Sentences with phrase «tv as background»

It worked for us because it made watching a movie or sports something of a special event and cut down on mindlessly putting on the TV as background noise.

Immerse yourself in your favorite reality show, or use the cable TV as background noise while you catch up on corporate reality at the large work desk.

Finally, turn on a radio or TV as background noise when your dog is alone (so long as she isn't sound sensitive).

Don't use the TV as background noise as it can become a bad habit for everyone in the family.

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Dan, a Millennial, brings a unique background and experience, ranging from writing New York Times bestselling career books, consulting for Fortune 500 companies, speaking globally on workplace related issues, and appearing regularly on national TV programs as the «voice of the Millennials.»

I listen to how they talk about matters of faith, religion, what they watch on their favorite religious tv programs, often listening as well to their radios playing their favored «Christian music» radio stations in the background, what are in the lyrics.

There may be some truth in that, but around here, fall, and as we head into winter, is filled with fond memories of family gatherings, the warmth of a bustling kitchen, the aroma of nutmeg and cinnamon wafting through the house, the sounds of football blaring from the TV in the background.

They need to see, in the flesh (or on TV), one of their own (gender, ethnic background, social class, sexual orientation) as a world - class athlete to understand that it is actually possible.

Richard Hanna, the Republican candidate in NY - 24, is out with his first TV spot — a positive bio ad that focuses on his background as a businessman and success in creating jobs in the community.

Background TV is defined as content designed for older children or adults.

Questionnaires may elicit opinions, health information (like sleep times, weight or items in the last day's meals), descriptions of daily habits (how much exercise you get or how much TV do you watch) and demographic data (such as age, ethnic background, income and political affiliation).

Avoid multitasking and leaving the TV on in the background, as this can actually make us less mindful and more stressed out and unhappy.

Kreizman has a background in TV production at MTV, as well as expertise in brand consulting and marketing.

Unfortunately Aniston simply can not shake her comedic background and just can not convey a decent performance in drama as far as I'm concerned, she just isn't convincing, purely a TV actor period.

As his day progresses, we see some sick people on the bus and brief news reports on background TV's, and finally a zombie attack outside the Winchester.

As might be expected from a man known for detail - oriented TV dramas, The Company Men has an insider feel when it comes to how corporate layoffs work and how they affect workers of differing ages and social backgrounds.

Such shots are frequently celebrated in film — think of Martin Scorsese's use of tracking shots over the years, or the self - parodying opening of Robert Altman's The Player — but critics rarely call attention to them on TV, perhaps because TV is more of a writers» medium, or perhaps because they're simply not as showy as others, often blending into the background.

She was a dancer and choreographer in her college dance theater and later worked as a background actor in over seventy films and TV projects.

Problem is, Victor Frankenstein also looks like a glorified TV movie, when it regards the framing choices and camera setups used by McGuigan and cinematographer Fabian Wagner (whose background is primarily in television, as it were).

Not so much a sequel as another stultifying character drama set in a world overrun by aliens, this 10 - years - later spinoff switches directors and genres, as first - timer Tom Green (building on experience from British TV's «Misfits» and «Blackout») helms a taxingly over-earnest war movie set in an unspecified Middle Eastern country, where American soldiers deal with insurgents while the menacing MTRs (as they're now called) lumber about in the background.

Extra features on this non-SE include: a comprehensive commentary by director Hoblit and co-screenwriter Billy Ray, with the occasional comment from Bruce Willis sandwiched in; another yak - track from producer David Foster, who concentrates on the film's background in WWII history; ten deleted scenes (in 16x9) that reveal that an even more structurally and politically complex film lies on the cutting room floor, with elective commentary from Ray and Hoblit — they're especially sorry to see go, as am I, a bit in which the American soldiers entertain their German captors by donning blackface; a 4 - part photo gallery — see Bruce make serious expressions for «The Poster Shoot»; and trailers for Hart's War, Windtalkers, and the TV shows «Jeremiah» and «Stargate SG - 1».

