▲ 537 ▼ When I was a kid I identified old TV shows because they were black and white... (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago* by Hypersapien@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments These days, kids identify them by the aspect ratio.
[–] SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's not so much what they got away with but working with the tools they had. It is the same for pixel art in the early gen consoles. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brianorca@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* The SFX was the limitations of tools they had, (and budget) but there were a lot of aspects of set design and stunt doubles where they could get away with more on a TV show in SD compared to a movie that was on film. When HDTV started, even news shows were forced to drastically improve the quality of the set pieces and makeup because small details could now be seen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brianorca@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* The SFX was the limitations of tools they had, (and budget) but there were a lot of aspects of set design and stunt doubles where they could get away with more on a TV show in SD compared to a movie that was on film. When HDTV started, even news shows were forced to drastically improve the quality of the set pieces and makeup because small details could now be seen. permalink fedilink source parent