Sentences with phrase «than framing device»

The old man, presumably, is intended to be a prankster, or sort of spirit guide to the past, though the idea is barely developed as more than a framing device.

Not exact matches

Rather than juxtaposing two different lens strengths in a single frame, Peyghambarian's device has special lenses that switch from close - to long - range viewing at the touch of a button.

Ironically, the flat effigies of Mickey and co. that decorate the pop - up books in a framing device have more charm than the moving 3 - D counterparts do.

He keeps returning to the present - day, less - than - inspired framing device in which an old woman, dying in a New Orleans hospital as Hurricane Katrina approaches, listens to her daughter (Julia Ormond) read Benjamin's journals.

As these two men are allowing themselves to become more vulnerable and sharing their demons and doubts and worst fears, I started to realize that this framing device was weirdly more compelling than all the whale action.

After seeing the packed narratives within narratives of part one, Arabian Nights Volume 2: The Desolate One seems, as Miguel Gomes himself suggested, a very different film, connected to the first by the framing device, theme and some of the performers (assuming different roles in the new installment) rather than through narrative continuation.

Rather than feeling like five shorts slapped together with a contrived framing device, the segments work as a group to inform a larger idea — together they help to define this particular and peculiar stretch of highway.

His take on the coming - of - age film, however, is one of those cases where the framing devices and framing stories are more compelling than what's being framed.

Using Melville (Ben Whishaw) as part of a framing device — he calls on a survivor played Brendan Gleeson to recall the tale as research for his next book — the film goes out of its way to tell us that «Moby Dick» is probably a better story than the one that will be told here.

Following Mailer's text — or at least drawing from its imagery — more faithfully than expected, it finally proved a masterclass in adapting the seemingly unfilmable, fusing the scope and swagger of its source material to a meta, contemporary framing device; all filtered through a singular artistic vision, unique not just to a week's festival viewing, but to cinema itself.

Pinks, greens, and yellows become more than just an exciting aesthetic or a gimmick of a framing device: they set the entire tone for the course of the movie.

Still, «Saving Lincoln» is an unusual exception to an old screenwriting rule — a movie whose framing device benefits and saves it much more than its actual execution.

This framing device is inferred from statements Fitzgerald made in «The Crack - Up,» and «Gatsby» often refers to itself as a book, so even though it isn't officially part of the source, it's hardly a blasphemous indulgence; still, it's one more buffer between viewer and story in a movie that already has more than its share.

Frustratingly, the film that acts as the framing device, «Tape 49», is only a smidge more interesting than «Tape 52» from the first film.

inAPPropriate Comedy takes its awful title from its equally idiotic framing device, which finds Offer and his creepy, wolfish grin punching buttons on a computer, each of which activates a separate sketch, each more jaw - droppingly awful than the last.

Started follows the journeys of two DJs as a framing device: Carl Cox, the legendary U.K. jockey who's been spinning records since the Eighties, and Martin Garrix, a teen Dutch wunderkind who headlines major festivals and represents the new era of rock - star DJs who work more with laptops more than actual vinyl.

Over the summer months, more than 37 % of tablet owners read a newspaper at least once, with more than 11 % of those consumers reading a digital newspaper on their devices every day; 39.6 % of tablet owners read a digital magazine on their devices at least once during that same time frame.

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This spanking new 15 inch device will be a whole lot more than just a normal frame, as it will arrive with a slew of useful and unique features which will make it a «life companion».

The device sports a metal frame which is placed in - between two sheets of glass, and its bezels are even thinner than last year.

Its six - inch E-Ink display is set into the device slightly lower than the bezel framing it.

In the first 4 weeks of pre-ordering for the so - called Kindle 3 and Kindle 3G, there were more devices purchased than for either of the other launches in the same time frame.

Hopefully, with support for the latest version of OpenGL, frame rates on the new Nexus 7 will be higher than on other devices using the same S4 processor, such as the Sony Xperia Tablet Z.

Nvidia has its own Maxwell GPU, which gets better graphics frame rates than any other current processor powering an Android device.

First, it's all screen since the frame around the device is much smaller (actually 21 percent) than its predecessor.

