[opendtv] Not Ready for Their Close-Up
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 08:00:14 -0400
Not Ready for Their Close-Up
By CLIVE THOMPSON
June 12, 2005
Cap Lesesne, a New York plastic surgeon, hears from a lot of women
worried about aging. Late last year, he says, he had one visitor, a
female newscaster, whose inquiries puzzled him. She was only in her
30's, he says, and still looked terrific. (Lesesne, citing
doctor-patient confidentiality, wouldn't identify the woman.) When he
asked her why she wanted surgery, she explained that her show was
about to begin broadcasting in ''high-definition,'' the hot new
digital technology that makes TV images look as crisp and sharp as
IMAX films. On normal TV, she said, you can't see her few tiny
wrinkles; in high-def, they stand out like folds of origami. ''When
she walked in here,'' Lesesne says, '' 'high-def' was the first thing
that came out of her mouth.''
Celebrities are considered attractive at least in part because
they're suited to the technology of the age. The transition from
silent movies to talkies destroyed many actors' careers, as did the
shift from black-and-white to color. While almost all prime-time TV
on the major broadcast networks is shot in high-def, there are only
18 million of the pricey, wide-screen sets in use. But that number is
expected to more than triple by next year, and the new scrutiny that
comes with high-def is already making some on-camera talent nervous.
''There are a lot of people who are going to be affected by this,''
says Deborah Paulmann, a makeup artist for ''Late Night with Conan
O'Brien.''
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/magazine/12PHENOM.html?ex=1276228800&en=d395cd722b894f27&ei=5090
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