The vocalizations, while impressive, were nothing like the shrill cries dubbed into movie and TV soundtracks to make eagles sound as ferocious as they look.
“Did you know, Hollywood sound editors often dub over a Bald Eagle’s call with another bird’s vocalization?” the Alaska Raptor Center asked followers via X. “The piercing, earthy screams of a Red-tailed Hawk.”
On Monday the Alaska Raptor Center shared the accompanying footage of a red-tailed hawk named Jake delivering the “powerful, raspy scream that Hollywood likes to use.”
Red-tailed Hawks like Jake, a Raptor-in-Residence here at the Alaska Raptor Center, have a powerful, raspy scream that Hollywood loves to use. Whenever you hear a shrill raptor cry in movies or TV shows, it’s often a Red-tailed Hawk #NatureSounds#BirdsofPrey#DidYouKnowpic.twitter.com/uUgWBbTKCy
The Center added: “Whenever you hear a shrill raptor cry in movies or TV shows, it’s often a red-tailed hawk.”
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology states on its website that red-tailed hawks are the most prevalent hawks in North America and provided confirmation of the Alaska Raptor Center’s declaration:
“The Red-tailed Hawk has a thrilling, raspy scream that sounds exactly like a raptor should sound. At least, that’s what Hollywood directors seem to think.
“Whenever a hawk or eagle appears onscreen, no matter what species, the shrill cry on the soundtrack is almost always a Red-tailed Hawk.”
–Red-tailed hawk image courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bald eagles are mighty and ferocious-looking, but contrary to popular belief they do not possess the piercing cries attributed to them by Hollywood sound editors.
Bald eagles are mighty and ferocious-looking, but contrary to popular belief they do not possess the piercing cries attributed to them by Hollywood sound editors.
In fact, bald eagle vocalizations are comparatively more subdued and chirpy – said by some to resemble laughter.
As Explore.org and the Raptor Resource Project explained Monday in a social-media video post: “Movies and TV shows often use a red-tailed hawk’s vocalizations to represent a bald eagle, but here’s what they truly sound like.”
The footage (posted below) shows two bald eagles conversing about what appear to be serious matters.
Movies and TV shows often use a red-tailed hawk’s vocalizations to represent a bald eagle, but here’s what they truly sound like. pic.twitter.com/wloMl9CAVU
For comparison, click here to listen to red-tailed hawk vocalizations.
This topic seems to be raised each year as bald eagles enter their nest-building and breeding seasons.
The Alaska Raptor Center last January informed its followers: “Hollywood sound editors often dub over a Bald Eagle’s call with another bird’s vocalization? The piercing, earthy screams of a Red-tailed Hawk.”
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So this isn’t exactly a sports story, but it’s hard not to talk about the total and complete gridlock Hollywood is currently in these days.
Just in case you’ve been under a rock, here’s what’s going on: SAG-AFTRA, which is the union that represents most Hollywood actors, moved to go on strike for the first time in more than four decades after failing to reach a collective bargaining agreement with major studios.
That’s the latest, but there’s more. The WGA, which is the guild that represents a sizeable chunk of Hollywood’s writers, has also been on strike for more than 70 days, too. For the first time in six decades, both of these unions are on strike at the same time.
Hollywood’s biggest production companies, known as the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, walked away from negotiations with both after failing to meet the union’s demands.
Both are negotiating for a number of things, which include increased pay following the rise of streaming and better working conditions. You can read more about their full demands here. At the center of it all, though, is artificial intelligence.
The rise of AI is a huge sticking point for both unions with both being concerned that the technology could eventually replace some of its workers. And they’re absolutely right to be worried — we’ve already seen instances of deep fakes being used to replace artists. AI screenwriting isn’t a thing just yet, but the ground is fertile for it to begin happening soon.
These are things these unions are pushing back against. And they should. We’re two seconds away from Black Mirror’s Joan is Awful episode actually being a thing. And, I don’t know about y’all, but that sounds pretty terrifying to me.
