> Reaction shots certainly date back farther than MTV; I believe the > genesis of their popularity is in Roone Arledge's producing of (and > Chet Forte's directing of) "Monday Night Football".
Yeah, reaction shots go back some. My "MTV" reference was to the frequency of cuts, since many directors are unwilling to stay with one shot for any length of time. A bunch of different faces in the crowd seems to be a way of doing that cutting while looking like information is being added. > End pooling of media staffs, end control of video by the party brass in > question, and give the media the freedom they deserve to make their own > effing decisions. Or let C-SPAN be the only source of video. -- BOB Bob, is "control of video by the party brass" a guess on your part, or is there a source for it? > In my perfect world of convention coverage, the first hour of prime > time coverage would be devoted to the protestors outside (and this > goes for both conventions)... If the parties don't arrange to put their protesters at each others' conventions, you're left with a lot of career protesters who are as predictable as the pols inside the hall. -- 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
