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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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It's rendered pixels that don't exist anywhere else except the digital world. Ergo...a cartoon or animated film by definition.

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[–] rImITywR@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

I got in this argument about CG when the "live action" Lion King remake came out. Its not live action do you think they went out and filmed actual talking lions? It's still animated, just in a different art style. And imo that art style is much worse for the story.

[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

They call it live action to sell it to boomers who think anything in the traditional animation style is just cartoons for children

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

And yet Dinosaur is considered animated. Dinosaur used live backgrounds, it's more live action than The Lion King

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I always wondered how they taught the animals to memorize the script.

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Lots of treats 😌

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think “live action” indicates real principle cinematography - e.g. they have to shoot the scenes to be edited later. But I actually have no clue.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

records empty Safari

“Live”

adds action afterwards

“Action.”

Huh, I guess that’s one way of putting it.

[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, it definitely isn’t as epic as “Milo and Otis”.