in the beginning there was light is a documentary film by austrian director p. a. straubinger on the subject of inedia .

straubinger visits several people who supposedly nourish themselves with " light " and tries to find possible explanations on how inedia might work .

straubinger researched inedia for ten years .

this led to the film 's production , which took five years .

the film premiered on may 13 , 2010 at the marché du film .

in the beginning there was light

3 and god said , “let there be light , ” and there was light .
in the beginning there was light tells about the phenomenon “light nourishment” , the incredible fact that there are individuals who neither eat nor drink .
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in the beginning there was light tells about the phenomenon
light nourishment
, the incredible claim that there are individuals who neither eat nor drink .
4 god saw that the light was good , and he separated the light from the darkness .
8 god called the vault “sky . ” and there was evening , and there was morning —the second day .
5 god called the light “day , ” and the darkness he called “night . ” and there was evening , and there was morning —the first day .
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31 god saw all that he had made , and it was very good . and there was evening , and there was morning —the sixth day .
in my long career as a film journalist for the austrian broadcasting corporation , i hardly came across a film that polarized as much as
in the beginning there was light
( or just
light
for short ) .
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16 god made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night . he also made the stars .
15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth . ” and it was so .
in the beginning there was light
is open and interested in the strange phenomenon of
breatharianism
. and the research presents both sides of the story including the tragic cases of people who died during the
21 day process
. the film clearly points out the obvious dangers of renouncing from physical food for prolonged times .
2 now the earth was formless and empty , darkness was over the surface of the deep , and the spirit of god was hovering over the waters .
18 to govern the day and the night , and to separate light from darkness . and god saw that it was good .
nevertheless some so called
skeptics
stated that
in the beginning there was light
would animate people stopping to eat and cause death by starvation . one of these sceptics is hugo stamm , a swiss journalist who has been on an
anti - esoteric
mission most of his life and has already been present at the
light
premiere in zurich , warning that my film would be very dangerous .
besides enthusiastic movie reviews , there was also furious scrutiny and
light
even made a headline in germany´s biggest newspaper , yellow press giant
bild
, indicating it was dangerous and manipulative . but the controversy made the film , especially in the german speaking countries , even more successful .
in the beginning there was light
would be responsible for the death of this woman implicates hugo stamm´s article . the news agency associated press read this article , did not do further research , made a wire copy and spread it to thousands of media outlets around the world from fox news to the new york post , who copy & pasted this story .
on september 17 , 2010 , p . a . straubinger , an austrian film maker , released his new movie in the beginning there was light . this movie teaches us about the human ability to live on light or prana . in recent years , many people around our world have come forward to share with humanity their ability to live without eating food , a practice called inedia , solar nutrition , breatharianism or pranic nourishment . watch the film’s new trailer here at sunlightenment .
the creative alliance light city lantern parade ( starts at rash field and ends at president and pratt streets , monday , march 28 , 7 : 30 p . m . ) the kickoff event for light city couldn’t be more perfect—the creative alliance’s beloved lantern parade winding along the harbor , with an expected 700 participants shining beacons of light along the water . “it will be really special because the lantern parade as one of the things that inspired light city from the beginning , ” says festival co - founder brooke hall .
were there practical issues that arose during the time that paul was in antioch ? can you describe to me the difference in the tension between jerusalem and antioch ? the tensions that arose over time .
luckily we have , at least in our hemisphere , more than enough food and the joy of eating can enrich our lives .  so , in order to guard against another common misunderstanding concerning my film i would like to make very clear , that
in the beginning there was light
does not encourage you to stop eating , but only desires to question the predominating mechanistic materialistic world view - more on that later .
tages - anzeiger says there have been similar cases of self - starvation in germany , britain and australia .
nevertheless a biased article in the newspaper
tagesanzeiger
claimed
light
would be responsible for the death of a swiss woman .
was the most successful feature documentary in austrian cinemas in 2010 ( more than 100 , 000 tickets sold only in austrian theaters ) .
there was a trend towards research into autonomous vehicles that are not dependent on infrastructure such as guide wires . in the 1970s , japan and the usa made great progress in attempting to provide cars with sight .
ancient yoga master pantanjali described
living on light
as one of the siddhi , the supernatural yoga powers .
the apostle paul is , next to jesus , clearly the most intriguing figure of the 1st century of christianity , and far better known than jesus because he wrote all of those letters that we have [ as ] primary sources . . . . there are many astonishing things about him . for example , in modern scholarship , we have tended to divide various categories . there are gentiles , and there are jews . there are greek speaking people and there are hebrew speaking people . there ' s palestinian judaism , which includes apocalypticism . there ' s rabbinic judaism and there ' s hellenistic judaism , which has derived deeply from the greek world . paul seems to fall into several of these categories , therefore confounding our modern divisions . so he ' s an intriguing and puzzling character in some respects .
there’s a clear tiered system of film festivals around the world . when tiff started in 1976 , its goal was to collect the best movies from those festivals and show them to eager torontonians . in fact , back then , it was called the “toronto festival of festivals . ”
honoring the coolest scientific achievement or discovery that before 2017 was only possible in science fiction .
celtic festivals often tied in with the needs of the community . in spring time , at the beginning of the farming calendar , everybody would be hoping for a fruitful year for their families and fields .
) was controlled via radio from an army truck driving 30 m behind . technically speaking this , then , was not an autonomously self - driving vehicle , but rather a remote - controlled one—just that the driver was outside the car . what is noteworthy here is that the history of driverless cars is linked to the military , and was a media story right from the beginning—the press reported on it and published photos of the prototype [
allegations that
light
is responsible for the death of a swiss woman turn out to be a hoax .
download the free light city app—created by local technology innovation agency mindgrub—to get maps and schedules to customize your experience .
there’s another way , though . a way that most dark souls players will never have encountered .
sad lamps are not meant to replace sunlight . however they can be used to supplement daily light exposure .
] . “you got in , punched your destination and let it go its own way” ( ibid . , p . 13 ) . autonomous driving was only difficult to implement in the beginning , then it abolished all accidents and “stopped the killing” ( ibid . ) .
for months , the hype has been building about what will happen when baltimore is aglow from dozens of light installations .
light rail and metro will also run at least an hour after the festival’s 11 p . m . end time .
6 and god said , “let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water . ”
was the most successful feature documentary in austrian cinemas in 2010 ( more than 100 , 000 tickets sold only in austrian theaters ) . see more »
lights , camera , action ! available light is not really good ! inside and outside it makes shadows and hides details . you can get a camera mounted mini - fill light for just a few bucks ! or bounce a big spot off a white foam - core sheet . same for outside , fill - light works and gets rid of bad shadows on the face . even a plywood board with shiny foil glued to it helps bounce sunlight into the scene . hollywood does it , and so should you . keep the light steady though . wiggly light is also very distracting .
of prime significance was the construction of the supra - regional interstate highway system in 1956 . walt disney’s film
the availability of more powerful light bulbs made controlling the light they emitted a necessity . fixture makers combined both art and science in electrical luminaires that provided optical control and fashionable design . a danish immigrant , frode rambusch , started a business in new york in the 1890s designing murals and stained glass windows for public buildings . he soon expanded activities to make special lighting fixtures , incorporating artificial light into the architecture . above is a rambusch fixture designed in 1939 for church illumination .
in the beginning there was light follows the phenomenon which only a few in our western world are aware of , as it has been totally ignored by the media . the picture deals with human beings who can survive without food and fluid , over weeks , years and even decades . most people would spontaneously say that this just cannot be . it ' s impossible ! but based on certified reports of personal experiences , interviews and scientifically documented laboratory experiments the picture follows the phenomenon of
living on light
aka
breatharianism
. as incredible as it may be , fact is that there are people today and some existing thousands of years back too , who do not need food either to live or to sustain their metabolism . they live on light alone . as modern people we experience this phenomenon as an incredible attack on our western , scientifically orientated concept of the world .
