[Regia-NA] Re: films

[Schuster, Robert L.]

 If they put the right stuff on extras, the=20
public might become more educated.  Alas, education is not the prime =
goal of=20
the film and TV industry - it's money.

--yup, unfortunately that's what happens

the odd thing is that filmmakers will dump loads of money into the =
strangest things.

I once read somewhere that when making the 13th Warrior, the folks in =
charge purposely put all the bad armour in the film as it was what the =
public wanted to see. They knew it was wrong but did it anyway. Then the =
turned around and threw alot of cash someone's way to make authentic =
props like buckets (and other things that slip my mind at this time).

I couldn't believe it, but hey at least they were getting something =
right

Halvgrimr