Topic: INSTANT REPLAY (Read 7947 times)

KevinH · « **Reply #30 on:** January 20, 2023, 05:43:41 AM »

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ChasSmith · « **Reply #31 on:** January 20, 2023, 05:51:08 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on January 20, 2023, 03:22:51 AM

I read an interesting online exchange in a BookFace forum dedicated to the "Live in HD" transmissions from the Metropolitan Opera. Basically, they were complaining about the camera direction and how the intense focus on close-ups was to the detriment of establishing the geography of the stage and the overall stage picture. BK knows about this and has written about it, particularly in reference to the ballet, where it is even more crucial. Aside from missing the acting going on from the stage characters who are not singing at the moment, and the relationships, stage makeup is meant to be seen from the audience, and not in extreme HD closeup. In any case, an interesting discussion.

This has been my complaint from the beginning, going back at least as far as the Berlioz La damnation de Faust in 2008. It's a favorite piece, and that production was such a unique thing to behold ..... which we were only permitted to behold for a precious few moments whenever they would deign to allow us a FAST glimpse of what the house audience could feast upon, and make sense of, throughout. I've now watched it a couple of additional times since, and it still feels like I've seen but a trailer's worth of the actual spectacle. They could just as well identify some of these as concert performances in costume.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 20, 2023, 06:00:04 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on January 20, 2023, 05:51:08 AM

Quote from: singdaw on January 20, 2023, 03:22:51 AM
I read an interesting online exchange in a BookFace forum dedicated to the "Live in HD" transmissions from the Metropolitan Opera. Basically, they were complaining about the camera direction and how the intense focus on close-ups was to the detriment of establishing the geography of the stage and the overall stage picture. BK knows about this and has written about it, particularly in reference to the ballet, where it is even more crucial. Aside from missing the acting going on from the stage characters who are not singing at the moment, and the relationships, stage makeup is meant to be seen from the audience, and not in extreme HD closeup. In any case, an interesting discussion.

This has been my complaint from the beginning, going back at least as far as the Berlioz La damnation de Faust in 2008. It's a favorite piece, and that production was such a unique thing to behold ..... which we were only permitted to behold for a precious few moments whenever they would deign to allow us a FAST glimpse of what the house audience could feast upon, and make sense of, throughout. I've now watched it a couple of additional times since, and it still feels like I've seen but a trailer's worth of the actual spectacle. They could just as well identify some of these as concert performances in costume.

In the 1990s, PBS broadcast the New York City Opera's production of Britten's wonderful Paul Bunyan, a puzzling and curious enough piece, as well as unfamiliar, that deserved a pretty much straight viewing. Instead, the PBS "director" chose to screw it up by making it a broadcast about stagecraft. Scenes were swhot from the theatre's flies, we watched flats being moved about, and the actual opera was lost in the shuffle. It was disgusting.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 20, 2023, 06:36:12 AM »

Another Access-a-Ride tomorrow to my pharmacy, then to barber.

singdaw · « **Reply #34 on:** January 20, 2023, 07:48:38 AM »

I ran out of crystals, so I just used hot dogs.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 20, 2023, 07:55:31 AM »

I hope they were free range hot dogs DR singdaw. That's all I ever use for eating or decorating.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #36 on:** January 20, 2023, 07:55:44 AM »

Continued writing vibes for MR BK.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #37 on:** January 20, 2023, 07:55:55 AM »

Glad to hear that RICHARD is home!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 20, 2023, 07:56:24 AM »

So I wonder what DR IRIS said to David Crosby that sent him through the veil?

Jrand74 · « **Reply #39 on:** January 20, 2023, 07:59:03 AM »

Well......this morning on LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, a letter arrived at the Cleaver house that encouraged Ward & June to buy one of their children an ACCORDION.

Ward threw it away. Beaver found it and Eddie Haskell encouraged him to send it in. There followed many weeks of Beaver intercepting the mail that kept demanding $280 for the instrument.....which of course made so much noise, he couldn't play it in the house.

A couple of months went by. A man came to the door and demanded that Ward pay him for the accordion. Ward told the man that if there was an accordion in the house that he would EAT it.

