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variousqueerthings · 5 months

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Coming back to this laaaate, but @brilliantfantasticgeronimo hope it's okay I pull this onto a post, because it's easier for me to focus on than in replies!

this idea that the Doctor lands someplace and ruins everyone's day by being so Badass and Awestriking isn't really a Thing in Nu!Who "is also contrasted with the theme of the doctor inspiring *others* to do things (v Explicit theme in s1 but it's present in all those other CoDs you mention)... re:2, i think the one exception would be 7 but i think with 7 the chess-god-manipulator thing works bc we see the consequences of it thru ace. we also see it w/ amy and river but (cont) but i feel we never quite grapple w/ it emotionally (they adore the doctor anyway in the end) (except for a handful legit, hard-hitting eps like the girl who waited or town called mercy). .. and altho in both classic who and rtd who the companions function as a very important role *in the text*, u can still find fandom completely ignoring that and treating doc's 1-10 as power fantasies as well. so it's smth always there but that moffat rlly made literal also i've really liked your posts on asexuality on dw and idk if you've written this but just in case, i think it's also relevant to the very specific way some het guys are so protective of the doc's asexuality/aromancy(+the show's): "asexuality" as it functions in dw is celebrated by those guys ( i suspect) bc it gives the fantasy power over the "womanly wiles" - it's a proof of how the doc is so "enlightened" and "above" the temptress or seduction trope. (cont) (csdkjf sorry for going ott on replies rip) and it's also why i think in moffat's who the doc's sexuality is kind of tied to the idea of it like... """humbling"" or ""humanizing"" the character (as problematic as those ideas are,,, i think there's a basis to deduct that they come from before in canon)

OKAY SOOOO HI!

I just watched The God Complex right after The Girl Woman Who Waited so I'm riding that high of Consequences! Emotional Follow-through! Mmmm good plots!

I have not actually seen 7 yet outside of cute clips with Ace and ofc when he died due to the American healthcare system + gang warfare if I'm remembering correctly? and became our beautiful bouncing boy Eight, so iiiinteresting that this is a Thing, I didn't know that 👀👀👀👀👀

again, God Complex + Girl Who Waited feel like the most this era has explored Eleven's kinda... vibes around in terms of being some big Machinator who ruins peoples lives by dragging them into his shit, because he cannot Not: "I stole your childhood and now I’ve led you by your hand to your death. But the worst thing is I knew. I knew this would happen, this is what always happens. Forget your faith in me. I took you with me because I was vain. Because I wanted to be adored. Look at you. You’re glorious, Pond, the girl who waited for me. I’m not a hero. I really am just a mad man in a box. And it’s time we saw each other as we really are." Mmmm good stuff

we'll see how the next episodes do/season 7, but I've heard good things about Town Called Mercy which is an episode that I was not taking in at allll last time, because I was kind of... annoyed... by then.... and not really taking in good stuff (unlike this time)

ASEXUALITY ON DW IS LIKE! LOOK I'M WRITING OUT A SCRIPT FOR A YOUTUBE VIDEO BECAUSE IT'S SO FASCINATING RIGHT??? BOTH IN TERMS OF HOW THE CHARACTER EMBODIES AN AROACE IDENTITY AS ALIEN AND AS OTHERED WITHIN THEIR OWN SOCIETY AND AS A PERSON WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE THESE THINGS --- AND IN HOW FANDOM THINKS ABOUT THE WORD "ASEXUALITY"

(will I ever actually put together a youtube video, who knows, but I could, I edit professionally for parts of my job, and I have the Receipts!) (but the energy of it all youknow)

I am so pleased you spelled out the "womanly wiles" trope, because yes, I hadn't quite seen that, but had been circling around like... the Enlightened Asexual (or the Celibate Monk as I believe M*ffat once called it with reference to Sherlock) (and then someone like Irene Adler is the epitome of that Temptress in his version of the story...)

and what you're saying about "humbling" and "humanising" is so fascinating, because ofc to a bunch of us aces and aros and aroaces the part where the Doctor struggles to form normative relationships is one of the the most humanising factors, and ofc M*ffat especially likes the "Godlike" Doctor quite a bit but it comes back to these ideas of allosexuality and alloromanticism

but then also rejects a lot of those ideas, from memory, for being too simplistic after all, because people struggle to write the Doctor as simply alloromantic and allosexual (I've heard because the Doctor is alien, because the Doctor is more compelling when lonely, because the narrative couldn't sustain it, etcetcetc, but in the end it all comes back to "the Doctor as Character cannot get into these relationships for... reasons...." and that becomes compelling character)

(also Gomez!Master is like "we're so beyond this, we're the best thing ever, we're nemeses, we're besties, my homeboy, my rotten soldier, my silly rabbit," etcetcetc... paraphrased. but that's in M*ffat era)

(the more the show flirts with allosexuality and alloromanticism the more nuanced the Doctor becomes to me as an aroace character! because no longer is it an Enlightened Mightier Than Thou Cannot Be Touched Celibacy type Concept, it's someone who's being affected by deep relationships and very often unable to equate them using simple terms!!!! arghhh it's sooooo!!!! SOOOOOO!!!!!!!)

#doctor who #dw #the doctor #and now i go to beeed #doctor who meta #aroace doctor #acespec doctor #need to change my aroace doctor tags to acespec doctor tags #to be more precise... I hate being imprecise

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abbinurmel · 8 months

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Dream Diary Entry #1

I have just woke from a bizarre ass creepy dream about many things, that I want to get out of my head by writing it down. Many things occured in this dream but two of the most standout things are these:

1 . I dreamt about an outdoor playground for adults who could play on it dressed as their OCs. Not *everyone* was dressed up in elaborate character outfits, it seemed just that many were. A majority of them were based off Discord from My Little Pony and various Centaurworld characters. Bizarrely far less of the fur suiter kind of sort than you would expect.

And 2. Dreamt I came upon a bunch of old VHS tapes and dvds of "Horsin' Around" in my house. Yes THAT "Horsin' Around", from the Bojack Horseman universe, back in the 90s... With special edition bonus features and everything for episodes that do not exist. I salvaged a box of these somehow in a rescue from their mass destruction, probably at a neighborhood yard sale or something.

Here is where the dream goes from "collected usual muddle of obvious niche memories and interests" to just outright batshit territory. Forget about number 1 cos it has no relevance. Maybe except that I think I was possibly still in costume, while doing all this DVD stuff. The 1st half was just straightforward plain wholesome interactions and boring conversation with family and friends dressed up- bizarrely normal, at least by comparison with this half. You'd think it'd be otherwise right?

So yknow the old thing about how one tells if you're having a dream bc you cannot READ or do math in dreams? Yeah. That does not apply to me. I often CAN read. I can read so clear and easily I even recall my own dream texts or magazine pages and signage. Maybe I don't for all I know "see" real letters but whatever brain magic your dreams do to convince you that you just spoke to Mary Kate and Ashley while wearing a business suit and having tea on the ceiling, that's the same magic that convinces me my brain saw actual text symbols instead of probably distorted AI art symbolic "impressions of an idea" of text.

Anyway. So I look at all these lost media dvds and one of them has among the bonus material menu some extra scene deleted scenes, some cooking show guest footage, interviews, Herb and Bojack/cast commentary, and finally something called "peach vision", or something to that similar surreal effect, dream is fading off by this point. We'll just refer to it as that cos it feels right.

