Kalter's been doing the modified introduction ("From the heart of Broadway,
broadcasting across the nation and around the world...") for a few weeks
now, albeit over the old opening titles. I'm glad they rewrote it - I
always thought the old intro ("From New York - the greatest city in the
world...") was a little over the top.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2013 11:49:31 AM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote:
>
> Just watched it and loved it all. It really reminds me of the old "Late
> Night" opens. And I like the new introduction as well by Kalter.
>
> Total sidebar: when I walk from my office to the bar for One Drink
> Wednesday, I play the old LN theme on repeat. It works very nicely.
>
> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 10:44 PM, M-D November
> <[email protected]<javascript:>
> > wrote:
>
>> Not sure if this was brand new tonight or if was in use before Dave's
>> recent vacation, but "Late Show" has finally ditched the crappy CGI open
>> for actual footage of New York City and (what I thought was) a classy
>> graphics package.
>>
>> They also seem to have changed the shot list following the VTR:
>> 1) reverse angle shot of audience (not sure if handheld or jib - possibly
>> shot from Dave's desk riser)
>> 2) catwalk shot angled down to shoot through the scrim during Dave's dash
>> to stage left
>> 3) over-the-shoulder on Paul as the scrim goes up and Dave makes his
>> entrance
>> 4) back to the reverse angle shot, now at (roughly) floor height, as Dave
>> finds his mark
>> 5) finally to the hard camera for the start of the monologue
>>
>> This may not seem important, since neither is a MATERIAL change (there
>> was still a Regis joke within the first 90sec of the monologue, for
>> example), but both changes contribute to a fresh look for the show...or at
>> least help it feel less dated.
>>
>>
>
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