• chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    There’s actually quite a lot that’s changed in cinema since then. Since digital cameras and effects are incredibly common these days, we light everything very flatly so that it’s easier to change in post without reshoots. It makes lighting abysmally bad. (See wicked where the actress in vibrant green makeup looks a little grey the entire movie).

    Pacing is also much faster, there’s more emphasis on not confusing audiences rather than letting things have mystery. Dialogue is more quippy rather than grounded.

    Oh! And since there’s no more mid-budget movies, there’s a whole lot less comedies running around. Everything is either high budget, wall-to-wall action or grounded indie films with very little in-between.

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      19 hours ago

      Give us back mid-budget original films or Patrick H Willems will start kidnapping Hollywood execs one by one!

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          It is now! After I watch it. Thanks for the suggestion.

          I was referring to the aforementioned YouTuber who blames the lack of mid-budget movies for cinema being so boring now. And blames several things for the death of mid-budget movies.