Watching this, I was reminded of the old rumors (circa Late Night) that Dave supposedly demanded that the camera cut away from him to Paul when he walked from down center to the desk because he thought his ass was photographed too big.
--Dave Sikula On Monday, April 22, 2013 8:44:57 PM UTC-7, M-D November 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] 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.
