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Smog (other)
Smog is a form of air pollution. Smog or SMOG may also refer to: * SMOG, a measure of readability * SMOG (literary group), an informal group of young Soviet poets * Smog (band), a moniker used by musician Bill Callahan * , a 1962 film by Franco Rossi * , a 1973 TV film by Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film '' Das Boot'' (1981). His other films include '' The ... * SMOG, a fictional organization (Scientific Measurement Of Ghosts) in "The Living Dead" episode of ''The Avengers'' (TV series) * '' Smog (1/3)'', a sculpture by Tony Smith * Theatrical smog, a special effect See also * Smaug (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smog
Smog, or smoke fog, is a type of intense air pollution. The word "smog" was coined in the early 20th century, and is a portmanteau of the words '' smoke'' and ''fog'' to refer to smoky fog due to its opacity, and odor. The word was then intended to refer to what was sometimes known as pea soup fog, a familiar and serious problem in London from the 19th century to the mid-20th century. This kind of visible air pollution is composed of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxide, ozone, smoke and other particulates. Man-made smog is derived from coal combustion emissions, vehicular emissions, industrial emissions, forest and agricultural fires and photochemical reactions of these emissions. Smog is often categorized as being either summer smog or winter smog. Summer smog is primarily associated with the photochemical formation of ozone. During the summer season when the temperatures are warmer and there is more sunlight present, photochemical smog is the dominant type of smog formatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMOG (literary Group)
SMOG (russian: СМОГ) was one of the earliest informal literary groups independent of the Soviet state in post-Stalin Soviet Union. Among several interpretations of the acronym are ''Smelsot', Mysl', Obraz i Glubina'' (Courage, Thought, Image and Depth), and, humorously, ''Samoe Molodoe Obshchestvo Geniev'' (Society of Youngest Geniuses). It was organized in January/February 1965 by a group of young poets and writers: Poet Leonid Gubanov (initiator, membership card #1); writer and editor Vladimir Batshev (membership card #2); poet and publicist Yuri Kublanovsky; Vladimir Aleynikov, a poet who received the Andrei Belyi prize; and poets Nikolai Bokov and Arkady Pakhomov, later joined by several dozens of others. The group held public poetry readings and issued several '' samizdat'' collections and a magazine, ''Sfinksy'' ("Sphynxes"). In 1965, they revived their literary meetings at Mayakovsky Square ( Mayakovsky Square poetry readings). Some members also helped organize the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smog (band)
Bill Callahan (born June 3, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four-track tape recorders. Later he began releasing albums with the label Drag City, to which he remains signed today. His work, in addition to lo-fi music, has encompassed apocalyptic folk and gothic country. Career Callahan started out as a highly experimental artist, using substandard instruments and recording equipment. His early songs lacked melodic structure and were clumsily played on poorly tuned guitars, resulting in the dissonant sounds on his self-released cassettes and debut album ''Sewn to the Sky''. Much of his early output was instrumental, a stark contrast to the lyrical focus of his later work. His use of lo-fi techniques was not primarily an aesthetic preference, but stemmed from his lack of resources to make and record music. Once he sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Rossi (director)
Franco Rossi (19 April 1919, Florence – 5 June 2000, Rome) was an Italian people, Italian film screenwriter and Film director, director, mainly known for having directed the six-hour Italian-German-British-Swiss TV mini-series ''Quo Vadis? (1985 TV mini-series), Quo Vadis?'' in 1985. Biography Rossi was born in Florence, Italy. He studied law and then began to work on theatre. He was assistant director of Mario Camerini, Luis Trenker, Renato Castellani, Aldo Vergano. Rossi made his debut as a director with the crime thriller ''I Falsari''. He went on to have his first success with ''Il seduttore'', starring by Alberto Sordi, and among Rossi's other films were ''The Woman in the Painting'' (''Amici per la pelle'', 1955), ''Odissea Nuda'' (1961), ''Three Nights of Love'' (1964), an episode of ''Le bambole'' (1965), and ''Porgi l'altra guancia'' with Bud Spencer in (1974). Rossi was one of the first established Italian film directors also doing work for television, being one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film '' Das Boot'' (1981). His other films include '' The NeverEnding Story'' (1984), '' Enemy Mine'' (1985), '' In the Line of Fire'' (1993), ''Outbreak'' (1995), ''Air Force One'' (1997), '' The Perfect Storm'' (2000), ''Troy'' (2004), and ''Poseidon'' (2006). Early life Petersen was born on 14 March 1941 in Emden, the son of a naval officer. From 1953 to 1960, Petersen attended the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums in Hamburg. He made his first films with an 8 mm camera while still at school. In the 1960s he was directing plays at Hamburg's Ernst Deutsch Theater. After studying theater in Berlin and Hamburg, Petersen attended the Film and Television Academy in Berlin (1966–1970). Career Petersen's first productions were for German television, and it was during his work on the popular Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avengers (TV Series)
''The Avengers'' is a British espionage television series, created in 1961, that ran for 161 episodes until 1969. It initially focused on David Keel ( Ian Hendry), aided by John Steed ( Patrick Macnee). Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale ( Honor Blackman), Emma Peel ( Diana Rigg), and Tara King ( Linda Thorson). Dresses and suits for the series were made by Pierre Cardin. The series ran from 1961 until 1969, screening as one-hour episodes for its entire run. The pilot episode, " Hot Snow", aired on 7 January 1961. The final episode, "Bizarre", aired on 21 April 1969 in the United States, and on 17 May 1969 in the United Kingdom. ''The Avengers'' was produced by ABC Weekend TV, a contractor within the ITV network. After a merger with Rediffusion London in July 1968, ABC Weekend became Thames Television, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smog (1/3)
''Smog'' is a public artwork by American artist Tony Smith located to the south east of McCardell Bicentennial Hall on the Middlebury College campus, in Middlebury, Vermont. An example of minimalist sculpture, the piece is a lattice of 45 octahedra, standing on 22 tetrahedra, and topped with 15 prisms. It is fabricated from aluminum, painted black. This work is first in an edition of three, with one artist's proof. Lippincotts, LLC was commissioned by the estate of the artist to manage the construction of this artwork, and the piece was fabricated by WeldingWorks, Inc. of Madison, Connecticut in 2000. Historical information Smith derived ''Smog'' from ''Smoke'', a vertically oriented work first produced in painted plywood and installed at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1967. After this version had been deinstalled and modified and returned to the artist, Smith re-worked the forms into a horizontally oriented work which he called ''Smog''. The sculpture has been produced on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatrical Smog
Theatrical smoke and fog, also known as special effect smoke, fog or haze, is a category of atmospheric effects used in the entertainment industry. The use of fogs can be found throughout motion picture and television productions, live theatre, concerts, at nightclubs and raves, amusement and theme parks and even in video arcades and similar venues. These atmospheric effects are used for creating special effects, to make lighting and lighting effects visible, and to create a specific sense of mood or atmosphere. Recently smaller, cheaper fog machines have become available to the general public, and fog effects are becoming more common in residential applications, from small house parties to Halloween and Christmas. Theatrical fog and theatrical fog machines are also becoming more prevalent in industrial applications outside of the entertainment industry, due to their ease of use, inherent portability and ruggedness. Common popular applications for theatrical fog include environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
