What I like about these early UK programs is the acting, and the acting is superb because they were recorded with multi cameras as if it were a "stage play". And because it's using the video cameras the camera movement is much smoother than film cameras would have been.
In particular in this episode "The Red Signal" at the very end scene, just at the struggle to grab the knife from the table. Watch how the director uses several quick "cuts" of facial expressions of each of the actors in succession. It only lasts a few seconds, but in that time, the directors crams in at least 8 - 10 shots!! Heightens all the tension of the scene and is a simple use of multi-cameras..looks easy but actually very tricky to pull off...It happens so fast and is so excellently done, I have no idea how the switcher did all those quick shots in that short of time, but it is proof how excellent are the British cameramen and the staff at switcher and video control.
Just a small technical comment, but if you watch it again and pay attention to this scene, you will admire what the director did here.
In particular in this episode "The Red Signal" at the very end scene, just at the struggle to grab the knife from the table. Watch how the director uses several quick "cuts" of facial expressions of each of the actors in succession. It only lasts a few seconds, but in that time, the directors crams in at least 8 - 10 shots!! Heightens all the tension of the scene and is a simple use of multi-cameras..looks easy but actually very tricky to pull off...It happens so fast and is so excellently done, I have no idea how the switcher did all those quick shots in that short of time, but it is proof how excellent are the British cameramen and the staff at switcher and video control.
Just a small technical comment, but if you watch it again and pay attention to this scene, you will admire what the director did here.
