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The camerawork isn't sloppy, it's intentional. It may feel very dated, but at the time it was something new and interesting.
by tclancy 9y ago
The camerawork isn't sloppy, it's intentional. It may feel very dated, but at the time it was something new and interesting.
- bmelton 9y agoI know that hand-held was an intentional choice, as was 16mm, but even for what it is, it still seems sloppy in spots. There are a number of sloppy pans back and forth during conversations, and because they eschewed camera trucks / sleds / dollies / etc., there are walking backwards shots in which you can tell the cameraman is walking backwards by the camera bob. That said, I'm not privy to the production details, so if even those things were intentional, then so be it, but it definitely feels dated and off, relative to The Wire.
- DanBC 9y agoA lot of shows were doing jerkycam in the 1990s - NYPD Blue probably being the most hyped at the time.