Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by jamesgarvin (A) on January 21, 2008 at 07:38:32

In Reply to: RE: Reasoning isn't your strong point, is it? posted by tinear on January 19, 2008 at 04:47:08

"If the makeup made Drew look a certain way and the camera showed that specific look, then it was accurate."

No foolin'. Reading comprehension is not your strong suit. Or maybe it is the ability to read. Or maybe it you simply like to be contrary. Once again, here is what I wrote:

"The film cameras are accurate too - they show what Drew looks like after the make-up department has had their way with her, and after the lighting technicians and directors of photography on the set have manipulated the light and images.


They are both accurate. The question, which you invariably fail to understand, is whether the camera accurately depicts the real Drew when it shows her after she has applied her make-up. The answer is an obvious no. It accurately shows the made-up Drew. Which means that she, or her make-up artist, has fooled the camera in hiding the real Drew. That is called reasoning. As proof that you have no such skills, let us consider what you wrote below:

"It's tough to fool the camera."

It ain't tough to fool the camera. It's damned easy. What the still camera showed is Drew as she really is. What the film cameras show is the fabricated and processed Drew. Now, please, please, please, tell me that you understand this, and that your earlier statement was a fool's error.