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i was happy that no one was epileptic when i watch it , because the second time , it was quite long . it ' s not explained clearly , but i understand it as a
therapy
for him .
is it possible to live on light alone ? director p . a . straubingers answers this complex and highly controversial question .
the god of war suggested that he should be given the previllage to seek out this thief that placed greece in ruins but zeus told him straight up that he would be wasting his time apperently cause in his mind there was absolutely no way that ares would succeed in pulling it off .
americas independent electric light and power companies , advertising , in : life magazine vol . 40 , n° 5 , 30 . january 1956 , p . 8
and with fire came disparity . heat and cold , life and death , and of course . . . light and dark .
note : due to a defective ocr scan of the time article , the name american wonder was incorrectly recorded as linnrican wonder . this was carried over to numerous articles .
when they got there , thanatos turned his attention to them both , he tought that there was going to be some interference by the god of the seas and the god of the underworld , than again he was mistaken , but his biggest mistake was turning his attention away from zeus and that allowed the king of the gods to retrieve the blade from his hands and drive it into his heart , the same way he did to the goddess athena and that was the end for the god of death , hades took his soul as he promised he would , thanatos became a fallen god at the hands of zeus and now a prisoner in the underworld , trapped for eternaty in the depths of hades , the skies turned blue once again and the clouds of darkness vanished without a trace , the blade was wield by zeus once again and olympus was freed from fear and darkness .
a long time ago , before the world was created , there was a flower floating in darkness . one day , the flower bloomed and out popped lunos the sun and solia the moon . lunos took solia as his wife and the flower became the ground . the stem of the flower became rivers , the petals became animals , and the leaves became mountains and hills .
the bigger the controversy the more people want to see the film .
light
had attracted with over 100 . 000 spectators in austrian cinemas alone more audience than most hollywood movies .
meanwhile , in atlantis , the fight was still on between zeus and thanatos , an unforgetable event in the land of greece and it was all because of thanatos ' s betrayal , hades and poseidon sensed that it was still on , so they left deaths domain to witness the final shodown , zeus vs thanatos .
many
sceptics
claim that
light
would be responsible for the death of a swiss
breatharian
. is that true ?
cronos wasn ' t surprised to see the christmas package that hades delivered in the titans tomb , actually non of the titans was surprised to see an olympian god in tartarus cause it reminded them of the day when zeus betrayed them all , thanatos was unwelcomed in their presence but he cared less wheter they liked it or not even though he was tied in chains just as the titans were .
onam is celebrated in the beginning of the month of chingam , the first month of malayalam calendar ( kollavarsham ) . there are actually four days of onam . the most important day of onam ( known as thiru onam ) is the second day . festivities actually commence 10 days before this day , with the preparation of floral arrangements ( pookalam ) on the ground in front of homes . more information
we ha [ ve ] the story of paul ' s life in a complete narrative fashion given to us in the book of acts , which details his activities from the time that he was in jerusalem to the time that he goes to damascus . there [ he ] has a conversion experience and afterwards comes back to jerusalem . he then moves on to antioch , one of the other important cities of the greek east under roman rule . in fact it ' s the capital of roman syria . we also know that there was a very large jewish community in antioch , and apparently when paul went there it was because he understood it to offer a very important opportunity for him to preach this new message that he had come to understand as a result of his own revelatory experience about jesus .
in the 1930s , various offshoots of these remote - controlled automobiles appeared in public . at the one hand it was to be used as a commercial advertising vehicle , due to its notable qualities in terms of an attention economy . at the other hand it was taking a leading role in the so - called
what was the flip side of the [ agreement with peter and james in jerusalem ] ? did paul agree to do anything in return . . . ?
, p . 171 ] . this technology was developed , amongst others , by the us military , which was experimenting with remote - controlled torpedos , ships and aircraft .
in science fiction films , we see self - driving cars developed in two different ways . first , there is a totalitarian version , exhibiting fully autonomous vehicles without any manual interface .
is it possible that human beings can survive without food and fluid over many years and live on light alone ? are we confronted with quackery or with forgotten knowledge ? based on certified reports of personal experiences , interviews and scientifically documented laboratory experiments , the picture follows the phenomenon of ' living on light ' . as incredible as it may be , there seems to be evidence that there are people living today and some existing thousands of years back too , who do not need food either to live or to sustain their metabolism .
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the birling family are holding a dinner party to celebrate the engagement of sheila to gerald croft , the son and heir of mr birling ' s rival in business . although there are a few signs that not everything is perfect ( mr birling is a bit too anxious to impress gerald , eric seems rather nervous and sheila playfully rebukes gerald for not having come near her the previous summer ) there is a happy , light - hearted atmosphere .
the story of the driverless car begins in the usa in the first half of the twentieth century . at this time , the sharp rise in fatal traffic accidents was becoming a social problem . mass motorization had begun in the usa as early as the 1920s—three decades earlier than in europe . more americans were killed in auto accidents in the first four years after the first world war alone than in total in france up to that point [
the impact of relativity has not been limited to science . special relativity arrived on the scene at the beginning of the 20th century , and general relativity became widely known after world war i—eras when a new sensibility of “modernism” was becoming defined in art and literature . in addition , the confirmation of general relativity provided by the solar eclipse of 1919 received wide publicity . einstein’s 1921 nobel prize for physics ( awarded for his work on the photon nature of light ) , as well as the popular perception that relativity was so complex that few could grasp it , quickly turned einstein and his theories into cultural icons .
lammas , also called lughnasadh ( pronounced loo ' nass ' ah ) , comes at the beginning of august . it is one of the pagan festivals of celtic origin which split the year into four .
in the same year ( 1958 ) , gm introduced the firebird iii prototype , which had no steering wheel . in the central console was a joystick ( unicontrol ) that unified all driving functions—accelerating , braking , steering . the guide - wire vision was adopted unchanged .
eat when you are hungry and eat with joy and consciousness .
light
is about the subtle aspects of food , nature and life in general - not about nutritional ideology .
proclaimed the fair’s motto , promising a technologically improved future while daily life was marked by economic depression and forebodings of imminent war . the most popular show at the world’s fair was gm’s still - legendary
gaia just laughed when she saw thanatos now the fallen god of death and she said
well look who ' s here , the traitor of olympus , the fallen god and now your throne has nobody , you should worry thanatos cause the chief of the gods plans to seek new air to your throne room wich means that a new god of death will be born making you not only the fallen , but the forgotten god of death ) and he translated
oh im sorry gaia have you forgotten that it was we the gods of olympus that defeated you and the rest of your titans in the great war and we gods are actually the reason your in here
and cronos interveened
silence you fool , your in our domain now so you can kiss your precious
deaths domain
goodbye you fallen god cause you no longer weal it
thanatos just smiled and cronos wondered what was there to smile about when your in hell and the fallen god responded back to the leader of all titans
you ' re the fools here cause i still have allies out there and you think this is the end cronos , no this is only the beginning of things far more worse then me out there that awaits the gods and everything they stand for , zeus thinks this is the end , well it ' s only the beginning of the end
so they can enjoy their peace and harmony for now but sooner or later , darkness will need a challange against the light and breathing natures of life and air wich was
the gods of olympus
said thanatos and there it was , rotting for all eternaty , tartarus , the fallen god of death ' s final destination or in other words , his last stop destination , hell .
the one other thing to say , though , is that conversion to judaism was actually much easier for women , and it may actually be the simple fact that more women could easily be attracted to judaism . . . we know that later on when we see paul ' s churches in the greek world . . . in those greek cities there are far more women in them , and it may be that this is where he had an early following precisely because it was already a hurdle that was easier to jump .
the prosecutors ' office in the swiss canton ( state ) of aargau confirmed wednesday that the woman died in january 2011 in the town of wolfhalden in eastern switzerland .
. it is now known that space - time is curved near stars ; no straight lines exist there , and light follows curved geodesics . like newton’s law of gravity , euclid’s geometry correctly describes reality under certain conditions , but its axioms are not absolutely fundamental and universal , for the cosmos includes
from 1931 to 1949 , lynch gave demonstrations of the remote - controlled vehicle in 37 of the 48 us states . in 1934 he even demonstrated it in australia . he manipulated the brakes , steering wheel and horn of the vehicle driving in front of him with the aid of a morse key . a spherical antenna received the code , although there are also reports of a wire between the vehicles . in buffalo and at utica airport in 1933 , the car was even controlled from an airplane .
in the beginning there was light
is very open and interested in the concept of
breatharianism
,
bigu
,
inedia
or however you may call it . but it also shows openly the obvious dangers of renouncing from eating and drinking for prolonged times . we see the tragic cases of people who died during the 21 - day - process and we hear warnings not only by doctors but also by
breatharians
from different traditions who clearly tell us , you should not try this just because you hear or read about the possibilty . if you do it out of
spiritual ambition
it can severly harm the body . the ability to live without food seems to be a side effect of a certain kind of state . this is pointed out in
light
by a lot of protagonists from different angles . so my film clearly is not propaganda for breatharianism .