Peach Vision, as we will call it, appeared to be nothing but just the bizarre added filter of placing shiny black dot 'baby seal' style eyes and thick black closed emoji eye lines on all the spots where the character eyeballs should be in every episode or bit of bonus footage...( ^_^, @_@, -_-, *_* ×_×, stuff like that.) The result of Peach Vision appears to not do much to change anything in the episode script, it just gives a stupid goofy Tiktok style cartoon filter to everything in the footage. But the result is SO UNNERVING. I actually want to see someone Photoshop this. Its like a Creepy Pasta. And on the back of the dvd cover, amusingly, they acknowledged this:

"Who on earth wanted this, we do not know. Some weirdos. Why in the heck they wanted it, on god's green earth, we do not know. We think this is pointless and looks kinda stupid. Kinda creepy really. But whatever."

I kid you not, the back of the dvds actually said that. Almost sounds like ol BJ himself doesn't it?

And as the footage of "Horsin Around" played while under Peach Vision, my dream just barely shyed away from being "quirky innocent fun dream" to "actually this is sorta legit nightmare fuel creepy a bit". Cos the footage of Bojack with those (oO)=(oO) shiny tiny black dot baby seal eyes, started to glitch. The dvd on play buffered and like a vinyl record does if you scratch it or rotate it slowly, began to repeat itself over and over (one line I remember being stuck in repeat was Bojack saying something about mixing melted caramel in a bowl, and being like "C-C-CARA, CARA, CARA, mmmmmm-m-mel mel mel...") and to distort audio to a low drone. Sometimes the footage would turn black and white while freezing thru the buffer, even though this is something neither a DVD nor any kind of media far as I know can ever do. To my recollection VHS tapes will never do this either I think even if severely damaged but I may be wrong. It was genuinely unsettling how out of nowhere this was, enough to make me leave the living room and do assorted blurry quick other unrelated dream shenanigans so I could avoid it. But I pretty soon woke up.

Anyway this does not have a point beyond serving as my own dream journal log nonsense, but if anyone is obliged, please make a bunch of Photoshopped creepy pasta Bojack Horseman images, where the cast all have big black X'd out, or shiny dot eyes. It really would satisfy my morbid weird curiosity, I wanna know if it would be as creepy as my dream in real life.

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leafweaverryn · 2 years

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Dear Void,

How are you tonight?

Where do stories come from? The deep answer is that stories come from the human need to connect with other humans through time and space, and share an emotional and mental bond with someone else, even if that someone is a person that one can never meet because they have long returned to stardust. And yet I don't feel that way when I write. Do other writers feel that way when they create their stories? Do artists when they create their art? Do musicians? Maybe that's the purpose of a story, but then the question remains, like a hole in a piece of jewelry where a gemstone is supposed to be.

When I write, I don't consciously think about the story that I'm telling. I forget which author said it, but one famous author said that writing a book is following characters through the story and writing everything down that happens to them as quickly as they can, and that's more or less my method. I constantly have a movie playing in my brain. One that I would like to share with others because I think it's a good movie. Solid acting, nice camera framing, lovely lighting, and a damn good soundtrack now and again (anyone but Hans Zimmer). But since I can't connect my brain to other brains, I can't mentally share this movie (and I pity the day that scientists find that technology and plug my brain into someone else's. I hope they're ready for a lot of screaming), I have to write it down as it happens, as quickly as I can. Editing is going back and adding in the little bits of details or conversation I might have had to skip in order to keep up.

I say all this because I had a moment (if a few hours can be considered a moment) where the movie wouldn't play. The film was tangled, the projector light was off, and the sound system was missing a few wires. I was able to switch movies, which helped for a while, until that one became tangled too. As I was left reeling, scrambling to get the movie to play again with a sick stomach and headache like a vice, I wondered - "Where has the story gone? And why can't I make it go?" My characters were literally just standing there, staring at each other, waiting for me to give them lines so they could continue their performance, but there was only silence. It was only through some screaming, some whining, and a very forceful prod from a fellow writer (thank you so much @feather-dancer, your suggestion legit got the story moving again) that I was able to get the film untangled, give the characters their scripts, and shout "Action!" like I was actually in charge.

It made me wonder, "Where do stories come from, if I'm able to lose them so easily?" Is it because my source of stories isn't from a deep, profound place? Or was it really just because I had too much sugar for lunch and was going through a mild anxiety attack? The laws of physics say that something cannot exist from nothing, and that something must be present in order for something to be created. Everything is made up of atoms and molecules, which are in turn made out of quarks and dark matter (don't @ me, I'm a writer, not a scientist), so a story must come from somewhere. There must be some source particle of stories that can be drawn from.

Is it in you, dear void? I would like to think so. Even empty space isn't empty, if you look hard enough.

Everything must come from something.

Have a nice night, dear void. And have pleasant dreams.

As above, so below Ryn

#ryn writes #dear void

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dindiarin · 6 years

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#txt #one this i hate about my degree is the expectation of everyone being able to shit out a script #now listen i dont mind if i have weeks and if its like the whole year does it and the best scripts get chosen for projects #bc THATS good practice #but for what im doing now we have to write a 3 page script and film it ourselves #listen #i hate #i HATEE coming up with ideas n writing it like just cant i CANT #my brain dont work that way dbekhdmehdkdjd #and now this script is due tomorrow #in my defence we only had like 5 days to write it and we have an essay to do too #the film is gonna be shit so whats the point!!!!!!!!!! WHATS THE POINT #I'm doing a directing elective right not an autuer ting right i cant write for shit so now my directing is gonna be affected bc imma just #HATE what im doing omfg kms #auteur* sbdjrjbdnrhkej #mad respect to writers bc goddam lmaoo #i like editing scripts but writing one i legit cannot #so anyway thats me rn about to die :))) VSNDBDJDJ

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smokeybrandreviews · 3 years

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Smokey brand Movie Reviews: Super Green

The Green Knight s finally out and i can see it without having to wait a month and a half! I thank A24 for this rather quick turnaround because this thing has been on my radar fr what seems like forever! I’ve written about this before but A24 is my favorite studio releasing content. Neon is a close second and Netflix is making a real charge, but A24 releases classics. Some of my all-time favorite films are A24 products. Ex Machina, Hereditary, Under the Skin, The VVitch, Uncut Gems, Zola, Midsommar, Lady Bird, Eighth Grade, The Lighthouse, High Life, The Monster, Enemy, Climax, Room, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Disaster Artist, and Under the Silver Lake have all impressed in one for or another, all of them A24 offerings. This studio is f*cking amazing and i cannot sing it’s praises enough. They’ve been around for less than a decade, A24 was founded in August of 2012, and they’re brought this level of quality consistently. The Green Knight has all of the workings to slide right into my all-time list, just like Ex Machina and Hereditary did before it. Let’s see if i really love it as much as i think i will.

The Exceptional

The first thing that hits you is how f*cking gorgeous this film is. Seriously, i was immediately captivated by that opening scene with Gawain rushing for Mass. It definitely opens up as the film progresses and you are treated to one of the most visually striking films of the year. This movie could give Denis Villeneuve, Ari Aster, or Robert Eggers a run for their money. Seriously, you can frame several shots in a museum and no one would know the difference between that and the Van Gophs on display.

I r0aely mention this but it’s absolutely necessary that i do in this particular review because it was just that memorable. The sound design made this film. I’m not talking about music choice or score, but the actual sound effects for specific scenes. That sh*t was some of the tightest I've ever hear on a film and it really added to the overall experience. Just the way the Green Knight creaked and popped as he moved was more than enough to get this mention but there is so much ore than just that. I hate that i had to see this at home because, f*ck, this thing would have sounded like god in a proper theater.

I mentioned that you can frame these shots in a museum before and a lot of that shine belongs to the cinematography. The shots chosen for this film are breathtaking. I imagine a lot of that has to do with location but even the scenes filmed in dank castles and murky bogs popped with that same, meticulous, shot composition and it really gave those scenes life. The were ties when my jaw dropped at the majesty of a scene. The one with the giants immediately comes to mind. Like, f*ck, was that beautiful to witness.

