tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post1236895538723010139..comments2023-07-12T09:16:45.437-04:00Comments on The Cinema: Thoughts on Television and CinemaTed Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-30803821895423768482008-02-13T23:34:00.000-05:002008-02-13T23:34:00.000-05:00There was a piece in FILM COMMENT a few years ago ...There was a piece in FILM COMMENT a few years ago when AMERICAN SPLENDOR was released that made some great points about the convergence of t.v. and film. The writer mentioned a fascinating habit that HBO had (has?) of presenting their own original programming--SOPRANOS and the like-- in widescreen, while showing movies in the old pan-and-scan "formatted to fit your screen" versions.Eddie Hardy https://www.blogger.com/profile/03822880732325834062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-36788617120012160302008-02-12T12:01:00.000-05:002008-02-12T12:01:00.000-05:00Good point, Ed. I have noticed that this is one of...Good point, Ed. I have noticed that this is one of many problems with this piece. Each time I've encountered it again I've been more dissatisfied with it. I've thus far resisted going back and changing it, because I think it's important to keep it in a somewhat pure form, flawed and all.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, to address that particular concern, I would probably refine that idea (in the future) to state that sitcoms, while clearly not inventing or popularizing that compositional technique, clearly affected movies in a way that these trends (already present in cinema) greatly intensified. <BR/><BR/>I think it speaks to the notion of convergence, which I think is what I was really after in this piece, which is especially relevant now after the writers strike. There is a multiplicity of media out there, all of which affect each other in a variety of ways, not the least of which is aesthetic trends. I think that's what I am after with this ideas. A failure in this piece, it's an idea I want to pursue further now.Ted Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-92109194829476730542008-02-12T11:53:00.000-05:002008-02-12T11:53:00.000-05:00This is a fascinating article--one of many I have ...This is a fascinating article--one of many I have come across since discovering your blog recently. I would object, however, to the idea that using the classic shot/reverse-shot formula for dialogue scenes is somehow derivative of sitcoms. The typical sitcom is still shot using the 3-camera-studio-Desi-Arnez method, in which most of the time both of the characters are onscreen at once. The shot/reverse-shot is pure cinematic language dating back to at least Griffith.Eddie Hardy https://www.blogger.com/profile/03822880732325834062noreply@blogger.com