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First-person Authority
First person or first-person may refer to: * First person (ethnic), indigenous peoples, usually used in the plural * First person, a grammatical person * First person, a gender-neutral, marital-neutral term for titles such as first lady and first gentleman * First-person view (radio control), a method of piloting a radio-controlled vehicle Arts and entertainment * ''First Person'' (1960 TV series), a Canadian drama series * ''First Person'' (2000 TV series), an American series created by Errol Morris * First-person (gaming), a graphical perspective used in video games * ''First Person'' (radio program), an Australian biography program 2002–2012 * First-person narrative, a mode of storytelling * First-person interpretation, in museum theatre, a dramatic presentation of museum materials * "1st Person", a song by Stone Sour from ''Come What(ever) May'' See also * First man or woman (other) * Second person (other) * Third person (other) Third person, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Person (ethnic)
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original peoples. The term ''Indigenous'' was first, in its modern context, used by Europeans, who used it to differentiate the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the European settlers of the Americas and from the Sub-Saharan Africans who were brought to the Americas as enslaved people. The term may have first been used in this context by Sir Thomas Browne in 1646, who stated "and although in many parts thereof there be at present swarms of ''Negroes'' serving under the ''Spaniard'', yet were they all transported from ''Africa'', since the discovery of ''Columbus''; and are not indigenous or proper natives of ''America''." Peoples are usually described as "Indigenous" when they maintain traditions or other aspects of an early culture that is associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammatical Person
In linguistics, grammatical person is the grammatical distinction between deictic references to participant(s) in an event; typically the distinction is between the speaker ( first person), the addressee ( second person), and others (third person). A language's set of ''personal'' pronouns are defined by grammatical person, but other pronouns would not. ''First person'' includes the speaker (English: ''I'', ''we'', ''me'', and ''us''), ''second person'' is the person or people spoken to (English: ''you''), and ''third person'' includes all that are not listed above (English: ''he'', ''she'', ''it'', ''they'', ''him'', ''her'', ''them''). It also frequently affects verbs, and sometimes nouns or possessive relationships. Related classifications Number In Indo-European languages, first-, second-, and third-person pronouns are typically also marked for singular and plural forms, and sometimes dual form as well (grammatical number). Inclusive/exclusive distinction Some other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Lady
First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication. The political legitimacy and authority of the monarch may vary from restricted and largely symbolic (constitutional monarchy) ... head of state or chief executive. The term is also used to describe a woman seen to be at the top of her profession or art. The title has also been used for the wife of a head of government who is not also head of state. It has also been used to refer to the wives of the leaders of administrative divisions within a country. History It has been noted that the earliest use of the term "first lady" is in reference to person of a high ranking or outstanding person in their field, and that the term, as used to describe the spouse of the president of the United States, saw its first docu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First-person View (radio Control)
First-person view (FPV), also known as remote-person view (RPV), or simply video piloting, is a method used to control a radio-controlled vehicle from the driver or pilot's view point. Most commonly it is used to pilot a radio-controlled aircraft or other type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The vehicle is either driven or piloted remotely from a first-person perspective via an onboard camera, fed wirelessly to video FPV goggles or a video monitor. More sophisticated setups include a pan-and-tilt gimbaled camera controlled by a gyroscope sensor in the pilot's goggles and with dual onboard cameras, enabling a true stereoscopic view. Airborne FPV Airborne FPV is a type of remote-control (RC) flying that has grown in popularity in recent years. It involves mounting a small video camera and an analogue video transmitter to an RC aircraft and flying by means of a live video down-link, commonly displayed on video goggles or a portable monitor. FPV became increasingly common throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Person (1960 TV Series)
''First Person'' is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1961. Premise This dramatic anthology consisted of adapted and original stories whose teleplays were produced out of CBC Toronto. This series is distinct from Adrienne Clarkson's ''First Person'' talk show in 1966. Scheduling This half-hour series was first broadcast over 20 weeks on Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 8 June to 19 October 1960. Then it was given a full season on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. from 26 October 1960 to 8 February 1961. Episodes Some of the teleplays included: ;June–October 1960 * ''The Anniversary'' (Basil Coleman producer; Michael Jacot writer) * ''At the Railing'' (David Gardner producer; Robert Presnell, Jr. writer), starring Martha Buhs and Robert Goulet * ''Aunt Jeannie and the Idol'' (Audrey Piggott writer) * ''Bulgarian Bread'' (Paul Wayne writer) * ''The Click of Beads'' * ''Earn Money at Home'' (W. O. Mitchell writer) * ''End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Person (2000 TV Series)
''First Person'' is an American TV series produced and directed by Errol Morris. The show engaged a varied group of individuals from civil advocates to criminals, and ran for two seasons, in 2000–2001. Interviews were conducted with "The Interrotron", a device similar to a teleprompter: Errol and his subject each sit facing a camera. The image of each person's face is then projected onto a two-way mirror positioned in front of the lens of the other's camera. Instead of looking at a blank lens, then, both Morris and his subject are looking directly at a human face.Diagram Morris believes that the machine encourages monologue in the interview process, while also encouraging the interviewees to "express themselves to camera"."Interviews: Errol Morris"" The name "Interrotron" was coined by Morris's wife, who, according to Morris, "liked the name because it combined two important concepts — terror and interview.""THE FOG OF WAR: 13 Questions and Answers on the Filmmaking of Errol M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First-person (gaming)
