#just some observations

[elentary]

Ok, I'm not over Neil Gaiman's post about the appearance swap and, obviously, I had to watch that moment again.

(the "big energy miracle" starts at 7:03 of the you tube video)

Here instead a little gif:

(gif from here @mimisempai)

I have always been fascinated by the "swap back" and I have tried to find which vfx (visual effects) are involved in that shot.

Unfortunately, I'm not one of those special magician so I can have just a couple of polite guesses (Vfx side of Tumblr, please, feel free to comment and correct my mistakes).

Ok, at first I thought it was just a bit or morphing but... ...it wasn't just that.

This is the starting point with just a bit of the miracle going on (at their wrists): you can see that those are David's hand at the left and Michael's one on the right.

And we can see the same hands few frames later when the miracle spreads.

Why is this important? Because there is a "colour changing" (I don't know if it could be called a "colour grading") at first and not a morphing (you can see the wrinkles, sizes and position are the same: just beige where there was black with the opposite going on Aziraphale).

(Crowley's hand is just a bit "paler")

You can also see that the lapels are still unchanged. Aziraphale's bowtie and shirt are starting to disappear, becoming more skin tone.

Here is when it is starting the morphing time:

(sorry, I couldn't resist)

Crowley's glasses and silver tie are starting to appear on Aziraphale.

And On Crowley, his tie is starting to change in the Angel's bowtie and shirt.

(It feels strange seeing Aziraphale with red hair and a blond Crowley)

Last few changes:

(just the glasses)

And then we are done:

There is some blurring at the "edges" of the two supernatural beings that helps in my opinion with the idea of a miracle happening and to smooth the morphing. In my opinion they had the right idea to use a colour changing before the morphing (it helps the changing for our eyes),

I really loved how the transition was done with a camera moving: it makes the change even better (than a static shot).

I think they shot the same moviment twice: one with Micheal on the right side (and David on the left) and the other time they switched sides.

Btw, really cool trick!

Oh, a little thing that i noticed before the swapping:

It's just my theory but i think that is, dear friends, his underwear!

I suppose he's wearing a sort of long johns (or long underwear).

I don't know if it was Michael Sheen's idea to not die in the cold or something the costume department had thought Aziraphale needed (to achieve the proper Victorian silhouette), but now i want to see the angel dressed like this:

(I'm absolutely not thinking of Aziraphale in "The Bathtub" dressing like that).

If it was a "costume design", I may know someone who could be really happy (yes, she is Bernadette Banner).

Back on the swap, I adore Aziraphale's little wiggles!

I think that's all!

#good omens #aziraphale #crowley #vfx #appearance swap #just some observations #i may be wrong #good omens vfx #too many terrible puns #Youtube #Bernadette banner would be haappy at the peak of long johns #but for historical accuracy #holding hands #they like holding hands

[dukethvmas]

So the more that I think about the blackwater arc and just the characters in it, it just makes me go insane because I love parallels and similarities in characters. Gonna be some (many) spoilers so under the cut

This is gonna be about Shi Wudu and He Xuan primarily lol. BUT literally the way they share so many similarities...like ofc there’s the way that Shi Wudu switches his brother’s fate with He Xuan, leading to the death of an innocent man and his whole family. But we also get He Xuan abducting Ming Yi and just...leaving him to rot basically? Like they both lead to the death of an innocent for what is pretty much a selfish reason. Both reasons are understandable in their own circumstances (SWD trying to save SQX, HX wanting to get his revenge) but both do something horrific to the one who suffers for their choice. 

There’s also the parallels they have with their control over the waters. Shi Wudu essentially controls water that is most related to people (i.e. trade, travel, those kinds of things) while He Xuan control waters outside of people’s control. And it’s interesting because BOTH of them are known for causing ship wrecks, and sinking ships which is in the Water Tyrant and Black Water Sinking Ships. 

Also maybe this one’s controversial but I notice a lot of people comment of the lack of choices that Shi Wudu gives Shi Qingxuan, but in some ways I would argue the same for He Xuan. He says that he gives them many choices to separate themself from their brother but...those choices feel overly uninformed and underexplained. It isn’t very fair of He Xuan to have the expectation that Shi Qingxuan wouldn’t help Shi Wudu especially considering that they do seem to be fairly close siblings. They both leave Shi Qingxuan in the dark about important things, to an unfair amount. 

