New Posts For Thread: WOLF HALL - BBC 2 - 9PMhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pmWill be Great !Three Card Trick Part 1 of 6 - New series. Henry VIII is desperate to end his marriage to Katherine of Aragon, but Cardinal Wolsey's efforts to persuade the pope to grant an annulment are fruitless - much to the dismay of Thomas CromweThe dissolution was efficiently handled by Cromwell. Henry VIII of course had to approve, but the riches persuaded him.Less than 20 monks were actually killed, most were given small pensions or other jobs in the church. The monasterieswere systematichttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543842353#543842353The dissolution was efficiently handled by Cromwell. Henry VIII of course had to approve, but the riches persuaded him.Less than 20 monks were actually killed, most were given small pensions or other jobs in the church. The monasterieswere systematicSat, 07 Mar 2015 18:30:11 -0600Fair enough Guinness...I am not tuned in to humour as much as I think..I thought you might mention NorfolkInteresting program on BBC 4 just finished... Saints and Sinners..covered the dissolution of the Monasteries.From studying bones of Monks from thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543842261#543842261Fair enough Guinness...I am not tuned in to humour as much as I think..I thought you might mention NorfolkInteresting program on BBC 4 just finished... Saints and Sinners..covered the dissolution of the Monasteries.From studying bones of Monks from tSat, 07 Mar 2015 18:23:03 -0600In Six Wives they have a few banquet scenes that look deliberately artificial as you can see strong shadows on the wall, cast from each side by studio lights. They must have done that as an artificial, stagey way to get around the problem.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543841767#543841767In Six Wives they have a few banquet scenes that look deliberately artificial as you can see strong shadows on the wall, cast from each side by studio lights. They must have done that as an artificial, stagey way to get around the problem.Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:44:43 -0600But kubrick was of course working with chemical film technology, not modern technology. You don't need F0.7 lenses now to film in low light.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543841743#543841743But kubrick was of course working with chemical film technology, not modern technology. You don't need F0.7 lenses now to film in low light.Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:43:29 -0600Gottfried Schalken...and Georges de la Tour...notorious candle fiends...Kubrick was only about 40 years ahead of his time by the looks of things...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543841691#543841691Gottfried Schalken...and Georges de la Tour...notorious candle fiends...Kubrick was only about 40 years ahead of his time by the looks of things...Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:39:55 -0600I see, Val, the clip on youtube confirms it worked really well.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543841591#543841591I see, Val, the clip on youtube confirms it worked really well.Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:32:50 -0600Re candles etc : The advances in techology are incredible, a few years ago you needed a big lens and an expensive to get good results in low light, now, not really, and it's always moving forwards.There's a bit of a fuss at the moment with drones andhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543841559#543841559Re candles etc : The advances in techology are incredible, a few years ago you needed a big lens and an expensive to get good results in low light, now, not really, and it's always moving forwards.There's a bit of a fuss at the moment with drones andSat, 07 Mar 2015 17:29:33 -0600"To achieve photography without electric lighting for the many densely furnished interior scenes... meant shooting by candlelight, which is known to be difficult in still photography, let alone with moving images...The production got hold of three suhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543841557#543841557"To achieve photography without electric lighting for the many densely furnished interior scenes... meant shooting by candlelight, which is known to be difficult in still photography, let alone with moving images...The production got hold of three suSat, 07 Mar 2015 17:29:30 -0600Aye that was priceless in book form as well..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543841457#543841457Aye that was priceless in book form as well..Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:23:24 -0600Flower Myth - it just about WAS possible, back in the day, as Kubrick did it in Barry Lyndon, but it was probably very expensive.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30422487/wolf-hall---bbc-2---9pm?post_id=543841455#543841455Flower Myth - it just about WAS possible, back in the day, as Kubrick did it in Barry Lyndon, but it was probably very expensive.Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:23:19 -0600