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Angela's blurry face in close-ups

posted 8 years ago by Bob_Brooker
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Anybody else noticed the blurriness whenever there was close-up on Angela's face? Not sure if it was done for dramatic purpose or due to technical issues.

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[–] badgirldesigns_biz 8 years ago

Well, from what I have read about older films, they would sometimes smear Vaseline on the camera lens to soften the female stars face to give them a dreamy beautiful soft look.

[–] Jennie_Portrait 8 years ago

There a term of art called Gaussian Girl, which refers to the soft focus used whenever photographing women. They used it in Star Trek all the time.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GaussianGirl

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[–] Crystal (534) 5 years ago

Plus it hides their flaws. This is used a LOT in pictures today. Though when that big zit popped up on ETs face, I could not unsee it and the blur could not help it.

[–] castiggy-89163 7 years ago

It was a common technique at the time, but I also wondered if it was done that way to make George's "dream" of Angela seem all the more distant and unattainable.

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[–] Crystal (534) 5 years ago

Definitely

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I did notice that.