And it was way to subtle (polite) for me, Bob :-)
Drat!
Chris
On 23 Apr 2014, at 12:40, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think you guys missed the, ah, subtlety of my response to Chris. I
> commended on his choice of tenses, not on who chooses what. I would have
> written his sentence: “Or is it directors who choose composition”, or, “Or is
> it the director who chooses composition?” <g>
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Apr 22, 2014, at 1:53 PM, DZDub <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 8:27 AM, Bob Whitmire
>> <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Director chooses, Chief Constable. Directors choose. At least on this side
>>> of The Pond. <wink>
>>>
>>> --Bob Whitmire
>>> Certified Neanderthal
>>>
>>> On Apr 21, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Or is it the director who choose composition?
>>>
>>>
>> Hitchcock supposedly never looked through the viewfinder, but I am sure he
>> "composed" (but I don't quite know what that means without looking through
>> a viewfinder). Some of the extras on the "Rear Window" DVD include
>> interviews with the cameramen, who seem to have been adept at realizing
>> Hitchcock's vision. Much to admire in that, to say the least.
>>
>> Joel W.
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