I feel like Trump is the actual best possible example of that, along with the considerable set of shitass right wing commentators who are failed creatives/entertainers of some kind.
LoL, I mean its one of those one way connections. Like all Hollywood actors are weird theater kids but not all weird theater kids are Hollywood actors.
And its not all, but its probably more "most". But for the most part, some random, jock football player isn't turning into the next big time Hollywood actor, its the kid who did an overzealous Oklahoma production.
Actually probably not that kid either, they probably went on to broadway. Hollywood will be the one who did "a good job" as the reocuring background character.
Twilight was the most "theater kids being theater kids" movie ever. The entire movie was people over acting as if that's what makes you a vampire. I kept waiting for Jon Lovitz to walk by yelling "ACTING!!!"
There's a parody called taintlight and they parody the overacting by overacting EVEN HARDER and it's the funniest fucking thing. The production value is exactly in the realm of "high school project" but that somehow makes it better.
I did know that the first 3 at least, a kind of green filter/color grading was intentionally used on/for scenes that take place in the matrix, whereas a kind of blue filter/color grading was used for scenes in 'the real'.
But... yeah I'm going off of the old, like, original DVD releases... and apparently that is actually slightly wrong from the actual movies, and then apparently they regraded the movies again for bluray, and apparently they fucked it up even worse.
Awesome.
EDIT
Ok, I've watched the whole video now...
Its worse. Its so much worse.
I think I'm going to take the blue pill and believe whatever I want to believe, regarding the greeness. Ugh.
The funny thing is that they obviously didn't have blue tint on the day, so this picture is probably exactly what it looked like while they were doing it.
No music, no sound effects, no graphics. Behind the scenes footage is so awkward it's amazing any movie gets made, and I love it.
I have a problem when watching a show or movie, and I'm a little bit stoned, that I start thinking about how it was filmed, the camera angles, and the actors in the scene. It really takes me out of the moment
I watch a lot of Corridor Crew videos with my kids and now they just call out bad CGI all the time and they complain everytime they see AI slop out in the city. I'm glad they have critical eyes now, but I feel like I ruined the joy of simply enjoying movies for them.
I'm like that when I'm not stoned, which is probably why as a 50 year old man I mostly watch romcoms and animation. With romcoms the set and lighting is straight forward so it doesn't distract me, unless they are outside in the "tropics" then all the wrong plants and animals bother me.
There's a scene towards the end of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring at the River Anduin where they're fighting off the orc/ Urakhai raiding party. As the camera jumps from one bit of action to the next, there's a short (maybe 2 second) shot where an orc gets his face bashed into a rock.
I just imagine the orc actor, halfway hunched over the rock, with another actor holding the back of his head, waiting for Peter Jackson to yell "action!" Just to smack his head against a rock. And for them to look over the footage, and say "no, I don't really like the angle we got here. And your facial expression isn't really what I'm going for. Alright everyone, let's run "face into rock" one more time and take lunch"
Yeah the one side was playing baseball and the other side decided to break dance in center field. Turned into a massive musical dance off number. Juila Stiles was the judge.
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iatenine@piefed.social · 84 pts · 81d
I mean... That's kinda what movies are...
RamenJunkie@midwest.social · 49 pts · 81d
I saw a comment once that hollywood actors are all just the same "weird theater kids" from High School.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works · 53 pts · 81d
Add in rich parents and basically.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 80d
... and 'politics is Hollywood for ugly people'.
I feel like Trump is the actual best possible example of that, along with the considerable set of shitass right wing commentators who are failed creatives/entertainers of some kind.
Shindo66@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 81d
"I'm going to make it in hollywood, i was so good in my high-school production of "Oklahoma" there's no way I'm not going to make it."
RamenJunkie@midwest.social · 5 pts · 80d
LoL, I mean its one of those one way connections. Like all Hollywood actors are weird theater kids but not all weird theater kids are Hollywood actors.
And its not all, but its probably more "most". But for the most part, some random, jock football player isn't turning into the next big time Hollywood actor, its the kid who did an overzealous Oklahoma production.
Actually probably not that kid either, they probably went on to broadway. Hollywood will be the one who did "a good job" as the reocuring background character.
ech@lemmy.ca · 24 pts · 81d
Yeah, all movies look weird and awkward behind the scenes. People don't realize how important framing is and how much is tweaked in post production.
usernamefactory@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 81d
Imagine hiring theatre kids to act. Obviously they should be recruiting from business majors and STEM departments.
ferrule@sh.itjust.works · 45 pts · 81d
Twilight was the most "theater kids being theater kids" movie ever. The entire movie was people over acting as if that's what makes you a vampire. I kept waiting for Jon Lovitz to walk by yelling "ACTING!!!"
