tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post3474003140742654386..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Overuse of close-up shots in movies: not a borrowing from TVagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-54707910209158752132018-01-22T22:32:29.865-05:002018-01-22T22:32:29.865-05:00I've been thinking, is it only me that sees th...I've been thinking, is it only me that sees these extreme close up shots in everything that's on TV/movies now? Do all TV shows and movies now use the same damn cinematographer? And if so he needs to go back to the drawing board because I'm getting a headache with all the bullshit back and forth quick scene changes. Thank God I'm not the only one who sees this. I just noticed this trend continues with watching the new X-Files season 10/11 vs the old seasons 1-9. There is a definite over use of close up shots. A shot in the hospital it so close I can see the veins in their eyes. A car chase scene...why are you zooming in on the headlight after coming from a rather dark part of the car racing down the highway. Are you trying to blind the viewer? Seriously cinematographers today need to take a look at old school cinema. You'd swear all these scenes we're shot by the same team across multiple movies/shows. Pow pow pow shots as someone above explained before seem to give the viewer a headache faster than staring into the sun. Millennials...they need to go take lessons from Brian de Palma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-56858993650852092192016-07-12T08:32:14.644-04:002016-07-12T08:32:14.644-04:00I'm seeing this in 2016 but I totally agree. F...I'm seeing this in 2016 but I totally agree. Films nowadays stick to a very fast "shot shot shot" rhythm, not allowing you to appreciate what goes on in the shot and how it relates to the story. Like it was mentioned above, films generally from 1960-1990 had a way of knowing when to use the close up shot,where it felt most appropiate, where it made sense. Now, it just all time. Especially in action movies which I can't stand. I recently watching The Fly the other day and thought how beautiful the cinmeatography was, every shot made sense within the context of the story and I particular loved the simple, yet effective shot rhythm during the scene when they're at the diner Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-72730914730091817552014-06-05T08:41:13.204-04:002014-06-05T08:41:13.204-04:00I agree with your analysis , TV programs have more...I agree with your analysis , TV programs have more quick editing and close ups than 30 years ago.<br /><br />for me Miami Vice was the definitive '80s TV show. This show was ahead of its time, with more cuts and faster editing, and I assume they also had more close ups than the other 80s shows. <br /><br />There was more comedy in Magnum PI, they don't do shows like Magnum any more. The 80s had so many TV PI shows, Remington Steele, Simon and Simon, Mike Hammer..., Moonlighting, The Fall Guy, Riptide, MacGyver, Spenser for Hire...<br /><br />jovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255734827055994617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-74144476991521988722014-06-04T22:10:18.354-04:002014-06-04T22:10:18.354-04:00"I believe it was Bergman who said the essenc..."I believe it was Bergman who said the essence of film is the human face."<br /><br />Yes, but you can use face shots discreetly or bang the audience over the head with them. 1960-1990 era movies were more discrete when using face shots to show the emotions of the characters; movies over the past 20 years do it frequently, and it dminishes the effect.<br /><br />I guess this is another example of recent movies being bombastic and "tryhard".Curtisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-53648830646878648792014-06-04T20:57:17.148-04:002014-06-04T20:57:17.148-04:00The one notable thing about Orphan Black is the le...The one notable thing about Orphan Black is the lead actress playing all those parts and giving a distinct performance (including body language) for each one in addition to one of those characters impersonating another. It's not a show like Breaking Bad where anybody cares who directed a particular episode.<br /><br />Michael Mann was known for his use of the shot/reverse shot in movies even back in the day. That's one of the things discussed in <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/pressplay/zen_pulp_part_4_composition_and_psychology_in_michael_manns_manhunter" rel="nofollow">this</a> video from Matt Zoller Seitz and Aaron Aradillas.<br /><br />I'm also reminded of the "Bergmann shot", of two faces, generally not looking directly at each other. I believe it was Bergman who said the essence of film is the human face.TGGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017651009634767649noreply@blogger.com