See, being a leading man isn't all looking handsome and smooching Yvonne Craig.
Balance of terror - shatners lighting
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I would be quite ok with that alone…. ;-)
Going back to the original point, I do find it fascinating that the creative team purposely lit Shatner differently… possibly to “hide his toupee “ as one person claims… but also possibly to highlight the fact that he was the STAR of the show. I’d love to learn more about those creative decisions.
Shatner's not the only one who gets it.
Mystery Science theater 3000 once did some movie that starred the actress who played the heroine in "From Russia With Love" and Sean Connery's brother. There was a scene in a rug store or factory and they were making cracks about that's where Sean gets his rugs.
Robert
Mystery Science theater 3000 once did some movie that starred the actress who played the heroine in "From Russia With Love" and Sean Connery's brother. There was a scene in a rug store or factory and they were making cracks about that's where Sean gets his rugs.
Robert
I always got the impression the lighting was done that way to focus attention on Kirk's eyes...
That’s the actual reason.
Anyone who thinks the lighting on Kirk in the early TOS episodes was unique to Star Trek needs to watch more old movies.
Typically the soft lighting is reserved for the female leads in “old movies” , not for the leading man (look at Casablanca, for instance , which one could argue is the height of the genre at the time. Rick isn’t bathed in soft focus and light , whereas else is) …
…it’s this that I find fascinating. Apparently I’m the only one, however, so I admit my observations could be inaccurate.
The soft lighting in not the “Kirk light” so I’m confused what point you are making.
Agreed, that's not what Kirk got. I'm given to understand that the "soft" look in close-ups of female guest stars was achieved by putting a diffusion filter in front of the lens. They probably also put a diffuser gel in front of the harsh studio lights. And of course a back light to put a glowing halo in her hair. It gave Star Trek beauties a dreamy appearance as seen through Kirk's eyes. Fans often referred to it as "soft focus," but the actual lens focus was sharp.
Gerry Finnerman went on to photograph Moonlighting (1985- ), and he gave Cybill Shepherd the same look, only more so. She was almost hazy at times. And absolutely drop dead gorgeous.
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Oh, yeah. If you watch an indifferently photographed show like Adam 12 or The Brady Bunch, and then put on your Blu-ray of "Mudd's Women" or "The Conscience of the King," it doesn't look like the same technology.
Everybody was using 35mm color film and fine, expensive lenses, but the plain shows are not in the same league as Star Trek. They aren't even playing the same sport.
Sadly they didn't have the budget for batteries...By the third season they had a couple of interns with flashlights, so….
These techniques were also used for Mission Impossible, just to show the emphasis on quality at DesiLu.
He has it set on Shave. You know, a shaver phaser.But McCoy doesn't point a phaser at his own face, and while his finger is on the trigger.
Al Francis had to cope with the shorter third season shooting schedule, but I think he did a good job. I especially like the look of "The Lights of Zetar."
Thence came The Picard.Hair defensiveness? I guess people still cared about baldness in TOS' time.
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