I think it’s safe to say we pay attention to details of movies when they overlap our areas of specific interest. When I started doing optics I suddenly noticed that every characters' eyeglasses were of neutral power unless thick ones were part of the plot. It may not ruin the show but I mentally tally it and it always helps erode the Movie Magic. If it were a movie about eyeglasses, however related, I’d hope more attention were given. But I’d hardly expect it.
I know, Suspension of Belief is important but I save that for the “faster than light travel” and “against all odds” tropes. Sean > On Sep 6, 2017, at 11:12 AM, Martin Shepherd <mar...@luteshop.co.uk> wrote: > > It's not just music. A friend of mine who is something of an expert in > historical costume has a thing or two to say about some horrors - though > costume is sometimes done very well. Another friend who makes historical > glass will tell you that film makers won't tolerate historical (clear) glass > because it is invisible - so incorrectly tinted glass has to be used instead. > > But I agree the music thing is baffling - you'd think that even someone who > knew nothing about music could do a bit of research to find music from the > period, but apparently they don't bother, I suspect partly because they think > of any music pre-1900 as being "medieval" so either they use anything at > random from seven centuries of music of they simply use Elgar or Mozart > instead. > > Actually I can see that using music which is totally "unhistorical" could be > very atmospheric, referencing as it could the "progress" of human > civilization - but maybe I'm asking too much here. > > M > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