Like these are just some interesting parallels or similarities that I’ve noticed between these two, which the amount of hate between them makes more interesting lol. 

#he xuan #shi wudu #tgcf #i just find the similarities very interesting #like they really are similar if you think about it...ig it makes sense with the whole thing going on with fates and that #also this is NOT a ship post or anything like that i just go insane when i see characters that have similarities or parallels especially #when they hate each other <3 #not an overly in depth meta about them since i'm waiting to get the books to reread what happened in the blackwater arc #just some observations #the last one isn't explained very well i don't think but oh well maybe i'll write something later to better convey my thoughts

[ambrosiallkiss]

With Prince Keith*, it's either choke on his c*ck or just choke...

#spoilers #ikepri keith #just some observations #sweet keith would be mortified by both #i still think he's interesting

[dabblingreturns]

Percy jackson is the story of a young boy who was used to never fitting correctly into the education system, being dragged into his new hostile society, and choosing to advocate for change to make the society better for himself and others.

#adhd goals #percy jackson #just some observations

[polyamorouspunk]

I really love Panera and Cracker Barrel but Panera usually has like a side door meaning you can walk in where employees most likely won’t see you and head straight to the drink bar and just get a drink without even paying and probably not get caught; and Cracker Barrel gives you your receipt and has you pay at the counter meaning if you just walk into the store and browse a little and leave like you just came in, looked around, and left you could just walk out without paying, which both seem like problematic designs for restaurants :(

#just some observations #cough cough

[vexic929]

if I had a nickel for every serial killer named Jason who died tragically as a child was resurrected and respects animals (dogs in particular) I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

#jason todd #jason voorhees #red hood #just some observations #vexic lives

[i--a-m--n-o--o-n-e]

✨mcr✨

#just some observations #don't mean to imply we're forgetting cheerleader gerard cuz that's important #but the nurse outfit 💜💜 #mcr

[imadhatt3r]

American attitude towards sex is really crazy, and you can literally seep it into so many aspects of the culture. Like yeah, catholicism is a big part of Polish culture, and it does impact the way many people approach and think about sex, I won't say that it doesn't, but American culture takes it up to eleven.

Have you noticed how Americans use "pure" as a positive adjective? Literal Polish equivalent would be "czysty" (both pure and clean in a literal sense) or "niewinny" (more in the line of "innocent"), and yeah they're positive adjectives, but I can't imagine anyone describing their favorite character like that; People usually use them in like, religious contexts.

Or how often people act as if two characrers having sex/a sexual relationship would make their relationship less "deep"? I know that it's often tied to homophobia, but this is such a bizzare claim. It's hard for me to imagine a Polish creator saying this and be taken seriously, Polish movies or games or tv shows in general have no problem with showing sex, even gay sex (maybe not mainstream cinema, okay, but more indie production will do so happily).

#hatter blathers #just some observations #and i know its a result of puritan culture being the basis of american culture #its just weird that poland is often seen as this highly conservative catholic country #and its true in some parts #and yet is much more liberal in its depiction of sex in media and doesnt strive for purity nearly as much #to be fair i was raised in a large city in a liberal family so that probably influences my perspective #just so you know

[marionfantasy]

So like i tried for a few days the while AI character bot thing for role plays...it was fun for a while but i noticed like others that the AI bots arent what i was told they used to be...

Especially when the bot is supposed to role play a specific character.

The bot will often forget the character their supposed to be portraying,like text speech patterns,manner of the character speaking,important or key details about themselves,their past,history and other relationships they have,they will even often mispronouce certain things about themselves

I mean its hard enough as it is to find a real person to role play with and keep the rp going and not have the person ghost you or never respond to the rp.

#character ai #just some observations

[disco-hunter-exe]

Not gonna lie I’ve been having a lot of fun coming back to tumblr, especially in the last month or so. Part of that is me taking a permanent hiatus from posting art so I’m not shackled to twitter and trying to stay relevant but also there are so many good gems here and I don’t have to be bombarded with twitter’s toxicity and how it influences my mood and dictating to me how I should feel. I can just enjoy things again and that’s so relaxing

#neurodivergent #twitter #social media #just some observations

[stil-lindigo]

Bisan is calling for another global strike!

