Nothing much to post today. More than 100 dB sound was playing throughout Chellame and so could not collect my thoughts and come up with anything worthwhile. Maybe that is the strategy the parallel producers need to follow to drown their viewers day after day.
As for Thendral, lot of cursing was going on today between the members of the family. It looked like an advertisement for(against) joint family and especially if you want to inculcate family
values to your kids this is the best episode to sit together and see!!! Anyway one thing that i surprisingly liked was the argument by hero's brother's wife. It seemed reasonable considering the crap that was thrown around during that scene. It looks like some respite for the viewers since the hero and heroine are now in sync and so some branch stories will take over for some time before they start quarreling.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Chellame 11-Nov-2010
Phase 1 : 10:16 secs
Starts with SHS. You can be hopeful that for the next 2 mins no killer dialogues are going to erupt.
After prolonged discussion decision is made to sit by all the characters in the scene. As usual i was wrong since SriXyz takes the lead for the blasting sequence. Confusion prevails as to who is going to marry SKanth.
SOS follows. SriXyz is in full swing now. " How the hell you can get my son married to that girl. You might as well ask him to watch this scene when it airs on TV" . Suddenly SriXyz utters the jumping well dialogue. So i was indeed right regarding my understanding of marriage.
SSS follows and everybody is decided to walk at 1mm/sec so that SKanth will get a chance to utter the obvious thing. SKanth takes control and decides to bring the scene to close by offering to jump into Mariana Trench.
Now SriXyz is punctured and is on the verge of letting loose her curses. She decides to leave the scene and give us some relief. My wife is also relieved that SriXyz is gone and hopefully won't be back. SHS now plays for quite some time and as usual Sabhishek underplays.
Phase 2: 6:15 secs
scene starts with SOS. So you know that this scene is going to be a cracker. After a minute things settle down and the first word is uttered.
Sabhishek explains in his usual style as to who he has chosen. As usual Schellama is credited with the eiffel tower's design. Sabhishek delivers his knockout punch and goes into bedroom for some reason. SKanjali starts rolling her eyes wildly and we can anticipate something terrible is going to happen.
SKanjali picks up the key and locks the door on Sabhishek. (Question: What will i do if my wife does lock the door like that and leaves me behind. Answer: wait patiently for her to turn up and open the door. Such a simple Q/A!!)
After a minute Sabhishek figures that he is locked inside. Comes to the door and pleads that it be opened. Nothing much happens and so he starts wondering whether the door will be opened atleast after the shot completes.
Starts with SHS. You can be hopeful that for the next 2 mins no killer dialogues are going to erupt.
After prolonged discussion decision is made to sit by all the characters in the scene. As usual i was wrong since SriXyz takes the lead for the blasting sequence. Confusion prevails as to who is going to marry SKanth.
SOS follows. SriXyz is in full swing now. " How the hell you can get my son married to that girl. You might as well ask him to watch this scene when it airs on TV" . Suddenly SriXyz utters the jumping well dialogue. So i was indeed right regarding my understanding of marriage.
SSS follows and everybody is decided to walk at 1mm/sec so that SKanth will get a chance to utter the obvious thing. SKanth takes control and decides to bring the scene to close by offering to jump into Mariana Trench.
Now SriXyz is punctured and is on the verge of letting loose her curses. She decides to leave the scene and give us some relief. My wife is also relieved that SriXyz is gone and hopefully won't be back. SHS now plays for quite some time and as usual Sabhishek underplays.
Phase 2: 6:15 secs
scene starts with SOS. So you know that this scene is going to be a cracker. After a minute things settle down and the first word is uttered.
Sabhishek explains in his usual style as to who he has chosen. As usual Schellama is credited with the eiffel tower's design. Sabhishek delivers his knockout punch and goes into bedroom for some reason. SKanjali starts rolling her eyes wildly and we can anticipate something terrible is going to happen.
