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Image Dissectors is a digital periodical, run by Robert Weedon and Simon Pitt, dedicated to perusing, reviewing and analysing the television, the internet, the radio and all other forms that contain words, pictures, sounds, either, neither or both.

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May
13
TV Trends: Effort Gags

TV Trends: Effort Gags

Simon Pitt | Sunday 13th May 2012

Simon looks at the trend in television programmes for adding in detailed jokes that require you to pause the programme to read them. And also at some missed opportunities, where he paused the TV and found nothing to read.

May
6
Video: Suspect Ratio

Video: Suspect Ratio

Robert Weedon | Sunday 6th May 2012

In their second visual article, Image Dissectors examine aspect ratios on film and television with the aid of some biscuits.

Apr
21
TV Trends: Big White Text

TV Trends: Big White Text

Simon Pitt | Saturday 21st April 2012

Simon looks at the recent trend for using large white text for programme titles.

Mar
9
TV Trends: Helicopter journeys

TV Trends: Helicopter journeys

Robert Weedon | Friday 9th March 2012

A camera floats serenely over the British countryside. Turn on the TV every night to see it.

Dec
21
The Art of Tie-In Comics

The Art of Tie-In Comics

Simon Pitt | Wednesday 21st December 2011

Simon looks through his childhood bookcase and considers what works in tie-in comics, and what doesn't.

Nov
2
Not on Wikipedia? You may not exist...

Not on Wikipedia? You may not exist...

Robert Weedon | Wednesday 2nd November 2011

In this article, Robert claims that if you don't have a Wikipedia article, you probably aren't very important, wonders why more people don't pay editors to write their biographies and asks where Richard Briers went to school.

Aug
28
TV Trends: 2.35:1 matte strikes again

TV Trends: 2.35:1 matte strikes again

Robert Weedon | Sunday 28th August 2011

BBC Two is about to lose 20% of their drama output! Well, screen output anyway. Robert revisits the TV trend of using fake widescreen bars as they sneak their way onto BBC Two's "original British drama" strand.

Jun
6
The Computing Sapir-Whorf

The Computing Sapir-Whorf

Simon Pitt | Monday 6th June 2011

Simon considers time wasted through doing things in silly ways, known-unknowns, unknown-unknowns, known-gnomes and gnomic-knowns. Oh, and also there's a bit about farting at the beginning, so if you're in to that sort of thing, you'll enjoy the first paragraph at least.

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