Sentence examples for like a scanner from inspiring English sources

It just so happened that the things I was interested in making and that I had an opportunity to make were lovely films like 'A Scanner Darkly' and 'Thumbsucker.' " Mr. Reeves explained that he had hopes, rather than plans, of directing again, and for now is enjoying wearing the actor's hat.

In a technology-obsessed department actively pursuing futuristic tools — like a scanner to detect hidden guns or robust facial recognition software — the sketches still hold sway for the simple reason that, despite their seeming imprecision, detectives still use them to catch suspects.

It's deeply rooted in film history, exemplified in films like A Scanner Darkly, and Waking Life, and in music videos like A-ha's "Take On Me".

That guess kinda made sense -- Carine handed over the glossy's holiday issue to Ford and she's constantly praising the designer, previously telling WWD, "I always say, 'Tom has an eye like a scanner.' He is truly multitalented".

Pop that distinctive voice into an adult animation (something like Through A Scanner Darkly or Charlie Kaufman's forthcoming Anomalisa).

Ideally, I would like a very portable scanner than can take excellent scans up to about 600dpi using some form of feeder, but without this impacting the quality of the scans.

They then built a "homemade X-Ray CT scanner", just like a medical scanner, to take 3D snapshots of the tunnels that the ants dug in different types of soil.

Their work relies on calculating factors like the likelihood that a scanner would miss a bomb and that the device would detonate properly and bring down the plane.

Employing his own version of the rotoscoping technology used in films like "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly," Mr. Marslett (who teaches animation at the University of Texas at Austin) keeps the politics to a minimum and aims his best jokes at space-race rivalries.

"The laser functions as a scanner, like a needle of a record player, scanning the surface, analysing and transforming it into sound".

"Most of our kids come from tough homes, so when they arrive at a scanner school like this, they feel like they are being watched," she says as we walk down the hall.