Friends

[hairschmair]

What the hell do stylists put on these actors' heads? I'm watching Joey (a spin-off of friends) and every male actor seems to have some kind of strange gel-like substance in their hair that makes it look like a block of cement. You can't see individual hairs on their heads, just one large black mass.

I've never tried that putty subtance some people talk about on here. Is that what it is? Hmmm, maybe it's just the lighting they use on the sets.

Feel free to ignore this thread.

 

[VWdude]

Could be putty. Putty tends to chunk up the hair and give it a matte look.

 

[Melbs]

You'll also find that when you look at heads on TV there is a much greater contrast on the screen from lights, brightness and the pixelation on the TV itself... it will often make the hair look dense and have a stronger hairline as a result. You essentially see less detail in my opinion... i have analysed this myself at times. And you can guarantee every actor has different product in their hair from stylist to stylist...

 

[dead]

TV resolution is limited to 720 pixels wide (640 pixels in the USA) and video signals often have non-liner dynamic ranges (I suspect through deliberate grading).

Bottom line is that fine detail like hair will be lost on TV

 

[drinkrum]

TV resolution is limited to 720 pixels wide (640 pixels in the USA) and video signals often have non-liner dynamic ranges (I suspect through deliberate grading).

Bottom line is that fine detail like hair will be lost on TV

Not if you have satellite. My signals come in digital quality.

D.

 

[nervx]

Not if you have satellite. My signals come in digital quality.

Digital doesn't mean anything as there's hardly an improvement... unless your getting HD tv which makes a huge difference.

 

[Melbs]

But its still on the TV... digital or not... like in photos... your hair often looks thicker... its the TV more than anything else... trust me... plus Joey has a decent haid of hair anyway...

 

[gonna_win]

friends don't tell friends about bad hair

 

[oni]

:shock:

Bottom line is that fine detail like hair will be lost on TV

you are saying I will go bald if I go on TV :shock: lol!

 

[Guest]

But its still on the TV... digital or not... like in photos... your hair often looks thicker... its the TV more than anything else... trust me... plus Joey has a decent haid of hair anyway...

I have seen NW2 photos of LeBlanc - there is definitely some concealing going on..

 

[dead]

Not if you have satellite. My signals come in digital quality.

D.

D, Digital and Analog TV signals in the UK are both 720 x 576 pixels, having digital satellite does not increase the resolution or dynamic range.

 

[Baldie]

Besides, you your satellite receiver (box) is actually converting the digital signals into analogue signals since your tv can only accept analogue signals. Unless you've got a proper digital tv (i.e. a big PC monitor) you're still looking at a analogue tv picture.

 

[drinkrum]

Not if you have satellite. My signals come in digital quality.

Digital doesn't mean anything as there's hardly an improvement... unless your getting HD tv which makes a huge difference.

HDTV has to do with the TV and not the signal. And yes, I have a HDTV and digital satellite.

D.

 

[drinkrum]

Not if you have satellite. My signals come in digital quality.

D.

D, Digital and Analog TV signals in the UK are both 720 x 576 pixels, having digital satellite does not increase the resolution or dynamic range.

How dare you question me?!

D.