Graphically this is one of the most advanced games out as it supports high dynamic range, so if your TV is compatible you will see the sky blue popping out your see the grass is green and the scenery whizzing by in the background looks fantastic.

When she lived in Los Angeles briefly after college, she acted professionally, appearing in commercials and music videos, as well as background acted on network TV series such as Parks and Recreation, New Girl, and 90210.

Unless one is truly a die - hard Gleek, this is a film best left to wait for on DVD, 3D be damned, as its most ideal function would be as agreeable background TV noise while doing other things.

Some Background: Besides being an attorney, which informs this film, her feature directorial debut, Porter has served as an executive producer on both fiction and non-fiction projects, and worked on projects at various TV and cable networks.

It's as if I'm in a General Motors TV commercial, except a Matt and Kim song isn't playing in the background.

Sometimes the motion is as simple as a background of TV static, sometimes it's as complex as a scene where the camera angle shifts while the characters are moving.

Angela's background includes experience in public relations, writing, broadcasting, and journalism, having spent a number of years as a TV news producer and news writer in New York State, followed by public relations work for health systems in both Florida and New York.

My fifteen - year - old son has become obsessed with the show «Jeopardy!,» and every night as my family prepares to eat dinner, I can hear it on the TV in the background.

Having a film and TV background, we always had the goal of becoming travel experts so that companies would seek us out as spokespeople or ambassadors.

Instead, I am pursing a career in voice over acting and get by at the time by working on various sets of TV shows and movies as a background artist and I also do PA work from time to time.

In a world of baffling ideas, perhaps none are as nutty as choosing to use the Britney Spears song «Overprotected» as the background track for From's Otogi TV commercials in Japan last year.

- the game's shading mechanism has changed, which allows for increased gear texture quality - all graphical aspects and programming mechanisms have been built up from scratch for this sequel - maximum resolution is 1080p in TV mode - a bigger focus for Nintendo was the 60 frames per second - occasionally the resolution will be scaled down when there is too much ink displaying on the screen - Nintendo reduced the CPU load and refined the way to use CPU power effectively to maintain 60 fps in all matches - weapons were tweaked to let players be more creative by thinking about unique weapon characteristics and their best uses - weapons are designed to be effective when they are used during the right occasion - Special weapons are stronger than the original ones when used in the right situation, but weaker otherwise - the damage and effect of slowing down your movement when you step in the opponent's ink are reduced from original - you can jump up in rank if you're good enough, but only up until S - you can't jump up from C, B or A to S + - when you win battles in Ranked mode, the Ranked meter fills and your rank goes up when its fully filled - when you lose a battle, the gauge does not decrease, but the meter starts to crack - once the meter reaches its limit, it breaks - when the meter breaks, you have to start over again from the beginning or from a lower rank - highest rank is still S +, but if you fill up the Ranked meter, you get numbers after the alphabet such as «S +1», «S +2» and so on - maximum number is «S +50», but this number will not be displayed to your opponent - you are the only one to see it, and you can check it on your own status screen - Ranked Power is calculated by an algorithm to measure how strong each player is with minuteness - this will determine if a player's rank is worthy of receiving a big jump (like from «C» to «A»)- Ranked Power has no relation to your splat rate, and is more tied into to how well you lead your team to victory - you won't drop off more than one rank even if you play poorly - stage rotation time was changed to two hours - this was done because the devs expected people to play for an hour or so, but they found people play much longer - with Salmon Run, Nintendo considered how to implement a co-op oriented mode in a player - versus - player type of game - the devs will monitor how users are playing this mode to see if there's some tweaks they can throw in - more Salmon Run maps will be added in the future, but Nintendo wouldn't comment on adding more enemy types to the mode - rewards are changed each time Salmon Run is played - you can obtain rewards when playing locally, but not gear - originally Nintendo had an idea for this mode, but had no background setting, enemy designs, etc. - Inoue suggested that it should be salmon - themed - when Nintendo hosted the Splatfest that pit Callie against Marie, the development of Splatoon 2 had started - the devs had already decided to have the result reflected in the sequel - they even had an idea to announce the Splatfest with a phrase «Your choice will change the next Splatoon» - the timing to announce a sequel wasn't right, so they decided against this - they eventually released a series of short stories about the Squid Sisters to show how the Splatfest affected the sequel's story - Nintendo wouldn't say if Marina is an Octoling, and noted that Inklings are not paying attention to this too much - Inklings don't care about appearances, as long as everyone is doing something fresh - the Squid Sisters had composers who produced their songs, but Off the Hook are composing their music by themselves - Pearl is genius artist, but she couldn't find a right partner because she's a bit too edgy - she eventually found Marina as a partner though, and their chemistry is sparkling right now - Nintendo is planning a year of content updates for Splatoon 2 - when finished, the quantity of stages will be more than the original - some of the additional stages are totally new and some will be arranged stages from the first game - not all original stages will return and they are choosing stages based on the potential for them to be improved - Brella is shotgun-esque weapon, so the ink hits your opponent more if you are closer - it can shield damage when you open it, but the amount of damage has a limit and once it reaches it, it breaks - you can shoot ink, but you can't use the shield feature when it breaks - the shield won't prevent your allies ink - there are more new weapon categories which haven't been revealed yet - there are no other ranked modes outside of the three current options - the future holds any sort of possibility, but the devs didn't get specific about adding more content like that - for the modes, they adjusted the rule designs so that players will experience the more interesting aspects

