tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post7697442349182990106..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Fab Photo Friday - March 27th 2015Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77372618896257143842015-03-28T23:00:57.512+00:002015-03-28T23:00:57.512+00:00Um, in the days of black and white Corrie, nobody ...Um, in the days of black and white Corrie, nobody was watching on a 52" 1080p screen. If you filled the sets with stuff back then, it would have been harder to see the action.abbykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808858897096902157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-11549603503999953582015-03-28T11:39:41.242+00:002015-03-28T11:39:41.242+00:00The Anons are absolutely right about the theatrica...The Anons are absolutely right about the theatrical set-up of the scenes and presumably the cameras shooting to suit the action. The only time you see that now is on some of the live episodes. As much as I dislike East Enders, their live episode was great for the very reason that it looked like a stage play. The camera stayed focussed on the actors as they spoke and the tension grew. I watched Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-6675025551909789512015-03-28T03:21:02.531+00:002015-03-28T03:21:02.531+00:00Yes, Anon 19:09, the charity shop... those were th...Yes, Anon 19:09, the charity shop... those were the days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-23952571350972599402015-03-27T19:09:12.451+00:002015-03-27T19:09:12.451+00:00Anonymous 18:31, I've always wondered too, if ...Anonymous 18:31, I've always wondered too, if a character would be able to afford some of this really cute stuff and also where might they have bought it from,since we seldom if ever, see characters actually shopping off the street!<br />I do believe the sets are meant to reflect the way such people today would decorate, just as the early show reflected life as it was then, before such housesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-31883465588024972992015-03-27T18:31:20.158+00:002015-03-27T18:31:20.158+00:00agree with anon 16:52, the old set looks like a th...agree with anon 16:52, the old set looks like a theatre set, designed for a particular style of acting, and maybe tv cameras from the 60s - does anyone know more about old shooting styles than i do?<br /><br />but it was also meant to signify lower class means. i can't tell if the new, cluttered sets are supposed to reflect the conspicuous consumption that goes on across classes now, or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-66583492844311232102015-03-27T16:52:36.383+00:002015-03-27T16:52:36.383+00:00I find I'm quite happily distracted looking in...I find I'm quite happily distracted looking in the background at all the fun, pretty, unique and colourful items to be found in the character's homes; maybe its good sometimes to not be paying attention completely.<br />The scenery and back-drops of the earlier years are quite theatrical in style, and emphasis was quite rightly placed on the actor's portrayal of their characters.<br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-34485172283673626722015-03-27T16:09:27.777+00:002015-03-27T16:09:27.777+00:00So true, Sunny Jim! There sure are a lot of tchotc...So true, Sunny Jim! There sure are a lot of tchotchkes in the Corrie homes today. That old set looks so calm in comparison. But then, without them, we wouldn't have Spot the Corrie prop on our blog! <br /><br />I think it all started with Hilda's geese.maggie mugginsnoreply@blogger.com