7 so god made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it . and it was so .
use of the new technology effected building architecture as daylight became only a supplemental source of light . electricity for lights , elevators , and pumps allowed architects to design
skyscrapers
of unprecedented height . the
windowless building
was also an architectural design option by the 1930s .
at first , most of the current from the niagara generators was used locally . the production of aluminum ( such as the ingot and trays shown here ) , and edward acheson ' s newly discovered abrasive
carborundum
both required tremendous amounts of electricity . but some was transmitted to buffalo , where it was used for lighting and for street cars . here was practical proof that long - distance systems were indeed efficient .
smeeton was the mind behind “liquid len and the lensmen , ” and provided light shows for the band hawkwind in the 1970s . his artistic palette was called out over the next five decades for genesis ( and peter gabriel and phil collins ) , frank zappa , black sabbath , rod stewart , paul simon , def leppard , wham , keith urban , taylor swift , and marilyn manson . currently , he’s working with diana ross .
there are sections for short films , classics , tv episodes , documentaries , movies aimed at kids and teenagers , and experimental films as well .
now , we’re days away from the first light city baltimore , the week - long arts and innovation festival that is taking over the inner harbor and branching out into charm city’s neighborhoods .
in the beginning of the world , there was no fire , and therefore no life , except for the immortal dragons who lived amongst the archtrees . but then , suddenly , fire came into the world in a place that would later be known as the kiln of the first flame . with it , four powerful lord souls came into existence and were claimed by four different beings : nito , the witch of izalith , gwyn and the furtive pygmy ( the most mysterious of the four , and the progenitor of humans – we’ll go into that later ) . the souls gave the four of them great power ; they became something close to deities .
driver error was seen as being the prime cause of accidents . that infrastructure and vehicle design are also critical factors in accidents’ form and severity was at first little acknowledged . the idea of substituting error - prone humans with technology thus practically suggested itself .
the major issues in converting to judaism for a gentile , for a non - jew , is that one must , if a male , become circumcised , and of course this was a an obvious distinction if one is working out in a greek gymnasium where everyone was nude to begin with so the physical fact of circumcision was the noticeably distinctive quality to jewish self - identity in the greco - roman world . so the ritual of circumcision as a process of conversion to judaism is one of those major hurdles that people would have thought about from the greek world background in which paul was living .
the transgender day of remembrance was founded in 1998 by gwendolyn ann smith , a transgender graphic designer , columnist , and activist , to memorialize the murder of rita hester in allston , massachusetts .
the lesson is clear : even men of artorias’ exalted stature have reason to fear the dark . but if princess dusk can revive from her slumber after being rescued from manus , maybe there’s a way to retrace one’s steps back to the light . the broken pendant , a modest possession which manus sought to recover with the ardency of tolkien’s gollum clawing about for his misplaced precious , is described in the game as having
a distinct air consisting of both reverence and nostalgia
. maybe the broken pendant represents manus’ nostalgia for the light , a memory of warmth that’s so easy to forget in the nearly pitch - black chasm of the abyss .
the story that
light
would be responsible for the death of the woman is shared several hundred thousand times on the internet until it is a
known fact
from science blogs to wikipedia .
secondly , radio technology was one of the technical requirements needed to be able to create a self - driving car . the new science of radio guidance was engaged with the remote control of moving mechanisms by means of radio waves [
born in rural england , smeeton grew up kingston upon thames , a few miles from hampton court palace , hunting grounds of king henry the xiii . after a stint in the navy , he studied art at kingston college ( eric clapton did the same ) . there he started in sculpture , and moved into graphics before looking for work in london in 1967 .
allegations that
light
is responsible for the death of a swiss woman turn out to be a hoax . nevertheless tragic cases of death related to breatharianism are a fact .
. . . [ i ] n about the year 50 to 55 when paul is traveling back and forth from corinth to ephesus , this is a period when the whole aegean is going through the beginnings of a massive growth under roman expansion . . . roman development . we should think of it as roman urbanization programs . now ephesus up until this time had really not been the major city of asia . only under the emperor nero and a little later on would it really take off and grow to become the most important greek city in the east . paul was there just at the beginning of that process , and so we have to imagine paul coming in to ephesus from the harbor , down the main street to the greek theater and encountering what was at that stage still a smallish city but one that was just about ready to take off . like corinth , ephesus was a cosmopolitan environment . we have to imagine traders there from egypt , from the turkish hinterlands , from greece , from italy . in fact the inscriptions and the statues and the art work and the buildings all tell us that this is really a crossroads of culture and religious life throughout the mediterranean world .
in addition to his impressive body of work , smeeton has been part of rock ‘n’ roll history . on an early 1970s frank zappa tour , while performing at the montreux casino on the shores of switzerland’s lake geneva with flo & eddie of the turtles , zappa had to stop the show . “he points to me , and sure enough , there was a fire on the roof , and i had to jump out a window , ” smeeton said . “thankfully , no one was hurt , though all the equipment was lost . ( and yes , the band deep purple was across the lake recording machine head and witnessing the event . the inspiration lead to the song “smoke on the water . ” )
we also shouldn ' t minimize the level of expectation that was going through their minds at that time because . . . with the passing of this first generation , the expectation that all of those coming events must be closer to hand probably was a concern for a lot of people . at the same time the situation in jerusalem itself was becoming a good bit more tense . . .
, p . 2 ] . at this time , automatic driving moved away from the early attempts at remote control , and was upgraded to a guiding principle of an automated transport system . the concept of the automated street was projected onto real landscapes , though immediate implementation was not planned . it was rather to act as a beacon in rebuilding trust in capitalism . many us citizens had lost their faith in technological progress as a result of the great depression . the planning elite were thus drawn to propaganda boosters that were designed to return the luster to technological promises of salvation .
as smeeton tells it , he and two friends heard a new club called middle earth . one of the friends said he’d do any kind of work for the club , so he was made a janitor . another had run a coffee bar , and got hired to do that . “now i’m thinking , ‘what can be left for me ? ’” smeeton recalls . “the fellow asks what i do , and i replied ‘i’m an art student . ’ he said “oh , so you must know about these psychedelic light shows ? ’ ‘of course . ’ i lied , and that was the beginning of it all , really . ”
30 and to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—i give every green plant for food . ” and it was so .
palm sunday , the final sunday before easter sunday , marks the beginning of holy week . christian churches distribute palms on palm sunday to commemorate christ ' s triumphal entrance into jerusalem , when palm branches were placed in his path , before his arrest and crucifixion on good friday .
, p . 8 ] . at the world’s fair , the utopia of driverless cars was given its first big stage .
but last year , the “up” escalator was broken on the first day of the festival , and remained broken till day four , leading to snark and despair among critics and a surprising number of articles about the outage . ( an elevator was made available , but was hardly a viable method of transportation given the number of people who needed to reach the theater . )
over the course of the next half century two especially significant social effects became clear . we gained control over light in homes and offices , independent of the time of day . and the electric light brought networks of wires into homes and offices , making it relatively easy to add appliances and other machines . as reflected by fdr ' s statement , low cost lighting and nationwide electrification became fundamental parts of twentieth century america .
