Depp sighting

[randy_byers]

Saw Public Enemies with holyoutlaw yesterday. It was surprisingly nice to see Johnny Depp playing a serious, naturalistic role again. He was good, too. Very charming as the folk anti-hero, John Dillinger.

The movie wasn't half bad either. Shot in high-def digital video, and definitely at times playing on the you-are-there feeling that video gives. Why does video have that effect? Is it because we associate it with live TV news footage?

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[angriest.livejournal.com]

It's totally because of video's traditional use for news and live TV events such as sport.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

I was also noticing this effect recently when my nephew showed me the first live-action Transformers movie. I wasn't even sure whether it was shot in video or whether my parents' new high-def TV was improperly calibrated and removing the film grain, but the visual experience was surprisingly immediate and jolting, like news footage from a war zone, even with computer-generated robots running around looking completely unreal.