greygirlbeast (greygirlbeast) wrote,
greygirlbeast
greygirlbeast

Addendum: 16 SOUND START

A strange bit of writing today, which I'll say more on tomorrow, but the following bit should explain why I'm posting the three You.tube clips:

"White light spills from the machine and splashes across the sheet, and the sepia-toned frames of the SMPTE Universal countdown leader flash past —— 16 SOUND START —— 35 SOUND START —— PICTURE START —— then the numerals set within the cross-hair target —— 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 —— and the 'clock arm' sweeping round and round the succession of numbers before the staccato beep of the two-pop."







I must admit, I find them comforting...
Tags: movies
Subscribe

  • Howard Hughes and the Dogs in the Sky

    Cloudy most of the day, though it wasn't supposed to be. We made it to 80˚F. I was up at 7 a.m. and wrote 1,198 words on "Strandling." I think it's…

  • Rock Paper Whatever

    Last night my mood went somewhere really dark, and it hasn't come back. It might be my health. It might be this next birthday. It might be all the…

  • Now We Are Nine

    Well, Selwyn is, anyway. Today, we celebrate his ninth birthday. Unfortunately, like yesterday, I overslept. This time until 9 a.m. I'd awakened at…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    Anonymous comments are disabled in this journal

    switch
    default userpic

    Your reply will be screened

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    Help
  • 3 comments