, p . 6 ] . autonomous driving was then popularized in 1956 with the help of the firebird ii concept car as part of the travelling promotional show motorama . the accompanying film
the 100 , 000 tickets
light
sold in austrian cinemas alone are more than most hollywood - movies make and when it was shown prime time in national television ( orf 1 ) , it had a lot more viewers than international blockbusters like
harry potter 6
,
due date
or
ocean´s 12
which aired at the same tv slot the days before .
roger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success…
concealed in this risk , however , is not only freedom : there is also the threat of fatal accidents . in this sense , the car both runs with and against the grain of “the utopia of modernity , ” as emphasized by cultural scientist käte meyer - drawe [
“i have known jonathan for over 40 years and was delighted when his nomination was unanimously endorsed by the advisory board without reservation or hesitation , ” said marshall bissett , chairman of the parnelli board of advisors . “he has consistently created magic for his clients , when budget and technical problems would have defeated other designers . no two shows look alike and , if there are rule books , he ignores them in the best possible way . ”
tv - discussion after the primetime - premiere of
light
in austrian´s national television orf which attracted more viewers than international blockbusters like
harry potter 6
,
due date
or
ocean´s twelve
.
march is developmental disabilities awareness month thanks to a 1987 presidential proclamation which was the direct result of the advocacy efforts of the arc . a lot has changed since then : more people with intellectual and developmental disabilities ( i / dd ) are living and thriving in their communities rather than institutions , there are more opportunities in education and employment , more protections in health care , the legal system and other areas of human rights , there are more positive and accurate portrayals of people with i / dd in the arts , the list goes on . but we must remember that many of those advancements were hard won . self - advocacy and advocacy on behalf of those with i / dd was the impetus for many of the positive changes in our society , such as the proclamation that recognized dd awareness month . more information
in 2016 , nearly 400 films screened at tiff , picked by the festival’s well - respected programming staff . for contrast , sundance screened 181 in 2017 ; the number of movies in the three official programs at cannes was only 46 , though many more played in parallel sections held alongside the official festival .
if you’re concerned about parking , check out urltoken , where you can reserve and pay for a spot . and bopa’s kathy hornig says many of the garages will have light city deals .
the first large observance was held that year at arlington national cemetery , across the potomac river from washington , d . c .
when relativity was first announced , the public was typically awestruck by its complexity , a justified response to the intricate mathematics of general relativity . but the abstract , nonvisceral nature of the theory also generated reactions against its apparent violation of common sense . these reactions included a political undertone ; in some quarters , it was considered undemocratic to present or support a theory that could not be immediately understood by the common person .
in 1932 , but it was the shell job that first had him developing the vision of automatic highways . in may 1938 , he managed to convince gm to further develop the shell model for the 1939 new york world’s fair .
dishonour was brought to the gods and olympus crumbled ever since that night due to the absence of the blade caused by the betrayal of don ' t know yet who ? and eversince that day , the sun departed from it ' s rightful place , the clouds of light vanished as the winds of darkness made it ' s turn in mount olympus reminding every olympian on what yet still to come .
the observation started in 1968 as hispanic heritage week under president lyndon johnson and was expanded by president ronald reagan in 1988 to cover a 30 - day period starting on september 15 and ending on october 15 . it was enacted into law on august 17 , 1988 , on the approval of public law 100 - 402 .
, pp . 6 , 8 ] . clearly , the driver was supposed to stay at the controls , but simultaneously listen to a human instructor , who transmitted his orders via radio . actually , according to james wetmore , there are no indications that bel geddes’ highways were ever developed beyond the model [
in succeeding years , the construction of an interconnected system of large , central generating stations , high - voltage ac transmission lines , and lower voltage ac and dc distribution lines in cities and towns across the country resulted in the creation of a national grid . this was an integrated energy system that could make electricity and deliver it hundreds of miles to wherever it was wanted .
he only does this flashing / loud music training in his house , outside in the world , outside his comfort zone . inside his trailer he can relax , he feels safe there , and he can listen to classical music and let down his guard .
in movies set in modern times , a director’s choice to use black and white might seem trite and artistically showy . in
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i must blame anthony doerr for lost sleep , because once i started reading his new novel , “all the light we cannot see , ” there was no putting it down . told mostly in the present tense , in short and usually pointed chapters , the story moves briskly and efficiently toward its climactic encounter during the allied bombing of st . - malo , france , a couple of months after d - day . although the narrative consists largely of flashbacks , it’s easy to follow because it focuses most sharply on only two characters , the blind child marie - laure leblanc , who takes part in the french resistance , and the very aryan - looking werner pfennig , a technocratic private in the service of the thousand - year reich .
this marks the beginning of lent , a 40 - day period of prayer and fasting preceding easter sunday . it is observed in memory of jesus ' 40 days of fasting in the desert . in the early centuries of christianity , there were strict requirements for fasting during the period of preparation for easter . although these rules have been relaxed in the western church , many roman catholics and protestants choose to give up a favorite food or activity during lent . there are many symbolic meanings to the use of ashes on this holiday . generally , ashes symbolize death . the priest or minister ' s placing of ashes on one ' s forehead in the shape of a cross is part of the preparation for fasting and resistance to temptation by those observing lent that ends in the symbolic renewal of life on easter . the word lent comes from middle english lenten or lente , from the old english lencten or lengten , meaning spring , the time of year when the days begin to lengthen .
paul ' s notion that it was possible for gentiles to enter the congregation of god without some of the rules of judaism interestingly enough seems to be a conviction on his part that comes from his own interpretation of the jewish scriptures . in fact he gets it mostly from the prophet isaiah . paul ' s message of the conversion of gentiles seems to be predicated on the isaiah language of what will happen when the kingdom comes when the messiah has arrived and there will be a light to the nations ,
a light to the gentiles .
and in that sense paul views the messianic age having arrived with jesus as being a window of opportunity for bringing in the gentiles into the elect status alongside the people of israel . so what paul is really doing is creating this apocalyptic message of what the kingdom is about to be , and the arrival of the gentiles , the engrafting or integrating of the gentiles who will come to believe in the true god of israel into the community of israel as the elect nation , then is one of the hallmarks of the messianic age .
that also means that there’s controversy about what distinctly canadian films can and should look like , and what sort of issues they should confront . in january 2017 , tiff’s artistic director cameron bailey wrote an editorial in the globe & mail calling the focus of canadian films into question :
tu b ' shevat marks the beginning of spring in israel . sustaining rains are at the peak of their power and the world responds , brimming with buds of fragrant life . to mark this moment , school children plant trees . often these trees have been provided by the contributions of jewish students abroad through the good offices of the jewish national fund .
makar sankranti is one of the most auspicious days for the hindus , and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms , with great devotion , fervor and gaiety . the festival of makar sankranti traditionally coincides with the beginning of the sun ' s northward journey ( the uttarayan ) when it enters the sign of makr ( the capricorn ) . it falls on the 14th of january every year according to the solar calendar .
certain that there is no good in the world because faith has turned to evil , goodman brown grabs the staff , which pulls him quickly through the forest toward the ceremony . when he reaches the clearing where the ceremony is taking place , the trees around it are on fire , and he can see in the firelight the faces of various respected members of the community , along with more disreputable men and women and indian priests . but he doesn’t see faith , and he starts to hope once again that she might not be there .
10 god called the dry ground “land , ” and the gathered waters he called “seas . ” and god saw that it was good .
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get a script… “a good story , well told – is the true beginning of any movie . tricks and techniques will not make a bad story better . hollywood manages to prove that every day . your story needs the basics ; a beginning , a middle , and an end – with an intro , a conflict / crisis , and a resolution . these are the very basic elements . need a good story ? pick your favorite short story or one by o . henry . a story that is simple , short and to the point .
director p . a . straubinger did ten years of research on the controversial topic of inedia aka breatharianism . he writes in his extensive director´s statement about the scientific and philosophical background of
light
, about its message , possible misunderstandings and unpublished research material .
the gods rejected him for what he had done and the fact was when they look at the god of death , the only image they saw was athena covered in her own blood , thanatos never considered the consiquences of his actions cause conspiring against the mighty zeus means conspiring against all gods as well and thanatos knows it better then anybody else .
the artistic advantage of black and white is that it heightens the impact of the film’s violence and highlights the duality of good and evil . the lighting and contrast in the film noir style enhance the brutality of each violent scene . for instance , when the one - armed man is shot in the head in the snowy streets of kraków , his seemingly black blood spreads through the pure white snow , and the stark contrast in colors emphasizes the split between life and death , good and evil . in some terrifying scenes , such as the evacuation of the kraków ghetto , the lighting is kept dark , conveying a sense of panic and confusion . the white faces of the dead in the streets contrast starkly against the murky background . the same contrast marks the pile of burning bodies in the plaszów work camp : the white skulls stand out in the pile of ashes . the women’s faces in the shower scene at auschwitz are bathed in white light as they stare up in terror at the showerheads . the contrast of light and dark also marks schindler’s face , which is often half in shadow , reflecting his selfish dark side . his face becomes more fully lighted as he makes the transformation from war profiteer to savior . schindler’s list might not have had the same visual and emotional impact had spielberg made the film in color .


