Adam Tandy
@adamtandy.bsky.social
Alternatively, grabbing hold of the heroic role is exactly how Trump and Farage have built their powerbase, despite not standing up to any kind of scrutiny. They identify “villains” to drive their agenda and build popular support against them.
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Alternatively, grabbing hold of the heroic role is exactly how Trump and Farage have built their powerbase, despite not standing up to any kind of scrutiny. They identify “villains” to drive their agenda and build popular support against them.
Very interesting. If the popular narrative is always built around villains, how can we ever have heroes again?
February 11, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Very interesting. If the popular narrative is always built around villains, how can we ever have heroes again?
Well, UK repeats were factored in. It’s the long tail of secondary exploitation that’s often so hard to cover, especially with broken comedy.
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Well, UK repeats were factored in. It’s the long tail of secondary exploitation that’s often so hard to cover, especially with broken comedy.
Huge clearance costs, I suspect. That’s what scuppered the final DVD. I did clear for foreign territories but not videogram, and even to do that I had to beg for additional investment. And a lot of RadioActive’s stuff depended on music outside the TV blanket agreements. Shame.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Huge clearance costs, I suspect. That’s what scuppered the final DVD. I did clear for foreign territories but not videogram, and even to do that I had to beg for additional investment. And a lot of RadioActive’s stuff depended on music outside the TV blanket agreements. Shame.
Most directors aren’t thinking in 3D, except when they can make it work for them. Gravity was superb, and I went back to see it twice in 3D. And Pierre Coffin had huge fun with the credit sequence on one of the Despicable Me. Often though, 3D is an irrelevant bolt-on.
February 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Most directors aren’t thinking in 3D, except when they can make it work for them. Gravity was superb, and I went back to see it twice in 3D. And Pierre Coffin had huge fun with the credit sequence on one of the Despicable Me. Often though, 3D is an irrelevant bolt-on.
A lot of the time, the 3D conversion of movies is simply bolted on to a production afterwards as a value-added process. Unless stereoscopic effects are actually part of the creative intent they aren’t really part of the movie. They are part of the business, just like merch or commercial tie-ins.
February 9, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A lot of the time, the 3D conversion of movies is simply bolted on to a production afterwards as a value-added process. Unless stereoscopic effects are actually part of the creative intent they aren’t really part of the movie. They are part of the business, just like merch or commercial tie-ins.
My first ever computer graphic was written in ForTran77 subroutines and submitted as punched cards . I got the output back a week later as a piece of 35mm film. In a little can. It was The Future…
February 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
My first ever computer graphic was written in ForTran77 subroutines and submitted as punched cards . I got the output back a week later as a piece of 35mm film. In a little can. It was The Future…
Thoroughly enjoyed Bugonia over the weekend.
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed Bugonia over the weekend.
Some of them arguing for the atomisation of society by splitting up the output, and Lewis wilfully misunderstanding that The Traitors final was “only the BBC” because it delivered a huge cohesive national audience, regardless of how it was conceived or commissioned. Very cross.
February 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Some of them arguing for the atomisation of society by splitting up the output, and Lewis wilfully misunderstanding that The Traitors final was “only the BBC” because it delivered a huge cohesive national audience, regardless of how it was conceived or commissioned. Very cross.
So enraged by this, Neil. Two more of us in the back rows absolutely bewildered how the RSA could have thought this was sufficient. Nothing about the cultural capital or the societal impact of the BBC. If this is the quality of the coming debate we are all screwed.
February 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
So enraged by this, Neil. Two more of us in the back rows absolutely bewildered how the RSA could have thought this was sufficient. Nothing about the cultural capital or the societal impact of the BBC. If this is the quality of the coming debate we are all screwed.
Also, beware the over-demonstrative live audience. US audiences are trained to be very vocal and responsive, but that doesn’t necessarily make for great TV. I’ve had sitcoms really suffer from this. Slowing down the pace of performance, producing a lesser impact on camera.
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Also, beware the over-demonstrative live audience. US audiences are trained to be very vocal and responsive, but that doesn’t necessarily make for great TV. I’ve had sitcoms really suffer from this. Slowing down the pace of performance, producing a lesser impact on camera.
Broken comedy on tv was massively improved when 1” VT came in. Even play-in packages were much improved after a trim. Thinking about how hard we cut down as-live audience shows like Armistice to give them the right kind of energy. The edits were often harder than doing the actual show. SNL take note
February 3, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Broken comedy on tv was massively improved when 1” VT came in. Even play-in packages were much improved after a trim. Thinking about how hard we cut down as-live audience shows like Armistice to give them the right kind of energy. The edits were often harder than doing the actual show. SNL take note
Perhaps it’s a measure of how the BBC lost its confidence, under attack from various directions. It must be hard to celebrate an organisation in constant slow decline. In real terms its growth reached a plateau in the 1980s, when colour tv ownership approached 100%.
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Perhaps it’s a measure of how the BBC lost its confidence, under attack from various directions. It must be hard to celebrate an organisation in constant slow decline. In real terms its growth reached a plateau in the 1980s, when colour tv ownership approached 100%.
The cost of producing it. They moved to a more magazine type Annual Report in the ? late 90s, and then assumed that no-one was interested in the technical and artistic aspects over the basic legal and business requirements. So the current online pdf versions are still produced, but aren’t the same.
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 AM
The cost of producing it. They moved to a more magazine type Annual Report in the ? late 90s, and then assumed that no-one was interested in the technical and artistic aspects over the basic legal and business requirements. So the current online pdf versions are still produced, but aren’t the same.
on my current reading list…
January 27, 2026 at 6:34 PM
on my current reading list…
Now enjoying the idea of improving all modern period films set in America with a pitch line that ends “… but they’re vampires”.
The Brutalist,
There Will Be Blood,
Dances with Wolves.
Instantly, all much much better.
The Brutalist,
There Will Be Blood,
Dances with Wolves.
Instantly, all much much better.
January 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Now enjoying the idea of improving all modern period films set in America with a pitch line that ends “… but they’re vampires”.
The Brutalist,
There Will Be Blood,
Dances with Wolves.
Instantly, all much much better.
The Brutalist,
There Will Be Blood,
Dances with Wolves.
Instantly, all much much better.
Unlike eg Killers of the Flower Moon or The Power of the Dog, which both might have been a whole lot better with a vampire twist…
January 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Unlike eg Killers of the Flower Moon or The Power of the Dog, which both might have been a whole lot better with a vampire twist…
Assuming a sedan chair rather than a stretcher arrangement with these two polish lads?
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Assuming a sedan chair rather than a stretcher arrangement with these two polish lads?
Salt. Mustard. Vinegar. Paycheck.
January 19, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Salt. Mustard. Vinegar. Paycheck.
and acting, of course. When to be po-faced, and when to twinkle. Not everyone knows how.
January 17, 2026 at 11:53 AM
and acting, of course. When to be po-faced, and when to twinkle. Not everyone knows how.
Tone. I think this is why comedy drama writing/directing is best left to the real experts in how to keep the balance bubbling along.
January 17, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Tone. I think this is why comedy drama writing/directing is best left to the real experts in how to keep the balance bubbling along.