Charlie Gibson and ABC News Camera Trickery

Letum · 09-15-08, 11:17 AM

I got the impression he was calling the author of the article, not Subman an idiot.

...come to think of it...which part of:
"just some idiot trying to spin doctor everything to make it look like there's a conspiracy against the Republicans"
made you think of Subman?

TDK1044 · 09-15-08, 11:37 AM

To be honest, the fault here lies with Palin's people. This is TV Production 101.

All they did was use an old gramatical trick of making the interviewer more visually imposing than the interviewee.

The first thing the Palin folks should always do in any interview situation is check the shot. That means check that her eyes will be at the same level as the interviewer, and that the camera shooting her is a reasonable distance from her and is using a tight lens rather than a less flattering wide angle lens.

geetrue · 09-15-08, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

I got the impression he was calling the author of the article, not Subman an idiot.

...come to think of it...which part of:
"just some idiot trying to spin doctor everything to make it look like there's a conspiracy against the Republicans"
made you think of Subman?

oh good then ... never mind

mrbeast · 09-15-08, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

I got the impression he was calling the author of the article, not Subman an idiot.

...come to think of it...which part of:
"just some idiot trying to spin doctor everything to make it look like there's a conspiracy against the Republicans"
made you think of Subman?

:rotfl:

09-15-08, 11:17 AM	#1
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I got the impression he was calling the author of the article, not Subman an idiot. ...come to think of it...which part of: "just some idiot trying to spin doctor everything to make it look like there's a conspiracy against the Republicans" made you think of Subman? __________________

09-15-08, 11:37 AM	#2
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	To be honest, the fault here lies with Palin's people. This is TV Production 101. All they did was use an old gramatical trick of making the interviewer more visually imposing than the interviewee. The first thing the Palin folks should always do in any interview situation is check the shot. That means check that her eyes will be at the same level as the interviewer, and that the camera shooting her is a reasonable distance from her and is using a tight lens rather than a less flattering wide angle lens.