Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/18

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Subject: [Leica] RE: staged footage
From: "Roger Beamon" <roger@beamon.org>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:23:01 -0700

On 18 Sep 99, Jem Kime wrote, at least in part:

> I used to make programmes for BBC tv up until March this year, shortly
> before I left there was a major revision of how reconstructed scenes
> should be acknowleged in transmissions which pretty well amounts to what's
> suggested here. It was born out of a series ('999')  which relied heavily
> on this technique but the dictate was initiated throughout the
> corporation. In truth I've seen little on the screen that has noticeably
> changed since, but the orders were comprehensive and serious.

If I understand the above correctly, Jem, you're saying that the 
revisions are not being followed. If so, is the lack of compliance 
purposeful by the producers, or has management merely decided 
to not enforce the dictate?

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Roger
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    Soon as the evening shades prevail
    the moon takes up the wondrous tale,
    and nightly to the listening earth
    repeats the story of her birth.
                 -- Addison