In that same breath, you have to know when to pull back. Editing is just as important to a film as anything else and The Green Knight is cut with a precision I've rarely seen. This thing has no fat whatsoever. It presents to you exactly what you need and little else. I love that. I love that this film has a story to tell and it tells it with extreme prejudice. These cuts were made with intent. That’s rare nowadays.

I also have to give a nod to the use of color and lighting. Again, it’s not something i ever really focus on but goddamn is it necessary for this review. Light plays a very important role in how this story was told. Certain scenes absolutely need it and others are perfectly accentuated by it. It takes a deft hand to juggle such a nuanced aspect of film and The Green Knight has done that the best this year. So far.

This film has a very real, very potent, atmosphere. It’s not tension, not like Uncut Gems of Good Times, but there is this unrelenting sense of dread that runs through this entire film. It’s measured and restrained but it’s always there. I appreciate that. For a film to illicit such emotion out of me is testament to the mastery of it’s visionary.

All of the praise I've given to the technical aspects of this film would be for naught if i didn’t recognize the director, David Lowery. This dude is fast climbing the list of my favorite directors. I actually listed bunch above but, after seeing what he’s gone with this film, dude is really making a case for himself. He did the Pete’s Dragon remake which i hear as pretty good, and A Ghost Story but i haven’t seen either. Not really my cup of tea. But if they’re as good as The Green Knight, i might have to revisit that thought because, holy sh*t, this dude can direct the f*ck out of a film.

The writing is on point. I legit hesitated to put this on here because it is the weakest aspect of everything else in this film but that is misleading. The writing is exceptional. There is no way this film could be as good as it is, if the script was dog sh*t. The material given to these performers had to the top tier in order for them to give the performances they did and and they definitely f*cking did that!

This whole cast really f*cking delivered. Sarita Choudhury as Mother and Sean Harris as the King were easily the best of the supporting cast but everyone else brought that same energy. Joel Edgerton, Kate Dickie, and Barry Keoghan, all deliver powerful performances. Hell, this is the best I've ever seen Erin Kellyman act and i have to give a lot of credit to the overall quality of this cast delivered. That said, there are three individuals who put everyone else to shame and i say that knowing exactly how much praise i just heaped upon them all.

Alicia Vikander comes in and delivers on two roles, Essel and the Lady. This isn’t surprising at all because she always delivers. I’m never disappointed by her performances. Admittedly, i haven’t seen many but that’s because she is very particular about the characters she signs on to portray. That said, it’s weird the two performances she’s done that immediately jump out to me, are both with A24 films. Her Eva in Ex Machina, and that film in general, is what made me even take notice of both her and A24 as a studio. Here we are, seven years later, and she’s still blowing my mind. F*cking exceptional.

Ralph Ineson is almost unrecognizable in the Green Knight make-up but the second he opens his mouth, you immediately recognize that gravitas. There is a weight to this character and you f*cking feel it with every move Ineson makes. Dude isn’t in it much but the scenes he does appear in are absolutely stolen by this big, green, maestro of his craft.

More than anyone, this is Dev Patel’s film. This dude is a great actor but it’s rare someone gets a part where they can really bite into the content but that is not the case with this role. No, sir, this sh*t was tailor made for Patel and he definitely digs right the f*ck in. His Sir Gawain is just as good as his Jamal Malik from Slumdog, if not better. Seriously, this film would be nothing without Patel. As outstanding as every other aspect that i gushed about in this brilliant goddamn film, the very best is Dev Patel’s performance. Seriously, that sh*t, alone, is worth the watch.

The Verdict

The Green Knight is f*cking exceptional and exceeded all of my expectations. This year long wait was more than worth. It's the best film of the year so far, leap-frogging into my top twenty all-time and I've seen thousands of films. This thing is a masterpiece on all levels. Narrative, plot, lighting, performances, sound design, composition, editing, score; It's the closest thing to a technically perfect film I've seen in quite some time. If Dev Patel doesn't get an Oscar nod for this, there is no justice in the world because he f*cking carries this movie. Patel is easily the strongest force driving this incredibly compelling watch, but Alicia Vikander, Erin Kellyman, Sarita Choudhury, Ralph Ineson, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, and Barry Keoghan all match that energy with f*cking gusto. I was absolutely mesmerized by the way these absolute masters in their craft, embodied and gave their respective characters life, particularly Vikander. She never disappoints.

The only issue I see that would hinder someone actually getting into this film is the fact that it's a little long in the tooth. You never really feel it, as long as you buy into the fact it's a character study and not a high concept fantasy film filled with dragons and sh*t. If you think Michael Bay and Zack Snyder are the pinnacle of cinematic excellence, pass on this. You won't make past the first tn minutes. Also, make better life choices. No, this is about Gawain and it never deviates from that core drive. Weird sh*t happens, sure, but it's nothing as fantastical as Smaug or a Balrog. Even so, this f*cking movie kept me glued to the edge of my seat. I loved every second of it and cannot sing it's praises enough. My only regret is that I didn't get to see it in a proper theater. This f*cker would have been a real experience to see on a proper cinema screen, especially that shot with the giants. The Green Knight is outstanding and deserves all of the praise it's gotten and so much more.

#Smokey brand Movie Reviews #The Green Knight

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isalabells · 3 years

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can u pls give me all ur thoughts on clarissa franklin? im legit so curious!!

Let me preface this, anon, by saying that this might be the most challenging ask I’ve received to date. That’s why I let it sit there for more than 1.5 weeks while agonizing over it on every run I’ve been on in between. So hats off to you because dang!

Thoughts on characters in the DDF universe are generally a tricky thing because none of them – not even (or: especially not) our three mains – are designed to be anything but two-dimensional. This of course shouldn’t stop anyone from diving deeper into some kind of character analysis, but personally, I’ve always found it a bit off-putting alas I probably have fewer thoughts and headcanons on the folks inhabitating the Rocky Beach universe than one might think. I don’t even find it that compelling to look at from a meta perspective (where, in contrast, I could spend hours talking and writing about TKKG’s narratives. And in fact I have.) So what’s mainly of interest to me here is looking at Minninger aka the one who invented dear Clarissa, and to speculate about his motives for telling the Franklin stories the way he did.

In an attempt to look at it from an in-universe POV first: Amazing character, most likely the best female villain this series will ever see (food for thought: there haven’t been that many to begin with, and most of the ones we got were either written by BJHW or Minninger. MUCH to ponder on), personally, I find her way more fun than Hugenay, giving her two (or three, if the rumors are true) follow-up stories is more than deserved. Furthermore, her legacy is that she appeared in two absolute killer episodes, which many (rightfully) consider to be some of the best the series has to offer (so do I, but plot twist, the best for me is not Stimmen aus dem Nichts but Rufmord). 100/10, can relate to Bob Andrews bc I already grew infatuated with her and she didn’t even need to hypnotize me for that. A great cunning, devious, manipulative, stone-cold bitch ready to kill a man or two at any given point, it’s what we all need and deserve. Shouldn’t even be that big of a surprise that this role slaps so hard bc the majority of things Judy Winter does gain IconicTM status, it is the law. Ever since @charlyritter brought up the idea that Sabine Vitua would be the perfect choice to play her in a live action movie, I cannot stop thinking about this. (And ever since I mistook a picture of young Sabine Vitua with short hair for Bibiana Beglau I am slightly fixated on the idea that she’d be a great fit as well.)

