This episode is well written and acted and features expert editing, but for me the experimental nature of the directing techniques only results in a show totally dominated by one person, namely the director.
Almost entirely filmed with extreme closeups of faces (one scene with Paul Drake on the phone has his face filing the entire frame and I mean all of it). Every inch of William Hopper's normal facial fat is greatly exaggerated and thus quite unflattering to him.
The camera does move rather strangely at times such as swirling around a witness on the stand and ending up filming her from behind her head. The camera is often above an actor's head, at times right above their ear. Characters sort of burst through doors or are seen rapidly walking out of a door, quickly shutting it behind them. Why, just for dramatic effect or something? Added brisk walking and running around is really not necessary because the script has plenty of drama as written.
Distracting.
Almost entirely filmed with extreme closeups of faces (one scene with Paul Drake on the phone has his face filing the entire frame and I mean all of it). Every inch of William Hopper's normal facial fat is greatly exaggerated and thus quite unflattering to him.
The camera does move rather strangely at times such as swirling around a witness on the stand and ending up filming her from behind her head. The camera is often above an actor's head, at times right above their ear. Characters sort of burst through doors or are seen rapidly walking out of a door, quickly shutting it behind them. Why, just for dramatic effect or something? Added brisk walking and running around is really not necessary because the script has plenty of drama as written.
Distracting.