I think the bigger studio means Craig gets a bigger playground. The set is now a place where he can run around and explore. I suspect he will slowly learn to back away from the cameras so the lack of lighting during extreme close-ups won't be a problem. I also suspect some camera angles will change -- for now they seemed locked into what they did before, but that will evolve.
One funny thing I noted is the background skyline features the CNN building and the Cineramadome prominently during shots of the guest, but my former place of employment -- what was once the RCA Records building and is now a day care center, I mean, school for film students -- is entirely obscured. The shouldn't be possible since the buildings are all right next to each other, but I'm glad of it. In terms of what was edited, there was a whole segment wherein Craig said, "We're out of time" with Kristen, only to realize they had several minutes left. And the email segment was chopped up to make room for Bell's double segment. I think I said this before, but I find Kristen Bell to be a better guest on a talk show than an actress. On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 1:54 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: >> It was hard to tell, even with an HD set, but I believe he wrote "Love" on >> one knee and "Hate" on the other, akin to prison/gang knuckle tattoos. > > The origin is the movie The Night of the Hunter. It probably has > become better known through gangs. >> >> The only piece of the new set that has me a little uneasy is Secretariat's >> door. I'm not sure that I like the idea of making the panto horse a >> permanent fixture of the set; it'd be like building a little puppet theater >> down center - sure, we know they're part of the show, but making them >> permanent fixtures just seems to take some of the spontaneity out of it. >> >> Also, while the lighting IS vastly improved, I actually thought a slightly >> darker stage worked to Craig's benefit, at least during the monologue and >> cold open. And they need to get a light on Craig for when he goes in close >> during the monologue - he definitely felt more distant from the camera >> during last night's show. > > I agree that the lighting in the old studio felt more intimate, like a > cabaret. I think we will get used to the new lighting in time. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
