As you may have figured out, my name is Matt Griswold. This is where I think aloud, tag the trappings of the interwebs, and rant about all things interesting and ridiculous. You can reach me at mgriswold[at]gmail.com
What if there were a way to quantify the pure cinematic DNA of any film--using signals such as shot length, amount of camera movement, color palette, and more--and distill it all into a visual "fingerprint" that can be taken in at a glance, and compared instantly with any other film? Well, a student designer named Frederic Brodbeck went and did exactly that.
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
-- Ronald Reagan in a speech to the White House Conference on Small Business (Aug. 15, 1985) via
This quote was deserving of a visualization :)
Critics: the quants are taking over! While Hollywood gained some PR points this past summer for the occasional original, there were (and will continue to be unless the market dictates otherwise), a sea of sequels and remakes flooding theaters once again. Check out the full size chart and judge for yourself!
According to Census data, 7.5% of all women of child-bearing age (defined as 15-50 in Census-speak) gave birth in 2008, ranking Utah as one of the most fertile states. In an index using the U.S. average of 5.8% as a baseline, Utah's rate is 132.
And here's the location of all Babies 'R' Us stores in the USA... seems pretty concentrated on the 'infertile' coastlines.
Still making sense of Christopher Nolan's latest mind-bender? This should help.
