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Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Jeff Danziger, Los Angeles Times Syndicate
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on April 18, 2009, 09:44:44 pm ---What makes me wonder is how the camera happens to capture audience members' eyes rolling at just the right moment. Do they have a million cameras, or was that just extreme serendipity, or what?
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Actually I think they do, Katherine. Not a million of them though. I think they have several cameras pointed in different directions and they then piece everything together in the editing department. I'd hate to think of this as some sort of set-up. I really hope it isn't true. My heart tells me it isn't true. Either way, I'm very happy for Ms. Boyle and I'll be anxiously awaiting the release of her first album. :)
milomorris:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on April 18, 2009, 10:28:10 pm ---Actually I think they do, Katherine. Not a million of them though. I think they have several cameras pointed in different directions and they then piece everything together in the editing department. I'd hate to think of this as some sort of set-up. I really hope it isn't true. My heart tells me it isn't true. Either way, I'm very happy for Ms. Boyle and I'll be anxiously awaiting the release of her first album. :)
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You're right. There are several cameras all over the hall while the show is being shot. At any given point in time, the show's director is in a booth monitoring what's going on with each camera, and telling the camera operators where to point the lens, and how to frame the shots. Its actually pretty formulaic. The director and camera crew can expect to get shots of the audience as each contestant takes the stage.
milomorris:
In case anyone is interested, there has been plenty of chatter about Susan Boyle over on the opera boards. My fellow opera singers agree that this "Boyle Bubble" is all about age and looks. They're saying that the voice is just unexpected coming from someone who looks like Boyle. Hence the novelty.
As far as the voice itself, Boyle doesn't suck. She actually has a good strong instrument, with a consistent vibrato. Her low notes are pretty weak. We agree that with some training, she could turn into a viable musical theatre singer. Can she act or dance? Who knows?? What we don't hear is a voice that is yet ready for a recording contract.
Same goes for Paul Potts.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: milomorris on April 18, 2009, 11:08:11 pm ---You're right. There are several cameras all over the hall while the show is being shot. At any given point in time, the show's director is in a booth monitoring what's going on with each camera, and telling the camera operators where to point the lens, and how to frame the shots. Its actually pretty formulaic. The director and camera crew can expect to get shots of the audience as each contestant takes the stage.
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Sure, I think we understand that. What I thought was interesting was the shot they got of that girl, rolling her eyes at just the right point. Even with several cameras, they're lucky to get one of however many hundreds in the audience in such a telling moment.
--- Quote from: milomorris on April 18, 2009, 11:27:04 pm ---In case anyone is interested, there has been plenty of chatter about Susan Boyle over on the opera boards. My fellow opera singers agree that this "Boyle Bubble" is all about age and looks. They're saying that the voice is just unexpected coming from someone who looks like Boyle. Hence the novelty.
As far as the voice itself, Boyle doesn't suck. She actually has a good strong instrument, with a consistent vibrato. Her low notes are pretty weak. We agree that with some training, she could turn into a viable musical theatre singer. Can she act or dance? Who knows?? What we don't hear is a voice that is yet ready for a recording contract.
Same goes for Paul Potts.
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Thanks for the professional appraisal, Milo. I agree that it's more about the surprise factor than anything else.
I also think that the essay I posted earlier made a good point. It's not just that Boyle is older or that she's not conventionally attractive. It's that she seems oblivious to trends and expectations in fashion and grooming, as if she hadn't been paying much attention. Yet her voice seems to indicate she's at least been paying attention in at least that one area.
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