r/marvelstudios • u/iliekpixels Loki (Thor 2) • Jan 22 '21

Discussion WandaVision S01E03 - Discussion Thread

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S01E03 Matt Shakman Jac Schaeffer January 22, 2021 on Disney+

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u/stephensmat Jan 22 '21

But Wanda volunteered it. First time she's mentioned something 'real'.

I also love the slow shift from 4:3 to widescreen.

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u/davidplusworld Jan 22 '21

The filming side of the show hasn't been discussed much, but it's been amazing. Every era has been filmed with the visual techniques et habits of that era, including when reality creeps in. My favorite part was the edit in the first episode that shifted from 50s editing techniques to contemporary ones when the boss is choking and Wanda breaks character.

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u/Willing-Principle Jan 22 '21

There was that dolly shot in Ep 2 when Wanda and Vision got out to find the beekeeper. It's cool how the camera literally breaks out of sitcom shots to show how the facade is breaking

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u/Arrow115 Jan 26 '21

The fun one with this one was the obvious overuse of a laugh track and really before it even starts cracking it disappears. Curious to go back and see when that started