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In Reply to: My biggest problem with CGI, besides the visual unbelievability, is... posted by clarkjohnsen on December 14, 2005 at 08:46:22:

>...that the whole process, however well done, means that actors are never in the same room with one another, as it were.
It's been done since the first days of film, when actors didn't like each other or were unavailable for some reason, some basic editing trickery or stand-ins were often substitutes. Any time an actor's back is to the camera and they're facing away, there's no guarantee it's who you think it is.
Any decent actor should be good enough to hold a convincing conversation with a lamp post.

/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/

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Well put. Most actors I know would say the same; Clark should know better. (nt) - Audiophilander 10:29:15 12/14/05 (5)
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- Most actors I know are theatre actors and they spit on you! - clarkjohnsen 11:07:54 12/14/05 (4)
  Another "advantage" perhaps of the isolated sound booth and the headphones.
  No real actor I've ever met thinks post-pro is a good thing.
  clark
  - The actors you'd know probably work for a Barnum & Bailey's side show, but I guess that would qualify as theater. - Audiophilander 22:18:57 12/14/05 (3)
    > > > "Most actors I know are theatre actors and they spit on you!" < < <
    My suggestion: buy them all custidores for Xmas and have them practice hitting their marks with a better brand of smokeless tobacco. ;^)
    AuPh
    - [Auphy misses the joke again.] nt - clarkjohnsen 09:39:10 12/15/05 (2)
      xd
      - That's because some folks know how to tell jokes, ...and other's don't. - Audiophilander 11:47:31 12/15/05 (1)
        
        In Reply to: [Auphy misses the joke again.] nt posted by clarkjohnsen on December 15, 2005 at 09:39:10:
        
        Maybe you should explain it for the majority here who are clearly scratching their heads. :o)
        AuPh
        
        In deference to those who have been to the theatre and know that... - clarkjohnsen 11:57:32 12/15/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: That's because some folks know how to tell jokes, ...and other's don't. posted by Audiophilander on December 15, 2005 at 11:47:31:
        
        ...a lot of spitting goes on in live, ensemble acting -- which you rarely get in the movies -- the mics in the isolation booths see all the spit -- I'll let you in on the joke.
        Oh! Already have.
        clark
"Any decent actor should be good enough to hold a convincing conversation with a lamp post." LOL! - clarkjohnsen 10:28:32 12/14/05 (1)
Operative word: "Should".
Perhaps you are unaware that there is a longstanding movement within moviedom for what's called "production sound". Directors and soundmen who go for that ideal realize that the drama and the comedy are all better when the actors work off each other.
Does the phrase "filmed before a live studio audience" strike a bell? Why do they go to the trouble?
clark
- Prod sound - jbmcb 10:54:37 12/14/05 (0)
  Yep, ideally everyone should be in the same room playing off each other, but a good director can get good performances from talented actors in less than ideal circumstances. Of course, this assumes they wouldn't allow less than talented actors in front of a camera :)
  > Does the phrase "filmed before a live studio audience" strike a bell? Why do they go to the trouble?
  Because the canned laugh tracks were becoming self-parodying, and as stand-up comedians got shows in the 70's they found it was easier to get them to play to a crowd instead of a camera. Sometimes a live audience is actually a bad thing, as the crowd gets restless through multiple takes; it depends on the actors, the material and the crowd.
  
  /*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/

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