Persistence of Vision (POV) is a curious part of the human visual system. It’s the effect by which the perception of an image lingers after light has stopped entering the eye. It’s why a ...

is emblazoned with the words “A Persistence of Vision.” That is entirely appropriate, given the work they did in funding, championing, and coordinating the project over the years. The home ...

Many hackers have experimented with the persistence of vision effect. Whip around a bunch of LEDs, flash them at just the right times, and it’s possible to make images to appear to hang in the air.

This fascinating slice of film history could have a life on cable and in home formats once rights issues pertaining to the material excerpted are resolved. Further fest play is guaranteed. A ...

PERSISTENCE of vision is the basis of the cinematograph, but there is no persistence of vision when the eye is moved in ordinary circumstances. If there were, reading would be a difficult and slow ...

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Tucked away in the scarlet and gold WWII Army footlocker my father painted for me to take along to college is a mounted photo of me captured by a friend during my senior year. Lost in thought, I ...

LOS ANGELES – It’s difficult not to stop and stare at the roving, iced-out celebrities when you’re in Hollywood. And at a recent press junket for “Win a Date With Tad Hamilton,” the new romantic ...