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Clumsy camerawork

posted 9 years ago by grybop
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One of the things that bugged me about this movie was the camerawork. The actors were often not framed right - at least not in a manner that would suit a movie of that era and kind. In at least three occasions for example , we see two thirds of George C. Scott's head in one corner, while the reast of the frame consists of background. Some shots were obviously out of focus - the person speaking was blurred and his background crisp clear. Anyone else annoyed by this? I just think it made the movie looked amateur-ish. If nothing else, it shows incompetence on the director's part.

[–] sheffield 9 years ago

Yes, you're right about that. I saw the film yesterday. First, I thought it might be the sloppy transfer to dvd but I'm not so sure about it anymore. Anyway, I would be very surprised if it's really the camerawork because I always thought that Victor J. Kemper was an excellent cinematographer!
Well, the film was hard to watch. Never knew if I should laugh or be depressed. Finally, I'm not sure what kind of images the film wants to sell us... irresponsible flower people vs responsible middle class people?
But on the whole it was an interesting film from my favourite decade.

[–] SamoanJoes 9 years ago

The only problem I had with it was that it was too dark at times.