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= July 23 =

Sting's debut in TNA
Why Final Resolution (2006) marked as Sting debut instead of June 18 one year anniversary show? Rizosome (talk) 13:29, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Is there an article about that June 18 show? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:12, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Not sure. There is some inconsistency between the two articles, Sting (wrestler) clearly shows he had been with TNA wrestling since 2003.  The January 15 event was his first appearance as a top-tier wrestler for the promotion, it seems like before that he had appeared in a number of non-title matches, and he was being set up as a potential rival for Jeff Jarrett, but he had been wrestling with TNA for several years by that point.  -- Jayron 32 18:26, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
 * According to the Sting article, he had been doing individual appearances for TNA but was not a full-time, contracted TNA wrestler. Final Resolution was the beginning of his contracted tenure. I think the FR article is trying to make that point, but is poorly worded. The addition of the phrase "as a full-time wrestler" after "TNA debut of Sting" would solve this.--Khajidha (talk) 20:48, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

Reflective lighting -- SFX
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Keeping in mind that this is live TV, what is "reflective lighting" in this context? I have a pretty good idea what this could be, but can't find any info on it. --107.15.157.44 (talk) 20:34, 23 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Two other sources describe the effects as "luminance key". Some web searching suggests that this is a black-and-white equivalent of chroma-key, or as we used to call it, "blue screen" effects, and gets me to bipack.  However, the black-and-white process described on that page was done when filming a scene, not when live-broadcasting it, so it's not the same thing. --184.147.181.169 (talk) 22:44, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Those sources also mention Superimposition. Just a guess: I can imagine a plate of glass at an angle in front of a camera, beyond is a small set; reflected in the glass (and farther away) are the actors on a dark stage; the illuminated actors are reflected in the glass, appearing as if on the small set. --  2603:6081:1C00:1187:4BE:4FAB:3664:595A (talk) 02:48, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Sounds plausible. The HMAS Otway (submarine) interpretive centre in Holbrook, New South Wales has a very effective Pepper's ghost display where a film projection of an actor superimposes on a dark area among real-life objects. They call it a "hologram" but we physics nerds know better. Doug butler (talk) 08:36, 24 July 2021 (UTC)