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listening to the new episode of Imaginary Advice and thinking about the way that stories these days can make good usage of describing how the camera moves and how imaginary film cuts work
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the cinematic imaginary. like listening to a particular kind of music while walking down the street.
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similar to (I'm sorry, I'm sorry) the current run of the Theodora at the Royal Opera House, which I saw last night and which features heavy use of slow motion, (spoilers) heroes being locked in a meat freezer, etc.
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we've all seen films, we know how they work. better than life, that's how. so if you want to reference something slicker and better and more dramatic than life, why not describe how the film would play out.