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[dani-dabbles]

You are no longer allowed to speak to the press

[pippin-katz]

Okay I noticed something during the Red Room scene after watching RWRB for the "who knows how many"-th time.

When they hit the wall, Alex puts his right hand on it:

But then they cut and it’s not there anymore:

Now, I’m not pointing this out as an "oh look an editing error" or anything because that’s something that happens in pretty much every movie ever made. Somebody’s hand or leg is in one position, they cut to another angle, and it’s in a slightly different position. It’s what happens when you’re editing together several different takes of the same scene.

Hell, quick and fun tangent, feel free to skip ahead to where the text changes back to the normal color, but there’s a sequence in Clue, the movie, where Wadsworth, the butler, is retelling the events of the evening in very specific detail and reenacting it. This is a fantastic example of a moment where a very attentive viewer can see into the behind the scenes, and remember that when filming movies, they always do multiple takes of a scene, even if nothing went wrong; there’s only very unique circumstances where they film a scene and the entirety of the very first take is used.

Earlier, Mrs. Peacock freaks out because they think there might have been poison in the drink, and Mr. Green slaps her in the throat to stop her from screaming:

GIF from here.

After he hits her, he says this:

GIF from here.

When Wadsworth reenacts it later, he says the same line:

GIF from here.

Notice that he’s accurately in character as Mr. Green, but he makes the gesture to push his “glasses” back up, which Mr. Green didn’t do. Tim Curry went through great lengths for this very long sequence to get all the little details right. The only reason he would do that would be if he did push his glasses up, but it was in a different take. That take wasn’t used in the final cut of film, but they had to have filmed a version of the scene where Mr. Green pushed his glasses back up, and Tim Curry copied it because he wouldn’t have been able to predict which version of the scene they would use, and that’s a specific detail he wouldn’t want to miss if they used that take.

In the easiest and perfect scenario, they pick the best take of each shot and splice them together, but sometimes they use multiple takes of one of the shots and use different pieces of them. Maybe the delivery of one line was better in one take, but another line was better in the other. If there's going to be a cut between those lines, they can cut out the line delivery they liked the best and splice into whatever take they're using the most of.

This is common knowledge, but I'm covering it just in case someone is completely unfamiliar with how films are made.

When the camera angle changes during a sequence, it doesn’t mean that they filmed up until that point, stopped and repositioned the cameras and the actors, and then continued. They set up a camera for one of the shots, they run through the scene start-to-finish, and once they have several good takes to choose from, they move the camera position to the next angle, and shoot the scene start-to-finish again. Sometimes they can knock out more than one angle at once if the cameras won’t get each other in the shot.

For example, scenes like Alex and Henry talking on the couch, in the cafe, on the phone on the bed, basically almost any scene where they’re looking directly at each other, has to be shot from at least two angles separately, at least if they want to show us both of their faces throughout the scene. If they filmed both of them at once, you would see the other camera in the background behind the actors.

In the case of the kissing in the Red Room, there's three cuts, until the end when Amy walks in. I'm talking specifically about from Alex grabbing him up to the shot right before Amy walks in.

So starting there, we have the first shot:

Then the first cut:

Then the second cut:

Then the third cut:

Then Amy walks in:

Now, cameras do move and/or zoom during most shots, even if it's a barely noticeable. For example, there is no cut while Alex crosses the room; the camera moves with him. It also rotates/pans a bit once they start backing towards the wall to keep that shot connected up until the first cut.

Based on the angle, the framing, and their positions, I'm pretty sure these two are from the same shot/camera position, possibly the same take, with the close-up spliced in:

Even if they aren't from the same take, I'm fairly sure, like I said before, that they ran through the scene start-to-finish with this camera blocking, and that these are both from that blocking, even if the second one seems slightly different. It's really hard to be 100% sure, but when I watch them side-by-side, their positions seem to line up. If you map out their starting point and ending point, and the gap of time where the close-up is, it feels like enough time and movement for them to get from A to B in one shot had the camera not cut.

But the camera does cut, which leads me back to here:

The camera angle alone is a big indicator that they cut together multiple takes. I can't be positive, but I'm pretty sure that they couldn't have filmed this angle at the same time as the main shot.

I think about these sorts of things while watching movies; it's something I can't turn off in my brain. I'm hyperaware of the cinematography. I notice it, and thoughts/questions just bounce around in the back of my head.

