• Telodzrum@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    IDK who was the DOP on the TOS episodes, but they made a ton of use of light and shadow on tight shots. It’s honestly quite heavy handed at times – the best example is probably “The Enemy Within.”

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      1 month ago

      Kinda had to, given it was expected to be watched mainly if not exclusively on black and white TV

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      1 month ago

      Yes exactly, it is strange how the post description tries to make it out like this artful and unique tactic when it was used constantly.

      SUBLIME!!! Come on