immobile, in the same position as in the drawing. Another drawing of the composition shows Cleopatra standing, elegant and unsurpassed, in front of Caesar who in astonishment remains glued to his seat. An initial oil sketch also repeats this arrangement. A similar drawing, with some of the background architecture traced with a ruler, was presented by the Galerie Paul Prouté in 1987. In the initial sketch, a drawing at the Musée Georges Garret à Vesoul, Gérôme shows us Caesar in full length, rushing to lift Cleopatra who was still on the ground. To date, two oil studies (including our painting) are known, as well as three preparatory compositional drawings and two figure studies, one of Cleopatra’s head and the other, of her friend Apollodorus. Finally refused on delivery, the painting was then bought by the painter’s father-in-law, Adolphe Goupil. This painting was commissioned by the Marquise de Païva, one of the most famous courtesans of the time, for the luxurious house she had just built on the Champs-Elysées. Caesar was captivated by the daring, conversation and charm of the young queen. To reach Caesar unnoticed, Cleopatra crept into a package of carpets and asked her friend Apollodorus the Sicilian to carry her to him. The young eighteen year-old queen, driven from her palace by her brothers’ intrigues, had decided to convince Caesar to restore her to the throne. It depicts the romanticized version of the first encounter between Caesar and Cleopatra according to Plutarch’s tale. Our painting prepares the Caesar and Cleopatra painted by Gérôme in 1866. Thanks to the accuracy provided by his precise technique, they contribute a stamp of authenticity to the fantasy of the Orient. In addition his depictions of Oriental subjects are faithful to the Orientalist vision of his age, where sensuality and violence are combined. Gérôme’s many Orientalist paintings reveal his fascination for Arabic architecture. The development of photography allowed him to create a study collection of views. Fascinated by the Orient, he journeyed to the Middle East in 1862, 1868, 1871, 18, visiting Constantinople and Asia Minor in 18. In 1847, Gérôme enjoyed great success at the Salon with his Neo-Grecian painting Young Greeks Attending a Cockfight, also called A Cockfight (Paris, Musée d’Orsay), which earned him a third class medal, heralding the many honours of his future career.įrom 1853 Gérôme travelled frequently and in 1856 he discovered Egypt. He completed his training with a trip to Italy before attending the studio of Charles Gleyre, a major figure of academic art. Considered for a long time to be a reactionary, his reputation was restored by the pioneer work of Gerald Ackerman during the 1970s and 1980s.Īt the age of sixteen, Gérôme entered the studio of the painter Paul Delaroche then at the height of his fame, whose principles would have a lasting effect on the young artist. A Professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Gérôme, was fiercely opposed to the Impressionists and became a symbol of academicism. Jean-Léon Gérôme is one of the most famous French painters of his time. The authenticity of our painting has been confirmed by Gerald Ackermann. Catalogue raisonné mis à jour, Paris, 2000, p. There is some controversy about the possible African origins of her mother or her paternal grandmother.Gerald M. The Ptolemy dynasty was descended from the Greek Macedonian named Ptolemy Soter, whom Alexander the Great installed in Egypt, so much of Cleopatra's ancestry was Macedonian Greek. 36 BCE)Ĭleopatra VII was the descendant of Macedonians who were established as rulers over Egypt when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 323 BCE. 46 BCE, with Julius Caesar) and three children by Marc Antony, twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene (b. Spouse(s): Ptolemy XIII, Ptolemy XIV, Marc Antony.Education: Studied with a tutor and at the Mouseion at the Library of Alexandria, medicine, philosophy, rhetoric, oratory, and many languages, including Greek, Latin, and Aramaic.51 BCE, ruled 80–51 BCE except for 58–55 BCE) and Cleopatra V Tryphaina (co-ruler 58–55 BCE with their daughter, Berenice IV, sister of Cleopatra VII) Also Known As: Cleopatra Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Philopater Cleopatra Philadelphus Philopator Philopatris Thea Neotera.Known For: The last dynastic pharaoh of Egypt. 1/1/2024 0 Comments Rv boondocking tipsWe were careful in choosing the quietest generators possible as to not only be courteous to our neighbors (if there are any), but we don’t want to hear the noise either.Īfter Our First Quartzsite experience in January 2017, Dan installed our new battery bank that replaced our coach’s two 12-volt batteries with four 6-volt batteries to extend our stored energy. Shortly after buying our Landmark 5th wheel, we purchased two WEN 56000i 2000 Watt Generators to replace our power source when not hooked up to electric until we could get our solar system. With a little research, planning and saving our pennies, we’ve achieved our objective of being free from dependency. We decided to make our boondocking less stressful by making a few purchases and doing our own installations and modifications to make our excursions a little more enjoyable and easier. The best boondocking though in every sense of the word is planting ourselves out there on BLM land. It’s about being independent and our RVs being self contained.