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Re: Steadicam Workshop Demo
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Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:30:24 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ross Crawford writes:
> Funny how they're now introducing techniques to put the motion *back in* to
> the scenes in several shows. NYPD blue was the first i saw to do this, and
> it *really* annoys me.
Movement is one of those things that defines the style and storytelling of a
dramatic production. For example, to show how hectic a modern emergency
room is, ER uses the Steadicam almost in every shot. That motion defines
the show-you wouldn't get caught up in what the doctors did if every shot
was locked off on a static tripod. On the other hand, West Wing has a lot
of static shots for their debates/discussion scenes, yet they use the
Steadicam for those fast paced discussions between characters walking around
the halls--which shows the commotion of the American presidency's day to day
operations, while highlighting the great moral and leadership debates by NOT
moving around.
It's largely a choice of the director to fit motion shots to the script and
the tone of the production. In some cases, it's highly warranted because it
fits the story or the situation, in other situations it's kind of pointless
and done for style only. Sometimes a director will use a combination to
highlight the difference between one scene and another. In Law and Order,
the police scenes are always handheld, yet most of the courtroom scenes are
locked off--probably to show the difference between "law" and "order".
The primary attraction of the Steadicam is that you don't have to lay down
track and use a dolly to move the camera around for tracking shots-which is
a mechanical/logistically complex situation (you have to literally lay track
everywhere). It's cheaper to get a Steadicam op to fly the camera, although
it's probably less precise. You also get much more flexibility-you can move
through sets that are thoroughly impossible to do with a track and dolly rig.
Calum
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| (...) Years ago when I did tech for live theatre we used to come up with BS scenarios to explain why a scene was lit the way it was. As opposed to the truth -- we were to lazy to climb the ladder and hang more light/add gel. Until you just wrote (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Funny how they're now introducing techniques to put the motion *back in* to the scenes in several shows. NYPD blue was the first i saw to do this, and it *really* annoys me. ROSCO (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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