The Glass Floor: Episode 3, etc.
I'm watching them mop up through the glass floor--and I'm thinking...oh, they are filming that through a glass floor. It makes me realize it's a show. So can't say I'm a huge fan of that technique. But otherwise liking it a lot.
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I disagree--yes, the technique does break the fourth wall. But I think it gives you a fly-on-the-wall sensation. I feel like we're spectators and as such, we get a unique perspective of what's going on.
Perhaps it's jarring at first, but I like the idea of being able to see an impossible situation from an impossible perspective.
I loved when you saw the shot from inside the toilet.
More genius by the creators of this great show - They also had showed Emilio's dead face being slammed against the bottom of the bathtub last week.
Let directors direct and stop being hack critics...
Geb - If you don't want to talk about the show, that's fine... Everyone else, I thought it was an interesting technique -- and I remember it from episode 2. Had it been a brief shot it would have been cool. I think the shot just went on too long for me in Episode 3...I started to think about the glass floor they used and the conversation they must have had in deciding to do that shot and how the fake blood was smearing across the glass in a way it probably wouldn't across the floor. In other words, it totally pulled me out of the show after a a bit.
I can see where you're coming from, Lee. Here are my thoughts. Whenever you watch television, there has to be some sort of suspension of disbelief. When shows shoot for realism, however, that suspension can be lost. Take The Wire, or Breaking Bad. The writing and the story lines aim for believability. So when you see a shot that's from an unbelievable angle, you have to remind yourself you're watching TV and switch back on that suspension, which you haven't really had to use up until that point. Yes, I agree it can be jarring.
I personally don't mind being pulled from the show momentarily. For one thing, this effect pretty much has only happened during the two most disturbing parts, and frankly it's nice to realize they're not REALLY cleaning up semi-decomposed body. It also gives you a moment to appreciate how deliberate everything is in the show. Not a word, not a shot, not a prop is placed without careful deliberation. (To give an example, check out the gore documentary: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1336690183/bclid1341017816/bctid1390821741)
I think at the very least, these shots show how much effort went into the episodes. And for that, I am appreciative.
I kinda like cut to's your speaking of. The toilet and the tub glass scene look great in my opinion! Brilliant 3-dimention stuff here!