'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
You know, television and movie props are strangely disappointing up close, for the most part; a face-to-face viewer isn't the intended audience, nor is two feet the intended viewing distance.
I don't know... I loved seeing the contraption used to simulate a stadium crowd that was made of painted Q-tips in a rack and some fans. And Han Solo's belt with the pieces of XLR connectors and plastic bits. I find it all very creative.
When Cinemascope and Panavision and what-not came out, costume design had to be rethought, because suddenly machine stitching would be visible. In the pre-19th-century costumes, that's a problem.
I was just thinking about you, Aurelia! We did the Underground Seattle tour, and at one point we were sitting on a band stage in a bar. Some of the lighting instruments were in two parts, a light and a mirror; the light pointed up and and the mirror focused on the stage. How common is that? Everything's gotten so sophisticated when I was a kid in Junior Players. (Well, everything except me.)
Some of the lighting instruments were in two parts, a light and a mirror; the light pointed up and and the mirror focused on the stage. How common is that?
There are moving mirror or fixed mirror accessories that can be attached to conventional fixtures to make the lights more versatile or to shoot around obstacles. There are also "intelligent" lights that use a moving mirror instead of a moving head. I'm guessing it was the latter which would mean it would also be able to change colors and patterns and do all kinds of rock & roll "flash and trash."
I showed Dave the first two episodes of Wonderfalls the other night. He loved them, and I loved them even more on re-watch. It makes me sad all over again, that this little dvd set is all there will ever be of them.
I was in Best Buy last night and saw the Point Pleasant DVDs and it made me grumble anew about there being no DVDs of The Inside.
Grrrrrr. I mean, even Marti Noxon said that Wonderfalls was better.
Happy New Year, Minearverse!
Grrrrrr. I mean, even Marti Noxon said that Wonderfalls was better.
Then again, there are precious few shows in television history that Wonderfalls wasn't better than.
Well, personally I think Firefly. But I get your point.