the thirteenth floor is a 1999 science fiction crime thriller film directed by josef rusnak and loosely based upon simulacron-3 ( 1964 ) , a novel by daniel f. galouye .

the film stars craig bierko , gretchen mol , armin mueller-stahl , vincent d'onofrio , and dennis haysbert .

in 2000 , the thirteenth floor was nominated for the saturn award for best science fiction film , but lost to the matrix .

the thirteenth floor

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thirteenth floor’s co - founder and ph . d of engineering , dr . hegler kim , is currently in charge of developing the core of thirteenth floor’s content creation : 360 vr technology .
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the thirteenth floor
opens nationwide on friday , may 28 and is rated r with a running time of 120 minutes .
thirteenth floor is within walking distance from the local attractions such as jonker street , a ' famosa , stadhuys , clock tower .
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the thirteenth floor , what was i thinking when i watched this movie at first ? there is really no point in the movie . this is weird .
jacob , chief marketing officer of thirteenth floor and former cj e & m’s top contents marketer , focuses on executing content producing , sales and publishing .
the thirteenth floor is a 1999 science - fiction crime thriller based on the 1964 novel simulacron - 3 ( also known as counterfeit world ) , by daniel f . galouye .
former cj e & m and sbs’s executive producer , who produced top gear korea and drive club has now joined thirteenth floor as a company’s chief content officer .
thirteenth floor entertainment group is the world’s largest halloween themed entertainment company . with over 15 locations and counting . we bring a premier haunted house experience to markets all across the country .
when seeing the previews for the thirteenth floor , most would say ,
been there , done that .
there have already been a couple of virtual reality movies , including existenz and most notably the big hit the matrix . the thirteenth floor , of course , didn ' t copy the formula since it came out around the same time ; the problem is that it came out around the same time , and last . after seeing the matrix , with its accelerated action and spiffy graphics , the thirteenth floor may seem amateur , but in truth , the only similarity is the common theme of
questioning reality .
otherwise , they cannot be compared . full movie review »
after starting as film noir the thirteenth floor soon enough turns into something else absolutely different . dark city by alex proyas together with this moody science fiction mystery are my most favourite trips into the virtual reality .
what if our whole world is just an illusion , a concept in our heads ? there you have not only a trace of plato ' s speculations , but also the premise for
the thirteenth floor .
the thirteenth floor ( 1999 ) . virtual reality . stars : craig bierko , armin mueller - stahl , gretchen mol . director - josef rusnak . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .
the thirteenth floor entertainment group produces world - class live action , themed , entertainment experiences . as the world’s largest halloween themed entertainment company we strive to produce completely immersive events , leaving our guests with a truly unique experience .
bottom line : even though
the thirteenth floor
has its moments and isn ' t a total washout , you can ' t help thinking that with the talent involved - - this should have been a much better movie .
thirteenth floor entertainment group hosts a variety of events year round at our haunted houses . special events such as zombie apocalypse live and slasher fest keep our guests coming back for a thrilling experience all year long .
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jay cho , who had accumulated experience in various fields as a photographer and video artist , has been producing cinematic vr contents since 2014 . based on his experience in various vr production , he is working on creative content of thirteenth floor .
the unforgiving wages of time and the dangers of simulation turn out to be ironic benchmarks for
the thirteenth floor ,
since time - - and movie trends - - have passed it by , while its attempts at conveying a simulated cyber - reality are an extremely mixed bag .
the thirteenth floor was extremely well - received and was seen , by many fans , as the best story of the series . the story won a place on the den of geek website ' s top 15 tv episodes of the year , coming no . 11 and beating shows such as arrow , luther , hannibal and being human .
thirteenth floor works to constantly innovate in order to produce superior experiences that our customers have learned to expect . we believe that if we are going to truly entertain we must push the boundaries of what is expected in order to deliver an astonishing experience , every time .
the unforgiving wages of time and the dangers of simulation turn out to be ironic benchmarks for “the thirteenth floor , ” since time — and movie trends — have passed it by , while its attempts at conveying a simulated cyber - reality are an extremely mixed bag . the makers of the pic , quite loosely based on daniel galouye’s [ … ]
thirteenth floor entertainment group produces some of the most immersive live events in the world . each of these events takes an entire team to produce and operate . from finance to operations , and everything in between , it takes a commitment from everyone to deliver each of our products at the quality standards we hold ourselves to .
the leaders in content creation and technology development at thirteenth floor are all industry - leading seniors with more than a decade of experience each . our staff has experience operating portal services accessed by tens of millions of people as well as experience in development and operation of games used by over 100 million users . thirteenth floor is a group of vr experts with vast experience in a variety of fields having previously worked in such capacities as chief producer , art director , mechanical engineer , sound engineer , vfx expert , etc . at companies such as cj , sbs , and nexon .
tom clarke faces his greatest challenge yet , when a mysterious elevator takes him to floor 13 – a destination leading far beyond this world . while benny struggles to understand this ancient trap , the nekross arrive , ready to feast – only to discover that floor 13 has terrible plans for them too…
in that time - honored hollywood tradition , dating back to
frankenstein
and
the invisible man ,
we have a film in which man has created a scientific breakthrough with dire consequences that he can ' t control . and the premise for
the thirteenth floor ,
realities within realities , is clever . but the show ultimately fails to deliver .
although the successful sarah jane adventures reunion took place in cardiff a few weeks ago , fundraising for ty hafan is still ongoing . a number of items have been listed on ebay to raise additional money for the children’s hospice . autographs , books and mugs but also some unique artefacts are available to purchase and bid on . the standout item is a script for the unmade story ‘the thirteenth floor’ .
the thirteenth floor was directed by josef rusnak who hasn’t really made too many successful movies , this one could have been his big hit but… too bad . it stars craig bierko ( from scary movie 4 ) , armin mueller - stahl ( from the game ) and gretchen mol ( you’d have seen her in a small role in donnie brasco ) .
the executive boardroom suite is situated on the top floor of the downtown conference center . this breathtaking boardroom is a stand - alone meeting room on a self - contained floor with all the amenities to make your meeting successful . the boardroom suite provides its own reception space perfect for all day refreshment breaks , private lunches , and cocktail receptions with incredible views of the brooklyn bridge and one world trade center .
since the full - scale renovation in 2012 , the 13th floor has become the venue for such special occasions . the moment the elevator doors open , you’re drawn into the well appointed , luxurious surroundings , with a backdrop like none other… views that seem to go on forever .
each of these floor plans offers six configurable meeting rooms per floor , a reception desk and food & beverage service areas . rare to find in new york city , our meeting rooms feature oversized windows that provide an abundance of natural light and fresh air , not to mention built - in technology and panoramic views of downtown manhattan .
for years , douglas hall has been working with his friend and mentor , hannon fuller , to create a simulated world . not merely a computer game , their simulation is a small secluded world where the inhabitants don ' t know that they are simulated . they believe that their world is the real world of 1937 , not just a simulation in a cluster of supercomputers at the thirteenth floor of some future skyscraper .
donated by writer phil ford , ‘the thirteenth floor’ was scheduled to have been the fifth story of series 5 . sadly , the story did not enter production due to the untimely passing of lead actress elisabeth sladen . a doctor who magazine special , the sarah jane companion : volume three , provided an outline to this unmade story . the concept was rewritten by ford and used as a two - parter in ‘wizards vs aliens’ . however , fans have a unique opportunity to own a copy of the original version of the story featuring the characters of ‘the sarah jane adventures’ .
following his work on star trek , bauer worked as vfx supervisor on projects such as the action comedy double team ( 1997 ) , the action thriller knock off ( 1998 ) , the mystery thriller the thirteenth floor ( 1999 ) , the thriller frailty ( 2001 ) , the horror sequel final destination 2 ( 2003 ) , the fantasy sequel blade : trinity ( 2004 ) , the comic adaptation 4 : rise of the silver surfer ( 2007 ) , the science fiction film outlander ( 2008 ) , the comic adaptation get smart ( 2008 ) , the family movie cats & dogs : the revenge of kitty galore ( 2010 ) , and the horror remake fright night ( 2011 ) .
the first floor meeting space features a state - of - the - art tiered classroom style amphitheater accommodating up to 80 guests set with herman miller chairs for optimum comfort . the amphitheater provides an interactive setting that is great for any year end strategy meeting , team meeting , training conference , or client presentation . the first floor also contains five smaller conference rooms accommodating up to 16 guests each , as well as a food and beverage service area .
