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Film & media

The Sound That Rings Inside the Screen: Diegetic Sound

Diegetic sound is sound whose source we accept as being inside the story world, like dialogue, footsteps, or a radio in the scene, while non-diegetic sound such as background music

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Tourism studies

Korea’s Leading Ecotourism Destinations and Sustainability

Ecotourism is an important form of tourism that protects the natural environment and ecosystems while revitalizing local economies. The role and importance of ecotourism in buildin

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Film & media

Video Shooting Techniques and How to Edit Using Shots

Why do films and dramas cut from distant shots to close ones? This article explains the main shot types used in video production, namely the long shot, full shot, medium shot, bust

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Information technology

Just Keep the Key Secret: Kerckhoffs's Principle

Kerckhoffs's Principle holds that a cryptographic system should stay secure even if everything except the key is known. This piece covers Auguste Kerckhoffs's 1883 “La Cryptographi

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Business administration

Why People Pay After Using It for Free: Freemium

Freemium is a pricing strategy that gives away a basic product or service for free and charges for better features, more capacity, or added convenience. This article covers where t

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Statistics

When Chance Adds Up to Order: The Law of Large Numbers

Why does the share of heads get closer to half the more times you toss a coin? This article explains the meaning and principle of the law of large numbers, its history beginning wi