From a more sober POV: I’ve talked about this before but SadN is actually a very sloppily edited adaptation (e.g. Katharina Brauren most def was recorded separately, there are a lot of inaccuracies-that-easily-could-have-been-avoided-with-some-proper-research-and-a-capable-editor in the script etc.) AND most of it is just Minninger ripping off other stories published via EUROPA (I know none of you are aware of this bc y’all lack the refined taste to engage with TKKG, but the entirety of getting phone calls from the dead? Please listen to #82 Spuk aus dem Jenseits which got published in 1991 aka six years prior to SadN, which Minninger himself edited, and which imo is actually WAY more creepy, esp bc Wolf played a lot with elements from Hofmann’s Sandmann. While we’re at it, I might also drop that Franklin’s iconic line “Reiß Dein Maul nicht so weit auf, sonst schieb ich Dir eine Faust rein, an der Du erstickst“ also first appears, word for word, in TKKG #8 Auf der Spur der Vogeljäger. Well oops.) NEVERTHELESS I argue none of it matters in the long run bc the adaption makes it worth the while. Minninger himself is a trickster in that regard bc what he lacks in writing skills (lbr he doesn’t have any, his stories are mediocre at best) he makes up for in hedonism. As in: he mainly writes about what interests him most in a DDF setting (queer characters, middle-aged and/or old yet powerful ladies, horror vibes, scary, disturbing stuff bordering on the macabre and ludicrous) and designs his characters specifically so that he can cast all the actresses and actors he admires. (Honestly, that was actually a question I sent to him back in 2004 when his Fragebox at the rbc was still running; I wanted to know if he already knew he wanted JW to play CF, and he wholeheartedly confirmed.)

In this case, he got especially lucky bc I am firmly convinced he had no clue at all that Andreas Fröhlich and Judy Winter would play off each other so mesmerizingly. I mean, how could he have known? JW being great and killing it was not a surprise, sure, but Andreas was a far stretch away from being the hot shit he evolved into ever since. And if they hadn’t sold their two extremely unusual scenes so well… both episode and the character would have flopped, I think.

But it didn’t, and then Rufmord came along and the rest is history.

I have severe problems with Signale aus dem Jenseits ESPECIALLY bc of the way the narrative treats good ol’ Clarissa here, and I rather wish this ep had never gotten published in the first place. I don’t want to blow up this reply even further, but allow me to quote a snippet from the episode commentary I left on the rbc a while ago, as it sums up some of my troubles quite nicely:

“[Die] Wortwahl einer „Demontage“ Clarissa Franklins hat mich ins Grübeln gebracht. Vielleicht soll genau DAS die Krux der Sache sein – den Abstieg und Ruin einer Figur nachzuzeichnen, die einst bereit war, eiskalt über Leichen zu gehen und die selbst in Situationen, in denen sie auf den ersten Blick die Machtlose zu sein scheint, doch alle Fäden in der Hand hält und Menschen spielt wie Marionetten. In dem Fall wären die abgeschwächten Anleihen/Rezitationen/Referenzen an die Vorgängerfolgen natürlich geschickt (und bewusst?) gewählt und verstärken den Eindruck, dass Clarissa Franklin tief gefallen ist und mittlerweile nach jedem ihr sich bietenden Strohhalm greift (= Schmierenkomödie als Rache an drei Teenagern). Soll dies eine legitime Lesart des Textes sein, dann ist das Narrativ für mich allerdings falsch aufgebaut, weil es sich in zu vielen Nebenschauplätzen verliert.”

From the pov of my fangirl heart and all critical thinking put aside: Clarissa Franklin probably was the first character I was truly obsessed with!? In a way that I spent my entire Easter holiday break reading and listening to Rufmord 24/7. Thinking about her and her encounter with Just, Peter and Bob for hours each day. Desperately longing for more content with her. While my teenage self as evolved a bit, I’m still fond of her. So as much as I want Minninger to just let her rest, I am also hoping that his forth story featuring her only got postponed and not scratched entirely. The heart wants what the heart wants.

#also not to forget that I watched my first Tatort ever bc of Judy Winter (yes this is about Reifezeugnis bite me)#anaon this was a lot of fun altho answering this ask nearly killed me #sorry for trailing OT so much but *points to preface*#replies #isabel for ts #me @me: ...hoo boy u sure like to talk don't you

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smokeybrand · 3 years

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Smokey brand Movie Reviews: Super Green

The Exceptional

The Verdict

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critaudit · 3 years

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Tube Mastery & Monetization - How To Earn Money On Youtube

If you have always been required to make money on Youtube but you don’t want to get on camera, this program is definitely for you.

There isn’t enough training out there on this issue because most of it is for on-camera stuff, so this could be what you are assuming.

Consider making money in your sleep by simply uploading videos. It’s interesting, isn’t it?

This review isn’t to get you drawn though – we want to be as purpose as we can and tell you ideas and what we think about Matt’s course and if you should pick it up or not.

ABOUT MATT PAR AND HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Sincerely, it is pretty hard to find enough information about Matt Par. If you go to his website, he still doesn’t talk that completely about himself. All we know is that he prefers YouTube, and he has 9 different YouTube channels that he uses to make money.

Of way, he doesn’t talk that seriously about the other YouTube channels he owns. This is because they do not exist, or he simply doesn’t want people walking on his toes. It is up to you to choose which one you desire to believe.

The YouTube Channel that we can see of his is, of course, a promotional course for Tube Mastery and Monetization. A lot of the content that you see on his channel is much the same content, but it has been pottered about to try and target as numerous people as possible.

WHAT IS A YOUTUBE MONETIZATION COURSE?

YouTube is the second most important and useful search engine in online marketing. If you are interested in making money, you can use YouTube as a source of good income. But for this purpose, of course, you need a guideline that assists you in this regard.

Here is a course from Matt Par that is offering intelligent services to earn money online and describe the YouTube mastery review. However, many YouTubers or internet marketers still ask if the program is legit. This article’s main focus is Tube Mastery and Monetization review will help you in this respect. Although there are many courses on YouTube earning, the specialty of Matt’s course is providing the following outlines that ease you to make a decision.

HOW DO THE TUBE MASTERY AND MONETIZATION COURSE WORK?

By purchasing the course, you will gain access to a simple interface where you can view all the course material. As mentioned, the principles are presented in the form of videos and are grouped into modules.

The first few modules provide basic knowledge, so as you proceed through the course, the information presented is more advanced. All content is assigned in clear language.

The videos are so pleasant so that you won’t get tired of watching them because they are full of worthy information. At any time, you can pause, rewind, or skip forward. You can watch the videos as many times as you want, take notes, and make the most of them.

WHAT YOU WILL GET FROM TUBE MASTERY AND MONETIZATION?

The Tube Mastery and Monetization program consists of 7 modules that cover a wide area of the task. The modules are:

MODULE 1: OVERVIEW OF THE BLUEPRINT

The 3 stages to YouTube

Beta Phase: Choosing a niche and planning

Intermediate Phase: Uploading 33 videos

Scaling Phase: Outsourcing the work

MODULE 2: CHOOSING A NICHE

The best high CPM niches

Ways of going about YouTube

Doing market research

Bonus: List of 100+Profitable niches

MODULE 3: SETTING UP YOUR CHANNEL

The 33 rule and how to use it

The best YouTube tool ever made

Planning your content strategy

My secret SEO keyword process

MODULE 4: UPLOADING VIDEOS

Anatomy of a viral video

How to systematize your videos

Where to find free content

How to edit videos for free

Making high click-through-rate thumbnails

MODULE 5: THE GROWTH MODULE

Understanding YouTube analytics and the algorithm

How to truly go viral on YouTube: Breaking the biggest myths and misconceptions and laying down some truth

The best time of day to upload

MODULE 6: THE MONETIZATION MODULE

How to make more money than most YouTubers

The many ways of monetizing your channel

My favorite way of making money utilizing YouTube

MODULE 7: SCALING YOUR CHANNEL

Hiring one person to do all the content making

Making videos production assembly line

Bonus: Fill in the blank scripts for locating and hiring employees

All of these modules will teach you in a balanced way that helps you to earn a profit during learning. Like other YouTube courses, it not only a source of providing information but also here all work will explain practically. This course helps its audience to select the niche by providing several profitable niche options.

