production values for XI

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Because I'm also a general sci-fi nerd and a longtime RD fan, I'm pretty impressed with the production values of Series XI. The look is filmic (so was the last series, to some extent; is Doug still using the RED camera?) and so far it feels like there are more sets than X was able to offer.

Any comments on the look of the new series? Sets, lighting, props, FX, costuming - generally just the look and tech of the series?

Comments

[missflibble.livejournal.com]

The bunkroom is still the same size (new set as the old one got water damaged). If the camera had pulled out and/or turned around in Samsara you'd have seen more of it. It's just that these scenes were shot tightly. You can see Cat in part of the kitchen area in the opening credit sequence.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I like the tighter shooting. I suppose the wider shots work in some instances, such as when the room is being used by all the characters such as the moose joke, but when it's just one or two, a tighter shot feels better - like a tighter shot would have been better when Lister and Rimmer were sorting the mail in "Dear Dave" for instance.

[missflibble.livejournal.com]

Indeed, the range of shots used in the bunk scenes thus far are way better this time round. The Mineopoly scene was shot so tight that it was by freestanding cameramen with chest mounted cameras.

That said, I like the final shot in the 'sorting the mail' scene being a wider one as you can see the huge mountains of mail far better. The rest of those shots could have been tightened though, I agree.