If this Gumtree deal didn't come up, a Bosch green Jigsaw was probably what I was going to go for. Thank god you didn't make any pro Festool arguments. I understand "buy once, cry once" but there needs to be a snappy comeback involving something that rhymes with "overcapitalising." Thanks for the MDF tips, I've got a lot of learnin ahead.
That's the first time I've heard that particular variation of this sentiment. The one most familiar to me is “buy cheap, buy twice”. There does need to be a snappy comeback when someone's using it in a condescending manner.
Some people need to understand the difference between a cheap product and a value product, unless it's my perspective that's off. I see cheap as something where its purpose is very limited or short (like completing only one job) and then if it falls to pieces immediately after, I wouldn't care. Value depends on the person, their skill, their expectations and the amount they're willing to spend ot are able to afford. A bad purchase is when you're better served by a value product and you buy a cheap one instead; the opposite isn't necessarily bad, but the money could be put to better use elsewhere (or the person is just a wanker).
I've never watched Friday Night Lights. Seeing it on Netflix has me thinking about it though.
Can anyone recommend it?
YES! This is something you would benefit from rectifying immediately.
Friday Night Lights is my favourite tv series of all time. It was like no other show before and I'm sure it won't be done again. The scripting, acting, camera operation and direction all contributed to something that feels natural and real, because it was.
Actors were given specific (dialogue) beats to hit, but the rest was up to them to improvise, including movements and actions—there were no marks for them to stand on.
This gave camera units some real work to do, with the actors movements being unpredictable. Often they'd be hiding in bushes or out of sight, but with room to manoeuvre so as to allow the actors to be in the moment. Many actors said this was done so well that they often didn't know where the cameras were. Some camera operators said they didn't want to work on another production after FNL ended, because
this was what they thought it would be like, where they could be creative too.
Both these things made life difficult for the sound crew, because boom mics were off the table for the most part to avoid being in shots or hampering the actors movements. Sometimes you'll notice the sound may be a little off or muffled because they had to directly mic each actor and if they hug, it gets covered. They'd hide mics in parts of the location, like in bins and other places out of sight.
Without hearing from any of the shows crew, most of this would go unnoticed. Hearing it and reading about it makes it so much more interesting to me and helps explain why I had such a strong connection to the show and its characters.
Season 2 is a bit rough near the beginning, but I believe that was due to pressure from NBC at the time. It bounces back and is solid right through to the end.
. Divinity and Wasteland last year, Pillars of Eternity and (maybe) Torment: Tides of Numenera this year, for a genre that was stale/dead it's going pretty damn good. Obsidian have once again exceeded my expectations, if you have any fondness of the CRPG you need to play this game.
