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"Just one more thing...": Rewatching Columbo
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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 276518" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">When I spotted that impressive shot of Columbo having some thinking time in the enormous, deserted stadium with its brightly coloured seats. When I saw this I immediately remembered what you’d said about it and knew this had to be it.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">One thing that did really impress me with this episode was Jeremy Kagan's direction. As well as the stadium shot, there are the scenes of Hanlon swimming, taken from beneath the water. And a close shot of aeroplane landing wheels emerging from their hold while the plane is in flight.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">Perhaps my favourite shot is the one of Columbo and Hanlon riding up the escalator at the airport. The static camera watches them from the top as they get closer and closer while conversing. The overall effect is that we’re lying at the top of the escalator. The bottom third of the screen is taken up by the moving escalator in the foreground. On the escalator in the background, the men are side by side not only with each other, but also with their own reflection, as each is mirrored in the glass at the sides. It’s a slightly showy and even attention-seeking move on the part of the director, but it’s memorable and - most importantly - it looks really good. </span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ITHh6fkmGUU/VrGtWQ_BPDI/AAAAAAAAAOw/t2tA1VD-Wvo/s1600/Screenshot%2B%2528434%2529.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 682px" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 15px">In related news, it seems my ramblings in this thread have earned me an award. Thank you so much. It's very much appreciated and I'll pop it on the shelf next to my <em>Columbo</em> box set. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fd3trabu2dfbdfb.cloudfront.net%2F1%2F0%2F1001024_o.jpeg&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 379px" /></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 276518, member: 23"] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4]When I spotted that impressive shot of Columbo having some thinking time in the enormous, deserted stadium with its brightly coloured seats. When I saw this I immediately remembered what you’d said about it and knew this had to be it. One thing that did really impress me with this episode was Jeremy Kagan's direction. As well as the stadium shot, there are the scenes of Hanlon swimming, taken from beneath the water. And a close shot of aeroplane landing wheels emerging from their hold while the plane is in flight. Perhaps my favourite shot is the one of Columbo and Hanlon riding up the escalator at the airport. The static camera watches them from the top as they get closer and closer while conversing. The overall effect is that we’re lying at the top of the escalator. The bottom third of the screen is taken up by the moving escalator in the foreground. On the escalator in the background, the men are side by side not only with each other, but also with their own reflection, as each is mirrored in the glass at the sides. It’s a slightly showy and even attention-seeking move on the part of the director, but it’s memorable and - most importantly - it looks really good. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [CENTER] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=4][IMG width="682px"]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ITHh6fkmGUU/VrGtWQ_BPDI/AAAAAAAAAOw/t2tA1VD-Wvo/s1600/Screenshot%2B%2528434%2529.png[/IMG][/SIZE][/COLOR] [/CENTER] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=4]In related news, it seems my ramblings in this thread have earned me an award. Thank you so much. It's very much appreciated and I'll pop it on the shelf next to my [I]Columbo[/I] box set. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [CENTER] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=4][IMG width="379px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fd3trabu2dfbdfb.cloudfront.net%2F1%2F0%2F1001024_o.jpeg&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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