Sentences with phrase «artistic merits of»

While the samples are meant to be recognizable, mashup artists typically aim to create enough of a difference between the pieces so that the new work has artistic merits of its own.

[56] Since 2007, the IMA has committed to building a modern design collection that illustrates the artistic merits of utilitarian objects.

I have long viewed myself as some kind of champion of video games as a medium, apotheosizing the artistic merits of beloved and formative games like Metal Gear Solid or Earthbound, but my utter disinterest in completing BioShock — or even attempting to play the other games in the franchise — has revealed the harsh truth.

Considering the countless hours that many players put into designing their cities, and the artistic merits of their creations, this is particularly jarring.

Say what you will about the artistic merits of a film like Nine 1/2 Weeks — an obvious comparison — but the characters played by Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger seemed, at a minimum, to enjoy being in each other's presence.

Both films contain commentary tracks, with author Steve Haberman and screenwriter John Briley (yes, he of Gandhi fame) respectively discussing the production and artistic merits of each film.

For adults contemplating sharing this movie with young audiences, it is necessary to look past the rhetoric, be aware of the possible objectionable content and weigh in the artistic merits of this work.

«They were small, nimble and adventurous in their thinking, and they appreciated the artistic merit of an interesting label,» Tolley explains.

Gilderoy also suffers substantially, having to endure Francesco's condescension and criticism as well as Santini's passive - aggressiveness and defensiveness about the artistic merit of the film, which Santini refuses to acknowledge as a horror.

Girish Shambu finds the artistic merit of Loach's I, Daniel Blake as valuable as the already measurable impact it's had on the debate over Britain's benefits system.

Since 1952 they select and award the 10 best illustrated books of the year, both evaluating the artistic merit of the illustration independently from the text and the work as a completed book.

Cult - classic Yume Nikki Returns After a Decade of Silence, to Showcases Once Again the Artistic Merit of Pixel Art...

Cult - classic Yume Nikki Returns After a Decade of Silence, to Showcases Once Again the Artistic Merit of Pixel Art Games in the Pursuit of Abstract Storytelling.

During the month of May, Friends of Materials for the Arts is curating Ace Hotel New York's Artist - in - Residence series, promoting the artistic merit of creative reuse by working with top contemporary artists for a wider platform of exposure.

Eligibility: Each applicants will be judged on the artistic merit of his / her work, interest and potential in printmaking, paper arts and book arts (or combination thereof), as well as the quality and clarity of his / her plan for the residency.

With expressive arts therapy the process of creation is regarded as being of value instead of the main focus being on the technical viruosity or artistic merit of the product.

Not exact matches

The reason he was the driving force behind the films creation and promotion was not because of the artistic merit he imparted to the work (not to say the movie and book weren't excellent), but because of the cult of personality surrounding his own personal brand.

Whatever one thinks about the theology of these films or their artistic merit, it is a welcome trend to see three faith - based films featured at the box - office.

Though some critics took issue with Gibson's creative choice, beyond its artistic merits, The Passion remains one of the more important Bible films ever made: Taking in nearly $ 400 million, it is the highest - grossing R - rated film of all time, and it helped usher in a new era of Hollywood creating content for Christian audiences.

The Broadcasting and Film Commission of the National Council of Churches may make awards annually to American - produced films of outstanding artistic merit that, within the perspective of the Christian faith and within one or more of the following categories:

If it failed to meet the collective judgment of the panel's view of artistic merit, theological pertinence, and accuracy, then it simply failed.

-- for critical questions — «What is a film of outstanding artistic merit?»

The most fruitful debates in the panel had to do with its own methodology, not primarily with the merit, artistic or otherwise, of a particular film.

When T and D finished the four - minute show, the judges gave it six 5.9 s and three 6.0 s on technical merit — and then came the expected row of perfect 6.0 s on artistic impression.

Winners will be selected by a panel of Mass Audubon staff based on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, and artistic merit.

In the first phase, a panel of judges (comprised of judges selected by AAAS at its sole discretion) will select no more than 5 dances in each field, based on artistic and scientific merit.