SKanjali picks up the key and locks the door on Sabhishek. (Question: What will i do if my wife does lock the door like that and leaves me behind. Answer: wait patiently for her to turn up and open the door. Such a simple Q/A!!)
After a minute Sabhishek figures that he is locked inside. Comes to the door and pleads that it be opened. Nothing much happens and so he starts wondering whether the door will be opened atleast after the shot completes.
Thendral 11 Nov 2010
Generally there are 2 or three phases in a episode interspaced with ads . I will use the term Phase to denote this period of torture.
Phase 1 : 3:30 secs
Starts with sine curve dialogues. (Basically like sine curve which changes direction periodically, the character utters some dialogues and it hooks you on to thinking that he is with the general flow of the scene. Then he says totally orthogonal things so that you catch on to the new hook.)
Two or three dialogues and you wonder like other blokes whether hero is going to pull heroine's legs. But soon he utters the usual nonsense and SHS follows.
Phase 2 : 4:50 secs
Need to introduce a new sound term here which drags on for a minute before anybody decides to open
their mouth and speak something. (Will call this as SOS => Stretch overdramatic sound. Also SOS signifies the position we are in watching the episode and in dire need of rescue)
This scene should be a hit with ladies as the hero rips the temporary villain apart and uphold heroin's honor.
Looks like temporary villain(Sravi) might have a change of heart. Tearjerker music and shots of Sravi closing his eyes and wondering why the hell i agreed for this role.
Phase 3 : 7:30 secs
SHS starts. Womenfolk in the serial supporting the heroine are shown grinning and wondering how good(bad) they are going to look when this scene will be shown. Hero is in full swing now and blasting SRavi with usual nonsense. SRavi looks like giving up and wondering whether he has to continue acting.
My wife is not even responding to my request for coffee. Things are pretty serious now. Another lousy SHS dragging for 30 mins.
Now SRavi has had enough. Lots of generalization dialogues and Sravi is showered with choicest of curses ranging being banished from house all the way up to milky-way galaxy for his mis/mess deeds.
SRavi has changed his heart as expected and agrees that he should have planned better. Still my wife is not even listening to my coffee request.
Another twist and SRavi agrees that he will take the blame for Hiroshima also.
Finally it is the time for dredd to speak and he goes overboard by telling everybody that couples should (not) be like the hero and heroine.
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Two things that i observed watching this episode
1. The actual episode length is around 16 mins of the allotted 30 mins
2. Stretch sound really helps if you want to write a commentary of the episode during watching itself.
Phase 1 : 3:30 secs
Starts with sine curve dialogues. (Basically like sine curve which changes direction periodically, the character utters some dialogues and it hooks you on to thinking that he is with the general flow of the scene. Then he says totally orthogonal things so that you catch on to the new hook.)
Two or three dialogues and you wonder like other blokes whether hero is going to pull heroine's legs. But soon he utters the usual nonsense and SHS follows.
Phase 2 : 4:50 secs
Need to introduce a new sound term here which drags on for a minute before anybody decides to open
their mouth and speak something. (Will call this as SOS => Stretch overdramatic sound. Also SOS signifies the position we are in watching the episode and in dire need of rescue)
This scene should be a hit with ladies as the hero rips the temporary villain apart and uphold heroin's honor.
Looks like temporary villain(Sravi) might have a change of heart. Tearjerker music and shots of Sravi closing his eyes and wondering why the hell i agreed for this role.
Phase 3 : 7:30 secs
SHS starts. Womenfolk in the serial supporting the heroine are shown grinning and wondering how good(bad) they are going to look when this scene will be shown. Hero is in full swing now and blasting SRavi with usual nonsense. SRavi looks like giving up and wondering whether he has to continue acting.
My wife is not even responding to my request for coffee. Things are pretty serious now. Another lousy SHS dragging for 30 mins.
Now SRavi has had enough. Lots of generalization dialogues and Sravi is showered with choicest of curses ranging being banished from house all the way up to milky-way galaxy for his mis/mess deeds.