Although some of the things will not relate to the course like “uploading videos” but it is beneficial for you in terms of your related niche videos. It will assist you to optimize your videos to get more views and subscribers by organic reach. For the people who really want to boost up their business by YouTube videos here is the “fill in the blanks” script module for them. With this handy little script, an individual will learn to write highly useful scripts of his videos. There a bonus module also added for effective learning profitably.

All things are not explained here due to the curiosity about the course for the audience. The unusual thing that makes this course adorable and proficient from all YouTube mastery course is the availability of reliable support. Here is a Facebook group that is always available with several helpers for you to solve your queries.

So I assure you that you will find no charge regarding our course. However, as this will be a significant investment, I highly recommend attending the free webinar to see if this course is right for you.

PROS AND CONS OF TUBE MASTERY AND MONETIZATION

PROS

Matt has the best teaching skills.

Easy to use

One-time payment

Great teaching methods

All of the things teaches in detail.

Bonuses will be given to the learners.

A Facebook group helps 24/7 to solve quarries.

The main focus of this course is on practical things.

The course will teach all those strategies to earn passive income from YouTube to achieve financial freedom in life.

It gives Free Training before joining this course.

CONS

Course price is high for some people. ( $497 Today not $997 which are the initial price )

Some easy lessons (2/3) can learn for free beyond the course or other youtube videos as they are very easy

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

IS THIS FOR BEGINNERS OR EXPERTS?

Tube Mastery and Monetization is for everyone interested in YouTube. This is a total roadmap to take beginners all the way to make a full-time income and just as much content for the vets to scale their business and perfect their techniques.

WHEN WILL I START MAKING MONEY?

It depends on you. It’s possible to start making money within a week after joining., but it’s also possible you’ll make nothing. Just because you have this information, I cannot guarantee you’ll take action on it.

WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS?

You’ll have access to a separate Private Facebook group where Matt will be answering questions as well as other students. We’re here for your success, so any possible issue or roadblock will be addressed ASAP.

IS THIS COURSE BETTER THAN OTHER YOUTUBE MONETIZATION COURSES OUT THERE?

As far as YouTube creation and monetization courses go, this one is top-notch in place, levels of production, and clarity of exposure.

YouTube monetization would not be my first recommendation for online hustling, but if you want to focus on this type of online business, I cannot find fault with Matt here.

DOES THE COURSE DELIVER WHAT IT PROMISES?

yes, and sometimes even more than I expected. If you go through this course you will come out of it with a whole new array of skills. Even millionaire YouTube entrepreneurs like Chase Namic, who earns $100,000 a month from YouTube revenue, has taken Matt’s course and given a great review about this course.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

The Tube Mastery and Monetization free download is backed with the 60 days money-back guarantee. For any reason, if you’re not satisfied with the results or if it doesn’t work for you, no questions asked, you will get a 100% money-back guarantee as requested.

CONCLUSION

Tube Mastering and Monetization matt par auto webinar is the only course you need to start your YouTube channel. The course includes all the information and tips you need to take your YouTube channel to the next level and start earning money from it.

If you are planning to start a real YouTube game, an activity that can earn you a steady income so that you can eventually quit your day job, this is the course for you.

The place where you can get everything you need to know to achieve your goals! With an ever-growing platform, YouTube is the most successful social media video sharing site on the web.

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Recommendations for the soul

omg, it’s been ages since I posted something. When I started this I said to myself, ‘right, now that school has finished, I have all the time in the world to write posts and keep up to date with posting regularly, maybe post 2-3 times a week!.’ yeah, no. that did not happen. Instead, I spent my time watching Netflix, TV shows mostly but the occasional film. So today, I am going to share TV shows that I watch currently or have watched in the past that I highly recommend.

ALL OF THESE SHOWS ARE ON UK NETFLIX APART FROM MODERN FAMILY.

TV shows

Pretty Little Liars - this show is known by basically everyone. For those who may not know about it, it has a good variety of genres, mystery, romance, thriller, crime, comedy. I think this show is one that would be described as ‘a girl’s show’, the beginning is a but teen and awkward acting, but when I started watching it, I did not care. People get hooked on it so fast and it is so enticing, however, like the summer of 2014, I binge watched it the whole of summer and I did get pretty sick of it as it got quite predictable at times, but give it time and damn. Pll has officially finished now but it is still a great watch for anyone who likes any genre.

Orphan Black - this show is v hard to explain. Click for the trailer. It’s about clones, so Tatiana Maslany (the actress of all the clones) is a goddess, and how they are trying to find out who made them and why they are being hunted. I fell in love with all thr characters so easily and it is very hard to stop watching. It can be quite grusome and explicit at times but it just adds to the story. It genuinely is really hard to explain without giving too much away, so watch the trailer and if you’re interested, watch the first episode and I guarentee that you will want episode 2. If you watch this, attention is needed like a lot, because they refer back to things in season 4 that happened in season 2. But super duper worth the work.

Friends - now this is the most classic comedy, romance, drama show ever. If you don’t know what it is then you have not lived, and when you do watch it, you’ll finally understand all those jokes your friends made and all the quotes on memes you’ve seen.WATCH IT. Even if you’ve already watched it a thousand times before, watch it again, and again, and again.

The Big Bang Theory - I would say that the set up of this show is similar to Friends, a solid group of friends, a well known apartment, a regular meet up place etc. So if you’re into chilled shows with comedy and science, this will tick your boxes.

Bates Motel - drama, mystery, thriller, crime, romance, this is what will be found at the Bates Motel. This show is based off the classic thriller film, Psycho. It has been majorly spread out over like 3 seasons, but it shows Norman Bates before the ending of the film. It shows how his mental health showly gets worse and when it started and why etc. With the addition of his brother, Dylan, and friend, Emma, the audience can really connect with Norman and Norma as their lives are shown. It’s quite haunting as Norman is cray cray for taxidermy, but I got used to it quite quickly. A good watch, but needs attention as I forgot things that they mention like season 1.

Teen Wolf - i find this show really enjoyable, the first couple of seasons are... they aren’t slow, but it’s just all quite basic, like ‘oh look, another fight. yep, he’s a wolf too, cool.’ but it is still amazing. It starts to pick up at season 3, season 4 is kinda like ‘how they gonna fix this mess?’, season 5 is like ‘woah, there’s a shit load of new creatures, like damn.’ and season 6 (final season) is like ‘well shit. there is now way they are fixing this mess.’ It is all incredible and all the actors and actresses are pretty sweet (on the eyes). Comedy is included, and it will make you cry at some point.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - similar set up to The Big Bang theory and Friends as being a sit-com, it is really enjoyable, i am currently watching it for the third time. Each episode is like a different scenario, i know thats the same with every show but this show is about cops and each episode is a different case. The characters are awesome and the actors play their parts so well. Comedy is the #1 genre, but there is drama and mystery (some). It for real is hilarious though! watch watch watch.

Modern Family - this show is seriously the best, just having all the different connections with each character and the diversity. I love it so much. It’s like a scripted reality show, there isn’t much I can say about it as it doesn’t really have a plot line, it’s just one huge family each with their own story. 100 percent, watch.

Parks and Recreation - similar to Modern Family in the sense of the filming technique, the characters look at the camera and they have interviews. Again is so funny and amazing and there’s just all humour types for everybody. Also, everyone will love Ron Swanson. (Sidenote: Chris Pratt stars in it which might intice a few).