Like if I was watching this for the first time, excluding all the internal screaming that would've been occurring, I would have probably thought: "Oh hey, that was a big camera change! They probably filmed this separately!"

But it's so brief and subconscious that I would've had the thought without those words actually forming in my head, does that make sense? It's like there's a little version of me chilling in my brain with a clipboard that writes interesting things down while the rest of me is screaming. He's just chilling, taking notes, and I can feel when he writes something down, even if I can't process it in the moment. Does that make any sense?? Whatever, it doesn't actually matter lmfao

What I'm saying is, while the camera change suggests the use of multiple takes being edited together, Alex's hand on the wall 100% confirms it, since it's not in the same position when they cut between the angles.

Which FINALLY brings me to my POINT!

Everything I went over essentially just proves that this shot:

-is from it's own, separate take than the other shots.

And as I explained, they typically run a scene start-to-finish several times from each angle, which is why there's this variation. With choreography like this that's meant to be spontaneous and aggressive is impossible to perfectly recreate each time. It happens too fast, and their characters are so wrapped up in the moment that they're just grabbing and touching each other however they can, so there is going to be variation between the takes in what they do with their hands or exactly how they kiss.

WHICH MEANS

It is very possible that there's a version/take of this sequence of events from the other angle where Alex's hand is on the wall, and he is half pinning Henry against the wall for this interaction.

His hand is in the classic "hands on either side of their partner's head while kissing against a wall" position that basically traps them against the wall and the person they're with.

So there's possibly a version of this shot:

-with Alex's hand pinning Henry against the fucking wall, before he lifts him onto the table.

And I want to fucking see it.

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[immisshope]

My Roman Empire.

I love them so much 😍♥️🤍💙.

We are blessed to see them all together again.

We have waited for this, it finally happened.

[coppertophomegurl]

Okay, so I'm rereading RWRB again, and I mean, it's probably because I'm PMSing, but I am CRYING over June and Bea. Like, the big sisters. The willingness to fall on the sword for your younger sibling no matter the consequences for yourself. The unquestioning, relentless love, even when they're a shit. Losing sleep from worry about them and picking your nails raw when they're troubled and you can't help them.

It was subtle, but CMQ wrote big sister love so well and I am feeling EMOTIONS about it.

[rockingtheorange]

The complicit gaze of two men going "Oop the king has read our smut. Hope he enjoyed it 🤗"

[mirkwoodsprinceofdoingtoomuch]

"Hello?"

"Baby."

"Alex? Oh my god. A-Are you all right?"

"I'm hanging in there. Are you okay?"

"No. No, I'm not okay."

"You know what, I'm coming to London tonight. Just hold on until I get there. We'll figure this out."

"Hurry. Please."

"I'll break the sound barrier for you."

[itssweeterthanfiction]

I’ve fallen into a Red White & Royal Blue rewatch marathon these past weeks and I’ve noticed some things:

Alex seeking Henry out even though he thinks he hates him is ���

First Alex pushes henry into the closet slightly before secret service does when he hears the fire crackers

“and then they became friends” with the little stuffed animals foreshadowing following their little chat to clear the air in the closet

Zara kept pushing the PR friendship because she’d get to see Shaan too

Henry calling Alex ‘dear’ and ‘sweetheart’ ugh I love them

What we call it a glowup :

“Oh and I told my sister yeah she was really happy for us” they’re in love 😫

Henry quite literally yeeted into the lake to escape the pain of having what he thought he couldn’t have 😭😭😭

When Henry confesses his feelings to Beatrice there are lilacs all over that garden. symbolic of first love 🥹

I can’t help falling in love with you scene how he’s so shy bringing Alex and then telling him his dream and even then Henry is still cautious to even touch him but as they dance he just melts into Alex 🥹ugh the things you notice on the 20th rewatch 😭😭😭😭😭😭

“There is another truth that’s much simpler I fell in love with a person” and then proceeds to say Henry’s full name on a live broadcast 😭

“I’ll break the sound barrier for you” and then when Alex arrives Henry just melts right back into his arms again 🥹

“It made me very proud to be your boyfriend” and then their banter and gossip sesh 🤭

Henry so nervous waiting for the king and goes to fidget his ring but it’s on Alex’s hand cause it’s Alex that calms him now 🥹

