unwillingadventurer:Another great scene because it really demonstrates the way in which early Who wa
unwillingadventurer:Another great scene because it really demonstrates the way in which early Who was filmed. Here, the character of Ian goes into the tomb and then uses materials to open the stone door to get through to Barbara, meaning that William Russell actually has to do this in real time without making any mistakes. It may seem something so easy but messing up with props is so easy to do, and one of the most stressful things in theatre. If he went wrong, they’d have to either stop filming if it was really bad (and that would cost money) or he’d have to take longer, meaning the episode would run over, or he might mess up and the episode would just air with him being really slow and messing it all up. That’s immense pressure for an actor, but luckily William Russell is a pro.It’s easy to forget in a modern TV world, how scenes like this just don’t exist. Everything is moved along so quickly you barely notice the simple tasks. We always find it quite special actually seeing the character move from one space to another without a cut. He walks through the tomb and another camera picks him up from the other side. It’s constant fluidity, you get to follow the character through every step like you’re there too. Real time can be be just as tense and exciting as something happening faster and in more action based settings. -- source link
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