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You Are What You Watch or: My Filmic and [Televisionic?] Watching Choices Are Subtly Influencing My Shot Structure.
One of my favorite shows on television is Boston Legal. This is partially because I believe the writing to be amongst the best on television today, but also partially because I love the shot structure and complexity of the production.
Watch the video below and note the shot structure, the frequent movement, and generally well-manufactured production of the show.
In addition, I have also been watching the "Ocean's" film series a lot, mostly because I think Steven Soderbergh is a creative genius. The storytelling style of his camerawork, plus the general look and feel of his films, inspire me to do better.
I didn't think it was making too much of a difference until today in Broadcast Copywriting, I had to write a 30-second situational commercial. I thought through my commercial and wrote it out like normal. Just as I was finishing, I noticed that I had a nineteen-second-long walk-and-talk shot which follows the actors out of one room, down a hallway, into another room and across that room to the next piece of action.
Upon this realization, I realized that you are, indeed, what you watch, at least insofar as film style and shot structure are concerned.
Watch the video below and note the shot structure, the frequent movement, and generally well-manufactured production of the show.
In addition, I have also been watching the "Ocean's" film series a lot, mostly because I think Steven Soderbergh is a creative genius. The storytelling style of his camerawork, plus the general look and feel of his films, inspire me to do better.
I didn't think it was making too much of a difference until today in Broadcast Copywriting, I had to write a 30-second situational commercial. I thought through my commercial and wrote it out like normal. Just as I was finishing, I noticed that I had a nineteen-second-long walk-and-talk shot which follows the actors out of one room, down a hallway, into another room and across that room to the next piece of action.
Upon this realization, I realized that you are, indeed, what you watch, at least insofar as film style and shot structure are concerned.
