Louis C.K. is a subtle stage presence compared to, say, Sam Kinison, but that doesn't mean that he's not performing, and the non-verbal bits in his act are every bit as important as the written routine.
The rather too subtle stage actions (Ben thoughtfully taking off his "spectacles" as Priscilla Hedges, partly unclad, sings up at him, "When you invent the kite / Will you still recall this moment? / Or will I become part of / A vague montage of New England sluts?") fizzled in the large venues then favored by Meat Loaf.
The symbolic axis of the Mall has always been a source of silent but tangible power, particularly with respect to the history of black Americans, beginning with the slave pens that once dotted the land and culminating, perhaps, in the subtle stage design of the March on Washington.
Programming even simple tasks - like giving someone a ball - involves a multitude of subtle stages, such as exactly when to reach out, when to let go and how hard to hold the item.
Gregory's subtle, suggestive staging adds a witty counterpoint to the torrent of Shawn's articulate but prolix text (which would be even stronger with some muscular editing).
This subtle, carefully staged, highly detailed opening sets the emotional and thematic scene for the rest of the film.
He needed little training to adapt his skills to either medium, instinctively knowing if a gesture or facial expression was too broad for the screen or too subtle for the stage.
The creative studio responsible for the digital projection project Superhero used custom software and a high-end tracking system to project dynamic 3D rendered animations over Von D's neck, torso, and face, adapting to her subtle movements on stage in real time.
The rhabdomeres were shorter in dPob ∆4 photoreceptors than in wild-type photoreceptors, but the difference in their appearance was subtle at this stage.