I saw some posts just outlining Jan 21st, and wanted to clarify that Bisan has called for a full seven days of action.

What a global strike would look like is:

calling in sick to work

purchasing bare essentials ahead of the week so you can observe the general boycott of goods / buying as little as you genuinely can

putting in a concerted effort to elevate Palestinian voices and make it clear that this strike is in support of a permanent ceasefire!

For those who will have to purchase necessary goods during this time, please observe the brands that the BDS movement is asking us to boycott!

♢♢♢

Right now is also a good time to mention some better uses for your money during this week.

Available e-sims in Gaza are running low!!

Mirna El Helbawi and her team are working round the clock to continue to connect Palestinians as Israel does its best to cut them off from the rest of the world.

You can learn how to purchase and send e-sims here, and below you’ll find a list of what is currently needed (the areas in brackets indicate what region you should select to buy e-sims in).

--

CareforGaza is an organisation that does verifiably good work, distributing supplies directly to Palestinian families.

They have a Gofundme set up at the moment, but because of Gofundme’s poor track record regarding refusing to transfer funds to Palestinians, I’d recommend continuing to donate directly to their PayPal here.

Good luck to all of you. Don't turn away from Palestine!

#i know that for some people their first instinct will be to scoff. how can anyone just not buy things for a full week? #what about groceries? rent? #and personally. i wanna say yes. there are some things that we have to spend money on to survive. #but it is possible still to make a concerted effort in your life #to carve out seven days where you can minimise that amount of money #i know its a lot. #for some people who are living on a tight budget. i know its not possible and i dont fault you for that #but i know for a fact that so many of us would be able to take out a few daily purchases in observance of this strike #do your best #dont turn away from palestine #free palestine #palestine #from the river to the sea #call to action

[one-half-guy]

Shower thought of the day: The blue and purple Chaos Emeralds' powers are the only completely new and unprecedented ones...

All the others are variations or different degrees of powers we witnessed before

#chaos emeralds #chaos emeralds powers #sonic the hedgehog #just some observations #i swear i can explain and it makes sense

[kettlefire]

Justice League & The Observants

The first time The Observants appeared before the Justice League, they were met with resistance. The JL was more than apprehensive when it came to working with the beings.

A new side of their world was exposed to them. Since the day those things showed up at the watchtower, everywhere the JL turned, there was a new spooky thing to learn about.

The strange beings didn't say much. Appearing in the room through a swirling portal, took a look at the heroes and gave them a mission.

A mission. Like suddenly the Justice League works for them. Something that rubbed all the heroes the wrong way.

Yet, they had to take it. They couldn't let a town get absolutely destroyed and leveled just because they disliked the creatures that told them about it.

It kept happening.

Batman pulls out all the stops to learn more about these so called "Observants". Everything he could find.

It takes him down a rabbit hole. Finding out more and more about the world those beings came from. The Zone.

No one could really complain. The visits from the Observants were always short and to the point. A new problem has arise in the time line and they needed to fix it.

That was until the first time it wasn't one of those things stepping out of the portal.

This time it was a kid. Or something that looked like a kid, and this kid looked pissed.

He demands to know everything that the Observants had asked the league to do. Demands to be filled in.

The anger isn't directed at the JL. No, no. It's directed at the Observants. It seems the league aren't the only ones that despise those all-seeing beings.

He's a king. The kid is a King.

Not what anyone had expected, and it seemed the complication only grew more. The king, Phantom, informs them not to trust the Observants.

The Justice League takes it all in surprising strides. Confirms that they have done nothing wrong, and they haven't. It was simply that the Observants cared more of their own opinions than the betterment of the world.

However, it gets a little harder to keep a straight face when they are introduced to the God of Time.

Made even worse when the God, Clockwork, is a child. If they thought Phantom was a kid, this was a baby.

Except in almost a blink of an eye, Clockwork was an old man.

Things just kept getting more complicating and intriguing.

Before the Justice League knows it. They are essentially thrusted into the Zone's own problems. An inner war was brewing, and Phantom wanted to do everything he could to stop it.

