Yeah, this is one of the reasons I use primes. I think zooms in
general can lead to lazy, bad work. Not that they have to, but they
frequently do.
On Jul 15, 2005, at 10:42 AM, Walt Wayman wrote:
> Totally useless to stand in front of a spot where something
> happened 10 hours ago and blab away like this is real news. If you
> didn't get it when it happened, just let the talking heads read the
> script. Shots of crime scene tape are so boring!
>
> And zooming and panning, too! I recall my first day on the job,
> Corky Hoover, the news director, told me in no uncertain terms to
> never forget that a movie camera is designed to record motion, not
> to create it, and if I panned, I'd better be following something
> moving or have a reason good enough for him not to kick my butt.
> There was no danger any of us would be zooming. Those lenses were
> reserved for special occasions. Other things that could get you in
> trouble besides no establishing shots were jump cuts and no
> cutaways for fixing the jump cuts you shouldn't have shot to begin
> with.
>
> Walt
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