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RE: Movie cameras and still photo ones radically are

Posted by jamesgarvin on January 18, 2008 at 15:50:18:

Looking at the lovely Drew in these photos and the lovely Drew in films, it is obvious that both images cannot be an accurate depiction. Or can they? The photo is clearly accurate - that is what Drew really looks like. The film cameras are accurate too - they show what Drew looks like after the make-up department has had their way with her, and after the lighting technicians and directors of photography on the set have manipulated the light and images.

Which is the real Drew? The Drew as she appears when wiping the sleep from her eyes in the morning? When getting out of the shower? The photograph does. Which leads us to the obvious conclusion that the film cameras fail to give us the real Drew. They give us the manipulated Drew. Next obvious conclusion? The film cameras cannot see through the manipulation. Final Conclusion? The film cameras are fooled. They transmit manipulated data to the audience.

On the other hand, Drew could take special care to apply make-up before leaving her humble abode, and the still camera would likewise be fooled. Point is this - the camera is fooled all the time. It shows you what the actresses, the directors, and the studios want you to see.

"Please, give ONE example of an aging or unattractive actress that, IN A FILM, appeared other than what she is."

Well, since Drew is neither an aging actress (actually, they all are, but I assume you meant that in a different way), nor an unattractive actress (at least this seems to be the consensus), your query is not applicable to this post.

To answer your question, though, I suggest that Drew looks older in the photo than she does in her films. I posit that there are many actresses that, without makeup and sympathetic lighting, look older in "real life" than they do in their films. But you'll never know, because, well, they fool the camera, and are very careful about what they let you see.