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Why so many sitcoms look the same
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Why so many sitcoms look the same
  • Published_at:2018-06-05
  • Category:News & Politics
  • Channel:Vox
  • tags: i love lucy pop culture television friends sitcoms Vox.com vox explain explainer big bang theory sitcom lighting sitcom lighting techniques tv set design tv set lighting set lighting sitcom production television production set design set design film television set design television set lighting television lighting karl freund dolly three camera sitcom metropolis
  • description: The one about sitcom lighting. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards explores the surprising history behind sitcom lighting. Karl Freund was the genius cinematographer behind Metropolis, the silent film classic. But then he designed the set for I Love Lucy - the first of the multicam, laugh-track heavy sitcoms. Today, they look bland, but it wasn’t always that way. But at the time, Freund had a good reason to tackle the challenge. These lighting techniques are still in use today on sitcoms like Friends, the Big Bang Theory, and other multi-camera hits. What looks generic to our eyes was, at one time, the result of an artist who made the impossible look easy. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
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