Lamp bumping telegraphs that the creators took pride in their work. It makes watching a film more rewarding to know you're enjoying something someone wanted yo

Lamp bumping telegraphs that the creators took pride in their work. It makes watching a film more rewarding to know you're enjoying something someone wanted you to enjoy, not something that was just thrown together to make money. I've been watching Deep Space Nine lately and the amount of lamp-bumping in it (especially given that it was a television serial) makes me appreciate it that much more. (My favorite example thus far is the scene when Garak tortured Odo. When Odo returned to liquid form, even the small parts of him that had flaked off were animated as part of the special effect, even though they were barely visible on camera.)