I've seen better directing of local cable channel dramatic productions. The action on Angel of Music is almost impossible to follow, and so on. One of my favorite scenes on the show is completely ruined by Morris' quick cutting between medium and close-ups of actors, rarely showing us the stage-wide view of the choreography, which is so essential to the power of the scene. And don't get me started on his coverage of "Masquerade". Morris commits other unforgivable shot selections like fast cutting close-ups of the destruction of the chandelier rather than giving us the more awe-inspiring audience perspective. This is most obvious with the Phantom's entrance after Wishing You Were Here Again. Other times he goes immediately to a close-up for what should be a subtle entrance. He manages to miss key actor entrances because he has a close-up on another actor. Director Nick Morris' shot selection was weak, the frenetic tempo of his camera-to-camera takes overshadows the stage direction. This video production suffers from the impulse of "we paid to have all these cameras and operators on site so we better damn well use them, even if it means ruining the home viewing experience". A fantastic show very much diminished by the amateurish and highly distracting video direction.
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