Īnyone can boondock anywhere that is legal and/or where permission is granted whether it be in a friend or family’s driveway (Moochdocking), working on a farm (Farmdocking), or Walmart or business parking lot (Lot Docking’). water, electricity, sewer, etc.) also known as FHU’s or ‘full hookups’. It’s living without being tethered to utilities (i.e. In RV and Camping society, similarly, “Boondocking” is another word for living off the grid or dry camping or dispersed camping. Laying back in our zero gravity chairs in the desert or near a mountain stream never felt so good!Īccording to the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase ‘the boondocks’ is derived from the tagalog word ‘bundock’ which means mountain… It was our own “Little House on the Prairie”. We got back to our roots playing board games, hiking, exploring…just opening the door and experiencing the true essence of life. We LOVED it! We have grown to love SIMPLE LIVING! We found we didn’t need television or electronics as our sources of entertainment. Simply put we learned how to be self-sufficient and independent. Those who have never boondocked would likely think we were learning how to survive the apocalypse….and yes, we think we would! We’ve become proficient at off-the-grid meal planning, cooking without electric appliances, loading enough stores and provisions, monitoring our propane, solar power and generator usage. Now a year later, we’ve become those seasoned boondockers mastering important things like water conservation, electricity management, and the unpleasantries of sewage disposal. We watched, learned and networked taking mental notes of how seasoned boondockers became successful at it. After meeting the crowd, we planted our ratty looking camp chairs at several presentations and campfires sipping cocktails while listening to others share their off-grid camping and boondocking tips, know-hows, experiences, and stories. Others rolled in after us most likely for the same reason. We arrived halfway through the convergence, so we had to take a spot a few washes (flood trenches in the desert) up from the action. Ha! This was our ticket out of our own version of Hotel California. While we were there at the park, we were surfing social media to see that the Escapees “Xscapers” (“Xscapers is a support network geared toward a new generation of RVers who have not yet retired and who have already, or are aspiring to, hit the road pursuing a full-time RV living or part-time nomadic lifestyle.”) were having their Quartzsite Convergence right down the road from us. So, we decided to limp back to a RV resort-ish park in Yuma to collect our thoughts, fill up our water tank, empty our gray and black tanks and try again. We really needed to go to a RV Boondocking School, if there was such a thing. We didn’t get much sleep because we didn’t have the safety net that RV parks provide. We ran out of simple essentials because we didn’t plan. We couldn’t toast our bread in the toaster. Our Keurig wouldn’t power up on batteries. It was freeing…of EVERYTHING! Not a care in the world to interrupt the very peace and quiet we were looking for.īUT, we were very new at it and there were lessons quickly learned…hard lessons. It was just us in the desert with the closest RV being about 200 or so yards away. We were on our own pilgrimage to find that perfect quiet place to call home for awhile on Bureau of Land Management. No more loud televisions and bustling cars. No more slide-to-slide neighbors passing us the Grey Poupon. Gone were the safety nets of park or campground security, coded gates, camp hosts, and utility hookups. At the beginning of 2017 – our third year on the road – we experienced our very first boondocking quest in Quartzsite and Yuma, Arizona. 1/1/2024 0 Comments Iron maiden golden years^ "Top 40 Official Albums Chart UK Archive 14 April 1990".^ "Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive 13 September 1986".^ "Watch Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen perform Iron Maiden's Wasted Years at their debut Smith/Kotzen gig".Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. "First Iron Maiden 'Maiden England' US Tour Setlist Revealed, Rest Of World Weeps With Jealousy". ^ "Seventh Tour Of A Seventh Tour Setlist".Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). ^ Iron Maiden - Flight 666 DVD, History Of Iron Maiden pt 2.: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) ^ a b "Wasted Years" 7 Inch Single (Media notes).