In video games, first person is any graphical perspective rendered from the viewpoint of the player's character, or a viewpoint from the cockpit or front seat of a vehicle driven by the character. The most popular type of first-person video game today is the first-person shooter (FPS), in which the graphical perspective is an integral component of the gameplay. Many other genres incorporate first-person perspectives, including other types of shooter games (such as light gun shooters, rail shooters and shooting gallery games), adventure games (including visual novels), amateur flight simulations (including combat flight simulators), racing games (including driving simulators), role-playing video games, and vehicle simulations (including sailing simulators and vehicular combat games). Game mechanics Games with a first-person perspective are usually avatar-based, wherein the game displays what the player's avatar would see with the avatar's own eyes. Thus, players typical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Person (radio Program)
First Person was a radio program that was broadcast on Radio National by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2002 to 2012. It was "serialised reading of a published autobiography" according to the program's archived website. Its first episode on 30 December 2002 was a reading from Australian philosopher Raimond Gaita's memoir ''Romulus, My Father''. Its last episode on 20 January 2012 was a reading from Australian writer and journalist Michael McGirr Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...'s 2009 book '' Snooze: The Lost Art of Sleep''. References {{reflist 2000s Australian radio programs 2002 establishments in Australia 2012 disestablishments in Australia 2010s Australian radio programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First-person Narrative
A first-person narrative is a mode of storytelling in which a storyteller recounts events from their own point of view using the first person It may be narrated by a first-person protagonist (or other focal character), first-person re-teller, first-person witness, or first-person peripheral. A classic example of a first-person protagonist narrator is Charlotte Brontë's ''Jane Eyre'' (1847), in which the title character is also the narrator telling her own story, "I could not unlove him now, merely because I found that he had ceased to notice me". This device allows the audience to see the narrator's mind's eye view of the fictional universe, but it is limited to the narrator's experiences and awareness of the true state of affairs. In some stories, first-person narrators may relay dialogue with other characters or refer to information they heard from the other characters, in order to try to deliver a larger point of view. Other stories may switch the narrator to different cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Theatre
Museum theatre is the use of theatre and theatrical techniques by a museum for educational, informative, and entertainment purposes. It can also be used in a zoo, an aquarium, an art gallery, and at historic sites. It is generally performed by professional actors. Varieties of museum theatre include historical characters, puppetry, movement and music. Overview Actors portraying historical characters perform in first person, as if he or she were an actual person from the era or culture he or she is representing. With puppetry, actors can tell stories, create multiple characters, and portray a variety of cultures. Theatrical techniques can be used for third-person interpretation, where an actor or trained presenter uses costumes, props. lighting, or special effects to convey historical or scientific facts, without necessarily portraying a character. Museum theatre pioneers include the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Museum of Science, Boston, the National Gallery of Art, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come What(ever) May
''Come What(ever) May'' is the second studio album by American rock band Stone Sour, released on August 1, 2006, by Roadrunner Records. It was recorded and produced by Nick Raskulinecz and the band at Studio 606 in Los Angeles, California. Writing for the album began as early as 2003 when vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root were writing material for their other band, Slipknot. In January 2006, Stone Sour began recording their second album, during which time drummer Joel Ekman left the band because of family constraints. He was eventually replaced by ex-Soulfly drummer Roy Mayorga who played on all but two tracks on the album. Following the release of the album, Stone Sour promoted it for over a year, releasing five singles and touring in the United States, Canada, Japan and several countries in Europe. The album received generally positive reviews. It was praised for showing a progression in the band's song writing ability and musical style. It was also certified Platinu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Man Or Woman (other)
First man may refer to: * Protoplasts, a technical term for the legendary first people of any creation myth, including a list of first men and women in different traditions ** Adam and Eve, the first people in Abrahamic religions (Adam and Hawa in Islam; Adam and Chava in Judaism) ** Manu (Hinduism) and Shatarupa, the first people in Dharmic religions * The first human or human species, see human evolution ** Homo Erectus, oldest known humanoid species ** Neanderthal, species of primitive hominids Media * '' First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong'', the 2005 official biography of American astronaut Neil Armstrong ** ''First Man'' (film), a 2018 film adaptation of the biography * ''The First Man'', Albert Camus' unfinished final novel, published in 1994 ** ''The First Man'' (film), the 2011 film adaptation of the novel * The First Men, the initial human settlers of Westeros in George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series * First Men, name of the extant human species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
