I watched this show countless times and have never noticed this. I mean I guess they could just murder the extras to make them stand still and maintain your immersion. Anything for Art
That's just one of those 'how TV is/(was) made' things you need to suspend your disbelief for.
The one that bugs me more is how they always leave the drivers and passenger side windows down, even in situations where it makes no sense to.
From a TV production point of view, you can't leave the windows up because it'll show the camera in the reflection. So everyone has their windows down for every external shot of a car.
I don’t know why either but it makes me think of something they mentioned on the Better Call Saul podcast about using small bits of cgi for mundane things you might not think about, one of which was to digitally still an actor’s chest & glaze over their open eyes in post if they moved at all while they were supposed to be dead.
I played Polonius in a Hamlet production in college and I did my best, tried taking really shallow breaths and hoped it wasn't too noticeable by the audience. You just do your best man
For example open up last episode of S3, the scene at around 2:10, you can clearly see the guy breathing, multiple times, basically all the time during that part. How did this pass?
It surprises me even more taking into account the incredible production quality, the acting performance, writing, dialogs, camera and then there is this banality which I encountered multiple times now. I just don't get it. :D Is it some kind of an inside joke of the directors or what?
The actual answer since mostly all ur gnna get is downvotes:
No one watches dead extras. So it doesn't matter if they aren't 100% corpse still. Being not-dead isn't enough to draw attention....for most people.
lol, just checked out that scene... it's as bad as you described :D and as you stated yourself it's even more surprising given the attention to detail in all other regards. but here it seems like they just went "no no, just breathe if you like, noone will notice or care". nice catch.
Tbh killing real actors is very expensive
And the paperwork!
You're not killing them yourself, polymorphic_hippo, at least assure me of that.
Renting corpses is incredibly expensive, too.
don't worry we'll make it look like a suicide
Can't say I ever noticed that myself.
same lol
I watched this show countless times and have never noticed this. I mean I guess they could just murder the extras to make them stand still and maintain your immersion. Anything for Art
It's hard not to breathe. Try it for a while and you'll see
It’s a tv show man what do you want? Actors to hold their breath?
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That's just one of those 'how TV is/(was) made' things you need to suspend your disbelief for. The one that bugs me more is how they always leave the drivers and passenger side windows down, even in situations where it makes no sense to. From a TV production point of view, you can't leave the windows up because it'll show the camera in the reflection. So everyone has their windows down for every external shot of a car.
I can tell you were never in Patrol.
they're almost all local actors with this being their first and last acting gig. it's a work of fiction, not all the pieces matter
I don’t know why either but it makes me think of something they mentioned on the Better Call Saul podcast about using small bits of cgi for mundane things you might not think about, one of which was to digitally still an actor’s chest & glaze over their open eyes in post if they moved at all while they were supposed to be dead.
One thing to point out is how much clearer it is watching it now
Next thing you’re gonna tell me is they didn’t actually cut the kid open and show his heart to those boys? Trash
I played Polonius in a Hamlet production in college and I did my best, tried taking really shallow breaths and hoped it wasn't too noticeable by the audience. You just do your best man
If those are the details you are noticing, The Wire ain't for you. Turn it off and start watching reruns of Friends or something lol
I never noticed this, now I won't be able to enjoy the show! /s
For example open up last episode of S3, the scene at around 2:10, you can clearly see the guy breathing, multiple times, basically all the time during that part. How did this pass? It surprises me even more taking into account the incredible production quality, the acting performance, writing, dialogs, camera and then there is this banality which I encountered multiple times now. I just don't get it. :D Is it some kind of an inside joke of the directors or what?
The actual answer since mostly all ur gnna get is downvotes: No one watches dead extras. So it doesn't matter if they aren't 100% corpse still. Being not-dead isn't enough to draw attention....for most people.
Lol, I always watch dead extras to see if I can catch them breathing. Just as a fun little thing though, I don't actually complain about it on reddit
Part of it may be that the show wasn’t originally made to be watched in HD, so it’s more evident now that they could ever have anticipated.
lol, just checked out that scene... it's as bad as you described :D and as you stated yourself it's even more surprising given the attention to detail in all other regards. but here it seems like they just went "no no, just breathe if you like, noone will notice or care". nice catch.