the thirteenth floor [ dvd ] : urltoken craig bierko , gretchen mol , armin mueller - stahl , vincent d ' onofrio , dennis haysbert , steven schub , jeremy roberts , rif hutton , leon rippy , janet maclachlan , brad william henke , burt bulos , josef rusnak , helga ballhaus , kelly van horn , marco weber , michael ballhaus , daniel f . galouye , ravel centeno - rodriguez : dvd & blu - ray
thirteenth floor produces real - life cinematic vr content based on a variety of special 360 shooting technologies . in addition , we can produce interactive content based on cg and game engines and are capable of grafting engine - based technologies into content . in particular , spatial audio recordings allowing for incredibly immersive experiences , and all mastering - related processes are done in - house to create world - class 360 vr productions .
conveniently located near the sandton cbd , this hotel has its registration desk on the 13th floor , which takes a little getting used to . my room on the 15th floor was spacious , comfortable and had a good view towards the northeast . everything you would expect - tv , phone , wifi , minibar , iron , room service . i did not
dine
in the restaurant but the buffet breakfast was excellent , with a wide choice of items and a personal service as required . staff were friendly and helpful . a whistling noise cause by the wind against the window was fixed within an hour after being mentioned to the housekeeping staff .
the eighteenth floor features our configurable dining room which provides an incredible backdrop for a variety of events such as lunches , cocktail receptions and private dinners , as well as town hall meetings . enjoy panoramic views of one world trade center , the brooklyn bridge and downtown manhattan .
the unforgiving wages of time and the dangers of simulation turn out to be ironic benchmarks for “the thirteenth floor , ” since time — and movie trends — have passed it by , while its attempts at conveying a simulated cyber - reality are an extremely mixed bag . the makers of the pic , quite loosely based on daniel galouye’s 1960s sci - fi novel “simulacron 3 , ” are clearly entranced with the notion of a supercomputer designed to provide the user with simulated time travel , but never figured out how to build a dramatically intriguing story around the concept . it also comes too late , far surpassed by similar and more visually stunning devices in “the matrix , ” and even by the mind - bending realities of “existenz , ” and will be squashed in general release by the “star wars” express , with the only hope being some overseas coin and promising post - theatrical life .
once the changes is done , click on the “save changes” option to save the changes .
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this story was originally planned to be the fifth story in the fifth series of the sarah jane adventures but was never filmed due to the death of elizabeth sladen , the main actress . the script of the story was modified to fit in the world of wizards vs aliens .
at the 13th floor , we’re not just a “pretty face” . service is what sets us apart . the personalized attention to your unique affair is our business . every client and each and every guest is a vip , and is welcomed with warmth and a smile . our team of event specialists and gifted culinary professionals is here to bring your vision to life .
a glitch in the matrix : the boundary of the simulation is located at the end of a long road , where the rendering of the simulation just fades into wire - frame and its sounds become very artificial .
the construct and the matrix - the gist of it . . . is - explained by yellow rose for texas
a pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option “allow“ , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .
press the down arrow key to interact with the calendar and select a date . press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates .
rehashes every star trek : the next generation episode where the holodeck goes haywire .
has a minor breakdown when he discovers
the end of the world
.
vessel , that was used for the climatic ramming scene in the last act . (
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the future is noir : as is the present , and the past . it ' s safe to say that this is one of the noir - iest movies ever made .
park in lot # 2 or # 3 at the north end of the campus . arrive early for the screening to allow time to walk to the theater . the theater doors will lock after the screening starts as per university security so don ' t be late !
the victim ' s mind takes over your body instead because it turns out the process is actually a complete mind swap . no one realized this because the real body usually remained completely unconscious during the process . virtual death merely broke the connection and jarred the real world body with the virtual mind inside it awake .
click on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .
join the ves new york section for the 2nd annual ves awards after - after party as we celebrate the finest achievements in visual effects artistry - from new york ' s vfx community to the ves award winners around the globe .
the sound that can be heard depends on the point of view . interlocking sound technology , iss , increases the feeling of image immersion .
after hall has been shot in the leg in the simulation of la 1937 the hole in his trousers and his injury disappear , as seen in the fight sequence at the pool . hall even uses his leg to hit the bartender in the stomach , what would have made this very painful if he had been shot there .
color wash : douglas hall comments on the colors being
off
in the simulated world .
both movies got crushed into inexistence by the matrix . had they released in the year prior , either movies would have seen the light of day . unfortunately they got lost in the shadow of the matrix , it was hard not to .
here is the layer cake of the worlds . the real world has many simulated worlds , thousands . the simulated worlds are used for some purpose , mostly experimental i’d imagine , they don’t really explain why thousands of simulated worlds exist . let’s ignore that for now . one of the thousand such worlds is the one the movie is about , the one that we are interested in .
the london section of the visual effects society is delighted to invite you to the inaugural uk visual effects society awards celebration to recognise exceptional artistry in the fields of visual effects and filmed entertainment .
the plot then turns inside out and the results causes everyone to question their perception of existence .
mariana acuña acosta , media & production creative manager , the foundry , will describe the latest set of tools that the foundry is working on to help solve the day to day problems of working with vr .
i quite enjoyed the complexity of this film . somewhat like the matrix in that the question is
what is real ?
. i had the advantage that i recorded it on my pvr , so i could go back over the parts that were most confusing .
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) . the mystery deepens with the revelation that the beautiful woman and love interest of the piece is someone who does not exist and may only be a character emerged from a virtual reality simulation . there is also the idea of characters within a virtual reality simulation suddenly becoming self - aware and discovering the limitations of their artificial existence and then  the ingenious twist that nearly turns
right before the credits , the scene is
switched off
with a crt - like effect . just a fancy animation , or a heavy hint that the
real real world
is actually another simulation ? the ending is open to the viewer ' s interpretation .
was way out in front , leagues ahead of the others  a classic that will define the genre for years to come . coming in at third place , behind the disappointment on the high expectations that one had for
ves members and guests are invited to join the ves bay area section board and the ves outreach committee for social fun , networking opportunities at the game developers conference .
top computer scientist douglas hall ( craig bierko ) has helped create a groundbreaking virtual world , modelled on thirties los angeles . when the leader of the project is murdered , hall becomes prime suspect . the arrival of the victim ' s beautiful daughter adds to the intrigue , and as the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred , hall begins to wonder if he actually is the killer .
the film starts strong presenting a captivating scenario , then somewhere in the second half dips into a sappy romance .
foreshadowing :
the colorization ' s a little off , but none of the units seem to notice .
( coincidentally also his last work for the franchise ) , without ever being permanently elevated into the position .
a download link is the person within the simulation into which a person from the world - above can download . the person from the world - above can temporarily take control of the download link and do whatever he / she pleases with that control . this duration of control becomes an attack of amnesia for the download link - they find themselves in a place not knowing how they got there .
ashton lurks down in the basement with a gun , and is not very happy about the entire situation . he reveals that the letter told him his entire world is an illusion . there is one way to verify this , which he did : drive as far as you can in one direction , through the desert and outside the city , and eventually you come to the end of the simulation . the world literally turns to computer grid lines , the image used for the poster to this film . he asks douglas “why would you put me through this ? ”
people in the present day have counterparts in the 1937 world . when they enter 1937 , they inhabit that virtual person’s body , as it were . one major concept [ that is barely explained by the film ] is that when they go back , the present day person and their 1937 counterpart literally switch places . that is , the present day person inhabits the “body” of the virtual person , and the consciousness of the virtual person is brought into the body of the present day person . when the present - day person departs their body , the virtual person wakes up and believes that they just blacked out for a few hours . however , since they literally switch places , if the present day person dies in 1937 , their 1937 counterpart wakes up in their body , in the present day , and walks around . okay , go have fun !
founder benjamin is the first generation frontier who successfully launched the country’s first online rhythm game . he is focusing on expanding the business to global with his experience and networks .
although the cinematography is the work of wedigo von schultzendorff , acclaimed cinematographer michael ballhaus is co - executive produce . his visual expertise and attention to minute details show in the final product . the segments of the film set in 1937 are crisp , just slightly otherworldly and a visual treat .
