Posted by Specs on 09/26/05 22:19

"PTravel" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> <mor847@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > By the same token, the program Globe Trekker shoots most of the program
> > on video, but insists on including footage in each program that looks
> > like 8mm movie film shot by a rank amateur.
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> > Are these effects produced in the camera, or is it part of the editing
> > process on the computer?
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> Globetrekker actually does shoot with an 8mm camera (it looks like an old
> consumer Super8). As to why, your guess is as good as mine. I think it's
a
> creative affectation that gets in the way of the show.
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The trouble is that if things aren't spelt out for some even the most
obvious visual grammar can pass unhindered over their heads.

It is blatantly obvious why the programme makers of Globetrekker use the
super8 footage.

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