Re: GL: TV Guide Has It Right!

Looking at it today:

- externals were truly lovely
- Harley's house looked very real to me (right down to drywall :-]),
and I noticed definite improvement from 2/29 and shortly thereafter
- I watched on my computer, and it looks much better on
there...further evidence that small screen size helps with the
resolution issues...and my CBS affiliate is crap EXCEPT for HD
broadcasts
- biggest problem for me is those bloody closeups...like there was
this Harley-Cyrus scene where it felt like weaving and
bobbing...there's the top of his head...now it's gone...now it's
back. I find that unsetting; I don't enjoy the bumping
- indoor lighting, in general, is realistic (flat, even), but not lush
and beautiful like on many soaps (IMO)...but I could get used to this
lighting...even the in-studio stuff looks on location, which is not
necessarily a bad thing
- There was a Dinah Bill scene in the bright sunlight where the over-
brightness on Dinah just looked awful..blinding
- I see lines and less-than-perfectly-tight skin of Beth Ehlers and
Gina Tognoni. Now that's not a problem...they are beautiful women,
and their faces reflect their ages. BUT, this is in such marked
counterpoint to every other daytime show it catches attention. To the
extent that people watch soaps for prurient reasons...eye candy...I do
fear this technique highlights aging cast members. In the long run, I
fear it will exacerbate ageism
- Ron Raines...there is his hairline...nope, now we're topping out
just above the brow...nope, now we see his hair....constant
motion....I find it very offputting. Couldn't they use cheap tripods
to smooth this out a bit?
- Lizzie's in a bedroom, and it's all evenly lit...natural, but it
feels flat to me. For soaps, Marcy Rylan's visage seems a bit dark
- I love Harley's two-levelled set. It looks like a real house.
- The lightly craggy Cyrus is handsome, and photographs very well in
this technique
- Why do they do stuff like show Ricky Paull Goldin in a doorway from
three angles, and while he talks on the phone switch between angles
every 2-3 seconds. It doesn't add visual interest. Some of the shots
only show half his body. Why? If they would refrain from these
jittery gimmicks, I think a slower more static rendering of scenes
would actually be more pleasing.

In general, I think this is improved over 2/29, and I do think it is
stylistically different enough that it is visually interesting. For
me, not being invested in the story, I think if they could just slow
down the scene transitions, stabilize the camera more...we'd be in
good shape. I also note that this is looking much better on my
computer, and that may be a way to deal with the low-resolution
problems I have on my TV. I can't judge the audio.
.

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