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Topic: Mark Burnett's latest endeavour :)!!!
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Elyas Tesfaye
Jedi Master Film Handler
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From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted March 12, 2013 09:15 AM
Hi all,
I just recently started watching the History channel's "The Bible" and have a few questions to anyone who might also be watching it as well. It is produced by Mark Burnett, who is famous for producing a lot of other popular shows on TV (Survivor, Are you smarter than a fifth grader? etc...). In an interview, he said that the best thing he loves about the bible is that it is a wealth of beautiful stories, and as a producer, what makes these stories even the more awesome is that there's no writers knocking on his door begging to get paid pronto. That having been said, I love the show, as it is the bible after all, but have noticed a few CGI that honestly looked like they were from an elementary school student's project ( I bet they decided that if they have to skimp on something, might as well be the special effects, so as not to compromise the important part; the acting).
Has anyone else noticed anything they'd like to share, vis-à-vis the cinematography of this show ![[Smile]](smile.gif) ? Thanks to you all and hope you are all having a great week XD!!!
Best,
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Osi Osgood
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posted March 12, 2013 01:42 PM
Well, I don't see how we could completely get away from "religion" (that's term with mqany facets), whether Christianity, Islam, Bhuddism, Catholicism or any other "ism" as there are a wealth of films relating to assorted religions and so I see no problem discussing religious pictures/epics ect, as long as the individual theology of the religion isn';t introduced, thereby becoming "preaching" of a form to the forum.
That, I believe, WOULD cross the line.
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David M. Ballew
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posted March 13, 2013 01:20 AM
Just a wild guess, but I would imagine the producers are just being frugal. Since they're shooting a television miniseries and not a 65mm/70mm roadshow epic, they may feel that most of the viewing public will forgive special effects that are "just good enough to get the job done."
A case in point: I realize the miniseries Lonesome Dove predates HD TV, but I happen to own a copy of it on Blu-Ray. What strikes me when I watch it-- and I am a huge fan-- is that the special effects in some scenes (e.g., sandstorms rolling across the plains) look just dreadful. But in the late 1980s, on an ordinary 480i CRT, the special effects were probably about as fine as they needed to be. Only now, in 1080p, are the problems evident.
I have not been able to catch up with this present miniseries, The Bible, but I know people who are very pleased with its overall quality. And whatever else we may believe, surely many of us would say the Holy Bible is a significant book in Western Culture, with a wealth of inspiring and thought-provoking stories.
Last of all, speaking of DeMille, I've read many times that, when asked why so many of his films were biblical epics, he would typically respond, "Two thousand years of advance publicity!"
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... I specifically did mention "The cinematography of the show..." tho ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
, I hope I ain't skatin on thin ice n if deemed inappropriate, I wouldn't have a problem takin it off ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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