ricardo9505 t1_iuaczer wrote on October 29, 2022 at 8:14 PM

Yeah notice how scenes can drag in in older movies. You were in the scene longer. As an above poster mentioned, camera cuts. Like I remember years ago stoned with friends watching Seinfeld shows on weekends off and analyzing the evolution of the directing and lines, scenes. Later seasons are so fast paced, dialogue seems rushed, jokes are snappy on point. Or the horrible story lines of Kung Fu movies. Lol

anarrowview t1_iuajutk wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:02 PM

When Seinfeld was first created there was a shorter time allotted for commercials during the 30m block then there is now. If you were to watch a rerun on the average cable channel now they actually speed up the show to account for this. It’s nothing noticeable but does affect the comedic timing of the show.

Zed_NotZee t1_iueb0vy wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:59 PM

They chop em up too. There'll be lines and jokes cut out if you compare the version the see on cable versus the one you see on DVD, or maybe Netflix

captainnermy t1_iubmrdo wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:10 AM

It’s strange to watch old films and see how some things are so dragged out. In older films you might see an actor park their car, get out, grab things form the car, walk to their door and unlock it all in one shot. Modern editing would show the car pull up, have brief shots of them getting out, then we’d see them arriving at the door and starting to unlock it before cutting to the door being opened from the inside. Efficient editing has been refined down to a science.