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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Eyes of Laurie Marr" data-source="post: 444877" data-attributes="member: 175">Even very small decisions by a director can elevate a scene into something that stays with you down the years. There are so many examples, but how about that early episode in the 83-84 Season where JR threatens to let 'all hell break loose' if Pam chooses to return to Bobby? That camera circling around Pam neatly and simply constructed JR as the predator, but its visual impact was enormous.Corey Allen went much further, he added visual interest to every scene, even those not as dramatic as the JR/Pam encounter.  How the camera moved and how he framed a scene is so distinctive. He wasn't afraid to let objects and people pass in front of the camera when the principals were in shot. By doing this he gave the sense that the characters were part of the ebb and flow of a reality that extended beyond them. Subtle but effective.</blockquote>

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