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From: urban@spp2.UUCP (Mike Urban)
Newsgroups: net.tv,net.startrek
Subject: Re: Moonlighting (and fuzzy faces)
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Date: Sat, 28-Dec-85 17:42:39 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 28 17:42:39 1985
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In article <959@ihlpa.UUCP> ibyf@ihlpa.UUCP (Scott) writes:
>> >
>> > Maddie's "fuzzy face" is due to a common cinematic process known as
>> > "soft focus".  It is intended to make women look more beautiful, by
>> > giving their faces a glow, almost producing a halo effect.
>
>The "cinematic process" you refer to is more commonly known as
>"shooting through gauze" yes, gauze.  get some out of the first aid
>kit, cover you camera lens sith it and yes friends, you too can
>produce this wonderful "cinematic effect"

The gauze effect was used HEAVILY throughout the run of Star Trek
for all of the "love-interest" female characters.  It was also
used in the Split-Kirk ("Enemy Within"?) episode for the
meeker Kirk while harsher lighting was used for the "animal" Kirk.
Film's got a language all its own.


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