Pros Slash Proliferation Challenge, Day Five

[przed]

Today, some film studies geekery: the shot/reverse shot. This is one of the basic editing building blocks that T.V. shows are constructed on: you have a shot of one character, followed by a second shot of the character he's talking too.

So why should a Pros fan care about this? Because it allows for all sorts of lovely nonverbal communication between our two lads. So here's some nice examples of the form from some Pros eps.


First up, Hunter/Hunted, and the scene where the lads attempt to defuse the bomb delivered to Doyle's flat. They're focused on their task, of course, but their attention on each other is possibly even more intense.




Two more shots from the same scene, but close-ups this time. I swear, the heat between the two of them could melt steel.




But the shot/reverse shot doesn't have to be about intensity. Sometimes it can just be fun. In Fall Girl, Bodie just wants to be all broody about his ex, but he can't resist Doyle's crazy humour forever. And when he finally relents and cracks a smile, Doyle's own face lights up like the sun.




A last fun example from Killer with a Long Arm. Bodie's pratting around with Doyle about having dated Betty, but the scene is really all about the two of them playing off each other. Bodie's just far too smug about having scored a point off Doyle. Doyle, in turn, gives him another high voltage grin.

Comments

[ancastar.livejournal.com]

Love those shots! Particularly Doyle's big ol' grin in Fall Girl, and the interchange in Killer with the Long Arm. What I enjoy in the latter is a bit of a flirtatious dip of the eyes on Doyle's part. This happens right before he smiles over his shoulder at Bodie. It couldn't be any more "come hither". I swear!

[paris7am.livejournal.com]

Dear god, they're just too adorable/hot/inlove to believe!
These are fabulous, just wonderful. Thank you!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh god! Ohgodohgodohgod! Just... everything Paris said, and oh! for the flirtatious dip, and just... *is speechless with the love*

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Oh, gorgeous, of course. Is there anything better than the Source? And while I agree with everybody above, and smiles and the flirting are wonderful...give me those intense moments. Hunter/Hunted, Purging...bomb defusing moments are amazingly...hot. *g*

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Those last two shots are my very favourite shots of them - I just love how they look at one another *happy sigh*