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"I can't tell whether or not there's going to be a Singularity. I don't really believe the rapture of the nerds stereotype..."
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| Full-Motion Building Advertising Facade | ||
| An advertising display that covers an entire skyscraper; it provides full-motion video to onlookers. |
The 'screen' is a display that covers the entire side of the building. Note that it offers full-motion video. Also, note the vehicle lights of the flying car that is going by the midsection of the building.
 (Blade Runner: full-motion, full-size building advertisements) |
| From Blade Runner,
by Ridley Scott. Published by Blade Runner Partnership in 1982 Additional resources -
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Take a look at the full-motion building advertising facade in this clip from the movie Blade Runner (it starts about 15 seconds in).
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