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A Couple of "A-ha!'s" I realized the last couple of days

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A Couple of "A-ha!'s" I realized the last couple of days

Postby brbolin » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:30 am

I know a lot of people have been complaining of the extreme close-ups and very jarring/shaky camera work during the fight scenes of "Transformers".
I, myself, kind of enjoy it, because it feels like you're right there amongst the action. Anyway, one of the "a-ha's" I came across was while watching the Bourne movies.
They, TOO, incorporate a LOT of fast cuts, and really shaky camera work during the fight scenes and I don't remember hearing nearly as much griping about that as I have "Transformers". It may be because I'm not a member of a "Bourne" web page, but still.
My 2nd "a-ha" came last night. I was watching one of my favorite movies for the umpteenth time and saw someone I didn't expect to see. It was "Mystery Men", and one of the gangs was the "Frat Boy" gang. Well, there's one that sort of talks, and I was like, "was that?!?...no...it couldn't have been."
Well, during the credits I paused it and sure-enough...it was Michael Bay!
Also, Dane Cook makes a hilarious cameo in it as "Waffle-Man" during their recruitment scene.
I really enjoy watching these "older" movies to see the people that have just a "cameo" then, but are now fairly big time!
Anyway, just wanted to share a couple of things that I just stumbled across. Enjoy!

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Postby Briggs » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:49 am

Mystery men was amazing!
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Postby Zeds » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:36 am

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I find that the jerky camera movements are becoming the norm in most action films. Way of getting around you focussing on some of the finer details maybe.
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Postby Night Raid » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:43 pm

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The shaky camera thingy is to make it feel like you're actually there.
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Postby Cthulhunicron » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:43 pm

You know, I never noticed this "shaky-camera" phenomenon people keep going on and on about. I just watched the movie, enjoyed it, and then came on the internet and found tons of people whining about "shaky-camera filming techniques" and what not.
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