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Do you want to start producing your dream block buster movie after that screen write up you have on your table? If yes, then it is time to gather the necessary tools needed for the assignment. One of the most profound tools you will find invaluable in movie production is the movie clapboard.

Yes, you heard right, a clapboard? It is a device that has been used in the making most of the big hit films or movies you can think of. In case you really don’t know much about this equipment here are some vital facts that will intrigue your interest.

The use of movie clapboard

Sound production and picture display is vital in movies. These two aspects need to be synchronized so that a particular sound fits into a related picture or image from a particular scene. Without the use of a clapperboard, this cannot be achieved. This is why this tool is highly invaluable in movie production. The tool is made of a slate on top of which there is a hinged clapper or clapstick which is clapped at the beginning and end of a new scene in a sequence of movies.

You may think that movie production or shooting is made simply as if you are using a camcorder to record events. It is much more than that because without clapboard different scenes and takes may not align and you may have production that is well out of balance.

Movie clapboard for different productions

The clapboard is not only used for film or movies. if you decide to do productions like home videos, TV commercials, Awards, and any other events where harmonizing different scenes is vital, then using a movie clapboard would be indispensible. The device can help in the editors in harmonizing the sound of different takes and scene of the production so that an outstanding production is achieved.

With the importance of movie clappers, so many designs are now available in the market place. While majority of the sales made are used in the movie production industry, the other potion of sales are traced to other purposes like for home or personal use, for gifts and awards, and other productions. So, long as there is need to harmonize sound and picture quality, this tool will remain invaluable.

Finally, there are customizable boards you can shop for to suit your own taste or purpose. If you are looking to buy one for a perfect production of that writing you have there, you can take advantage of the clipboard generator offered by some websites.

It could be confusing for many people when deciding the right place to buy their artworks.  Offline and online, there are places to access artworks of different kinds. However, whichever place you choose, it is good that you get the best value for your money.

The following options are popular places for buying arts. Each of the options has their advantages and disadvantages. Below are details of where you can get best value for any art work you want.

Buying from an Art dealer

An art dealer is someone that collects and sells different forms of arts. You can take advantage of this dealer to buy the art you want. You must take steps to find the right dealer. A good dealer should be reputable for communicating to his/her customers about the best art.

The dealer should take responsibility of helping his clients to locate the best art. However, when doing business with a dealer, ensure he is one that has experience in the specific art you want.

Buying from Art Gallery 

Art galleries are like showrooms where you have to access different types of arts on display. These places give you the opportunity to checkout different types of arts on display. You will enjoy the benefit of seeing all the available stocks and their prices.

Making decisions from an art gallery is an easy thing to do. However, if you are not experienced or don’t know what you are looking for, an art gallery could be intimidating for you. So, for this reason you must be highly conscious when choosing an art gallery….

Buying art online

The Internet is a popular place where many people buy their arts. You too can take advantage of this option.  You can access thousands of major and minor arts from online. From this source, you can access different artwork according to the types, landscape, abstracts, genres, still life etc.

However, care should be applied when going for your art online. Scammers usually take advantage of unsuspecting buyers. What you see online may not be real. So, ensure that you deal with the right company when buying online.

These are places you can buy Art and get great value for your money. Ensure you are conscious of the advantages and disadvantages of each of the methods.

Aenima is an album released in September 17, 1996 by the American progressive metal group known as Tool. This album is the second in the groups stable and it is one of the most successful. In 1997,it was nominated for the Best Recording Package and in  1998,it won the Grammy Award for the Best Metal Performance. The album is a 15 track album and most of these focus on intensity and aggression.

Aenima is term curled from two words (anima and enima). The former is associated with “life force” or soul ( in Latin) and the latter is a kind of medical procedure. It was believed that this album was dedicated to comedian Bill Hicks, who had died some two and half years earlier before the release o the album. In alternate version of the album, an artwork of the late satirist Bill Hicks is depicted. Here are more facts about the Aenima Tool.

Personnel and performers

The performers in the album include the four members of the tool group: Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey, and Justin Chancellor. These were in charge of guitars, vocals, drums, and bass guitar respectively. Other personnel used in the album include: Chris Pitman – synth, Eban Schletter – organ music, and Marko Fox – vocals, particularly on the track” Die Eier von Satan”.

Track listing

The following tracks are included in the Aenima Tool album:

• No. Title       Length
• 1. “Stinkfist” – 5:11
• 2. “Eulogy” – 8:28
• 3. “H.” – 6:07
• 4. “Useful Idiot” – 0:39
• 5. “Forty Six & 2” – 6:02
• 6. “Message to Harry Manback” – 1:53
• 7. “Hooker With a Penis” – 4:33
• 8. “Intermission” – 0:56
• 9. “jimmy” – 5:24
• 10. “Die Eier von Satan” – 2:17
• 11. “Pushit” – 9:55
• 12. “Cesaro Summability” – 1:26
• 13. “Ænema” – 6:39
• 14. “(-) Ions” – 4:00
• 15. “Third Eye” – 13:47

Lyric for “Ænema”

The following is the lyric for “Ænema” which takes the title of the album:

–          Some say the end is near.
–          Some say we’ll see armageddon soon.
–          I certainly hope we will.
–          I sure could use a vacation from this
 
–          Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
–          Freaks
 
–          Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA
–          The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
–          Any fucking time. Any fucking day.
–          Learn to swim, I’ll see you down in Arizona bay.
 
–          Fret for your figure and
–          Fret for your latte and
–          Fret for your hairpiece and
–          Fret for your lawsuit and
–          Fret for your prozac and
–          Fret for your pilot and
–          Fret for your contract and
–          Fret for your car.
 
–          It’s a
–          Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
–          Freaks
 
–          Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA
–          The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
–          Any fucking time. Any fucking day.
–          Learn to swim, I’ll see you down in Arizona bay.
 
–          Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
–          Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
–          Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still.
–          Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
 
–          Some say the end is near.
–          Some say we’ll see armageddon soon.
–          I certainly hope we will cuz
–          I sure could use a vacation from this
 
–          Silly shit, stupid shit…
 
–          One great big festering neon distraction,
–          I’ve a suggestion to keep you all occupied.
 
–          Learn to swim.
 
–          Mom’s gonna fix it all soon.
–          Mom’s comin’ round to put it back the way it ought to be.
–          Learn to swim.
 
–          Fuck L Ron Hubbard and
–          Fuck all his clones.
–          Fuck all those gun-toting
–          Hip gangster wannabes.
 
–          Learn to swim.
 
–          Fuck retro anything.
–          Fuck your tattoos.
–          Fuck all you junkies and
–          Fuck your short memory.
 
–          Learn to swim.
 
–          Fuck smiley glad-hands
–          With hidden agendas.
–          Fuck these dysfunctional,
–          Insecure actresses.
 
–          Learn to swim.
 
–
–          Cuz I’m praying for rain
–          And I’m praying for tidal waves
–          I wanna see the ground give way.
–          I wanna watch it all go down.
–          Mom please flush it all away.
–          I wanna watch it go right in and down.
–          I wanna watch it go right in.
–          Watch you flush it all away.
 
–          Time to bring it down again.
–          Don’t just call me pessimist.
–          Try and read between the lines.
–          I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t
–          Welcome any change, my friend.
–          I wanna see it all come down.
–          suck it down.
–          flush it down.
 
Conclusively, Aenima Tool is really a masterpiece both in the tracks and the packaging. Little wonder it earned the prestigious Grammy Award for the group in 1998. You can buy this album online for $13.97(audio CD format) from Amazon market place.