Someone recently questioned how the one-camera setup could've possibly affected the decision to have characters get in on one side and just scoot in. Let's say, Andy and Barney come out of the courthouse and get into the car, and start talking before Andy starts the car. If they get in on the passenger side and the driver scoots over to the steering wheel, both actors stay in the shot, while if one walks around to get in, there would have to be a cutaway shot or someone would disappear and reappear in the frame.
There *were* times when, say, Andy would get out on the driver's side and walk around (or walk around and get in). My experience is that this happened more often on scenes shot at 40 Acres while scenes shot in studio might've had the "scoot." Why? Because a wider shot would've revealed they were in a studio and not outside on the lot. Then again, each director has their preferences. Still, I do have childhood memories of scooting all the way across, but only in four-door cars back when cars had a lot more interior room. It's a lot tougher with today's cars, and even the SUV's aren't as conducive to that. Dixon ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
