Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The Editing Flaws of Dirty Sexy Money

I like Dirty Sexy Money. But the editors of the show are not doing a swell job. Pay even the slightest attention to Karen Darling's hairdo and you will know what I mean.

The first error I noticed was that scene where Nick George and his wife were about to board the Darlings' private jet (season 1). When the camera's in front of them, they are holding hands as they face Karen and her fiance; when it's behind them, the long shot shows they are standing apart. Looks like somebody forgot what was on the script, hahaha. The next one I found is on the second episode of season 2, where Karen's hairdo went back to the style she had on the previous season. It was easy to pinpoint because she now has bangs. Gross mistake on taping plans, tsk tsk. The third one was when Karen and Simon Elder were talking intimately and her hair was hanging in front of her shoulders in one shot then arranged neatly on her back in another shot. Need I remind the producers that little details can also have a big impact?

I think the editors keep on breaking the 180-degree rule too - sometimes I don't know who's on the left side of whoever. It's either that or the blocking's amiss. Or, or, they simply suck at establishing shots. Who would have thought?! If I were not enjoying the show, I'll probably catch a lot more of these editing oversights. But since Jeremy Darling is quite the charmer, I'm willing to let everything go. Why? Because I would love to be his girl! <3

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