In a message dated 2/27/01 6:42:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, una@q-research.connectfree.co.uk writes:
<< 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, whassamatta, you? Where above did I say that the video-film switching was a "bad" thing, that you had to disagree with? For goodness sakes, let's calm down and stop regarding national differences as battlefields. I had absolutely no problem with the switching. As for the deficient production values...big deal. I chose to ignore them in favor of a terrific set of characterizations and stories. Sheesh, it ain't as if there weren't similarly cheesy American SF shows, ever. Does this prove one country or another is inferior? None of it's worth squabbling over. Let's play virtual tourist and enjoy each other's differences instead. Much more fun.
Leah