When he regrouped, he went to Australia for their Open in December and, with some justification, smashed a spectator's camera up against a tree after he was snapped in mid-shot and trailing badly in the first round.
As he had one camera on a mid-shot and one on a three-quarter length shot, the moment in my Grand National routine where I lay on the floor, giving voice to a horse broken and awaiting death, was going to happen off-camera.
Three were focused on the person being interviewed, one was a medium closeup, one a mid-shot and then a wide shot and the fourth camera was on interviewer Sarah Ferguson … It would generally take a whole day before the studio interviews to set up the four cameras, lighting, sound and three HD monitors so the producers could watch and [get] a back up recording.
It's a solid performance, though Archuleta is definitely helped when the camera comes in on a mid-shot and cuts off his diva hand movements.
Someone is giving the camera a guided tour of their ends, but oops, their mum has interrupted mid-shot and ruined it.
This young filmmaker came in to do this movie, with a shot list that I gave him at the time — you know, mid shot, wide shot, scene of two kids — and he just basically drew it up.
This young filmmaker came in to do this movie, with a shot list that I gave him at the time you know, mid shot, wide shot, scene of two kids and he just basically drew it up.
The idea I try to fight is that classic cinematic formula: the wide shot, mid shot, then the close up.
While William Kelly's War is surprisingly diligent with large set pieces (just when you think the director has restricted scenes to close-ups and mid shots, the camera pulls back), it is best with basic dramatic configurations.