It's worth pointing out that getting a direct - feed output from any iOS device is a bit of an arcane art (the GPU has to serve two screens, effectively) so while the vid gives a great impression of the level of technical and artistic quality Epic has achieved, the frame - rate in the actual demo is smoother than what you see here.

While it took slightly longer than the original «within days» time frame that Madfinger Gamers mentioned it would take to get Shadowgun out to all other non-Tegra device, the wait is finally over.

Black Slacks, 2008, for example, upends the cool remove of modernist design by making it overtly theatrical; propped on its side without a cushion, the leather straps across hard wood of a Mies van Der Rohe Barcelona daybed give the frame the appearance of a torture device rather than a napping place.

Rather than being displayed in a straightforward and unambiguous way in a gallery or museum setting, they are often separated from viewers by a framing device, such as a vitrine, a box, or other clear zone of demarcation.

The same could be true of the next generation of lawyers and their current legal research professors.2 We have likely reached a point at which our frames of reference diverge sufficiently that we don't share a common reference point for approaching the structure of legal research.3 Arguably, the tech - saturated millennials need a solid research foundation more than any generation before them.4 Yet many of them regard our legal research instruction as cumbersome or outdated.5 Having grown up using intuitive electronic devices, and using them to good advantage, 6 many modern law students resist legal research methods that require rigidity, formality, or — worst of all — a trip to a print library.7 Indeed, many of them are downright «mistrustful both of physical libraries and of those who extol their virtues.»

Bzdera set the basic frame twenty years ago when he described the anonymous unanimous judgment as a standard high court device for constitutional questions on federalism issues — but the citations that accompany this bold claim bear on the «unanimous» rather than the «anonymous» aspect.

The device recalls its big brother but is manufactured with a polycarbonate unibody frame, rather than the metal shell of the M8.

The KEYone Black Edition comes with a matte black finish to the device's aluminum frame, making it look classier than the regular version.

Since each phone's body is made of glass, you'll probably be wanting a protective case for both of these devices — though it should be said that the Nokia 8 Sirocco's stainless steel frame will likely prove more durable than the S9's aluminum frame.

The phone's camera can capture action at 960 frames per second, far slower than any competing device.

More graphics intensive titles like Marvel Future Fight drop more frames than on older Exynos powered devices, but we expect future titles to perform better as games arrive with support for Vulkan APIs.

Galaxy Note 4 comes sporting a frame built out of metal unlike its polycarbonate predecessor and thus offers a more premium feel than any other Note devices.

Despite a robust metal frame sandwiched between snazzy glass panels, the upcoming Kirin 950 - powered device looks less charming than its jumbo - sized cousin.

Samsung similarly tested a design tweak on the Galaxy S7 Edge, giving the device more shallow curves and a thinner frame than previous Edge models, before using the design on the Galaxy Note 7.

The device sports a metal frame which is placed in - between two sheets of glass, and its bezels are even thinner than last year.

Other than the aluminium frame, which runs around the edges of the Z1, the device features two glass panes; one on the front, and one on the back.

The device will be made from glass with a metal frame and will come with a huge battery of no less than 5,000 mAh.

The device's overall look resembles most of Samsung's recent handsets opting for an all - glass frame rather than an aluminum chassis.

Although saying that frame rates for a new device could be higher than 60Hz is quite far from the 240Hz rate of the Apple Pencil, an upgrade from the current iPad's less than 60 to 30 frames would already mean a more responsive and lifelike experience when drawing on the display using the writing peripheral.

It tells the display device how bright it should be, but rather than provide one value as HDR10 does, it can do this for every frame.

An all stainless steel metal frame reinforces the build of the device and makes it feel solid, and the glass front and back make it feel more premium than a plastic phone would feel.

Google specifically notes that Sony's Android TV - powered Bravia TVs will get it «in the coming months» but makes no note of a time frame for other Android TV devices other than the previously known detail that it has to be running Marshmallow or later.

Still, that thicker - than - average frame does bring that obvious design benefit, and it's never got fry - an - egg kind of hot either (unlike some comparable Sony devices).

As for Epic Citadel, the device manages 46.6 frames per second in Ultra High Quality mode, which is actually higher than I was expecting considering the GPU in the Kirin 658 only has two shader cores.

With an aluminium - alloy frame running around the outside edge and a body that's just 6.4 mm thick, this Windows 10 device is thinner than most flagship smartphones.