Title: format swap?
Product review: I haven't investigated but I suspect that West Wing makers have been seduced by the dubious advantages of HD. Compared to earlier seasons the lighting seems by turns either harsh with massivley blown highlights or mushy and soft. I am a DoP and I have heard rumours that the West Wing sets and lighting rig were retained without being adjusted for the inferior output of HD compared to that of Super35mm. It's a shame if it has gone down this route as one of the great positives for TV is the high quality offered by US mutliseasonal dramas like; Carnivale, 24, Wired etc if this quality is to be dumped for a bean-counting production excersise then we are all the poorer.On a purely non technical level WW6 won't disappoint it retains all the pulling power & punch of previous seasons and is emminently watchable.
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