On Mar 18, 9:41 am, rdclark <rdcla...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> If this is how they work, it explains how the prequel trilogy got to
> be so bad, and why this new stuff will be even worse.
>
> Casting comes last, he says. So there's no opportunity whatsoever for
> the actors to influence anything, for chemistry amongst the actors to
> influence anything, for casting mistakes to be corrected or minimized,
> The actors are talking mannequins. If Lucas had the technology -- and
> I'm sure he's actively working on it -- to use virtual actors, and
> eliminate free will on the set entirely, I'm sure he would.
>
> You can work this way in animation because viewers don't expect
> characters be believable as people. Lucas really doesn't believe that
> actors matter. We saw how even in the prequel movies he would heavily
> post-process actors' performances. To whatever extent he still sees
> moviemaking as a collaborative process, clearly the actors are not
> among is chosen collaborators.
>
> This will suck. It may not fail, because Lucas has enough money to
> actually subsidize the syndication of his show if he wants to. But it
> won't get good ratings, because it will be bad TV.
>
> R
This is a good point, that I haven't heard anyone make before.
Suddenly, with your perspective, I'm a lot less sanguine about this
whole thing...
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