Posted by ptravel on 09/27/05 15:29

Specs wrote:
> "PTravel" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3pqtq5Fbjip2U1@individual.net...
> >
> > <mor847@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:1127521615.274084.250470@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >
> >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > Are these effects produced in the camera, or is it part of the editing
> > > process on the computer?
> >
> > 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.
> >
>
> The trouble is that if things aren't spelt out for some even the most
> obvious visual grammar can pass unhindered over their heads.

What part of, "it's a creative affectation that gets in the way of the
show" went over your head?

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

Indeed, and it's unpleasant, pretentious and interferes with the theme
and content.

Another thing that is blatantly obvious is why some people like to post
to usenet.

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