Full HD, 4K, 8K...ultra-HD picture quality has been all the rage in recent years. Manufacturers are constantly luring and persuading consumers with beautiful rhetoric, but is it really worth buying an ultra-HD TV and all the related equipment?
New research has found that the human eye has limitations in resolution and pixel recognition, and that under average UK home viewing conditions (2.5m distance), a 44-inch 4K or 8K TV offers no particular advantage over a lower-resolution Quad HD (QHD) TV of the same size.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64679-2
New research has found that the human eye has limitations in resolution and pixel recognition, and that under average UK home viewing conditions (2.5m distance), a 44-inch 4K or 8K TV offers no particular advantage over a lower-resolution Quad HD (QHD) TV of the same size.
It has also been found that color recognition is weaker than black and white (black and white > red/green > yellow/purple). Researchers state, "The human brain is not as capable of detecting color as we think."
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by kiyubaru2020
| 2025-10-28 01:21
| フィルム粒子 Film Grain
2025年 10月 28日
Discovered Storyboards
The storyboards for "BOO" discovered yesterday stated on the cover that they were written between April and May 1991. This was one year before the release of "MIDORI," suggesting they were written during the recording process for "MIDORI."
Several episodes have been added to the new "BOO."
For example...
-BOO and Kazumi are threatened by some delinquents. The delinquents command BOO, "If you want to save Kazumi's life, get on all fours and take off your pants." BOO does as he is told, crying.
That part is fictional, but the following is based on Harada's true story.
-BOO arrives at work to find a playboy sleeping with a woman he has a crush on on the nap bed. The playboy yells at BOO, "Get out!" and assaults him.
Other episodes from the 1991 version, coincidentally, were depicted in "Zashikiro."
The big difference between the old "BOO" and the new "BOO" is that while the old "BOO" only depicted the cruelty of capitalism, the new "BOO" not only depicts the ill effects of capitalism but also the callousness of neoliberalism.
Several episodes have been added to the new "BOO."
For example...
-BOO and Kazumi are threatened by some delinquents. The delinquents command BOO, "If you want to save Kazumi's life, get on all fours and take off your pants." BOO does as he is told, crying.
That part is fictional, but the following is based on Harada's true story.
-BOO arrives at work to find a playboy sleeping with a woman he has a crush on on the nap bed. The playboy yells at BOO, "Get out!" and assaults him.
Other episodes from the 1991 version, coincidentally, were depicted in "Zashikiro."
The big difference between the old "BOO" and the new "BOO" is that while the old "BOO" only depicted the cruelty of capitalism, the new "BOO" not only depicts the ill effects of capitalism but also the callousness of neoliberalism.
The new "BOO" depicts how citizens who are struggling to make ends meet turn to privatized local governments for help, only to be met with high fees, exclusion of foreigners, and requests for their national identification number.
The old "BOO" was Cinemascope size.
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by kiyubaru2020
| 2025-10-28 00:09
| 地下迷宮裏画報BOO
2025年 10月 27日
"Color Theory" (1980s)
A monster dressed in black appears in a white room and performs a multi-projection.
However, the multiple images projected are closer to mainstream art. Today, this is a style often practiced by art school students.
In the 1980s, Harada worked at an animation company and a television station, and as a reaction to that, he would jot down various ideas in a notebook almost every day.
However, any projects that did not involve politics or social issues were never implemented.
However, the multiple images projected are closer to mainstream art. Today, this is a style often practiced by art school students.
In the 1980s, Harada worked at an animation company and a television station, and as a reaction to that, he would jot down various ideas in a notebook almost every day.
However, any projects that did not involve politics or social issues were never implemented.
He thought that anyone else would be able to create art that didn't involve politics or social issues.
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by kiyubaru2020
| 2025-10-27 15:07
| 未完企画 Planning only
2025年 10月 27日
J of Z 146
Back in the analog era, Kiryukan didn't conduct surveys with its audiences because it wanted them to quietly take home their feelings after watching the film.
Kiryukan also doesn't feature specific audience members' impressions because it would be disappointing for those who submitted their impressions but didn't have them featured.
However, we'd like to make an exception and share three impressions of "Zashikiro" here.
Two young women discuss their impressions for 45 minutes. (Subtitles and machine translations are disabled.)
They say they were shocked by the sound of sex audio as the screen went black, and by the complete silence that reminded them of a projectionist accident.
https://youtu.be/2PX47BreCkU?si=xaIFh3daEtLpb5FI&t=759
Reviews from people who have seen Kiryukan films ("Death Lullaby," "MIDORI," "Horizon Blue").
He points out that the hopeful changes to the final scene of "Zashikiro" may be influenced by various wars.
https://www.niwaka-movie.com/archives/19150
The article points out the differences between Harada's work and left-wing films, and conversely, the similarities with New Left filmmakers.
https://filmarks.com/movies/125296/reviews/205485903
What the first people to share their impressions publicly have in common is that they all openly address the genocide in Gaza and other places and world wars depicted in "Zashikiro."
This makes Harada happy, and he says it gives him "hope for the future."
Kiryukan also doesn't feature specific audience members' impressions because it would be disappointing for those who submitted their impressions but didn't have them featured.
However, we'd like to make an exception and share three impressions of "Zashikiro" here.
Two young women discuss their impressions for 45 minutes. (Subtitles and machine translations are disabled.)
They say they were shocked by the sound of sex audio as the screen went black, and by the complete silence that reminded them of a projectionist accident.
https://youtu.be/2PX47BreCkU?si=xaIFh3daEtLpb5FI&t=759
Reviews from people who have seen Kiryukan films ("Death Lullaby," "MIDORI," "Horizon Blue").
He points out that the hopeful changes to the final scene of "Zashikiro" may be influenced by various wars.
https://www.niwaka-movie.com/archives/19150
The article points out the differences between Harada's work and left-wing films, and conversely, the similarities with New Left filmmakers.
https://filmarks.com/movies/125296/reviews/205485903
What the first people to share their impressions publicly have in common is that they all openly address the genocide in Gaza and other places and world wars depicted in "Zashikiro."
This makes Harada happy, and he says it gives him "hope for the future."
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by kiyubaru2020
| 2025-10-27 14:55
| 劇場思想 Theater thought
2025年 10月 27日
A 1980s concept sketch discovered in 2025
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by kiyubaru2020
| 2025-10-27 00:46
| スケッチ doodle
