Monday, January 21st, 2019 10:37 pm

question about tv resolutions and old shows

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I need a sanity check.

Anyone else with an 4K TV really notice the make-up everyone is wearing on TV shows from the eighties and nineties? I mean, the skin tones are eerily solid and way too flat (consistent?) for Troi, Guinan and even Worf, whereas Data and the Borg now really look like they're wearing pancake makeup.

...or am I going crazy?
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From: [personal profile] kore Date: 2019-01-22 05:18 am (UTC)
I don't have a super-duper TV (Samsung 40 or 50" I think) but yeah, I also noticed this watching DVDs and Blu-Rays on that or even just on my laptop. As a kid I remember noticing that James Kirk was wearing foundation and eyeliner! (Sort of like David Bowie!)
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From: [personal profile] seperis Date: 2019-01-22 05:26 am (UTC)
YES AND SPOCK"S NOT SUBTLE GREEN!
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From: [personal profile] kore Date: 2019-01-22 05:39 am (UTC)
AND HIS NICE PURPLY? EYESHADOW

The thing I remember about TV lighting is that it is SUPER BRIGHT. If you get someone on TV who's now wearing makeup, they look horribly washed out and every single imperfection in their skin is highlighted. Add to that the makeup standard in the 1990s was already a heavy mask of foundation with a lot of contouring colour over that....
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From: [personal profile] seperis Date: 2019-01-22 05:57 am (UTC)
I remember in high school we went to regional in one act play and I discovered what real stage lights were like. My school's stage had lights sure but we did regionals at a high school with a dedicated full theatre and just doing the walk-through out of makeup we were sweating. That's when I realized why my drama teacher had our faces and necks brushed with baby powder once all our make up was on and I mean we stood still and held our breaths while someone from our crew used a giant brush from hairline to neckline.

(Someone = he was a senior, I was a freshman, and not breathing was not a problem for me.)

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