Henry interlocking his and Alex’s hands and not letting go until he has to go into protective boyfriend mode when his grandpa tells Alex he’s part of the problem and doesn’t want to hear his solutions 😭

Alex’s head turn when the king calls him the American 🤣

Henry’s face when he sees the crowd outside the palace 🥹 and asking for Alex’s hand again to face it with him

“I certainly hope not. “ I love you. I love you more.”Henry’s little eyebrow furrow and then 🤣 I think that’s up for debate” their kiss in front of everyone 😭 rubbing circles on Alex’s hand for comfort and then walking with Alex onto the balcony hand in hand 🥹

The way the camera focuses on Henry and then adds Alex into to the shot cause they’re in this together as they face the crowd 😭

Alex’s dad joking and embracing Henry is the sweetest 10 second scene 😂

“Let’s take a walk” Henry’s face looks like they’re about to get spicy and then he’s gotta go into supportive boyfriend mode which he does so seamlessly with his yellow rose tie 🥰

I’m so grateful you’re here and then Henry rubs his back as they hug 😭

Zara hugging Henry after they win we’ve come a long way from little lord fucklaroy 🤣

Henry on the platform was darling but Alex reading for his hand cause he’s a part of the family ugh too cute 😭

Of course Henry still has Alex’s key 🥹

Alex saying “After you” into the house and then Henry’s “Lead the way darling” once they’re in,

During the credits when they’re pinkies are touching but not fully holding hands like at the palace 😭I’ll never get over this movie 🥹❤️🤍💙

[youcancallmekathyp]

Don't Need A Candle Or A Cake // firstprince

Words: 2501 Words

Characters: Alex Claremond-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor

Summary: “Technically speaking, Henry can busy himself. Practically speaking, his mind wanders a little as he looks down at the text, imagining Alex in his suit and tie, a curl having come lose and falling into his face as he bends over important documents..”

Notes: Happy birthday Henry Fox! Enjoy getting railed! ;) ( Rated E obviously )

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[reignmaefall]

I want to be a poet.

I want to be an author, or a show writer.

I want to write the most gut-wrenching tragedies, the most sickeningly sweet romances, I want my words to be studied for centuries after my death, my autobiography, my poems, my stories, my marks.

But at the same time I want to be a psychologist.

Or a biologist.

Or neurologist or astronomer or botanist or historian or linguist.

I want to research everything on the human mind, the way it works the way it functions, how we as humans are the way we are, i want to learn everything about the world. How we got here how we speak what we speak. I want to learn everything about space, about how life could have been created,

I want to learn everything about everything.

And at the same time I know

That giving explanations

To questions

Gets rid

Of curiosity.

I want to leave my mark on history, on the world, I want to be remembered. I don't want to be another one of the billions, trillions, quadrillions, gazillions of people who live and then die and are never remembered as anything other than a grave.

I want to leave my mark.

But at the same time

Id rather not be seen.

I don't want to give the world

To give history

The satisfaction

Of my name.

[exy101]

rwrb (2023) takes the cake for worst adaptation ive ever seen truly what the fuck was that

[tentativelyteal]

A playlist for Red, White & Royal Blue, in narrative order

[lusyblond]

it's past 4 am, i need to be at a festival for work in less then 12 hours and i can't fucking sleep because of these horny ass bitch ass gays.

[pippin-katz]

How has it been a month since Red, White & Royal Blue came out?? It somehow still feels like yesterday. It doesn’t matter how much anyone else moves on, I am going to be here for a long, long time.

[sillverstreets]

STOLEN LINE

[cardboardboxfly]

⚠️ rwrb movie spoilers⚠️

GUYS

GUYSSSSSSSSSSSS

Aaaaaa

THEY SAID THE THING

They said the thing

[firstscn]

how do you best like to be loved?

laugh with me long and loving

jokes are simple and easy to comprehend, and laughter helps with all that tension in your belly. you just want a break from the other stuff, and if someone makes you laugh, then that means that they care, in some way, about your happiness. especially, if, after making you laugh the once, they try and do it again. if laughter is the greatest medicine, then you can share it and no one has to be sick. it is contagious, and free to give and receive. there is never too much of it. there is never too much of you. i hope when you laugh you speak it from your belly. that you use your muscles and let it fill the room. that you know the sound rings like a bell and is lovely. i hope that when you smile you show your teeth.

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