right , let’s get the obvious out of the way . the movie has a plot which involves a simulated world with in the real world . what you will need to know is that there are three worlds . yes , a real world , a simulated world and an inner simulated world . while the movie doesn’t explain further if the real world is indeed real or not , for this explanation i’m going to call it the real world . the people in the simulated world don’t know that they are simulations . they are electronic people living a normal human life inside the simulation .
it ' s implied at the ending that what they consider to be the real world is actually yet another simulation .
the
real world
is also a computer simulation . eventually the hero gets uploaded to
the real real world
 unless that world is also a computer simulation .
alas , the bright gloss at the end ( in a poorly realized visualization of a futuristic city in which buildings seemingly pop up out of the ocean ) feels like a cheat , and the last gasp of a thoroughly winded plot .
it later turns out the girl has been watching him from the start of the simulation , and has been in love with him for a long time ; he , instead , has been modeled on the girl ' s husband , and has had regular memory interference from him - hence the familiarity .
douglas hears the answering machine message hannon leaves him on the phone about the “information” , if he is to prove his innocence , douglas needs to go into the vr simulation ( 1937 ) to get that message . he decides to go into the vr simulation ( 1937 ) with jason whitney’s help .
into a great science - fiction film  the suggestion that this [ our ] reality may be just another virtual simulation that the hero of the story is slowly becoming aware of .
in the first scene of the film , fuller writes the letter with a fountain pen . this is clear in the close - up where the
feed
is visible under the nib . it also has a cap . the pen is dipped into a desk inkwell . fountain pens are never dipped into an inkwell . it is set down in a grove on the desk set , which would be a correct action for a dip pen , which it was not . see more »
douglas hall is david’s download link . jane observes douglas’s personality in the simulation and begins to fall in love with him . the real hannon fuller is jane’s father in the real world .
if you are interested in experiencing the film fresh , here are the key concepts that will help you understand it , while still avoiding spoilers and leaving the plot for you to discover .
the note instructs the reader to drive in a direction that he would usually not , not stop for any sign boards mentioning end of road or otherwise . this will take the person to the end of the simulation . this would let the person know that his world was not real . while all this was intended for douglas , ashton ends up doing this and figures that his world ( the vr simulation of 1937 ) is not real .
douglas now wakes up in david in the real world in 2024 . how did this happen ? the same as it happened to ashton . david and douglas shared a mind in the late 90s simulation . the active consciousness david was shot and killed , the passive consciousnessof douglas takes control of david’s body in the real world as a result . douglas ( in david ) meets jane and the real hannon , jane is glad her plan has worked . jane starts to explain more to douglas ( in david ) about the real world and the film ends with the real world shrinking to a digital line imagery . this leaves us with the doubt – is the real world actually real or yet another simulation ? it could be , it’s not answered , that’s the point – real is what your mind makes it whether human or simulation .
1 . the movie opens with descartes’ famous quote , “i think therefore i am . ” in the director’s commentary , josef rusnak states that this was the inspiration for the whole film . or , as he states later in the commentary “i think therefore i am – don’t bet on it ! ” what’s his point ?
acclaimed visual effects supervisor steve begg will receive the vanguard award for leadership and the advancement of visual effects in the uk . distinguished actor jim broadbent will receive the inspiration award for promoting awareness of visual effects through his body of work . highlights of the 14th annual ves awards held in los angeles will also be shown .
chris healer , founder and ceo of the molecule will talk about the ins and out of the stitching , rendering , and visual effects workflow on doug lyman ' s
invisible
, the first episodic action - adventure series created in immersive virtual reality .
douglas now wakes up—in the future . he finds himself in a sunlit room , with jane there as well . it is 2024 . one cute touch is that the simulation machine that took up an entire room in the present day is now the size of headphones , and jane drops her into a charger . they go outside , where douglas sees the california coast now lined by a number of shiny new skyscrapers—with hannon , still alive , on the shore . douglas , from the simulation , has been brought into the future and now can live with jane—the implication being that jane arranged to have her husband killed back there precisely in order to bring douglas to live with her in the future . the end !
douglas wakes in the present day , where he tells whitney that the people in the simulation “are as real as you and me , ” and that hannon was going back for the sole purpose of having sex with young girls . not much time is expended on this thread , but the seaminess of it provides a nice undercurrent to the film . downstairs in his building , the bartender from where hannon was killed comes to extort douglas , saying he saw him kill the old man . douglas finds hidden reserves of violence within him and smashes the guy’s head through a car window .
the film , without an a - list cast , pulls off the plot well . the characters , although not really deep , are well structured , and the plot constructed with subtle complexity . the 1930s scenes are dramatically created . i found myself trying to guess the plot twists , but with little success as they unfolded . it was a good film , and richer in substance than the matrix , and left you with a thought provoking afterthought about our own existence . going into a movie , i hope to have avoided any prior information about the plot , and this one was well worth the purchase of the video . this could have made a great 3 hour movie to really develop the characters and the philosophical issues , however , it was reduced down to the 100 minutes time - span . i ' d give it 8 out of 10 .
synopsis : douglas works for a company that has created a breakthrough virtual reality simulator modeled after 1930s california , in which the inhabitants are fully conscious . when douglas’s boss is murdered , douglas enters the 1930s world to find clues – essentially hijacking the body of one of the 1930s characters . douglas soon discovers that his 1990s world is itself only a simulation , and that his body was hijacked by a sadist at a higher futuristic level of reality who killed douglas’s boss . the sadist dies while in the 1990s world , and douglas takes over the body of the sadist in the futuristic world .
. it is a frustratingly corny cop - out  the same equivalent of horror films where the protagonist wakes up and the preceding events are revealed to be a dream . up until that point ,
so we see jane’s eyes crackle with electricity , the movie’s signifier that someone else is entering them via the simulation . it is now jane inhabiting tasha’s body , and she calls douglas and asks to meet him . she tells him that there are hundreds of simulations in the future , but this is the only one that created a simulation within itself . she also tells him that she watched him , from the future , and fell in love with him . she also tells him—and here comes the identity of the killer , tossed off in an easy - to - miss but crucial line of dialogue—that doulas is the counterpart of jane’s husband in the future , david . just as hannon inhabited harry in 1937 to have sex with young girls , david loved the power of killing , and came back into the present - day world , inhabiting douglas , and used him to kill hannon and the bartender . this would imply that the hannon now living in the future is the hannon douglas knows .
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he steps outside—further amazed by the scope of the simulation—and hires a cab to the used bookstore of harry , hannon’s counterpart in the simulation . this is the first of two standout sequences in the film , in which douglas meets someone he loves in the present day , but they don’t know him . they are both quiet and moving in a strange way , as douglas stares at harry with affection and wonder at seeing someone who died in the flesh again . he probes harry for a message , but the older man knows nothing of it , although he asks if he and douglas have met before .
we open with an older man writing a letter . one thing the film doesn’t tell us is that there is much more to this letter than we are privy to : it explains the secret of the film , although we don’t see that part and the letter looks too short to contain such information . still , there it is . the man , harry , speaks of discovering a crucial secret . he leaves money for a young girl sleeping in the bed , and goes downstairs , to the opulent ballroom of the 1937 hotel he is in . he entrusts the letter to the bartender , ashton , saying that it is very important that he hold onto it for a man who will come calling for it : douglas hall . he leaves the hotel , and ashton opens the letter and reads it .
now someone or something has murdered fuller , and seem to be trying to pin the blame on hall . the answer to the mystery is somewhere in the world they created together . . . but their world is not safe anymore . simulated humans are awakening to the terrible truth of their existence , wanting revenge on their deceitful creators .
this film is based on a 1964 book ,
simulacron - 3
- - also known by the title
counterfeit world
- - by the late journalist and writer daniel f . galouye . the german theater and film experimentalist rainer werner fassbinder made a television film from the work , the 1973
welt am draht .
happens when ashton , a bartender from the 1937 simulation , finds a letter that leads him to suspect his world is not real . he goes homicidal when he encounters one of the creators of the simulation .
hall’s identity in the past is changed to that of a lowly bank clerk named john ferguson , but his quest brings him to stahl as pasadena bookseller grieirson and d’onofrio as the threatening barkeep . while grieirson is plagued by blackouts , the barkeep ( having read the secret letter ) has uncovered the truth that he exists within a simulated reality . this inflames the barkeep , leading to some distracting , violent fight scenes .
