[Tech1] Wilderness

[Alec Bray]

Hi Hugh,
Certainly was!  Some scenes were to all intents and purposes just about
invisible.  I can't say the TV is set up absolutely optimally, but it is OK
for practically all programmes.  "I Claudius" was a joy to rewatch!!
Best regards  Alec

Sent from my mobile phone. Apologies for any strange autocorrections...

On Mon, 18 Sept 2023, 08:27 Hugh Snape, <hughsnape at talktalk.net> wrote:

> On the basis of your comments, I presume the word  “listened” was used
> wisely!
>
> Hugh
>
> > On 18 Sep 2023, at 07:31, Alec Bray via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have just binge-listened to the "Wilderness" on Amazon Prime.  It is a
> dark thriller - well on the way to being a "film noire", literally.
> Characters in deep shadow sat with black backgrounds in nighttime hotel
> rooms, bars, nightclubs...daytime views shot "contre-jour" with
> protagonists silhouetted against lit exteriors.  And they had the cheek to
> credit a "chief lighting engineer" ...  it went against all the rules of
> television lighting - and general photography lighting...
> >
> > Jenna  Coleman was very good, using those big eyes to good effect, and
> some lovely shots of the Grand Canyon and Arizona, but I found the interior
> scenes very difficult to watch, black on black in many scenes.  But  hey,
> it's streamed so no nasty interference has to be overcome like in broadcast
> telly... !!!
> >
> > best regards to you all,
> >
> > Alec
> >
> > Sent from my mobile phone. Apologies for any strange autocorrections...
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