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01-24-2005, 08:50 PM
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Jumpy Camera Technique getting old!
I am getting so tired of this filming Technique, its starting to distract me because its used way too much. Its way over used in the new Battlestar Galactic TV series. I was so glad to hear Ebert say he was sick of it as well.
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01-24-2005, 09:37 PM
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It's sort of a cliche now....
There's nothing wrong with using a tripod or dolly!
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01-24-2005, 11:49 PM
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I found the hand held camera action shots during Bourne Supremacy distracting and eventually annoying to the point that I decided not to buy the movie.
FWIW, I hate the tendency now in sports to show odd and unusual camera angles.
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01-25-2005, 01:20 AM
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From the start, I couldn't get into NYPD Blue because of the camera technique. I can't believe they still do it. I saw a rerun the other day, and the camera at minimum shifted first left, then right in every scene. It's just a formula now. Then, they showed Franz and Zach Morris interrogating this guy, and they shake around on the suspect before panning over to Zach, who is having no reaction at all. He's just sitting there, looking at the guy in profile. So, they quickly jerk back over to the suspect. It didn't make it feel more real. It made me know I was watching a consciously-stylish show.
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01-25-2005, 01:39 AM
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Watching Bourne Supremacy in the theater made me sick and I never get motion sickness... I despise the camera technique. What's the action good for if you can't even focus one what's going on. Sure it's nice to experiment, but it was just ridiculous.
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01-25-2005, 01:55 AM
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Ironically, Bourne Supremacy didn't bother me one bit, but I get sick on any high-speed 50mph+ roller coaster.
Reading in the car has never bothered me at all.
Weird.
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01-25-2005, 06:17 AM
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Doesn't bother me. Doesn't distract me more than any other technique. Perfect steadiness gets boring as well. I think it's best used when for movies vs. television, because the continual repetition each week can make it feel more like a gimmick.
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01-25-2005, 08:53 AM
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It works well when used a little in certain scenes. But when it used all the time non stop in a movie or especially in a weekly TV series, I can't stand it anymore.
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01-25-2005, 09:20 AM
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Doesn't bother me. Doesn't distract me more than any other technique. Perfect steadiness gets boring as well. I think it's best used when for movies vs. television, because the continual repetition each week can make it feel more like a gimmick.
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I agree, to a point, but not when it's overused to the point of interfering with the narrative flow of the film and making it incoherent to the viewer. |
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01-25-2005, 09:23 AM
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Like any art, once a technique is used successfully it gets aped unmercilessly. Generally the copycats fail to understand why and when it works and just try to apply it across the board.
While people didn't like Blair Witch, the technique there is applicable because of what it is conveying. Saving Private Ryan shifted into the style only as a contrast to enhance the confusion and disorientation of combat.
But many action showcase films, films in which the audience has come to see the stuntwork and action scenes specifically, like Bourne Supremacy, are hurt by using such a form rather than standing back so the overall moment can be seen.
Just imagine Ben-Hur or Lawrence of Arabia ruining some of its big moments by getting in overly tight and jumpy.
Some directors/producers need to realize that great film art has been going on for more than just 4 years and that many other masters can be drawn from for inspiration or outright copying to great effect.
Just look at what QT did for Kill Bill. 2 is just Shaw Bros and Leone, but it fits the story and works great. So what if we know where it came from, as long as it works. Same with DePalma redoing Hitchcock stories with his style for the most part.
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