The Trailers for Ghostbusters (2016) and the Art of Editing Comedy
My overall point in comparing these two examples is to bring up something that we never acknowledge: the editor of a comedy is as responsible for the jokes as any actor in the scene.
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How the speed of light was first measured
It wasn’t until Danish Astronomer, Ole Römer entered the fray that measurements of the speed of light got serious. In an experiment that made Galileo flashing lanterns on a hill look like a primary school science fair project, Römer determined that, lacking lasers and explosions, an experiment should always involve outer space. Thus, he based his observations on the movement of planets themselves, announcing his groundbreaking results on August 22, 1676.
