I love how they treat the reveal of the teacher in THE WHALE like it's some big reveal. In reality, they'd be shocked for like 7 seconds and then they'd be like, "Oh. Our teacher's fat. Moving on." It really wouldn't be a big, epic revelation like they treat it in the movie.
Hi Paul, Thanks for your comment! I hadn't thought about it that way but it makes perfect sense. It also reflects the teacher's own anxiety about it. The tension in his mind is expressed on the screen through the tension created by the black screen. The obvious irony here is that in the real world, often the teacher's screen is one of the few that has the camera on. If they can, students often leave their cameras off. Cheers, Karel
The age difference would reflect that this scene is more about the teacher’s anxiety about it, not the students. He’s had years of intolerance and jeers and all that. Yes the kids likely wouldn’t care but it’s a lot for someone to overcome after that kind of conditioning.
Dude - you have no idea the stuff I get to read... Sometimes I'm thinking no matter what people pay to get notes, it's worth more to just put the damn thing down...
I’m not from the US, so I’m sorry if this question sounds kind of dumb but: What do you mean when you say OVER BLACK dialogue should be strictly V.O and not O.S?
This is strictly a matter of convention. Because the character is not in the scene (there is no-visible-scene) the audio is 'added'. We also call this 'non-diegetic'. V.O. - voice over (added as a new layer of meaning) O.S. - off screen (in the scene, but not visible on the screen)
@@TheStoryDepartment Thank you! A couple of years ago I wrote a scene that was over black, but with a light beam expanding throughout the frame, sort of like a POV of a character waking up after an accident. I wrote the dialogue as (O.S.) because the characters talking were in the scene but not in the visible frame. I see now that I was wrong that time
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Thank you for the kind words. Not sure how realistic it is, but it would be nice.
Please keep coming back, and spread the word!
Cheers,
Karel
Facts brother. So true my friend.
I love how they treat the reveal of the teacher in THE WHALE like it's some big reveal. In reality, they'd be shocked for like 7 seconds and then they'd be like, "Oh. Our teacher's fat. Moving on." It really wouldn't be a big, epic revelation like they treat it in the movie.
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your comment! I hadn't thought about it that way but it makes perfect sense. It also reflects the teacher's own anxiety about it. The tension in his mind is expressed on the screen through the tension created by the black screen. The obvious irony here is that in the real world, often the teacher's screen is one of the few that has the camera on. If they can, students often leave their cameras off.
Cheers,
Karel
The age difference would reflect that this scene is more about the teacher’s anxiety about it, not the students. He’s had years of intolerance and jeers and all that. Yes the kids likely wouldn’t care but it’s a lot for someone to overcome after that kind of conditioning.
"Sofia wanted to...". "Hmmm... No." Thank you, bro! We all needed that.
Dude - you have no idea the stuff I get to read...
Sometimes I'm thinking no matter what people pay to get notes, it's worth more to just put the damn thing down...
Glad to see you again! Nice hook, BTW!
Hey, thanks!
To my own TV pilot I wrote "TEXT OVER BLACK: description here"
Sounds good. Simple and clear!
Great video. Equally great t-shirt. Really looking forward to Eggers' version of Nosferatu.
Believe it or not: I had not made the connection!
@@TheStoryDepartment I thought it was subtle foreshadowing 😏
Fantastic info 🎉 thank you indeed
Glad it was helpful!
I’m not from the US, so I’m sorry if this question sounds kind of dumb but:
What do you mean when you say OVER BLACK dialogue should be strictly V.O and not O.S?
This is strictly a matter of convention. Because the character is not in the scene (there is no-visible-scene) the audio is 'added'. We also call this 'non-diegetic'.
V.O. - voice over (added as a new layer of meaning)
O.S. - off screen (in the scene, but not visible on the screen)
@@TheStoryDepartment
Thank you!
A couple of years ago I wrote a scene that was over black, but with a light beam expanding throughout the frame, sort of like a POV of a character waking up after an accident. I wrote the dialogue as (O.S.) because the characters talking were in the scene but not in the visible frame.
I see now that I was wrong that time
@@sebastiankramer7810 I could see that work, too. Not necessarily wrong!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
I like your avatar thumb ;)
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Cheers,
Karel
@@TheStoryDepartment Of course I've subbed! It's Caleb. :)
Dude, you're a darn sweet-talker, eh...
You're talking to me?
I always wonder which part of the video you're referring to...
Cheers,
Karel
@@TheStoryDepartment Yep. All of it, lol! Srsly, you made a very compelling argument - also funny. Win-win. Good job!
Lol
Glad you're having fun, Roshan.
BTW - Meetup this afternoon! ;)