Those are the main shows that I’ve watched before that I loved the most, but I am going to label some editional ones quickly that can’t go unmentioned.

13 Reasons Why - this heartbreaking show about a girl who commits suicide tells her story of what led to her decision. like srsly, your heart will melt.

Merlin - based in Camelot with Prince/King Arthur and the Knights of the round table, this show is legit, all about the magic. Main character is Merlin who has to keep his magic a secret from the royal family as it is against the law, and punishable by death, Slight hiccup, he is a servant for Arthur. Humour, romance, drama, fantasy, mystery.

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - this show is so hilarious, the personality of Will is amazing and something that I think a small part of everyone can relate to. A great chilled out watch for people who love old shows.

H20: Just Add Water - now i know this is a ‘childs’ show, and i did watch it in my childhood, but because it wasn’t when I was like 2, I remembered it and have re-watched it since. It’s basically about three girls that get turned into mermaids and have to keep it a secret from everyone they know, one problem, they can’t touch water. #dilemma

Sherlock - this show is amazing! i cannot stress enough how good this is. I haven’t watched it in ages because it finished, but it’s just Sherlock Holmes being savage af and solving crimes in the process. Mystery, drame, thriller, comedy, romance, oh hell no moments, Benedict Cumberbatch. It is the whole package.

iZombie - I have been a dedicated watcher of this show for ages, and i love season 1 and 2, but season 3 just didn’t do it for me. It got a bit too confusing and lost what they had is the first seasons. I mean, don’t get me wrong, the last episode of season 2 i was like ‘omg damn, what’s gonna happen now, this is such a cliffhanger omg i must know’ and then i googled when the next season was out, but now that the third and final season has finished i’m kinda like ‘hmm, i think i would’ve been okay leaving at season 2′. So i highly recommend season 1 and 2 for sure.

Now I’m just gonna write titles of shows that should definately be watched by everyone ever

Bad Education - comedy based in a british secondary school with Jack Whitehall as the main character (so you know it’s gonna be good).

Santa Clarita Diet - a woman becomes a zombie and tried to figure out how to deal with it, comedy, drama, mystery.

Outnumbered - sit-com about a british family of three children with the two parents that are now, outnumbered.

Scream - 100 percent mystery, thriller, crime, horror. best thing to ever happen ever and total shocker. Based off the classic film, Scream.

American Horror Story - I’ve only watched season 1, 2 and 3 (Murder House, Asylum and Coven), i really enjoyed them and have re-watched them. Can be really creepy and weird, would not recommend watching in the dark.

Big School - sit-com in a british school, David Walliams stars as the weird teacher trying to date the new French teacher.

Once Upon a Time - literally combines every fairytale, classic novel etc. i really enjoyed it but i couldn’t bulk binge watch it as it would annoy me as it got somewhat predictable. #lol

Miranda - best little show ever, a woman living in Surrey trying to figure her life out. Comedian plays the role of Miranda and shows how i think everyone whats to live.

How I Met Your Mother - a show similar to Friends and The Big Bang Theory, Ted narrates each season to his children telling the story of how he met thier mother and the years before. I would definately recommend as there is a major plot twist on the very last episode that will make you super happy but also super sad.

Riverdale - this awesome show is about a murder that everyone gradually forgets about and then at the end is like ‘oh yea’, there is only one season so far with a gripping finishing episode. but another is coming soon. it looks like it’s set in the 80′s-90′s if they had iPhone 7′s. totally worth the watch.

The Wrong Man’s - a british comedy show written and produced by James Corden. two men are in the wrong place at the wrong time and their lives slowly but surely, fall apart. might watch again soon actually.

Now i’m finally done. I’ve genuinely just listed every tv show i’ve every watched. I of course love The Simpsons and Futurama, but I thought people would want to hear more about tv shows that aren’t cartoons... ya know.

I hope this helped anyone with their tough decision of what to watch next, and it’s summer now so there’s plenty of time.

Hannah x

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Dont think much of people who talk about tri like that. Most of them are "adventure-purists" who think that of it's not the original, then it must be shit. Sure tri has flaws, and meiko may even be one of them, but there is also tons of care and respect put in there. Confessions was almost a piece of art. They were willing to go with ideas other shows would never go with and compared to many nostalgia-milking products we get, tri actually puts effort into trying something new.

I don’t agree with most of this… I don’t hate Tri, I love it! but I don’t think as highly of it as you seem to. This is not meant to be an attack but I’m going to indulge myself in speaking my mind.

Firstly, I don’t think poorly of people who think Tri is shit. I mean I think it’s a harsh statement but I don’t think poorly of them. When I was a kid one of my favourite movie series was The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. When Tomb of the Dragon Emperor came out I hated it, I hated it so much I spent hours and hours re-writing the entire script, I legit made my own follow up sequel. So yeah if people want to hate Tri and write their own version that’s completely okay. I’ve stated before that I think @fizzingwizard‘s AU All Seems Beautiful is superior to Tri so I’m very much for us having more alternate sequels that will satisfy things that Tri lacks.

I do agree that a lot of care and respect is being put into Tri, it’s obvious the creators were true fans themselves, but it’s still milking the hell out of our nostalgia… I mean I’d say 80% of the story is Nostalgia and only about 20% of it is original content. By piece of art do you mean masterpiece? If you meant masterpiece I do not agree that Confession is a masterpiece. I consider Your Name to be a masterpiece. Wolf Children, Hotarubi no Mori e, Digimon Adventure the original movie directed by Mamoru Hosoda, thise are masterpieces to me. Confession is not. Confession cannot hold a candle to the movies I just mentioned. And I strongly believe your nostalgia is getting in the way of you there. It is not a bad movie, not at all, I really enjoy Koushiro’s plot line, and the last 20 minutes or so, but it was not perfect and it could have been better. Honestly I’d rank both Reunion and Loss higher than Confession. I think the only reason why people seem to really like Confession is because it made them cry and that is 100% nostalgia based. The scenes with Takeru and Koushiro and all the children loosing their Digimon relies heavily on our previously established connections to these characters. And it spoke volumes to me that, as a huge fan of Digimon, I did not cry at all during Confession, while Your Name, Wolf Children and Hotarubi no Mori e all made me cry, and they had a much more limited time to get me invested in the characters.

I personally feel that people claiming that Confession was brilliant are the same as the people saying Tri is terrible with no redeeming qualities. Both these statement are fueled my nostalgia and opinion. But this is just my opinion, and I’m biased as well, so, maybe we should get an unbiased film critic in on the discussion one day.

Update: this post has been edited slightly. I still feel like Tri isn't a masterpiece and that I can compare it to things like Wolf Children because I feel the Digimon Adventure movie Hosoda did was just as good as wolf children and he was far younger at the time. Also I've seen fanfiction just as good as the official works put out. So I'm using my own opinions in this argument but when it comes to art that is all you can do. Ive just realized that you really can't be objective with art. Some people think Tri is a masterpiece but I don't. That's just me

#digimon adventure tri

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TROOPERS 2017 Day #3 Wrap-Up

The third day is already over! Today the regular talks were scheduled split in three tracks: offensive, defensive and a specific one dedicated to SAP. The first slot at 09:00 was, as usual, a keynote. Enno Rey presented ten years of TROOPERS. What happened during all those editions? The main ideas behind TROOPERS have always been that everybody must learn something by attending the conference but… with fun and many interactions with other peers! The goal was to mix infosec people coming from different horizons. And, of course, to use the stuff learned to contribute back to the community. Things changed a lot during these ten years, some are better while others remain the same (or worse?). Enno reviewed all the keynotes presented and, for each of them, gave some comments – sometimes funny. The conference in itself also evolved with a SAP track, the Telco Sec Day, the NGI track and when they move to Heidelberg. Some famous vulnerabilities were covered like MS08-067 or the RSA hack. What we’ve seen:

A move from theory to practice

Some things/crap that stay the same (same shit, different day)

A growing importance of the socio-economic context around security.

