Good point. I think we also need to be careful about our opinions, too, although we should not be coy about expressing them where appropriate.
Some actors and writers seem to be afraid of being typecast. But typecasting is a form of flattery. Running from it might slow their careers.
I wish some directors and colourists would learn that!
So in 2016, what is the average screen size, excluding the extremes?
The same with clever sounding dialogue. See 24, for instance. Mind you, there's not much a DP can do about that.
I recall a shot in an episode of True Blood where there was a back-and-forth focus pull. It was very self-conscious and distracting.
I’ve read a lot of discussion about lenses on this site and this is such good advice. There are some lenses which are very cheap but very good.
Not enough DOF for my taste, but of course YMMV. Some directors want deep focus (recent example: The Revenant).
From what I hear, doing something in the camera is preferred for practicality, and to save a lot of pointless busy-work in post.
I’m sure that some would accuse me of being lazy, but I agree with this. ;-)
When I saw the effects of negative fill, I was changed. It’s one of the most important ‘lights’ there is.
I remember looking closely at a pair of successive shots in an episode of Mad Men. You could tell that the close-up had negative fill, compared to the wide shot.
So this makes honeycombs redundant, right?
I wish every retail manager in the world understood this!
From what I gather, the people who are afraid to try new things are producers and studio executives.
