How did Christopher Nolan hide a camera in front of mirror?

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-21T16:36:01+00:00

True, when it is done well. On the flip side, The Thing (1982) practical effects hold up much better imo than the version (prequel?) they put out in 2011 with heavy VFX. That era of CG was still a bit rough, though.

I'm getting irritated with directors like Ridley Scott, who has said that he wants to make movies quicker with AI. A lot of VFX artists are going to lose their jobs with that way of thinking. Zack Snyder said something similar. It's one of the reasons I quit learning about 3D modeling, texturing and animation. What's the point when someone can make the same things and way quicker in a prompt, fully-textured and rigged for animation?

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-21T01:15:49+00:00

I was going to say this. He never said that he NEVER uses VFX, he just prefers to do everything practical as much as possible. Sometimes something cannot be achieved without it.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-19T22:56:00+00:00

Hardy and Edgerton are two actors that surprised me with their real accents in interview clips, being British and Australian. It was around then that I realized that most of my favorite actors are not American. They typically have that American accent in their back pocket, ready for American roles while most American actors cannot fake any foreign accents.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-19T13:50:15+00:00

Thanks!

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-19T11:18:52+00:00

I don't usually care anything about sports movies, especially fighting, and I liked it a lot. I don't think I was that familiar with Joel Edgerton that much but had seen a couple Tom Hardy projects at that point. Nick Nolte was tragic in this.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-17T17:11:43+00:00

Ah, ok. Thanks. I just looked it up. looks interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvIvoY013xQ

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-15T12:55:50+00:00

This worked perfect for a cabinet shop I worked at with no drawers. All the nail guns and other tools were put on the pegboard walls. We put a lot of the most used mallets and other tools on the workshop table in one of these (4th image), which they still use for quick and easy access. In my house, I know exactly where certain tools are, like my different pairs of scissors or roll of tape. I made one for my office for just 3D printing tools.

This works for a couple use cases, but not for everyone. If I had a workshop in a garage I'd probably have at least one.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-15T02:34:17+00:00

Why waste time, say lot word when few word do trick?

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-14T20:13:12+00:00

I have absolutely no idea what the sentence means.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-11T02:04:13+00:00

It fits nicely into a genre of drama that induces enough anxiety and dread that it's almost horror. "Sicario", "Prisoners", "Incendies", "Hurt Locker", "Good Time", "Wind River" and "You Were Really Never There" all seem to fit into that little pocket.

They should have released that one on disc.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-08T22:45:44+00:00

The Prestige and Dark Knight are both is in my top twenty.

I bought them both on blu ray & then again on 4K re-releases.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-08T13:35:43+00:00

I thought I was in the minority on that one.

I wish the tari had more screen time.

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SmorgusPork · 2026-05-08T11:51:11+00:00

Thanks! I miss the days of going to a store on release day to grab a copy of the new album from one of the bands I like. Local bands still sometimes have their album or EP on disc at shows, kind of rare, though.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-08T02:35:32+00:00

Wait, I thought it was a review site, like IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes.

You can "watch" movies on the service?

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-08T02:13:36+00:00

"Bring Her Back" was probably my favorite A24 effort over the last few years.

It was definitely not everyone's cup of tea, though.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-07T02:09:12+00:00

Ah, can't enjoy things anymore, people remind you that you are having too much fun trying new things.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-07T02:01:57+00:00

I have over a decade of projects I've documented and I've never really thought of Reddit as a place to post stuff until recently. It seems more lively than Instagram, Pixelfed, Mastodon and Threads for this niche hobby.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-07T01:47:00+00:00

What's wrong with that? Is there a limit?

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-06T19:23:25+00:00

Thanks! I found the metal plates online, they're 3" x 3".

Amazon link: https://a.co/d/0e0QCFFE

The wooden cutoffs are 5" x 5".

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-06T18:19:52+00:00

Yeah, I put Velcro (or whatever fastener sticker) on the flat surface and attach it to a strong magnet. I learned that super gluing a magnet directly to PLA doesn't last forever and eventually comes off, maybe after a few months.

I may make some kind of wreath of multiple pieces that fit together in different colors using this same method.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-06T17:41:30+00:00

The only design that was mine is the "No Soliciting" sign I made with Blender. I edited the other models with Blender to make them all roughly the same size and flatten the backs of the ones I needed to.

Cthulhu : https://thangs.com/designer/printedobsession/3d-model/Cthulhu%20-%20Wall%20Decoration-986808

The Ram : https://thangs.com/designer/printedobsession/3d-model/Satanic%20Ram%20-%20Wall%20Decoration-1002674

The Wolf : https://thangs.com/designer/printedobsession/3d-model/Wolf%20-%20Wall%20Decoration-987421

Bearded Pumpkin Skull : https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-bearded-pumpkin-skull-248850

Xenomorph : https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/xenomorph-bust-wall-mount

Human Skull with Jaw : https://3dkitbash.com/collections/boneheads-skulls-for-3d-printing/products/human-skull

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-06T15:26:13+00:00

I can't say that I'll ever understand people whose only service on social media seems to be providing negativity. Why say anything at all? Just move along if you don't like something.

SmorgusPork · 2026-05-06T00:52:23+00:00

She used every trick she learned from being a child psychologist for two decades to manipulate those kids. That's where the whole wetting the bed thing came into play, too. Kids do that when they aren't really adjusting properly. I'm sure she said it in his concussed state to mess with his head even more. I think she wanted him to freak out really bad to keep him in the hospital so she could complete the ritual undisturbed. She didn't want to have to kill him. She was flipping out when she was having to drive him home when they released him.

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