From this short list, a second panel of judges will choose one (1) Category Winner for each of the four scientific fields based on scores awarded by the judges for three parameters: scientific merit, artistic merit, and creative combination of the science and art.

Let's set aside discussions of artistic merit and admit that it's a pretty dreary view of the last functioning space shuttle perched on its launch pad.

A panel of renowned scientists and dancers are scoring the finalists on their artistic and scientific merits.

The previous winners of the contest scored each of them on their scientific and artistic merits, and these 12 finalists made the cut.

A panel of judges will score each Ph.D. dance with 3 parameters: scientific merit, artistic merit, and creative combination of the science and art.

Even though it has its merits with its concrete gameplay and nice artistic direction, it nevertheless can not achieve greatness due to its short length and the insufficient variety of environments, enemies and environmental dangers.

Seasons after Fall has definite artistic merit even if this comes at the expense of gameplay.

Instead, it seemed like a rare type of remake, one with actual artistic merit above all else.

Despite that identical, calculated timing, the movies seemed to add a credit for each of the director's two faces, The Adventures of Tintin intended as blockbuster fun and War Horse as the artistic effort worthy of merit.

(3) Yet it needs to be mentioned, as variations on this kind of argument have shaped views of both Spielberg's place in film history, and his artistic merit, from early in his career.

I was impressed by the technical merit of the film... moreso than the artistic, for sure.

About The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) The MPSE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a wealth of knowledge from award - winning professionals to a diverse group of individuals, youth and career professionals alike; mentoring and educating the community about the artistic merit and technical advancements in sound and music editing; providing scholarships and mentorship for the continuing advancement of motion picture sound in education; and helping to enhance the personal and professional lives of the men and women who practice this unique craft.

Despite stricter Academy rules for performance capture and traditionalists decrying the technique's lack of creative merit, Tintinclearly pushes boundaries with a new kind of artistic layering of animated expression.

Now my mom has to believe it could happen to me, if I achieve the same level of artistic merit.

One truly can compare the watching of how big studios and their hired bigwigs operate as the equivalent of watching how sausage gets made, as many of us to very much enjoy the end product, but we would be less pleased if we were to know how a kernel of inspiration from the mind of a writer can be second - guessed and repackaged due to executive decisions made by relatively visionless empty suits who are in the creation process solely to make money, squeezing out all trace of artistic merit where it interferes with bottom - line profit.

We're slowly rounding out the list of honorees at this year's Hollywood Film Festival, a slate of «winners» that I'd be inclined to call the result of, well, hard - working publicists getting the word out on their clients rather than honest - to - God consideration of artistic merit, but hey, tis the season.

So, it appears there's something of a disconnect at Sundance, between the idea of a perfectly neutral, non-partisan arbiter of artistic merit, the festival that focuses on the stories while politically, as Redford put it elsewhere in the press conference, «the pendulum swings,» and the reality of a filmmaking body that is deeply, sometimes radically, political.

«Backlash» can simply amount to conversations among critics about the artistic and aesthetic merits of particular films, but the conversation around Three Billboards goes deeper.

The fact that I'm opening this review not with a discussion of the merits of The Wild Life but of its commercial performance should make it clear that this endeavor is not particularly stimulating on an artistic level.

Academy voters» choice of best picture March 4 will be scrutinized for attributes well beyond its artistic merits.

I think too often when we consider which games should be considered «the best» we focus too much on serious debates of artistic merit and complexity of mechanics that we lose sight of what games really are: ways to pass the time and bond with other people.

But that deconstructionist argument also tears down any semblance of artistic merit within the work itself: If everything is fictional and false, then there's no nobler rationale for the bare flesh, and thus the nudity in Killer Joe and Compliance is, pure and simple, sheer exploitation — of no greater value than the top - doffing teens of Project X, the bathing beauties of Piranha 3DD, or the softcore action of a vintage Shannon Tweed vehicle on Cinemax.

With Driver's sensitive soul as our guide, Jarmusch provides a rich, existential outlook on how recognizing artistic merit within ordinary aspects of our lives is what makes them worth living in the first place.

I viewed most of them multiple times accounting for artistic merit, entertainment value, and technical achievement.