#danny phantom #fandom things #fandom #multi fandom blog #fanfiction #dc x dp #dp #dpxdc #dc justice league #justice league #dc batman #dc flash #The zone was split when Danny become ghost king #Some didn't like the idea of a child in charge #others despised the idea of a halfa in charge #The observants are shady rats and tried to rig the system against Danny #Danny just wants to catch a break with everything going in in the living realm #He absolutely loses his shit when he finds out the observants were recruiting the JL to their side #I just imagine Danny trying to gentle parent the JL #Danny: *deep breath* it's okay it's okay they didn't know they don't know anything... I can't blame them I can't *struggling with anger #batman #dp x dc #phandom #danny fenton #The observants dp

[jalboyhenthusiast]

Hi what do you mean it is not how they say? Lol also about why Louis is the way he is

i’m about to start ww3 but that northerners are nicer than londoners.. from my experience they’re just nice to locals 🧍🏻‍♀️ and re louis i mean the lack of brain to mouth filter, i see where he gets that’s from now jfjfk

#i was boarding the train out a couple days ago and some women proper had a go at me for no reason 😭 #just roll your eyes and move on like a normal person !! #and no one wanted to chat to me lmao when for example when i’m in london you can proper chat to your waiters #and in london ppl are nice to you if you’re nice to them they don’t care where you’re from bc it’s so multicultural #gorgeous city though i had a great time #just some observations #ask #anon

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 136

 There is a small child floating in the Watchtower. 

They’re visibly not human, a too-big cloak of purple (what shade no one knows, all they can describe about the cloak is purple, nothing else) hanging from them as big Lazarus-green eyes glare down in something of a pout. The child huffs, blowing white hair out of their face despite it shimmering and shifting on its own already. 

How the child, inhuman or not, found their way into the Watchtower- without setting off an alarm no less- is a concern. A very large concern, but it can wait because there is a four-year old (if the child is the equivalent of a human child that is) at oldest staring down at them. 

 “Do you know where the speedsters are?” the child piped up after an awkward stare-down, none of the league members present quite sure what to do in this situation. It was probably around time to call Batman… or they could call Flash instead. 

#dcxdp #dpxdc #prompts #Lil Time-Student Danny: The speedsters keep making Pops sick >:/ #Danny sneaking out to yell at the speedsters: #The JL who have no idea what’s going on #If Danny starts crying they’re gonna panic #How did Danny become a child? #Well there was an explosion and death and he didn’t want to go with Vlad #But staying in the Clocktower for so long has effects #Plus Clockwork had already claimed him as his ghostling #Some days Danny is younger and sometimes he’s his normal 14 years of age #Bonus on if the time medallion in his chest is now visible similar to Clockwork’s clock #He's just a lil baby ghostling whose parent keeps getting Really sick and he's scared #Gonna yell or punch at the people tearing through time and hurtin his dad #Whos gonna stop him #FK is too busy gathering medicine and tea for CW #The remaining observants are hoping Phantom gets stuck somewhere so they don't have to deal with the baby Ancient

[egophiliac]

I love the idea of teenage Malleus hating his new baby brother Silver but slowly falling for him

words cannot express how much I adore that Mal's reaction to seeing a human baby for the first time was "the fuck is this. why does it look like that. gross." (then he immediately got stuck on babysitting duty and the rest is history)

I am SUCH a sucker for that trope of "non-humans being fascinated by normal human behavior", so between that and all the delicious angst going on I was eating VERY well. >:) Malleus being so impressed that two-year-old Silver can walk, because it took him twenty years to stand on two legs! Lilia barging in on the Zigvolts at 2 AM being like "he won't stop crying what do I do"! Lilia trying to feed Silver rats and Malleus being like "...please just stick with what the books say to feed it"! it is all so. chef's kiss.

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers #(this is based on a very dumb in-joke and i apologize) #i promise i will (eventually) stop spamposting i am just still floating in a river of sheer delight from this update #god. the spoon scene is going to live in my brain forever #malleus having to be the one to teach sebek and silver basic magic because lilia was SO bad at explaining it 😭 #also like...i had assumed mal didn't know who silver really is so it wasn't a surprise when lilia straight-up lied to his face about it #but now i can just SEE it hovering there on the horizon as a thing they're probably going to have to deal with at some point #like 'malleus doesn't know' is no longer a sort of general observation/theory and is instead now a very relevant Problem #ohohoho. splendid. things are going to get SO bad and i am going to be here clapping my stupid little hands at it all