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Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for Costume Design

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The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

Today we are going to look at  Costume Design...it’s always about the clothes.
And with that…the nominations go to…

Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for Documentary: Feature & Short Subject

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The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

Today we are going to do another two for one where we make our picks on who will win for Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject.
And with that…the nominations go to…

Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for Film Editing

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The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

Today we are going to look at Film Editing. Film Editing is the art of making sure that the story flows no matter if liner, out of order, or in reverse with the images that are on the screen in front of us. A bad edit or jumpy movie can ruin the experience and distract from the story.
And with that…the nominations go to…

Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for Makeup

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The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

Today we are going to look at Makeup. The Makeup category is a tough one to choose as all movies utilize makeup. It’s how they utilize the makeup on the actors that gets them nominated. From alien markings to making the young look old and the old look young, Makeup is an important part of any story.
And with that…the nominations go to…

Countdown to the Oscars – Our Picks for Music: Score & Song

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The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.

Today we are going to look at the two Music categories – Score and Song. Score is the instrumental music that captures our minds with the theme of the movie. For a lot of us, if we hear the names James Horner or John Williams we know exactly what is being talked about. Song is for a song in the movie with spoken word and for some, these songs actually get radio play and could win a Grammy and an Oscar in the same year.
And with that…the nominations go to…

Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for Short Film: Animated & Live

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The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.
Today we are going to look at the two short film categories – Short Film Animated and Short Film Live. For those of you that are new to the program a short film is a movie that is short and not feature length (what you usually see when going to your local Cinaplex). And with that…the nominations go to…

Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for Sound Mixing and Sound Editing

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The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.
Today we are going to look at the two sound categories of  SOUND MIXING & SOUND EDITING. 
SOUND EDITING is how the sounds fit into the story.  Do the voices match up with the mouths moving on screen? Does the music cut into the scene correctly when there is a transition?
SOUND MIXING is the art of having the correct levels for all the audio on the track. Can the voices be heard over the gun fire? Can the music be heard as it underlines and enhances the scene?
So let’s get the party started…

Countdown to the Oscars – our picks for VISUAL EFFECTS

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The 84th showing of the Academy Awards will air on ABC on Sunday the 26th of February and we at Geek for E have decided to join in on the fun and give you our predictions of who will win.
Today we are going to look at VISUAL EFFECTS. Visual Effects are those fun visuals that are in front of you on the screen. It’s the magic in the movie magic!
So let’s get the party started…the nominations go to:
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My 2 Cents: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits (Controversial Scene Cut)

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Sometimes in this ‘wide-world of E’ some crazy and strange things happen.  When it does, I climb on my soapbox to deliver my 2 cents and invite you to add comments of your own.  This time:

It’s the film, ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits,’ coming this April to multiplexes everywhere.   Turns out, the film has a scene, which I thought was hilarious (having seen it in the first promo released last July), which has been deemed controversial because proponents of fair rights towards lepers believe it harms the image of those afflicted with the disease.

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