Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2015 June 27

= June 27 =

Why Russian national volleyball team loses frequently at 2015 FIVB world league
Russian volleyball team gained very poor results in 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League. It has never won a match and lost all of them. With only two points (as of 26 June), it is places at the bottom of the ranking table. I'm just curious to know why, if there's a special reason. Thanks. -- 188.210.204.187 (talk) 01:38, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Because they aren't as good as other teams. -- Jayron 32 02:35, 27 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Comparing their strategies to these strategies may yield clues on the specifics. Or, comparing their footage to the winners', if this isn't an urgent question. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:11, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

how do they decide movie editing awards?
There's a bunch of significant film editing awards like the ACE Eddie, Best Editing Oscar, and so forth. My uninformed understanding of film editing is that the director gives the editor a pile of footage and the editor (usually in collaboration with the director) figures out which parts to keep and which to leave out. The editor has to bring strong technical and artistic insight to this selection process, so I understand why the awards exist. But, if all you see is the finished film, how can you tell what the editor actually did? Maybe the editor made terrible choices by cutting out fantastic shots that the director had supplied. I don't see how anyone can judge the editing without also seeing all the raw footage that the editor saw, and that's usually not available to the award juries. So how is it done? Thanks. 50.0.136.194 (talk) 02:46, 27 June 2015 (UTC)


 * According to the article "For Your Consideration – Judging the Invisible Art of Editing", there's a whole lot of guesswork involved: "Django editor Fred Raskin noted, 'I was talking to a couple of editor friends of mine about this, and the truth of the matter is, unless you’ve seen the dailies on the movie, you kind of can’t judge quality of the editing, until you know what the editor has to work with.'" (Myself, I go with the theory that the voters examine goat entrails by the light of a full moon.) Clarityfiend (talk) 03:10, 27 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Some Oscar panelists don't watch the films, period. They must pick the editing awardee the same way they pick the others: picking one. There are apparently "too many movies for anyone to have to watch." InedibleHulk (talk) 06:16, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Editing isn't just about deciding what gets cut and what gets kept- the director (or studio moneybags) has a big hand in that. Editing as an art is about pacing and rhythm- changing the timing very slighly can have a huge effect on the feel of a scene. See film editing. Someone who knows something about film can judge effective editing without any regard from "what stuff got cut out from the film". Staecker (talk) 12:05, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, all of the above answers are helpful and the links are interesting. 50.0.136.194 (talk) 20:58, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

The Wicker Man aeroplane
What is Sgt Howie's aeroplane in The Wicker Man? DuncanHill (talk) 23:47, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 * A Thurston Teal TSC-1A with tail number G-AXZN. Destroyed by fire in 1973. Nanonic (talk) 23:52, 27 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you, it's rather attractive. DuncanHill (talk) 00:04, 28 June 2015 (UTC)


 * If anybody has the time, the Thurston Teal only has a link to another article, which doesn't seem to mention the Teal. Alansplodge (talk) 07:45, 28 June 2015 (UTC)