The interesting thing is, Dave himself didn't do anything different. The dash to up-left, the entrance, hitting his mark were exactly as he's done for god-knows-how-long. But it's pretty amazing how a little thing like changing up the camera angles can make a difference.
(Also, since Dave owns his show, I suspect any notes from the network would find their way into the circular file.) On Tuesday, April 23, 2013 12:23:32 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > All I could think of as I watched the new opening was a memo some CBS > exec undoubtedly sent to Dave, asking him to run through the crowd > shaking and high fiving the hands of audience members. > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]<javascript:>> > 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. > > > > > > -- > > -- > > 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]<javascript:> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] <javascript:> > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "TVorNotTV" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > > > -- > 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
