The more I learn about the process of movie and television production the more I think about what I know and the less I watch what is on the screen. I had learned many years ago that the production time involved in making what is referred to as a one camera shoot is very involved and can be very confusing. I have had the opportunity to visit the set of a one hour drama show and that gave a picture of the slow process involved in just making one small element of a bigger production. Just using one set for several sequences of one production that are in different parts of that production, can be very confusing. It does make sense though to shoot all of them at one time, even if they are out of sequence. That means that consistency must be considered and someone must take extensive notes just to see that the continuity is correct. It may be that the location of the last part of a production is only available when shooting is starting and that it must be done before anything else. So that once you see how it is done you may not be able to concentrate on the stability of the story you keep seeing the complications of the production. I once had the opportunity to watch a TV music special in the control room of a TV station. The director of what was being produced was watching a show that was on the air. He was redirecting the show to match the beat of the music. It was completely different than the original and despite the fact that I originally enjoyed the music I could not watch that show again (it was repeated several times) without seeing all that the original director did, that was not quite correct. It was a live show and it was done without a technical rehearsal. You see not just with your eyes, but your brain. You can see many things that are going on around the picture, when you know more about the production. It is more than actors just saying words.
So maybe it is best to enjoy the magic and let others do all of the work.
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