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SITCOM LIMBO
" The quality of the 8K Super-Softlite is somewhat unique
- with characteristics somewhere between a hard and a
soft source - and provided the right balance. "
In his quest for veracity, Shakman challenged cast and crew to shoot
Episode 1 in front of a live studio audience, as I Love Lucy and The Dick
Van Dyke Show did, and encouraged the crew and audience to dress in
period-appropriate attire. (The episode is, in fact, titled " Filmed Before
a Live Studio Audience. " ) " I'm a theater person, " the director says. " I love
the adrenaline and preshow jitters, and I know that extended to my
whole crew. You just don't have a lot of time to work out your camera
blocking and all your lighting cues, and the crew was just getting used to
Evolving Ratios
WandaVision begins with the period-appropriate 1.33:1 aspect ratio,
and ultimately progresses to the current TV-standard 1.78:1. When the
the show. It was the first thing we did. "
Shakman gave Hall books detailing production on Dick Van Dyke
before mapping out the live three-camera shoot, which was recorded
in November 2019 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios (now known as Trilith
Studios). The crew's camera package included two Arri Alexa LFs and
one Alexa Mini LF, capturing in 4.5K to accommodate Disney Plus' presentation of WandaVision in 4K, and in ArriRaw to meet the streaming
service's HDR requirement.
show's sitcom-style environment is intercut with scenes in the " real
world, " it is presented in 2.39:1 - a framing viewers may recognize
from the MCU movies.
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