Which was the first movie/show to use a certain characteristic or technique?
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First use of on-screen text messages, like in Sherlock and House of Cards
The BBC's Sherlock (July 2010-) uses a novel visual trick to show the contents of an SMS message directly on the television screen, so we can all read it without having to look at a dull phone screen.
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What is the origin of the “face behind a wall of equations” shot?
So, Hollywood really likes to make scientists and mathematicians write on plexiglass (or mirrors, or windows, or other transparent or reflective surfaces). Presumably it's so they can get shots like ...
