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Originally posted by: DarthAstuart
just because the prequels are bad movies doesn't mean they were poorly directed in terms of shot composition, angle, etc. they may be, but if so, tell us why.
one annoying thing he does (at least to me) that he does a ton in the prequels is the master shot with the slow zoom in on the action. in fact, many if not most of his shots of every type feature some kind of slow move in on the subject. it's like the camera just can't sit still.
I don't blame Lucas so much for that one as I do the CGI artists. That's a gripe I have with most CGI establishing shots- in an attempt to make them seem more 'realistic' or dynamic, the digital artists tend to over-do zooms and pans. I personally believe its a fear that if the 'camera' doesn't move then the audience will figure out the shot is not 'real'- sort of a self-fullfilling prophecy IMHO.