Screw the Electric Bill!: Difference between revisions

Content added Content deleted
VisualWikitext
m (Mass update links)
Line 6: Line 6:
It doesn't matter which room of a house the character(s) currently occupy; when they move to another room, the lights are already on. And when they leave a room, the lights stay on. Sometimes, characters will even arrive home after a night out, and the lights in the house are already on. The only time the lights go out is when everyone goes to bed, or when darkness is essential to the scene (for instance, an [[Hilarity Ensues|allegedly amusing]] "fumbling about in the dark" sequence, or to facilitate [[The Reveal]]). Or, if a character does turn out the lights upon leaving a room, it's usually symbolic.
It doesn't matter which room of a house the character(s) currently occupy; when they move to another room, the lights are already on. And when they leave a room, the lights stay on. Sometimes, characters will even arrive home after a night out, and the lights in the house are already on. The only time the lights go out is when everyone goes to bed, or when darkness is essential to the scene (for instance, an [[Hilarity Ensues|allegedly amusing]] "fumbling about in the dark" sequence, or to facilitate [[The Reveal]]). Or, if a character does turn out the lights upon leaving a room, it's usually symbolic.


Most common in [[Sit Com|Sit Coms]] and [[Soap Opera|Soap Operas]], where it can be externally justified by the fact that, since such shows often employ [[Three-Wall Set|Three Wall Sets]] depicting an "open" architecture, they utilize shared lighting rigs. Further, as anyone who has ever used a klieg light can tell you, big studio lights don't flick on and off in the same manner as 60-watt bulbs; they require long periods of warm-up and cool-down, and turning them on and off during a shoot could be distracting.
Most common in [[Sit Com]]s and [[Soap Opera]]s, where it can be externally justified by the fact that, since such shows often employ [[Three-Wall Set|Three Wall Sets]] depicting an "open" architecture, they utilize shared lighting rigs. Further, as anyone who has ever used a klieg light can tell you, big studio lights don't flick on and off in the same manner as 60-watt bulbs; they require long periods of warm-up and cool-down, and turning them on and off during a shoot could be distracting.


Furthermore, these sets will typically feature numerous practical lights (table/floor lamps, sconces, etc). No matter how many such lamps are present, every last one will be burning, day or night. This could be seen as perhaps an attempt to justify the amount of illumination the studio lights are pumping out.
Furthermore, these sets will typically feature numerous practical lights (table/floor lamps, sconces, etc). No matter how many such lamps are present, every last one will be burning, day or night. This could be seen as perhaps an attempt to justify the amount of illumination the studio lights are pumping out.
Line 28: Line 28:
[[Category:Pages Needing Wicks]]
[[Category:Pages Needing Wicks]]
[[Category:Spectacle]]
[[Category:Spectacle]]
[[Category:Screw This Index I Have Tropes]]
[[Category:Screw This Index, I Have Tropes]]
[[Category:Screw The Electric Bill]]
[[Category:Screw The Electric Bill]]
Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Screw_the_Electric_Bill!"