| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 810 Registered: 4-2010 |
"Less spastic, more glorious." | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 811 Registered: 4-2010 |
And the title won't help you here. I'll explain it after this gets solved and $poyled. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2824 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this said by one person to another/others? Is it an instruction? Is the speaker H/A/M? Are location and time-period relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 828 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is this said by one person to another/others? Yes Is it an instruction? Yes Is the speaker H/A/M? HAF Are location and time-period relevant? No to location, yope to time period. I'll just tell you: Connecticut, a few weeks ago. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2833 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the instructee personally expected to follow the instruction? Or was someone/something else? (For example, was he playing a game -- I could see myself saying this about an RPG character or a toy soldier in a wargame)? Are you the instructor/instructee? Anyone else relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 831 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the instructee personally expected to follow the instruction? There were 2 instructees, and Yes. Or was someone/something else? No (For example, was he playing a game -- I could see myself saying this about an RPG character or a toy soldier in a wargame)? No, but good lateral thought. Are you the instructor/instructee? No Anyone else relevant? Yes - there are a total of 4 people relevant. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2836 Registered: 5-2003 |
4 people involved -- two instructors, two instructees? Can the instructees be considered students? Does the instruction modify an earlier instruction? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 835 Registered: 4-2010 |
4 people involved -- two instructors, No two instructees? Yes Can the instructees be considered students? No Does the instruction modify an earlier instruction? Modify, not really. A better word would be "clarify." | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2838 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is one of the non-instructee people an onlooker? Is he/she present? HAM status of all four, please? Are they outside? Inside? Practicing something? Preparing for something? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 838 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is one of the non-instructee people an onlooker? No Is he/she present? Yes HAM status of all four, please? Instructor: HAF. Instructees: both HAF. Person 4: HAM. Are they outside? This... Inside? Practicing something? ...and this. Preparing for something? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2842 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are they members of a team? An organization? Are their genders relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 845 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they members of a team? No An organization? Yes, with svv of "organization" Are their genders relevant? No | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 298 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are they singing? Otherwise performing musically? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 862 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they singing? No Otherwise performing musically? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2076 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are they dancing? Doing ballet? Acting? Performing stunts? Are they being filmed? Is person 4 a director? Is music involved? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1024 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they dancing? Doing ballet? Acting?Yesish Performing stunts? No to rest Are they being filmed? Yes, but an FA Is person 4 a director? No Is music involved? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2079 Registered: 9-2009 |
Can they ba called performers? Are they acrobats? Jugglers? Other people commonly associated with circuses? Are they cheerleaders? Is the HAM the one filming them? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1032 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can they ba called performers? Yesish, FA again Are they acrobats? Jugglers? Other people commonly associated with circuses? Are they cheerleaders? None of these Is the HAM the one filming them? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2080 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is there only one person being a performer? Only one person being filmed? Is the filming technique itself being criticized? Is the filming done in order to later analyze and critique the performance? Or is it for some other purpose? Is a sport relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1040 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is there only one person being a performer? Yes Only one person being filmed? Yesish Is the filming technique itself being criticized? No Is the filming done in order to later analyze and critique the performance? No Or is it for some other purpose? Yes Is a sport relevant? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1112 Registered: 4-2010 |
HINT: Person 4 is the only performer. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 325 Registered: 5-2010 |
So person 4 is an actor? Persons 2 and 3 (the instructees) are somehow involved in person 4's performance? Are they filming person 4? Adding some kind of prop help (e.g. throwing fake snow)? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1229 Registered: 4-2010 |
So person 4 is an actor? For the purposes of this puzzle, yes. Persons 2 and 3 (the instructees) are somehow involved in person 4's performance? Yes Are they filming person 4? No Adding some kind of prop help Yes! (e.g. throwing fake snow)? But not this. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 565 Registered: 6-2009 |
