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In cinematography, a jib is any boom device used to mount a camera on one end, and a counterweight with camera controls on the other. [1] In principle, it operates like a see-saw , with the balance point located closer to the counterweight, which allows the end of the arm with the camera to move through an extended arc.
Jib of jibs; Spindle jib; Flying jib; Outer jib; Inner jib; Fore staysail. [3] [4] The first two were rarely used except by clipper ships in light winds and were usually set flying. [3] [4] A storm jib was a small jib of heavy canvas set to a stay to help to control the ship in bad weather. [3]
Evan and Gregg Spiridellis at Entertainment Gathering 2010. JibJab is an American independent digital entertainment studio based in Los Angeles, California.Founded in 1999 by brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, it first achieved widespread attention during the 2004 US presidential election when their video of George W. Bush and John Kerry singing "This Land Is Your Land" became a viral hit.
A jibe (US) or gybe (Britain) is a sailing maneuver whereby a sailing craft reaching downwind turns its stern through the wind, which then exerts its force from the opposite side of the vessel.
This specific example uses a level luffing mechanism to maintain the load at approximately the same vertical height as the jib moves through its range of travel. A jib or jib arm is the horizontal or near-horizontal beam used in many types of crane to support the load clear of the main support. [1] [2] An archaic spelling is gib. [3]
A jibboom (also spelled jib-boom) is a spar used to extend the length of a bowsprit on sailing ships. [1] It can itself be extended further by a flying jib-boom. [1] The heel (i.e. rear and lower) end of the flying jib-boom is attached to the jib-boom, and the heel of the jib-boom to the bowsprit.
Jim Sarbh was born on 27 August 1987 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India into a Parsi Zoroastrian family. His mother is a retired physiotherapist, and his father is a former master mariner, and the Regional Director of P&O Ports South and Middle East Asia.
The Boat received a 78% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [6] The Hollywood Reporter called the film "unique". [1] The Times of Malta gave it a positive review, describing it as a "a discomfiting and chilling ride," and praising the actor's ability to "[project] the man’s myriad emotions with consummate ease," despite having "sparse dialogue to work with."