is exactly what one expects of a roland emmerich film as it conducts its conceptual play in the most dramatically bombastic way possible without any subtlety . the idea of characters within a virtual simulation waking up to the artificiality of their existence was conducted better and with far greater poignance in the
former nexon’s are director who challenged the new world of vr is now contributing to the creation of art assets that can provide sensual pleasure in a virtual space that is simultaneously unrealistic yet reminiscent of the real world .
when david in the simulation is shot and killed , douglas wakes up into the real world . from this link : urltoken , i gather that the
alive
consciousness comes up and controls the body . but simulation data would never be enough to operate a real functional brain . does this mean that the so called real world is also only virtual ?
computer scientist hannon fuller has discovered something extremely important . he ' s about to tell the discovery to his colleague , douglas hall , but knowing someone is after him , the old man leaves a letter in the computer generated parallel world his company has created ( which looks like the 30 ' s with seemingly real people with real emotions ) . fuller is murdered in our real world the same night , and his colleague is suspected . douglas discovers a bloody shirt in his bathroom and he cannot recall what he was doing the night fuller was murdered . he logs into the system in order to find the letter , but has to confront the unexpected . the truth is harsher than he could ever imagine . . .
what also happened was that they both shared a similar concept with another movie which too released in the same year of 1999 – the matrix .
my father and i stayed for a few days . the location is wonderful - only a few short blocks from the gautrain and mandela square . the hourly shuttle is also a plus - though we wished the distance they traveled was a little further than 3km . the pool was lovely and bar lobby was a great stop after a day tour or shopping . the rooms are very modern , large and had a great view of the surrounding city . staff were polite and willing to assist . thank you !
gawain lilliard , vfx supervisor , the mill and his team , will present the methodology and techniques they used to deliver the google spotlight live action vr project “help” , directed justin lin , of “fast and furious” fame .
so suddenly douglas finds himself behind the teller window of a bank in 1937 . one of the successful conceits of this movie is that when you enter the simulation you just drop in your counterpart’s life in progress , rather than appearing off to the side and having time to process your surrounding , a la the matrix . douglas is shocked at how real the simulation is , and looks around amazed as he stumbles to the bathroom . as far as the 1937 people know , john , douglas’ counterpart in the simulation , is having some sort of breakdown . the movie does a good job of expressing how incredible the simulation is through douglas’ experience of it , especially in little details such as running his hands under water and feeling how real it seems . his bank manager comes in and tells him to take the day off , since he looks awful . there’s a good moment as douglas looks at himself in the mirror like : “i do ? ”
so douglas goes in to work , where he meets whitney , played by paul d’onofrio… who also plays the 1937 bartender ashton . whitney has straggly blond hair and is sort of a stoner / programmer . he tells douglas that hannon was entering the system , although this is supposedly quite dangerous and life - threatening . douglas knows that hannon left a message for him there , however , and demands to go in . he does . by the way , the graphic below , seen for just a moment , is really the only way the movie explains the whole key insight i explained at the beginning about how the two people’s consciousnesses exchange places . if you are the average moviegoer , quite used to ignoring such diagrams as just so much sci - fi movie filler , you could easily miss this—which still isn’t really an adequate explanation—and be confused for the entire second half of the movie .
computer scientist hannon fuller has discovered something extremely important . he ' s about to tell the discovery to his colleague , douglas hall , but knowing someone is after him , the old man leaves a letter in the computer generated parallel world his company has created ( which looks like the 30 ' s with seemingly real people with real emotions ) . fuller is murdered in our real world the same night , and his colleague is suspected . douglas discovers a bloody shirt in his bathroom and he cannot recall what he was doing the night fuller was murdered . he logs into the system in order to find the letter , but has to confront the unexpected . the truth is harsher than he could ever imagine . . . written by danny rosenbluth
a game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged .
david from the real world notices that hannon ( from the late 90s simulation ) has found out that the simulation world is , well , a simulation . suspecting that hannon would do something about it , david downloads into douglas and kills hannon by repeatedly stabbing him . this is the scene we see outside the bar but we are not shown that it is douglas / david . the bar keeper sees hannon leave but doesn’t know who’s killed him .
this film came out in 1999 and flopped hard , the third film that year to be about a virtual reality space after the matrix and existenz . this may be partly due to virtual reality fatigue , the paradox that while this is a futuristic sci - fi thriller , a great deal of the action takes place in the distant past , or most likely : it is virtually impossible to understand upon first—or second—viewing . put it this way : i have just watched it for the fifth time , and this was the first time i feel i could fully follow it from beginning to end . and i am happy to report that not only is the film intriguing enough to watch five times , it was actually the most enjoyable on the fifth .
and now , dear reader , to help you understand the film on your first viewing , as well as for the greater good of mankind , i will explicate the film from beginning to end . donations are not necessary .
meanwhile , whitney , who can’t stand to have the simulation shut down without having tried it , goes back to 1937 . he is not there long before he is killed , at which point ashton , the bartender from 1937 , wakes up in the present day . douglas finds him and they have a little existential discussion . while going up to the room that houses the simulation machine , david enters the body of douglas . he kills ashton .
its always awesome to watch as talents in the film - making business step out of their comfort zone to attempt a more demanding role in the process . in this case , visual effects artist torey haas ( known for his work in v / h / s / viral and angry video game nerd : the movie ) will take the reigns as director in a neon - blasted take on the zombie horror sub - genre , appropriately titled ,
the neon dead
. read the official press release below for more details :
some items , such as autographs and bannerman road mugs , are available to ‘buy it now’ on ebay . autographs from those who couldn’t attend the event are available to purchase including prints signed by daniel anthony , joss agnew , joseph millson and alexander armstrong . tommy knight has also donated a ‘bubble shock’ t - shirt worn during the production of ‘invasion of the bane’ and an order of service prop from sarah jane smith’s wedding . fans who couldn’t attend the event can still order a copy of the dvd or bluray . this release will include footage from around the venue , the talks , behind the scenes of the event and bonus interviews with guests . this can be ordered now from
what the users of the simulation are unaware is that when they are downloaded into their link and get killed when still jacked in , the consciousness from the simulation ends up taking control of the body one level above . when whitney is downloaded into ashton , ashton’s simulation has two consciousness – the active one - whitney and passive one - ashton . when whitney ( in ashton ) gets killed , the active consciousness dies – i . e . whitney dies . the passive consciousness of ashton comes up one level above and takes over whitney’s body . therefore ashton now has come up one level and whitney has died .
computer scientist hammnod fuller has discovered something extremely important . he ' s about to tell the discovery to his colleague , douglas hall , but knowing someone is after him , the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated paralell world that ' s just like the 30 ' s with seemingly real people with real emotions . fuller is murdered in our
real
world the same night , and his colleague is suspected . douglas discovers a bloody shirt in his bathroom and he cannot recall what he was doing the night fuller was murdered . he logs into the system in order to find the letter , but has to confront the unexpected . the truth is harsher than he could ever imagine .
the movie opens with this . hannon has been downloading into grierson and living his fantasy of being a rich guy in 1937 and indulging in young girls . the secret note that hannon leaves for douglas is by downloading into grierson , writing the note that explains that douglas’ world is not real and leaving this note with ashton the bartender . however , ashton opens the note and reads it .
make the budget of this movie 200 million dollars instead of the original 16 million dollars , then change the original cast completely , by putting in more experienced actors , and finally , make some radical changes in the original graphics . then , what you will have is one of the best sci - fi movies ever ! without all these changes , well , i don ' t give a fuck ! it still is one of the best sci - fi movies ever !
unceremoniously dumped at the table by the person who got him there , who then never returns . so grierson is left in the middle of the place where his alter ego used to go to have sex with the girls and everyone knows him and what
he
does , but he doesn ' t know anyone - though he has faint memories of what his alter ego used to do .
dramatic thunder : rolls during the climactic bait - and - switch gunshot scene .
douglas hall discovers he ' s really in a vr simulation of the 90s created in 2024 . at the ending he gets to see what 2024 looks like , and the buildings are all bizarre
futuristic
things out of buck rogers .
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this 3rd draft of the story is dated 4th january 2011 . the cover page for the script also comes complete with a number of signatures . these include phil ford , gary russell , scott handcock , joe lidster , sam watts and katy manning , all of whom were in attendance at the attic event . starting at £99 . 95 the auction ends shortly after 2pm next sunday and can be foun