Īdrian Smith has performed the song live with his bands Psycho Motel and Smith/Kotzen, performing the lead vocals himself. It was featured on Somewhere On Tour, Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour, Real Live Tour (only on few dates), The Ed Hunter Tour, Somewhere Back in Time World Tour and Maiden England World Tour. "Wasted Years" is one of three tracks from Somewhere in Time that have been played on more than two concert tours, the other two being the album's second single, "Stranger in a Strange Land", and "Heaven Can Wait". It's a technical illustration of a keyboard of a time machine, with Eddie reflected in the window, because it was the only thing we could think of that wouldn't give Eddie away". It is the bands fourteenth single released and the first from their sixth studio album. Riggs describes the illustration as "a duffer. Wasted Years is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. So understand Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years, Face up, make your stand, And realize you're. As with the Somewhere in Time album sleeve, the single cover also features the TARDIS from the BBC series Doctor Who. Too much time on my hands, I got you on my mind, Can't ease this pain, so easily, When you can't find the words to say, it's hard to make it through another day, And it makes me want to cry, and throw my hands up to the sky. According to artist Derek Riggs, this is because the band did not want to reveal the mascot in his new cyborg guise until the album was released a few weeks later. Only a part of Eddie's face is seen, as a reflection in a screen. Join others and track this song Wasted Years was the fourteenth single released by Iron Maiden and the first from their Somewhere in Time album. The cover depicts the band mascot Eddie's point of view as he flies a time machine. The song deals with subject of homesickness and alienation, as well as the negative aspects of the band's nearly year long previous tour and personal problems that Smith and other band members were going through in that period. It reached number 18 in the UK Singles Charts. Released in 1986, it was the first single solely written by guitarist Adrian Smith, who also sings backing vocals. It is the band's fourteenth single released and the first from their sixth studio album, Somewhere in Time (1986). " Wasted Years" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. "Reach Out" (The Entire Population of Hackney cover). More info in this dedicated article : Monitor Transitions If you need to check how the DMX is sent or simply test your lights, you can click the show DMX button to open the Monitor. Still while editing the board, you can select a state to edit its values in the properties-view as well as its title, or extend it over several columns : You can also add a state manually : first, be sure you are editing the board (shortcut is CMD+E), then click the + button on the desired column. To create a state easily : launch a column, set the values for each light at this moment of your show, then press the save to column button. In the dashboard, lights are managed by states that store all the values for a specific column : It is nice because such a fixture will be shared with other users. Lastly, if you still do not find your fixture, you can create it on Open-Fixture-Libary website here. Once you have download these fixtures, they will appear in the list : If you cannot find the fixture you looking for, you can check on the Open-Fixture-Library website :īut the simpliest way is to install all fixtures from this site by clicking the download fixtures item in the list of fixtures : More info in this article : Monitor Adding Custom Lights Please note that you can control the global DMX volume via the DMX master. If you choose those fixtures, you can control each of the channel Red, Green, Blue or White. This kind of light is ideal to control standard lights like a PAR 16 :įor a better readability of your light plot, you can change the mode of your light :īy default, Millumin also handle RGB and RGBW PAR : By default, the fixture is set to theatrical : a simple light with only one intensity channel. You can now configure what kind of light you want to use. Then, when your light is connected to its device, do not forget to check if it is connected to the right DMX channel : Your browser does not support the video tag. If you does not find your device, click on the manage devices button : In the properties-view, look at DMX channel field to do so : To learn more about suitable DMX devices to send DMX, please refer to this dedicated article : Devicesįirst, you need to set the device for your light. Lights are controlled via the DMX protocol. Now, when you click the + button at the bottom-left corner, it adds a light to the light plot (shortcut is CMD+L).Īfter creating your first light in Millumin, you have to link it to your real light. In this mode, the workspace becomes a light plot. To get access to the light tool, switch to the light mode at the top right corner of the workspace : This article explains the different steps to create such a light plot. 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