Has progress been made? Enno reviewed infosec in three dimensions:

As a (scientific) discipline: From theory to practice. So yes, progress has been made

In enterprise environments: Some issues on endpoints have been fixed but there is a fact: Windows security has become much better but now they use Android :). Security in Datacenter also improved but now there is the cloud.

As a constituent for our society: Complexity is ever growing.

Are automated systems the solution? They are still technical and human factors that are important “Errare Humanum Est” said Enno. Information security is still in progress but we have to work for it. Again, the examples of the IoT crap was used. Education is key. So, yes, the TROOPERS motto is still valid: “Make the world a better place”. Based on the applause from the audience, this was a great keynote by an affected Enno!

I started my day within the defensive track. Veronica Valeros presented “Hunting Them All”. Why do we need hunting capabilities? A definition of threat hunting is “to help in spotting attacks that would pass our existing controls and make more damages to the business“.

People are constantly hit by threats (spam, phishing, malware, trojans, RATs, … you name them). Being always online also increases our surface attack. Attacks are very lucrative and attract a lot of bad guys. Sometimes, malware may change things. A good example comes with the ransomware plague: it made people aware that backups are critical. Threat hunting is not easy because when you are sitting on your network, you don’t always know what to search. And malicious activity does not always rely on top-notch technologies. Attackers are not all ‘l33t’. They just want to bypass controls and make their malicious code run. To achieve this, they have a lot of time, they abuse the weakest link and they hide in plain sight. To resume: they use the “less effort rule”. Which sound legit, right? Veronica has access to a lot of data. Her team is performing hunting across hundreds of networks, millions of users and billions of web requests. How to process this? Machine learning came to the rescue. And Veronica’s job is to check and validate the output of the machine learning process they developed. But it’s not a magic tool that will solve all issues. The focus must be given on what’s important: from 10B of requests/day to 20K incidents/day using anomaly detection, trust modelling, event classification, entity & user modelling. Veronica gave an example. The botnet Sality is active since 2003 and still present. IOC’s exists but they generate a lot of false positives. Regular expressions are not flexible enough. Can we create algorithms to automatically track malicious behaviour. For some threats, it works, for others no. Veronica’s team is tracking +200 malicious behaviours and 60% is automated tracking. “Let the machine do the machine work”. As a good example, Veronica explained how referrers can be the source of important data leaks from corporate networks.

My next choice was “Securing Network Automation” by Ivan Peplnjak. In a previous talk, Ivan explained why Software Defined Networks failed but many vendors improved, which is good. So today, his new topic was about ways to improve the automation from a security perspective. Indeed, we must automate as much as possible but how to make it reliable and secure? If a process is well defined, it can be automated as said Ivan. Why automate? From a management perspective, the same reasons come always on the table: increase the flexibility while reducing costs, to have faster deployments and complete for public cloud offering. About the cloud, do we need to buy or to build? In all cases, you’ll have to build if you want to automate. The real challenge is to move quickly from development to test and production. To achieve this, instead of editing a device configuration live, create configuration text files, push them to a gitlab server. Then you can virtualise a lab, pull config and test them. Did it work? Then merge with the main branch. A lot can be automated: device provisioning, VLANs management, ACLs, firewall rules. But the challenge is to have strong controls to prevent issues upfront and troubleshoot if needed. A nice quote was:

“To make mistake is human, to automatically deploy mistake to all the servers use DevOps”

You remember the amazon bad story? Be prepared to face issues. To automate, you need tools and such tool must be secure. An example was given with Ansible. The issues are that it gathers information from untrusted source:

Scripts are executed on managed devices: what about data injection?

Custom scripts are included in data gathering: More data injection?

Returned data are not properly parsed: Risk of privilege escalation?

The usual controls to put in place are:

OOB management

Management network / VR

Limit access to the management hosts

SSH-based access

Use SSH keys

RBAC (commit scripts)

Keep in mind: Your network is critical so automatic (network programming) is too. Don’t write code yourself (hire a skilled Python programmer for this task) but you must know what the code should do. Test, test, test and once done, test again. As an example of control, you can perform a trace route before / after the change and compare the path. Ivan published a nice list of requirements for your vendor while looking for a new network device. If your current vendor cannot provide you basic requirements like an API, change it!

After the lunch, back to the defence & management track with “Vox Ex Machina” by Grame Neilson. The title looked interesting, was it more offensive of defensive content? Voice recognition is more and more used (example: Cortana, Siri, etc) but also on non-IT systems like banking or support system: “Press 1 for X or press 2 for Y”. But is it secure? Voice recognition is not a new hipe. There are references to the “Voder” already in 1939. Another system was the Vocoder a few years later. Voice recognition is based on two methods: phrase dependent or independent (the current talk will focus on the first method). The process is split in three phases:

Enrolment: your record a phrase x times. It must be different and the analysis is stored as a voice print.

Authentication: Based on feature extraction or MFCC (Mel-Frequency Cepstrum Correlation).

Confidence: Returned as a percentage.

The next part of the talk focused on the tool developed by Grame. Written in Python, it tests a remote API. The different supported attacks are: replay, brute-force and voice print fixation. An important remark made by Grame: Event if some services pretend it, your voice is NOT a key! Every time you pronounce “word”, the generated file is different. That’s why the process of brute-forcing is completely different with voice recognition: You know when you are getting closer due to the returned confidence (in %) instead of a password comparison which returns “0” or “1”. The tool developed by Grame is available here (or will be soon after the conference).

The next talk was presented by Matt Grabber and Casey Smith: “Architecting a Modern Defense using Device Guard”. The talk was scheduled on the defensive track but it covered both worlds. The question that interest many people is: Is whitelisting a good solution? Bad guys are trying to find bypass strategies (red teams). What are the mitigations available for the blue teams? The attacker’s goal is clear: execute HIS code on YOUR computer. They are two types of attackers: the one who knows what controls you have in place (enlightened) and the novices who aren’t equipped to handle your controls (ex: the massive phishing campaigns dropping Office documents with malicious macros). Device Guard offers the following protections:

Prevents unauthorised code execution,

Restricted scripting environment

Prevents policy tempering and virtualisation based security

The speakers were honest: Device Guard does NOT protect against all the threats but it increases the noises (evidence). Bypasses are possible. how?

Policy misconfiguration

Misplaced trust

Enlightened scripting environments

Exploitation of vulnerable code

Implementation flaws

The way you deploy your policy depends on your environment is a key but also depends on the security eco-system where we are living. Would you trust all code signed by Google? Probably yes. Do you trust any certificate issued by Symantec? Probably not. The next part o the talk was a review of the different bypass techniques (offensive) and them some countermeasures (defensive). A nice demo was performed with Powershell to bypass the language constraint mode. Keep in mind that some allowed applications might be vulnerable. Do you remember the VirtualBox signed driver vulnerability? Besides those problems, Device Guard offers many advantages:

Uncomplicated deployment

DLL enforcement implicit

Supported across windows ecosystem

Core system component

Powershell integration

Conclusion: whitelisting is often a huge debate (pro/con). Despite the flaws, it forces the adversaries to reset their tactics. By doing this you disrupt the attackers’ economics: if it makes the system harder to compromise, it will cost the more time/money.