I'm going to call person 4 Pete, kay? Is Pete in a movie? If so, a professionally made movie? Is he the only person in the relevant shot? Are the instructees involved in lighting? Costumes? Makeup? An animal of some sort? A prop or props that Pete directly interacts with in the scene (eg he's supposed to be a reporter, and they provide his notebook)? A prop that someone else directly in the scene? A prop that is present in the shot and important to the plot, but Pete never actually touches it (eg there's a plane flying overhead)? A part of the background? CGI of some sort? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1233 Registered: 4-2010 |
I'm going to call person 4 Pete, kay? Sure Is Pete in a movie? Yesish If so, a professionally made movie? No Is he the only person in the relevant shot? Directly, yes Are the instructees involved in lighting? Costumes? Makeup? An animal of some sort? A prop or props that Pete directly interacts with in the scene (eg he's supposed to be a reporter, and they provide his notebook)? A prop that someone else directly in the scene? A prop that is present in the shot and important to the plot, but Pete never actually touches it (eg there's a plane flying overhead)? A part of the background? This one; in fact, the prop is the background. No to rest. CGI of some sort? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 326 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are they moving the background? Are they moving waves? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1235 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they moving the background? Yes! Are they moving waves? No | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 568 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is it just a curtain behind him? A backdrop with something painted/emblazoned on it? Is the scene supposed to take place indoors? Outdoors? Are they actually indoors? Outdoors? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1237 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it just a curtain behind him? No A backdrop with something painted/emblazoned on it? Noish Is the scene supposed to take place indoors? Outdoors? This... Are they actually indoors? Outdoors? ...and this. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 570 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is the movie on-site wherever the scene takes place? Does it take place outside a house? Outside another building? In a park? In a city?On a farm? A beach? A field? A sports arena? In space? In the air? Underwater? In a vehicle of some kind? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1242 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the movie on-site wherever the scene takes place? With svv of "movie", yope. Does it take place outside a house? Outside another building? In a park? In a city? On a farm? A beach? A field? Irrelevant precisely where; the point is that it's outside. A sports arena? In space? In the air? Underwater? In a vehicle of some kind? None of these. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 572 Registered: 6-2009 |
Okay, so it's not a professionally made movie... a documentary? a school project? a home movie? something to post on youtube? Relevant what they were filming with? If so, an old, super-8 type video camera? A digital camcorder? A digital camera? A cell phone? Was there more than just the one scene? Was Pete acting out a prewritten, fictional script? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1245 Registered: 4-2010 |
Okay, so it's not a professionally made movie... a documentary? a school project? This one; no to rest. It was actually some teachers making it though, but that's not really important. a home movie? something to post on youtube? Relevant what they were filming with? No If so, an old, super-8 type video camera? A digital camcorder? A digital camera? A cell phone? Was there more than just the one scene? Yes but irr Was Pete acting out a prewritten, fictional script? Yes | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 577 Registered: 6-2009 |
Relevant what the movie's about? What school subject it was for? Is it a spoof? Educational? Dramatic? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 327 Registered: 5-2010 |
What they are moving: is it supposed to look like something it isn't (eg. cardboard trees)? Is it a flat panel? Is it painted? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1249 Registered: 4-2010 |
Relevant what the movie's about? Yope What school subject it was for? No Is it a spoof? Closest to this Educational? Dramatic? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 328 Registered: 5-2010 |
my questions above, please! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1255 Registered: 4-2010 |
Sorry about that... What they are moving: is it supposed to look like something it isn't (eg. cardboard trees)? No Is it a flat panel? No Is it painted? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2111 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it foilage/shrubbery/trees/similar? Are they simulating something waving in the wind? Is it a flag? Are they waving a big flag behind the character, making a patriotic display? Which turns out more spastic than glorious at the first attempt? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1265 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it foilage/shrubbery/trees/similar? No Are they simulating something waving in the wind? Yes... Is it a flag? Yes! Are they waving a big flag behind the character, making a patriotic display? Yes! Which turns out more spastic than glorious at the first attempt? Exactly! **********SPOILER********** Every year, the teachers and seniors in my high school perform skits making fun of the other group. This is from the blooper section of the teacher skit: the teacher was "acting" as a student who is going into a college ROTC program. I don't need to give more details - it pretty much went exactly as Galfisk said, except that naturally, everyone burst out laughing at that line. And the title comes from another part of the skit, where the teachers were poking fun at a student who plans to be a doctor. Nice work, and please direct your attention to my other two puzzles, which are becoming stale, as well as my new puzzle at the bottom. |