In the meantime, Hollywood is now in shambles. That show you were looking forward to for this fall? The production has stopped. Your favorite MCU movies coming in 2024 are going to be pushed off schedule. You won’t see your favorite actors out there promoting films or attending award shows. There won’t be any bubbly press interviews about these things.
Everything just stops. And, yeah, that certainly sucks for us.
But, in the end, it’ll be for the better if it produces a better environment for the creatives we love to consume to flourish. To make that happen, though, the bigwigs of Hollywood need to come back to the negotiating table.
But, for the first time in 63 years, both the WGA and SAG are on strike at the same time. That’s unprecedented. It’s clear that Hollywood is broken. Something has got to give.
Let’s hope Iger and the rest of his crew figure that out sooner rather than later.
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John Elway said he might call Kevin Costner about a potential cowboy role in Yellowstone.
John Elway has enjoyed a successful NFL playing and executive career with the Denver Broncos, quarterbacking the franchise to two Super Bowl wins as a player and a third as a front-office executive.
Famed writer Woody Paige recently wrote a tribute column for Elway in The Denver Gazette, and he spoke on how Elway has his sights on a villain acting career since his football days are behind him.
So I revisited the subject Friday ahead of his 63rd birthday in June.
“I still would like to be in a cowboy movie, but I’m a bit old,” he said. John was nicknamed The Duke of Denver after famed actor John Wayne, who also was called “The Duke.”
Elway suggested he might call his friend Kevin Costner to ask about potentially getting a part in Paramount’s Yellowstone TV series.
If movie stars can become politicians and hold office, who is to say that sports legends can’t become movie stars as well? Best of luck to Elway in his future endeavors away from football.
Where did Oklahoma’s playoff teams land in Bill Connelly’s all-time College Football Playoff team rankings. From @bendackiw
Since the College Football Playoff was established in 2014, 36 teams from 14 programs have made it to the big dance. Bill Connelly of ESPN took it upon himself to rank every single CFP team.
The top ten is as you would expect: lots of Alabama,Georgia and Clemson with LSU‘s 2019 squad landing at No. 2. Sooners fans will have to scroll a bit to find their beloved crimson and cream.
This is how Connelly ranked the teams, is his own words:
Here is our ranking of all 36 teams that have been part of the mix. (This is the third year of doing this list, adding the four new playoff teams each of the last two seasons.) I derived this list, as I usually do, through a combination of numbers (primarily, my SP+ ratings) and my personal opinions. Start with the stats, then adjust for actual CFP performance and any other criteria that feel relevant. To the list!- Bill Connelly, ESPN
With the Sooners still searching for that elusive first playoff win, perhaps one day we will see an OU team ranked a bit higher. Until that day, let’s see where the other four Oklahoma playoff teams landed.
The Hollywood sign was temporarily changed to “Rams House” but it doesn’t look great. It’s the thought that counts, though, right?
To commemorate Los Angeles’ first Super Bowl championship, the iconic Hollywood sign was temporarily changed to read “Rams House.” It’s a nice gesture to celebrate the Rams’ victory over the Bengals on Sunday night in Super Bowl LVI, but the idea was better than the execution.
The sign was completed in time for Wednesday’s parade on Wednesday and Twitter had a field day roasting how bad it looked. Admittedly, it is a little bit difficult to read and some blue and yellow coloring would’ve gone a long way, but hey, at least they tried.
Here are some of the reactions from folks on Twitter.
First of all, I’m almost certain that headline sounds wild. A drone? Flying through a bowling alley? What?
There are so many questions that come with that. Why would a drone be flying through a bowling alley? What is this for? And, really, why are the details of a bowling alley even remotely interesting enough for a drone to fly through?
And, honestly, I don’t have the complete answers to these questions for you because I am still at a loss for how incredible this video is. It’s just spectacular. It’s legitimately top-notch cinema.
The only way to properly understand it is to actually see it, so take a look.
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