You gotta laugh

[byron]

Just watching an old TV program from the 1960s (I guess) and in the play the Captain is on the Bridge of the ship peering out of the windows with his Binoculars. It is however night time and the Bridge is brightly lit by the lights on the rear wall of the Bridge. This means all the Skipper will see is a reflection of himself. The Helmsman too would be totally blind but he was obviously steering by sight although the compass was located there.
Surely the film makers should have known better and used red lamp or at least sent the Captain on the Wing to use his binos.

 

[Brayman]

But then the viewers wouldn't be able to see anything, for some reason it is called poetic license but it doesn't rhyme!

 

[Poignard]

I saw a drama-doc on television where the captain held his binoculars upside down

 

[boatone]

I saw a drama-doc on television where the captain held his binoculars upside down

Probably made in Australia ....

 

[pande]

I think some people on this forum need to get out more!!

 

[byron]

But then the viewers wouldn't be able to see anything, for some reason it is called poetic license but it doesn't rhyme!

C'mon ian. They use red light or 'effect' lighting, certainly they don't blatantly show the cabin as having all the main lighting on. This was just sloppy directing and sloppy continuity.

 

[LittleSister]

C'mon ian. They use red light or 'effect' lighting,

Unfortunately in 1960s TV they only had black lights or white lights!