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At least Paul Greengrass stopped the shaky cam.

posted 3 years ago by samoanjoes (51037)
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This didn't feel like one of his movies.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

My film production professor felt strongly that shaky cam is lazy filmmaking. That struck a chord with me, and with movies using so much shaky cam since then, it's been like the visual equivalent of nails on a chalkboard.

[–] TheArgentinian (6457) 3 years ago

What's your professor's credentials?

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Many years in television production including senior roles, and he finally went for the PhD and became a professor. Yes film and television are different beasts, but aesthetic concepts still apply either way.

[–] liscarkat (16565) 3 years ago

"What's you professor's credentials?"

As if someone has to have "credentials" to recognize that shaky cam is an irritating technique to create a fake sense of excitement. Credentialism is the dolt's crutch.

[–] samoanjoes (51037) 3 years ago

I get it. It's "fake" action. The action isn't happening on screen, just in the camera. I do like his Bourne movies though.

[–] ak47wong (475) 3 years ago

Thank goodness. The first thing I did when I heard this was a Paul Greengrass movie was read up whether it was a shaky-cam movie. Didn’t feel sitting through another headache-inducing Bourne Supremacy-style queasy-cam fest.

[–] Thaisticks (2572) 3 years ago

But it's a Tom Hanks movie, so I assume it's wholesome and uplifting? (That's irony, folks.)