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Joined: Tue December 24, 2019 8:48 pm Posts: 935
The Argonaut wrote:
Yeah, that's really what separates great television from schlock. Arms stay folded
Of course a show can be great even with those kinds of mistakes. Character development is much more important. No one will watch a show if they don’t care about the characters. Storyline and plot probably come next.
From a production stand point, avoiding jump cuts is media aesthetics 101. Prior to Breaking Bad, humans seemed incapable of making a television show unless they settled for bad edits.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32293 Location: Buenos Aires
What a bizarre take. I've never seen anyone so preoccupied with jump cuts.
Avoiding jump cuts is not "media aesthetics 101." Jump cuts can be (and often are) an aesthetic choice as much as anything (see: Godard and the Nouvelle Vague)
Breaking Bad is full of inconsistent / haphazard composition and wonky handheld shots which to my eye are much worse problems than the occasional jump cut. Just one aspect in which Better Call Saul, which is full of gorgeous and precise compositions, is superior.
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
Joined: Tue December 24, 2019 8:48 pm Posts: 935
I apologize for creating confusion. It was not my intention to suggest that artistic, preplanned, intentional jump cuts should be considered bad edits.
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