Comments on: Paging Wagner http://www.girlontheright.com/2008/07/13/paging-wagner/ For girls with pearls... Since 2004 Sun, 13 May 2012 10:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alex http://www.girlontheright.com/2008/07/13/paging-wagner/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 Alex Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:03:32 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2008/07/13/paging-wagner/#comment-2004 "And since films are a popular entertainment the idea that if one gets sick, from the poor editing, it is just tough luck seems counterintuitive to getting more people in the theater." That depends - I personally don't get sick from it, and am quite drawn to create cinematography. The accuracy of your statement hinges on whether there are more people like me, or more people like right-girl :) It also depends on the film in question - I haven't personally seen Hancock so I can't say that her assessment is wrong per say. However, I've heard others complaining about the camera work in shows like the new Battlestar Galactica, and I've heard reports of nauseous people leaving the treater during showings of Cloverfield and The Blair Witch Project. I didn't have a problem with the camera work in any of the above, and I think that Battlestar Galactica in particular is very well done, so I tend to be weary of any such claims. “And since films are a popular entertainment the idea that if one gets sick, from the poor editing, it is just tough luck seems counterintuitive to getting more people in the theater.”

That depends – I personally don’t get sick from it, and am quite drawn to create cinematography. The accuracy of your statement hinges on whether there are more people like me, or more people like right-girl :)

It also depends on the film in question – I haven’t personally seen Hancock so I can’t say that her assessment is wrong per say. However, I’ve heard others complaining about the camera work in shows like the new Battlestar Galactica, and I’ve heard reports of nauseous people leaving the treater during showings of Cloverfield and The Blair Witch Project. I didn’t have a problem with the camera work in any of the above, and I think that Battlestar Galactica in particular is very well done, so I tend to be weary of any such claims.

]]> By: Pat Patterson http://www.girlontheright.com/2008/07/13/paging-wagner/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 Pat Patterson Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:16:10 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2008/07/13/paging-wagner/#comment-1998 "...Odessa Staircase?" What the heck was I thinking. The Odessa Steps! “…Odessa Staircase?” What the heck was I thinking. The Odessa Steps!

]]> By: Pat Patterson http://www.girlontheright.com/2008/07/13/paging-wagner/comment-page-1/#comment-1997 Pat Patterson Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:11:55 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2008/07/13/paging-wagner/#comment-1997 Perhaps too many late night viewings of the scene on the The Odessa Staircase from The Battleship Potemkin. It's one thing to have a scene of frenzy because of the editing such as the first gang battle in The Gangs of New York and the current trend to fill the screen with frenetic images that simply convey cleverness rather than frenzy. The images need to build on each other rather than simply flicker unconnected to the precedding or succeeding image. And since films are a popular entertainment the idea that if one gets sick, from the poor editing, it is just tough luck seems counterintuitive to getting more people in the theater. Peter Berg is an ok director and like many of the current big budget action features probably works cheap and gives the studio exactly what they wanted. Next up another bad version of Dune! Perhaps too many late night viewings of the scene on the The Odessa Staircase from The Battleship Potemkin. It’s one thing to have a scene of frenzy because of the editing such as the first gang battle in The Gangs of New York and the current trend to fill the screen with frenetic images that simply convey cleverness rather than frenzy. The images need to build on each other rather than simply flicker unconnected to the precedding or succeeding image.

And since films are a popular entertainment the idea that if one gets sick, from the poor editing, it is just tough luck seems counterintuitive to getting more people in the theater. Peter Berg is an ok director and like many of the current big budget action features probably works cheap and gives the studio exactly what they wanted.

Next up another bad version of Dune!

]]> By: Alex http://www.girlontheright.com/2008/07/13/paging-wagner/comment-page-1/#comment-1996 Alex Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:37:23 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2008/07/13/paging-wagner/#comment-1996 May I suggest that the problem isn't with their camera work, but rather with you? Rapid camera movement can add significantly to the "feel" of a film - it can be used to enhance the emotional subtext, or to add excitement to an action-scene. If you don't like it ... tough. I'm sure there are some old-timers out there wondering why modern movies are so noisy - that doesn't mean we should go back to the era of silent film. May I suggest that the problem isn’t with their camera work, but rather with you? Rapid camera movement can add significantly to the “feel” of a film – it can be used to enhance the emotional subtext, or to add excitement to an action-scene. If you don’t like it … tough. I’m sure there are some old-timers out there wondering why modern movies are so noisy – that doesn’t mean we should go back to the era of silent film.

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