There will also be new options to make tiles transparent and allow you to set custom backgrounds, as well as some region specific additions to TV.

After the game's Japanese TV ad aired, series producer Masachiko Kawata was brought out on stage to introduce a new trailer, as well as explain the game's background.

At times while playing through the adventure, the camera can prove to be a nuisance as it pans out at times making it hard to see particularly when you are sent to the background, clearly gameplay like this is more suitable for a TV experience and tends to get annoying and frustrating at times, however the 3D capability does tend to bring it out more helping players to see the background gameplay more clearly at times.

The game shifts background and tone, as Alan enters the TV show found in the original game, Night Springs, and seeks out his evil doppelganger, Mr. Scratch, in the city of Night Springs, Arizona.

Asli + Cavusoglu's Murder in Three Acts was inspired by the representation of art in popular media, especially in tv crime series in which the artworks don't solely exist in the background of the show, but become a essential part of the script: exhibitions function as crime scenes and art works act as murder weapons.

I guess the background, it was basically, as I mentioned, practicing for about 16 years, about the middle of my practice, about six, seven years into practice, I went to work for a large TV firm, a PI Mill, maybe some people may call it.

Amazon notes that follow - up requests will only be acted on when Alexa is «confident» it didn't come from background noise, such as a TV show or conversation.

The speaker plays about as loud as a typical smaller TV set (say, in the 32 - inch range), enough to fill a bedroom or hotel room or to provide background music for small parties.

Let's add to that: My wife is in a nearby bedroom with a TV on «for background», as she likes to say.

Note that it's designed to work seamlessly as a background player, which means that you won't find a graphical smart home interface native to Apple TV.

By hooking up an Apple TV to your home network, you're not just creating an entertainment portal but, in the background, the Apple TV is also serving as a secure gateway from the outside world for all your HomeKit commands to filter into your house.

In addition, on Monday 14 August, Sky will be introducing animated Ultra HD images for Sky Q 2 TB box owners to use as background art for their TVs.

The Show can serve a similar purpose: giving you easy access to music or TV that's just on in the background as you go about cooking or doing the dishes.

The purple background with a bunch of square channels is a Roku hallmark at this point, but it's not nearly as attractive as the flashy Android TV interface or as tuned into your tastes as the predictive Fire TV menus.

That would effectively amount to a microphone and speaker, moving them away from any background noise around the TV, as well as avoiding issues with recharging.

Professional Background Presently working as an Account Executive since 1988 in the Sales Department of KB - TV in Newland, VA and efficiently handled and performed the following:

With a background in Journalism and TV production, Ayo brings with her a natural and playful curiosity that gently encourages people to tell their story - something she sees as being central to the therapeutic process.