Re: Clues in a flopped view

[P3D Marvin Jones <72657.3276@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Working as a video editor, I've noticed that when I flop a shot, (usually to
> correct screen direction of an actor) I have the same response.  It just
> doesn't look right.

I've had the same reaction when I was editing film a few years ago. I think it's
because there are a lot of very subtle clues in a scene, especially one such as
you describe, that give it away -- the part of the actor's hair, the side of his
shirt his buttons or his shirt pocket are on, etc. You can usually pull it off
in a movie or video for a shot or two because the audiences' assumption that
what they are seeing is happening in "real time" will help cover a multitude of
tiny discrepancies.


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