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<<TIMECOP, or *anything* James Glickenhaus directs).>> Which is proof that no matter how you push the film's pace in post you cannot salvage an actor who delivers his lines with sizzling prozac passion. Regardless of how he looks in underwear doing the splits between the washer and dryer. <laugh> <<I mean something on the order of "telling the story" as opposed to "showing off">> I've been searching for the ellusive place on CIS and AOL where fora deal with content. I can't find it. Where is the DTV 'form culture'? Those who take DTV gizmonics completely for granted? Maybe 'showing off' amazing digitals is what it's really about. Doesn't DTV have an impact on production beyond post? I think so. I've found tons of clips in CIS libs lifted from broadcast media, Nasa, and Hollywood (previews). These are just conventional works translated for computer novelty. I've seen exploding heads and morphs and decloaking warbirds and interesting demonstrations of 3-D animation skills. These things certainly showcase the technology of DTV, but they are demonstrative (and worshipful) of a mechanical process — not a story. For example, where are the actors in DTV movies one downloads from CIS? Aside from the obvious 'beginning, middle, and end' components which are seldom present, I'm suprised at the dearth of characters. There are few stories here. Yet, the DTV phenomena are major entertainment influences. I'm not being critical; I'm simply observing. I don't think you were very far from the mark when you noted that perhaps style =is= the content. And that may not be bad; just different.