After the afternoon coffee break, I switched to the offensive track again to follow Florian Grunow and Niklaus Schuss who presented “Exploring North Korea’s Surveillance Technology”. I had no idea about the content of the talk but it was really interesting and an eye-opener! It’s a fact: If it’s locked down, it must be interesting. That’s why Florian and Niklaus performed a research on the systems provided to DPRK citizens (“Democratic People’s Republic of Korea“). The research was based on papers published by others and devices / operating systems leaked. They never went over there. The motivation behind the research was to get a clear view of the surveillance and censorship put in place by the government. It started with the Linux distribution called “Red Star OS”. It is based on Fedora/KDE via multiple version and looks like a modern Linux distribution but… First finding: certificates installed in the browser are all coming from the Korean authorities. Also, some suspicious processes cannot be killed. Integrity checks are performed on system files and downloaded files are changed on the fly by the OS (example: files transferred via an USB storage). The OS adds a watermark at the end of the file which helps to identify the computer which was used. If the file is transferred to another computer, a second watermark is added, etc. This is a nice method to track dissidents and to build a graph of relations between them. Note that this watermark is added only on data files and that it can easily be removed. An antivirus is installed but can also be used to deleted files based on their hash. Of course, the AV update servers are maintained by the government. After the desktop OS, the speakers reviewed some “features” installed on the “Woolim” tablet. This device is based on Android and does not have any connectivity onboard. You must use specific USB dongle for this (provided by the government of course). When you try to open some files, you get a warning message “This is not signed file”. Indeed, the tablet can only work with files signed by the government or locally (based on RSA signatures). The goal, here again, is to prevent the distribution of media files. From a network perspective, there is no direct Internet access and all the traffic is routed through proxies. An interesting application running on the tablet is called “TraceViewer”. It takes a screenshot of the tablet at regular interval. The user cannot delete the screenshots and random physical controls can be performed by authorities to keep the pressure on the citizens. This talk was really an eye-opener for me. Really crazy stuff!

Finally, my last choice was another defensive track: “Arming Small Security Programs” by Matthew Domko. The idea is to generate a network baseline, exactly like we do for applications on Windows. For many organizations, the problem is to detect malicious activity on your network. Using an IDS becomes quickly unuseful due to the amount and the limitation of signatures. Matthew’s idea was to:

Build a baseline (all IPs, all ports)

Write snort rules

Monitor

Profit

To achieve this, he used the tool Bro. Bro is some kind of Swiss army knife for IDS environments. Matthew made a quick introduction to the tool and, more precisely, focussed on the scripting capabilities of Bro. Logs produced by Bro are also easy to parse. The tool developed by Matthew implements a simple baseline script. It collects all connections to IP addresses / ports and logs what is NOT know. The tool is called Bropy and should be available soon after the conference. A nice demo was performed. I really liked the idea behind this tool but it should be improved and features added to be used on big environments. I would recommend having a look at it if you need to build a network activity baseline!

The day ended with the classic social event. Local food, drinks and nice conversations with friends, which is priceless. I have to apologize for the delay to publish this wrap-up. Complaints can be sent to Sn0rkY!

[The post TROOPERS 2017 Day #3 Wrap-Up has been first published on /dev/random]

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Smokey brand Movie Reviews: Doughnut Holes

So Knives Out finally dropped on the VOD and i got a chance to check it out. I was weary going into this thing because of all the goddamn hype. Almost always, when a film is this highly praised, it rarely lives up to the expectation. So, with an opportunity to really get into this thing, does it really live up to all of the praise? Let’s get into it.

The Great

I just need to get this out of the way and make sure i praise the writing in this flick because, without a doubt, it’s the best thing about this movie. Seriously, the script is tight, the characters compelling, the story absolutely brilliant, and that double twist ending? Bravo! I was thoroughly surprised how well this story unfolded, how organic it found it’s resolution. F*cking Rian Johnson, man. I have a love/hate relationship with this guy. He ruined my Star War but this? This is brilliance.

The Better

Immediately, i was struck by the editing in this film. There is a very specific flow to each of these scenes. it’s very deliberate and deftly cut expertly. It’s rare, not so much lately though, that i praise the technical aspects of film but this sh*t was on point. I was very impressed. Hat’s off to Bob Ducsay.

The sound design was amazing, too. I was thoroughly surprised by how each swell of strings or quiet piano perfectly accentuated every scene. This movie was put together like a very much loved puzzle and it shows. Well done, indeed.

I have to praise Rian Johnson on the overall direction for this thing. That’s very hard to do because of what he did to my Star War but this movie plays to hi strengths. This is a great vehicle to show Johnson’s creativity and he took advantage of every aspect at his fingertips. There was no Mouse House holding him back, no Kathleen Kennedy injecting her politics into this movie, no Lucusfilm mandates; Just pure, unbridled, creativity. I’m actually quite impressed. Maybe he isn’t total trash.

This cast is incredible. Of course, i f*cking love every one of these people.There are no bad performances, quite the contrary. Everyone is quite excellent in this thing so it was hard to praise them all individually. Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaedon Martell, Frank Oz, Riki Lindholme, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, and even a little voice cameo by Joseph Gordon Levitt; All of them shined so bright. However, there are a few performances that were absolutely outstanding. I’ll get into those momentarily but i cannot stress enough how well everyone executed as a whole.

Daniel Craig is absolutely outstanding in this role. His southern drawl seems almost natural, slow and methodical like thick molasses. It’s completely different from the one we got in Logan Lucky and is just testament to the skill he has in his craft. I legit want so much of his Benoit Blanc.

Just as much as i adored Craig, i was absolutely in love with Ana De Armas and her Marta Cabrera. It’s amazing to see Ana finally get parts that allow her to be more than just the Hot-Chick-Sprinkles in Mediocre-Movies. Miss Armas, absolutely stunning as she may be, can act her f*cking ass off. I adored her in Blade Runner 2049 and look forward to what she brings in the next bond, but this one, this specific role, proved she can not only carry do the heavy lifting, but rep that sh*t like a champ!

Chris Evans has always been a favorite. I’ve loved dude since Teen Movie and his run as Cap? Absolutely dynamite! I was curious what he’d do immediately after retiring the shield. He chose to be Ransom Drysdale and absolutely killed it! Dude is smarmy, antagonistic and absolutely insidious. Ransom was one of the best things about this movie, bringing that straight scumbag energy with such pride, i couldn’t stand it.

Toni Collette is a personal favorite. I’ve been in love with this chick since the Sixth Sense. It’s awesome to see her getting recognized with such beefy parts as Joni Thrombey, especially after her snub for her turn in Hereditary. It’s nice at least Johnson recognized her skill. Hopefully, she will find her way into more awesome fair because i needs me some more Toni on the big screen.

And, of course, i have to give all credit due to Jamie Lee Curits. Ma was great as Linda Drysdale. A cold, calculating matriarch of the Drysdale family, Curtis owned this part with a powerful presence and violent snark. I absolutely loved her!

The Good

The pacing of this movie was absolutely brisk. I was surprised by how fast this movie played out. It legitimately left me wanting more, which all films should. I mean, i was satisfied, don’t misunderstand, i just wanted to roll around in this world a little longer is all.

This movie is f*cking gorgeous! Each frame is very specific in it’s composition and they’re all wonderful to see. A lot of this reminds me of how Wes Anderson builds his shots, but with a lot less of that symmetry and color saturation. This feels organic, almost lived in, and it adds a warmth to the overall picture.

The Verdict

Knives Out is a f*cking masterpiece of cinema. It’s chock full of beautiful shots, impeccable sound design, and not one bad performance. I loved my time with this film and want so much to play in this world as soon as possible. Benoit Blanc is an absolutely doll of a character and i look forward to his next outing, for sure. This movie lived up to all of the hype and more. If you haven’t seen Knives Out, definitely check it out. It’s one of the best i’ve seen and deserves all of the shine!

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Smokey brand Movie Reviews: Doughnut Holes

The Great

The Better

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The Verdict

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