QFI 564

Connect the two pictures. A 113 is an easter egg found in many animated movies made by alumni of the CalArts school. It refers to the classroom they used. The first picture shows the class of 1976. More about this here. http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/05/12/lol-are-all-the-feature-animation-directors-from-cal-arts/ praneet was the only one to get this. Good job!

QFI 546 – Who’s laughing now

If you are squeamish, this is not for you.. For the rest of you, here is a clip from Evil Dead 2. The medical condition that the character here suffers from is named after a classic movie. Identify… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzXk3nfEdMY&feature=related] Answer – You have to hand it to everyone who attempted this voluntarily. The answer –…

Qfi Chennai 540

Connect Answer is Jaron Lanier. The movie Lawnmower Man, originally supposed to be based entirely on stephen king’s short story, was only slightly related to the short story. It was in part based on jaron lanier, whose company (called VPL) created some of the earliest virtual reality gear – gloves, eyepiece etc. He also advocated…

QFI 539

The image below was on the cover of a fanzine and was very influential. What is it about? Punk Rock is the right answer.  Punk was supposed to be a minimal music style, in reaction to the overproduced music from the likes of Led Zep. Punk featured only a few chords. This cover from the…