SNL At Home

I’m no fan of ring lights but I can understand why they’re using them. If the actors have to set up their own gear then this is straightforward. If a crew is entering with minimal gear then a light that’s mounted to camera so it is a single tripod makes sense.

I think everyone is forgiving of the look as long as it is clear and of basic quality, and the same goes for sound.
 
Run&Gun said:
I like to call it overacting ...
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It is overacting. Two of my favorite sitcoms of the late-80's and early-mid 1990's were "Seinfeld" and "Married... with Children". Both experienced a gigantic drop in quality after their top writers had left for the greener pastures (big money was available due to the new networks and cable channels). Actors were left with a far inferior material and the leads - Ed O'Neill and Jason Alexander - began to overact big time. Each was good enough to "act properly" with quality material. Each felt they had to save the show when that material became unavailable.
 
DLD said:
It is overacting. Two of my favorite sitcoms of the late-80's and early-mid 1990's were "Seinfeld" and "Married... with Children". Both experienced a gigantic drop in quality after their top writers had left for the greener pastures (big money was available due to the new networks and cable channels). Actors were left with a far inferior material and the leads - Ed O'Neill and Jason Alexander - began to overact big time. Each was good enough to "act properly" with quality material. Each felt they had to save the show when that material became unavailable.
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Sounds like textbook Flanderization to me.
 
Bassman2003 said:
Yes, I noticed the same thing. Brad Pitt even went for the film look with his camera. Either he has a nice camera and some lights or they sent a crew to his house. There is only so long they can do this. It may be cheaper but advertisers will probably bail on television for good if this becomes a new normal.
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Jarred Land shot it(green screen) with a pre-production Komodo.
 
DLD said:
It is overacting. Two of my favorite sitcoms of the late-80's and early-mid 1990's were "Seinfeld" and "Married... with Children". Both experienced a gigantic drop in quality after their top writers had left for the greener pastures (big money was available due to the new networks and cable channels). Actors were left with a far inferior material and the leads - Ed O'Neill and Jason Alexander - began to overact big time. Each was good enough to "act properly" with quality material. Each felt they had to save the show when that material became unavailable.
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I wasn't into Seinfeld at the time, but I never missed an episode of Married... with Children. I LOVED that show.
 
This is a bit of a side story but --- a lot of sitcoms don't find their footing for a while. "Married..." started off as a pseudo "Roseanne" (she was offered the role of Peggy) but then slid into a very wild, absurdist, comedy. The big moment for them was the "Computer Show" written by Ralph Farquhar that aired near the end of the third season.

Bud - You know what we need in this house?

Al - Poison gas coming through the vents?

Peggy -Don't listen to him, Bud. He's only thinking of himself.

(it's on daily Motion, a pirated version)

Another one of my big faves was "Newsradio". Started off a basic sitcom, similarly switched to a much wilder version at the end of its 2nd year.

PS. SNL was great from Day One, its very first sketch.

 
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I figure I can drop this bit of info in here. Now anyone with a (selected) Canon camera can do SNL from home.


 
Windows only (at least for now), but pretty incredible.

I wouldn't trade any of my 90s and 2000s for anything, but everything is getting so much easier and better for people.
 
LochnessDigital said:
Sounds like textbook Flanderization to me.
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1/ I found that link very interesting. Thank-you.
In real life I think I've also seen 'some' of those progressions, to various extents, in others that I've known over the decades.


2/ And just for jokes, a very lighthearted self-observation of my own character progression over the decades:

* A character does dumb things, but manages to get gradually dumber as time goes by...WHEN HE'S DRINKING.

* A character is foul-mouthed, but only curses when the situation calls for it, like being angry or scared, or just to sound cool, but later, the character can't complete a single phrase without a curse word...WHEN HE'S DRINKING.

Oh well, made me giggle. :)
Carry on.

//...while further exploring the above tropes link...I found this web series and after watching this episode for 5 minutes decided "Yep.
This has some good drinking jokes in it." Canucks I suspect. (production issues aside) :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6mtQeJaTUI&list=PL34C1F26D03F5F9B8&index=3&t=0s
 
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NorBro said:
On a related note, I think the music industry is going to have some nice ideas moving forward.

These home concerts/shows/tributes are pulling in some money.
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I've been a fan of the Darryls House videos for years, he has had some great artists on and he and his band are really talented musicians. The one with Shelby Lynne is the best she has sounded and looked for years.
I read that the series was rebooting but I haven't check on it in a while.
 
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Yeah, there are a lot of those kind of shows/performances for lesser-known, very talented artists - but I meant more for really famous people doing shows online at home or in a private venue. That's what's been going on now and they are raising a lot of money.

Post Malone's Nirvana tribute is up to 4.6 million dollars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7eaGcIyhPU&t=3210s

Obviously touring and concerts are the big business and people want those experiences, but not sure when you'll get that many so close together again.
 
Not sure where to put this. This seems like a good place.

Google is making the online gathering a lot easier. I have G.Mail and the new Meetings service allows up to 100 screen handles to be online at the same time. All one needs is a webcam. And 100 friends.
 
Hoo boy. Jim Carrey as Joe Biden:


I'll say it - I love Jim Carrey. He's got me going even in this little promo.

As far as I'm concerned, he's up there with a Chaplin and Keaton in his knack for physical comedy.
 
Paul F said:
I haven't seen SNL. I did watch two episodes of Jimmy Fallon (unwatchable). I can't figure out what's going on with these home broadcasts. I'm wondering if;
a - they're doing it because they are the dumbest sumbiches in the world
b - they want to protect the crew and show how important they are by doing bad shows without them
c - they're putting on a show for the audience that their home just like us and bad picture and sound are a part of a purposeful production value to show they're no longer in Kansas.

These guys have been mic'd up and lit every night for years and suddenly no one knows how to use a mic, place a camera, or set a light. Suddenly there is no director or other crew to talk to them over the phone about how to set the camera, mic, or lights. It's nonsense.
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Yep.
 
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