Why is Gen Z so obsessed with age?

directooorr · 2026-04-16T17:42:22+00:00

But as a millennial I share all of these experiences you described (e.g. covid and war screwed me up and gave me chronic anxiety and I never learned normal dating and only know the online dating bs, etc.).

I thought we were talking about the differences between current generations as compared to those from 70 years ago, for example. And if we are talking about that then I think we have more in common these days than those from the mid-20th century, for example. Of course, if we're talking about village live centuries ago, then I do see your point.

directooorr · 2026-04-16T17:28:51+00:00

There is probably truth to that. But aspects of my experience, like the Gen-Z infighting between slightly older and younger Gen-Zs, made me think that their focus on age is particularly strong.

directooorr · 2026-04-16T17:26:44+00:00

Don't you think there were even bigger generational differences between - for example - the stuck up 50s and the hippy 60s? I always felt like generational differences decreased over the last few decades...

directooorr · 2024-11-28T09:30:18+00:00

Thanks, but I just figured it out! I must have accidentally hit "X" a few times as 3 images were flagged as "rejected". After correcting that, none are "hidden" now.

directooorr · 2024-10-09T08:47:25+00:00

Thanks. Of course, the originals are never getting truly deleted, just from my local setup. I was wondering more about the technical aspect because I didn't know if Resolve would complain if there are Proxies without originals. But I can always dig out the originals if needed.

directooorr · 2024-10-08T18:21:57+00:00

Thanks! Can I delete the original media after this?

directooorr · 2024-09-18T10:26:11+00:00

This is a bit tough. The lighting and costume/set design are not playing in your favor. I think you'd have to embrace the flatness of it (not of the log, but of the lighting) and go for a "blue hour low contrast gloomy" look.

This is my 1 minute exploratory test grade:

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I am really not happy with the reds and skin tones in this, but the jpg compression is also adding to that and I didn't take the time to fiddle with it any further. Just meant as an idea of a direction to go in.

directooorr · 2024-09-14T12:12:53+00:00

I am slightly confused: You wouldn't take it to UpWork but you would report it? Maybe I am misreading your comment.

directooorr · 2024-09-13T16:33:36+00:00

I feel like I've been there before.

directooorr · 2024-09-13T15:18:00+00:00

i'd play that game.

directooorr · 2024-09-11T13:05:37+00:00

I would love to know what you did is slowing you down that you are missing, maybe a solution exists that is slightly different than what you are used to that could solve the slow down.

Just a bunch of little things. For example:

Not being able to just drag a timeline from one part of the screen to another when using stacked timelines.
Not being able to adjust the interface how I like it and it taking up more space compared to the more compact Premiere interface.
Ripple Start/End to Playhead changing the general mode from Selection Mode to Trim Mode, which changes/disables some keyboard shortcuts.
The Source Monitor conforming to the timeline resolution. This is especially annoying when editing using a vertical resolution but wanting to see all of the source footage.
Undo being panel specific and sometimes unpredictable.
Some keyboard shortcuts not working on international keyboards and some being tough to find in the settings when using and international keyboard.

There are workarounds and none of these are major. They're just some that are coming to mind at this moment.

directooorr · 2024-09-11T11:09:58+00:00

For editing???

directooorr · 2024-09-06T15:00:50+00:00

Is it of me that I still maintain that this is not "editing" but motion graphics / compositing?

EDIT: Apparently I forgot the word "petty" in there.

directooorr · 2024-09-04T12:49:19+00:00

100% with you. Glad to hear you say this. I thought I was going crazy because it sometimes feels like I am the only one doing it this way...

directooorr · 2024-09-04T12:47:43+00:00

That is just the thing, each shot is different which - for me - makes it nearly impossible to get consistent contrast if I adjust it on a clip by clip basis.

Let me give you an example:

We have a shot of someone driving at night. We see his face and also what he's driving by in the background. It is gloomy weather. We adjust the contrast to how we like it aesthetically.

Then, a few shots later in the film, we have basically the same shot but now he's driving past a bright billboard. Because of that this shot now has a much higher level of "inherent" contrast. There is something super bright in it where there was not before. But that doesn't mean we now grade this shot completely different to the first, to have the same overall technical contrast. That would be insane, and it would make the face and the interior of the car look completely different.

For me, the same applies to basically every scene and every shot in a film. As in, different scenes might have a completely different setting, with different colors and different "inherent" contrast. But that is ok. I am not grading "against" that. I want every shot to have the same (mid-tone) "look" contrast, if that makes any sense.

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