"BBC got it right when they produced Bleak House - it was a terrific idea to serialize the drama into short half hour segments that were originally broadcast on consecutive nights twice a week for about six or seven weeks in the fall of 2005. Brilliantly conceived, brilliant executed, I can never say enough good things about the series. It was a stroke of genius to take Dickens' sprawling novel and transform it into a wholly modern creation with stellar acting and beautifully-realized characters, but what truly set it apart for me was its visual conception: modern film techniques make it feel so fresh and dynamic. No long, loving slow steady-cam pans over scenic vistas - rather the direction gives us fast jump shots and hand-held camera action that provide a wonderful sense of momentum and immediacy - a very welcome breath of fresh air in the costume-drama genre."
I even have a tag for it in which you will find picspam/summaries through episode 9 - sadly, I never finished the project, since it's 15 or 16 eps long. Spoilers, of course, so I wouldn't suggest going there, however!
I'm so sorry for hijacking your TW/DW post with all my BH blather... ;)
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Date: 2009-02-27 03:28 am (UTC)"BBC got it right when they produced Bleak House - it was a terrific idea to serialize the drama into short half hour segments that were originally broadcast on consecutive nights twice a week for about six or seven weeks in the fall of 2005. Brilliantly conceived, brilliant executed, I can never say enough good things about the series. It was a stroke of genius to take Dickens' sprawling novel and transform it into a wholly modern creation with stellar acting and beautifully-realized characters, but what truly set it apart for me was its visual conception: modern film techniques make it feel so fresh and dynamic. No long, loving slow steady-cam pans over scenic vistas - rather the direction gives us fast jump shots and hand-held camera action that provide a wonderful sense of momentum and immediacy - a very welcome breath of fresh air in the costume-drama genre."
I even have a tag for it in which you will find picspam/summaries through episode 9 - sadly, I never finished the project, since it's 15 or 16 eps long. Spoilers, of course, so I wouldn't suggest going there, however!
I'm so sorry for hijacking your TW/DW post with all my BH blather... ;)