In a message dated 2/22/01 2:07:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, una@q-research.connectfree.co.uk writes:
<< > If anyone can point to
something distinctly British within the entire run of the B7 series, it'll
be
news to me; I've never noticed.
The way it shifts between film and videotape. >>
You know, you're absolutely right. British shows sometimes use film for outdoor shots, video for indoor shots as a regular technique. This is so rare on American TV as to be almost non-existent (generally, a series is either video or it's film. The *only* time you'll see video appear in a filmed episode is when the script calls for the character to appear in news footage, or to deliberately convey that the character is being seen through a video camera). But this is external, a peculiarity of cinematography in the UK; it doesn't really convey anything British about the *content* of the plot, or the characters within that filming.
Oddly, whenever I point out the film/video changeover to Annie on a British show, she says she can't tell the difference.
Leah
Leah wrote:
In a message dated 2/22/01 2:07:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, una@q-research.connectfree.co.uk writes:
<< > If anyone can point to
something distinctly British within the entire run of the B7 series, it'll
be
news to me; I've never noticed.
The way it shifts between film and videotape. >>
You know, you're absolutely right. British shows sometimes use film for outdoor shots, video for indoor shots as a regular technique. This is so rare on American TV as to be almost non-existent (generally, a series is either video or it's film. The *only* time you'll see video appear in a filmed episode is when the script calls for the character to appear in news footage, or to deliberately convey that the character is being seen through a video camera). But this is external, a peculiarity of cinematography in the UK; it doesn't really convey anything British about the *content* of the plot, or the characters within that filming.
Hey, changing the goalposts! You said point to something distinctly British, and I did!
Actually, I disagree. I think it contributes subtly but essentially to the feel of the show - claustrophobic interiors, grainy exteriors. An essential part of the classic era of BBC TV production, now sadly gone.
Una
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