And the accordion came down the stairs like a Slinky.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 20, 2023, 08:00:45 AM »

All of this is just to say that I think for his audition for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.....that DR GEORGE should sing "Where Is The Life That Late I Lead?" and accompany himself on the accordion.

I'm sure he would never be forgotten.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #41 on:** January 20, 2023, 08:01:28 AM »

Sometimes I sing New York, New York or Cabaret. And when someone asks me who do I think I am....

I just reply Elijah Minnelli.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 20, 2023, 08:02:08 AM »

I'm here all week folks, don't forget to tip your server.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #43 on:** January 20, 2023, 08:03:55 AM »

I went to the grocery, Dollar (25) Tree, and Goodwill this morning.

Two ladies in front of me at the Goodwill only had $100 bills....so that was a CODE 7!

And at WalMart I had a wobbly wheel on my cart so it was a struggle getting around the store with all my goods.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #44 on:** January 20, 2023, 08:05:59 AM »

Congrats to DR VIXMOM.....I am encouraged to try the WORDLE today.

singdaw · « **Reply #45 on:** January 20, 2023, 08:06:17 AM »

Quote from: Jrand72 on January 20, 2023, 08:00:45 AM

I'm sure he would never be forgotten.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #46 on:** January 20, 2023, 08:12:55 AM »

WORDLE in 4.

Jane · « **Reply #47 on:** January 20, 2023, 09:09:15 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on January 20, 2023, 02:16:41 AM

Well that killed 50 seconds.

Congrats!

Jane · « **Reply #48 on:** January 20, 2023, 09:11:59 AM »

From DR Iris:

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Here’s something odd.

I was sharing a conversation with David Crosby on Twitter yesterday.

That is very surprising and interesting.

Jane · « **Reply #49 on:** January 20, 2023, 09:13:45 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on January 20, 2023, 05:13:57 AM

I would also say greetings from the car place, but I've already dropped the car off for its brake job* and Nathan brought me back home. We'll pick it up this evening.

*It needs other stuff, too, which will wait a bit.

Properly working breaks are very important.

Jane · « **Reply #50 on:** January 20, 2023, 09:14:24 AM »

Quote from: Ginny on January 20, 2023, 05:30:50 AM

Friday morning greetings! Slow start today and I suspect we’ll keep a pretty low profile all weekend.

Yes, have a relaxing weekend.

Jane · « **Reply #51 on:** January 20, 2023, 09:15:39 AM »

Quote from: Jrand72 on January 20, 2023, 08:03:55 AM

I went to the grocery, Dollar (25) Tree, and Goodwill this morning.

Two ladies in front of me at the Goodwill only had $100 bills....so that was a CODE 7!

And at WalMart I had a wobbly wheel on my cart so it was a struggle getting around the store with all my goods.

Code 7

Jrand74 · « **Reply #52 on:** January 20, 2023, 09:48:32 AM »

AND there still wasn't any Dolly Parton cake/bake items - although I did see some Jonas Brothers Popcorn.

I didn't buy any.

George · « **Reply #53 on:** January 20, 2023, 10:11:42 AM »

Quote from: Jrand72 on January 20, 2023, 08:00:45 AM

All of this is just to say that I think for his audition for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.....that DR GEORGE should sing "Where Is The Life That Late I Lead?" and accompany himself on the accordion.

I'm sure he would never be forgotten.

But I actually want to be in the show...not just "never be forgotten."

George · « **Reply #54 on:** January 20, 2023, 10:11:59 AM »

Quote from: Jrand72 on January 20, 2023, 08:01:28 AM

Sometimes I sing New York, New York or Cabaret. And when someone asks me who do I think I am....

I just reply Elijah Minnelli.

bk · « **Reply #55 on:** January 20, 2023, 10:41:39 AM »

I'm up, I'm up - six hours of sleep.

bk · « **Reply #56 on:** January 20, 2023, 10:42:19 AM »

It'll probably take another twenty minutes for my eyeballs to focus and to be coherent enough to futz and finesse.

singdaw · « **Reply #57 on:** January 20, 2023, 11:26:14 AM »

Futz and Finesse were a great songwriting team!

singdaw · « **Reply #58 on:** January 20, 2023, 11:26:33 AM »

A slow day so far at HHW.

singdaw · « **Reply #59 on:** January 20, 2023, 11:26:42 AM »

But we're on our way.

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