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Tuesday 8 February 2011

The Unseen Stars


It's not what you think - but I am a fan for one real reason. Dame L.Spence esq may have the wiggle of a camp jellied eel, but it's the atmosphere that is held together by one thing, and one person.
Without this one element, shows like Pineapple and indeed Dancing on Ice, etc etc would fall apart.
For me, the casting of the narrator is fundamental. A kind of yin-yang needs to exist to play up, and in more cases play down what your eyes are actually seeing.
Michael Buerke. Obviously. Obviously? That's the point. Brilliantly flat lining, he brings the show to life by bringing it back to basics. Using an incredibly familiar voice in a place where you would least expect to hear it can work a treat. Dancing on Ice anyone? Tony Gubba. Tony who? Ex football commentator brings exactly his skill set into a positively opposite area of the pitch. Tom Baker. THE Dr Who for me - and who lives in T.W, when not being a Time Lord. Without whom, Little Britain would have been little less than a drag show.
Sometimes more time needs to be spent thinking about how things sound, than just what is put in front of you visually - and sometimes the obvious is totally the wrong way to go.
I am More TH>NFreeman anyone?
Lovely.
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  1. Unknown11 February 2011 at 01:30

    That More TH.NFreeman ad leaves me cold. Am I missing something?

    On the subject of which can anyone explain an ad I saw last night where a VW Beetle morphs into a people mover, then the strapline "time to upgrade with the Daily Mail" No idea what this is an ad for - cars, newspapers, what? Any ideas?

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