Ign'ance rearin' it's ugly head

I just watched "The Illusionist." Very cool. But...

The flick is fraught with vignettes. For a period piece like "TI", maybe, but for an action flick?

I notice that "New Vignette" is a selection on the the DRG tool palette. I admit, I'm in the middle of chapter 4, and so haven't reached the part where it's explained why vignettes are cool (assuming that Jeff didn't just add it because he's a vignette freak). Am I going to be convinced or are vignettes weak in the modern film world? What's the draw?

-- Bruce

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Bruce Findleton
Land's End Productions

Vignettes are like sounds in the surround channels—they are awesome as long as you don't notice them.

-Stu

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I guess that's the point. I found them rather annoying in "The Illusionist," they were so obvious. Does the Guide elaborate on their use?

-- Bruce

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Bruce Findleton
Land's End Productions

On p. 306 I give you my suggestion for which shot in The Green Project might benefit from one.

But remember, I'm a commercial director, and we put vignettes on everything!

-Stu

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The DV Rebel's Guide

	bfindleton wrote:
	... (assuming that Jeff didn't just add it because he's a vignette freak).

whatever freakish qualities there are in creating vignettes, all i did was just make it "push button easy" (read: wrap stu's techniques in a script). hmm, does that make me an enabler? Smile

:jeff