"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
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William Sommerwerck wrote:

If you look at the first season of "Barney Miller", you'll see poor
camera
convergence, and slight color shifts between the cameras. And this was in
the 1970s, and at ABC's studios.

Look at the early shows of Star Trek: The Next Generation. They were
lit and photgraphed as if they were films. There are many scenes where
there is action in the shadows.

You would have seen what was happening if you were watching it on film,
on TV it was just a grayish blur.

If I remember correctly, they were shot on film.

I don't understand what you're talking about. "Barney Miller" was videotape,
"ST TNG" was film.

Regardless of whether tape or film is used, the cinematographer is likely to
light the scenes according to what the thinks the average TV is able to
reproduce.