TV/Movies
- Cool special effects.
- Able to show things that are humanly impossible, such as gore. It gives more freedom to present an idea in a more powerful way that is simply impossible to recreate in theatre, at least not to the same intensity.
- Camera shots/angles have an effect on viewer perspective. You could, for example, give the viewer a look through the eyes of the main character and see what they see.
- More personable. You are within yards of another person who is human; you may or may not be able to closely relate to this person.
- Drawing emotions from the viewer is far easier. You are literally watching another living, breathing person suffer hardships or celebrate happiness right in front of you.
- Far less expensive to put into production. Even with scarce resources and potentially no money, an incredible experience can still be delivered with the right techniques.
I really agree with your third bullet point about theatre. You don't need a lot of things to put on a perfomance, whereas in television and movies the expectation is so high that any budget less than 10,000 dollars is deemed a cheap and unworthy show.
ReplyDeleteAlso, audience expect realism. In a theatre, an audience is willing to go with invisible people, sets, animals, you name it. It's an entirely different relationship.
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