Fire away at the shooter

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If there was ever anything you wondered about the movie business: fire away.

I shall try my best to answer any questions. (And remember, there are no stupid questions)

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why are there no stupid questions?
:-p

Lol, you had me there for a moment, Hallvord.

Because there are only stupid answers, my friend. But I know that you knew the answer, so let me answer by some more questions:

1) Should Vegetarians eat animal crackers?
2) Do you find it a bit unnerving doctors call what they do practice?
3) If a funeral procession is at night, do you drive with your lights off?
4) If a turtle doesn’t have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
5) If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
6) When sign makers go on strike, is anything written on their signs?
7) When you open a bag of cotton balls, is the top one meant to be thrown away?
8) Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

But seriously, any film/media/photography/lighting questions…

Which reminds me; the list from above was, erm, borrowed. But in the film-world, whenever you use someelse’s ideas, this is not called taking, stealing or plagiarism, no, here it is nobly called “to make a hommage”.

Well, I can answer some of those (skipping 1 and 7 because I don’t get the point):

- 2: If the world is a stage life must have its share of rehearsals so why should doctors be an exception?

- 3: No, you hire Martin Weiss to do the lighting

- 4: Neither, the shell neither fits the definition of “clothes” nor “house”

- 5: Only if the doctor’s surname is Bush or Putin, in which case the person(s) is accused of terrorism

- 6: Of course. A DIY job is not strike breaking by any reasonable definition.

- 8: Definitely not, walking is something humans do. I know the answer but will refrain from revealing its real name here: a fly without wings prefers being anonymous because it is by the very nature of things on the Homeland Security Office’s “no-fly” list.

OK, a slightly film-related question: why does a peaceful guy like you run around “shooting” people?