On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 5:21 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> I can't stand that side camera thing; I think the "psychology" is that the > viewer is supposed to feel like they're on the inside and watching the > sausage being made rather than being just a passive consumer. > > In my mind, it's right up there with cutaway reaction shots that let the > viewer know either what kind of emotions they're supposed to be having or > tell them that the people on screen are enjoying this, so they should be, > too. > Those cutaway shots used to serve as easy and (according to some) stylized ways to edit a lengthy speech or monologue (oftentimes to make it look like it wasn’t edited). I want to say it started on MTV, but that might not be true, though they certainly embraced it. > Bah. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Thursday, September 9, 2021, 12:54:50 PM PDT, Paul Murray < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm one who watched the video of Mankiewicz and found the constant > back-and-forth slightly annoying. A long, slow movement in one direction I > understand and like. Going back and forth repeatedly? No, please. It's just > a distraction. It's like slow-motion shaky cam. > > (On a related note ... it's not a TCM thing, but I'm not a fan of cutting > to a side angle while a presenter keeps addressing the main camera. How did > that lazy technique become acceptable/fashionable? Ecchhh.) > > Kevin, I remember seeing that in the movie theatre at age 16 and thinking, > "Ugh, enough already. You're excited to be on the big screen, we get it, > now move on." I don't recall hearing that term, but it makes perfect sense > the way you explain it. > > > On Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 9:28:47 AM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > > It's a common practice when the subject is static, and the stuff going > around it is as well. I see it on, f'rexample, "The Dan Patrick Show" on > Peacock when the boss is previewing the guests that day, while a Steadicam > operator is hovering around a flat-screen monitor depicting them. B > > Dave Sikula, to Paul Murray, David Bruggeman and moi, September 8th: > > People in Hardcore TCM Land seem to enjoy the set, but are complaining > about the constant panning left and right, as though the network keeps > saying "Look! We got a new set!" > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tvornottv/G0ojYcrbNjU/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a4dc2509-a26c-4264-affb-a266e6390c2cn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a4dc2509-a26c-4264-affb-a266e6390c2cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2033516441.3609601.1631233307413%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2033516441.3609601.1631233307413%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BWPK8xrO-aGqvYhEyC7xtO%2Bmcsgbtop-igGWB%3DWXaQdQ%40mail.gmail.com.
