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    IDK who was the DOP on the TOS episodes, but they made a ton of use of light and shadow on tight shots. It’s honestly quite heavy handed at times – the best example is probably “The Enemy Within.”

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      Kinda had to, given it was expected to be watched mainly if not exclusively on black and white TV

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      Yes exactly, it is strange how the post description tries to make it out like this artful and unique tactic when it was used constantly.

      SUBLIME!!! Come on

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Kickass post, Flying Squid.

    I love breakdowns like these. A lot more effort goes into all this stuff than people think!

    Props to propmakers, lighting techs, set engineers, set designers, makeup artists, hairdressers, grips, gaffers, and production assistants in general.

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    Cool fact!! Not sure I’d call lighting sUbLiMe though. It’s not exactly an uncommon tool in the toolbox of cinema

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    I’ve never seen this show before and wouldn’t care normally, but that’s really freaking cool(+interesting). upvote.