SRavi has changed his heart as expected and agrees that he should have planned better. Still my wife is not even listening to my coffee request.
Another twist and SRavi agrees that he will take the blame for Hiroshima also.
Finally it is the time for dredd to speak and he goes overboard by telling everybody that couples should (not) be like the hero and heroine.
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Two things that i observed watching this episode
1. The actual episode length is around 16 mins of the allotted 30 mins
2. Stretch sound really helps if you want to write a commentary of the episode during watching itself.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Chellame - re episode
Watched Chellame with my wife , since she sees it the day after it telecasts. S
Wanted to give a funny tinge to the sombre proceedings. This is the episode telecast on
10-Nov-2010.
Funjoy!!!
First since there is a high probability of inflicting more episodes like this, i thought i would as well put a Slossary of terms i intend to use.
Stretch Stare(SS) : This is the stare which goes around all the characters in the screen when some important point is made or mentioned. This is a standard stretch technique used in serials
but also ends up providing that lousy dramatic effect.
But very soon the characters and even the script writer will forget about this and prepare for another SS (recursion!!!)
Stretch Sorrow Sound (SSS) : This is the sound that predominantly occurs during a SS scene when the point mentioned is sorrowful to the characters but gleeful to the viewers. The worst part is that if the producer/director intuits that it is catchy noise then everybody except the womenfolk in your house has to go through this ordeal until a new music director comes on board.
Stretch Happy Sound (SHS) : When somebody is persuaded to jump into the well(marriage) or decides to make life miserable for his potential customers by winning a business contract or narrowly escapes his rendezvous with afterlife this sound is played. If you look around and watch your wife watching this scene, you will sorrowfully recollect those bygone days when you had the opportunity and right to open your mouth.
Will try to expand more terms as and when it comes. Be prepared to weep with the next post.
Wanted to give a funny tinge to the sombre proceedings. This is the episode telecast on
10-Nov-2010.
Funjoy!!!
First since there is a high probability of inflicting more episodes like this, i thought i would as well put a Slossary of terms i intend to use.
Stretch Stare(SS) : This is the stare which goes around all the characters in the screen when some important point is made or mentioned. This is a standard stretch technique used in serials
but also ends up providing that lousy dramatic effect.
But very soon the characters and even the script writer will forget about this and prepare for another SS (recursion!!!)
Stretch Sorrow Sound (SSS) : This is the sound that predominantly occurs during a SS scene when the point mentioned is sorrowful to the characters but gleeful to the viewers. The worst part is that if the producer/director intuits that it is catchy noise then everybody except the womenfolk in your house has to go through this ordeal until a new music director comes on board.
Stretch Happy Sound (SHS) : When somebody is persuaded to jump into the well(marriage) or decides to make life miserable for his potential customers by winning a business contract or narrowly escapes his rendezvous with afterlife this sound is played. If you look around and watch your wife watching this scene, you will sorrowfully recollect those bygone days when you had the opportunity and right to open your mouth.
Will try to expand more terms as and when it comes. Be prepared to weep with the next post.
Endhiran inconsistencies Part 1
Some inconsistencies which i had noticed/others informed me
1. Pudhiya manidha song goes something like "ell uyirkum nanmaiyai iru" (Be good to all living beings). But Dr. Vaseegaran says during evaluation of AIRD that the robot does not follow Asimov's 3 rules and it is intended for army.
2. Also in the same song it goes something like "En kartha virku adimai alla va".
So the robot new about the creator.
But during the questioning in the conference it doesn't know the meaning of
god/creator.
1. Pudhiya manidha song goes something like "ell uyirkum nanmaiyai iru" (Be good to all living beings). But Dr. Vaseegaran says during evaluation of AIRD that the robot does not follow Asimov's 3 rules and it is intended for army.
2. Also in the same song it goes something like "En kartha virku adimai alla va".
So the robot new about the creator.
But during the questioning in the conference it doesn't know the meaning of
god/creator.
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