tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post801455856489315731..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Television is all about faffing aroundDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-44753501393332180102010-11-30T19:01:56.858+00:002010-11-30T19:01:56.858+00:00Oh God. Those quick pulls out of focus andbacktofo...Oh God. Those quick pulls out of focus andbacktofocus. Those jiggly camera moves; as if it's being done on the hoof by some undiscovered genius with a Sony from Sainsburys. All that grainy face-not-quite-in-frame stuff. Those angles. That glitchy soundtrack. Where did these people study how to make films? We should burn the place to the ground.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015741906151106371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-20451864462282737832010-11-25T20:40:09.631+00:002010-11-25T20:40:09.631+00:00I once provided some technical expertise for a TV ...I once provided some technical expertise for a TV drama, and spent seven hours in a specially rented house in North London as one scene was filmed in its entirety.<br /><br />The scene, when broadcast, lasted for 47 seconds.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456674475460861504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-59634298600608464562010-11-25T16:16:15.201+00:002010-11-25T16:16:15.201+00:00This all sounds about right for an interview espec...This all sounds about right for an interview especially one early on in production, though it would be more usual for a pa or other (un)lucky person to sit in while most of the set up is done , then tweak it for the actual subject.<br /><br />another thing to rember is the "Production Triangle"<br /><br />Good, Fast, Cheap - pick any 2.herakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164252794862673950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-50634065577247382142010-11-24T13:50:03.212+00:002010-11-24T13:50:03.212+00:00Ha ha, very funny account of an all too familiar s...Ha ha, very funny account of an all too familiar setup. Quite agree - the tedium can be mind numbing. However, luckily, there are people who understand the virtues of working quickly, not keeping your interviewee waiting endlessly and focussing on the conversation, not the frigging fingerprint on the window behind you. I once worked with people who took a couple of hours to set up, then decided the room was wrong, so took another two hours to set up in the next room. Ridiculous.<br />I might cut and paste this, as a guide what not to do, for self-important directors and crews (which is most of them). How common to neglect the person who is providing their time and goodwill for you. A refreshing view from the other side of the lens.Ian Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284916292058737320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-62716438160756435132010-11-24T10:44:46.962+00:002010-11-24T10:44:46.962+00:00Like anything in this world, there's more than...Like anything in this world, there's more than one way of doing things.<br /><br />If you want a different perspective I'd recommend reading Digital Film-Making by Mike Figgis, he directed the movie Leaving Las Vegas, and his book is a short, illuminating read.<br /><br />He's got more of a f/8 and be there attitude, one example is an interview he did with Van Morrison, where in the pre-chat he realises than Van is opening up and he'll probably never be this candid if he has to wait around for a crew to set up, so he films there and then with crap lighting and all.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891781037248090988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-10491908741044980902010-11-24T00:07:34.232+00:002010-11-24T00:07:34.232+00:00As someone who does TV as a director it's not ...As someone who does TV as a director it's not about patience. The whole creative process is a huge amount of fun. But unfortunately, as the subject you are waiting for me. Sorry about that. <br /><br />And things do just happen, but within the confines of the shot you have created. Shooting a documentary whole events take place in front of you, people remember terribly sad things, struggle to get it out, and so on. The secret is having a sense of what is about to happen, what moments have potential, and having the whole thing in your head so that when something surprising happens it can be incorporated into your greater argument. And of course waggling the lens around helps.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-90896744672545642712010-11-24T00:03:39.343+00:002010-11-24T00:03:39.343+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.com