I felt like pulling this discussion out of the muck it was in and really focusing in on what *terrific* work was done in staging the look and the sound of the 1966 studio scenes in the film. Everything hit just the right note, the look was beyond accurate and I think just as many of us imagined the scenes that were not captured on film originally in 1966, and everything about it just looked and sounded great. Kudos again to Mark and Darian, and here are the posts from that other discussion. Any studio-gear folks, please chime in.
I'll tell you one thing which I haven't even touched on in any writings on the film I've done so far. The set design, the staging, and everyone responsible for the props, design, and "look" of the film in my eyes deserves the highest praise if not an official award for their work.
Yes, I'm trying to put a positive thing in this thread and get people smiling and happy about something. And I know there are threads for reviews...
I'm a studio guy, a guitar geek, and a history buff, I look for the visuals and the props and the little touches on the sets of TV shows and films. I'm a music and history nerd and a studio/gear geek, a deadly and expensive combination.
Darian and Mark respectively did amazing work on the studio scenes. Everything from the period-correct instruments, to recreating a 1966 control room and studio setting down to the patch cables and tape boxes and talkback mic...it was spot-fucking-on. Brilliant work. And having the studio musician actors actually playing the parts when the camera is on the studio floor...what a great touch. And it worked brilliantly in the film. When the camera zoomed in on the song being recorded on the floor, you heard it being played on the floor by real musicians playing the "right" instruments. You had the guitarists playing Fenders who played Fenders in the 60's on these dates. That stuff is priceless. It's the stuff to *enjoy*.
I like focusing on *that* and enjoying *that* with fellow music nerds and fans instead of worrying about Murry blankety-blank Wilson's opinion of songs, but that's just me.
A Danelectro Bellzouki. If you haven't seen the film, you won't know what that means but for the few seconds it's on the screen, it's magic for nerds and geeks like me. Grin
And...historically accurate.
I agree. You could not ask for two better guys to handle the studio scenes. Mark owns so much of that original equipment and did an incredible job staging it. Darian is simply brilliant in his musical knowledge; watching those studio scenes is like being in a time machine ; I love the fact that the bulk of the dialogue is pulled directly from the session tapes , adding to the authenticity. And yeah, that Danelectro Bellzouki slayed me as well !
Let's face it, those scenes were basically porn for studio freaks and vintage instrument buffs. What an eye for detail they had! You pick out more on a repeat viewing, if anybody involved with the production is monitoring: ALLLLL DELETED SCENES PLEASE.
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