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 81d
There's a parody called taintlight and they parody the overacting by overacting EVEN HARDER and it's the funniest fucking thing. The production value is exactly in the realm of "high school project" but that somehow makes it better.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 28 pts · 81d
Here, The Matrix now takes place in either Mexico or a late 2000's / early 2010's shooter game:
... or the original release version of Deus Ex Human Revolution.
Venator@lemmy.nz · 5 pts · 80d
relevant noodle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPU-kXEhSgk
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 79d
Interesting!
I did know that the first 3 at least, a kind of green filter/color grading was intentionally used on/for scenes that take place in the matrix, whereas a kind of blue filter/color grading was used for scenes in 'the real'.
But... yeah I'm going off of the old, like, original DVD releases... and apparently that is actually slightly wrong from the actual movies, and then apparently they regraded the movies again for bluray, and apparently they fucked it up even worse.
Awesome.
EDIT
Ok, I've watched the whole video now...
Its worse. Its so much worse.
I think I'm going to take the blue pill and believe whatever I want to believe, regarding the greeness. Ugh.
beccaboben@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 81d
Twilight making me uncomfortable with or without tint!
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 25 pts · 81d
Anyone have the original for comparison?
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 61 pts · 81d
Closest I could find:
starman2112@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 81d
Tbh it looks the same to me lmao
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 79d
Probably because it was a shit movie in the first place.
I know what'll settle this conflict involving ancient vampires and rando teens, let's all baseball each other!
still made more sense than quidditch though
Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 81d
You know there was someone in the room saying..."ok that's fine, but what if we made it even bluer greener?" And so we ended up with that.
ech@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 81d
Robby looks like he's holding in a massive shit, or just failed to.
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 79d
That's an actual screenshot of the movie? It looks like a shitty phone filter...
psycotica0@lemmy.ca · 24 pts · 81d
The funny thing is that they obviously didn't have blue tint on the day, so this picture is probably exactly what it looked like while they were doing it.
No music, no sound effects, no graphics. Behind the scenes footage is so awkward it's amazing any movie gets made, and I love it.
tpyo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 80d
I have a problem when watching a show or movie, and I'm a little bit stoned, that I start thinking about how it was filmed, the camera angles, and the actors in the scene. It really takes me out of the moment
moendopi@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 80d
This is basically what I do all the time.
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 79d
I watch a lot of Corridor Crew videos with my kids and now they just call out bad CGI all the time and they complain everytime they see AI slop out in the city. I'm glad they have critical eyes now, but I feel like I ruined the joy of simply enjoying movies for them.
1D10@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 79d
Pretty sure the movie studios did that.
1D10@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 79d
I'm like that when I'm not stoned, which is probably why as a 50 year old man I mostly watch romcoms and animation. With romcoms the set and lighting is straight forward so it doesn't distract me, unless they are outside in the "tropics" then all the wrong plants and animals bother me.
papalonian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 79d
There's a scene towards the end of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring at the River Anduin where they're fighting off the orc/ Urakhai raiding party. As the camera jumps from one bit of action to the next, there's a short (maybe 2 second) shot where an orc gets his face bashed into a rock.
I just imagine the orc actor, halfway hunched over the rock, with another actor holding the back of his head, waiting for Peter Jackson to yell "action!" Just to smack his head against a rock. And for them to look over the footage, and say "no, I don't really like the angle we got here. And your facial expression isn't really what I'm going for. Alright everyone, let's run "face into rock" one more time and take lunch"
MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 81d
I've never seen this, but was one side playing baseball or some complex "umpire" joke.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 81d
Yeah, they were playing vampire baseball in a thunderstorm.
MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 81d
I've learned more and am more confused. But please don't explain further.
prettybunnys@piefed.social · 6 pts · 81d
The movie is worth watching just so you can laugh at how bad it is.
Robert Pattinson actually turned out to be a fantastic actor.
I struggle with his Batman portrayal cuz he isn’t Michael Keaton, but he was AMAZING in the king
terranoid@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 81d
nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 81d
he was great in Good Time, I prefer it to uncut gems by a pretty wide margin
JakoJakoJako13@piefed.social · 5 pts · 81d
Yeah the one side was playing baseball and the other side decided to break dance in center field. Turned into a massive musical dance off number. Juila Stiles was the judge.
sundray@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 81d
Step Up to the Forks
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 81d
I mean, yes, it's even more ridiculous. But that entire baseball scene was cringe as hell even in the theatre.
Etterra@discuss.online · 3 pts · 81d
I mean, yeah. The director told them to suck.
ButteredBread@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 81d
troglodytis@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 81d
Super massive black hole
William492@sh.itjust.works · -8 pts · 80d
Ashiette@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 80d
Can you tell me again what's your drug of choice ?