DAYS: Special effects and freeze frame endings

[dowwwe]

I don't think you understand what I mean, Ira. Fading to black takes no time at all. Most video editors (even the ancient ones I used in high school) had built-in functionality for that. Fading the ending scene to black is no more work than going to a commercial for the editors.

Having somebody create fiery background animations, thunderstorms, moving patterns, sound effects that suit the mood and then implementing them into moving or still video (or even harder: split screens) takes A LOT more time than fading to black, and I would bet it would take at least another person to achieve. Most video editors aren't the designers creating the special effects.

On top of the endings, DAYS used to have those same effects throughout their 20 second "Next on Days of our Lives" promos. Now, they are 10 seconds with no effects, just straight scene-to-scene clips right into the credits.

In the 800+ episodes they've done since they've stopped with the effects, I bet they've saved at least that number in hours it took to put those together. In big companies, time is money.

[Cheap21]

I HATED the speciale ffects on the preview clips. They'd go even more OTT with them, having scenes rotate, change colors, add that stupid gausian blur tint, etc...

[dowwwe]

I was a fan of those, too

[AllMyDaysatGH]

Omg since were talking special effects here does anyone remember this awfulness? Because I sure don't. I just came across this mess

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OMFG!! I seriously do not recall seeing this, & I was watching in 2004. lol

[Cheap21]

LMAO! I dont recall that but its hilarious. Here's another example of the special effects. I never understood how Marlena could be buried in Salem and fall through a hole in hell, and end up on some island miles away

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[Michael]

What the hell was that soup thing?! AHAHAHAHA. Was John having a nightmare that Marlena was possessed again? I do not remember that at all!

[Cheap21]

When Marlena was outed as the serial killer I think the threw a red herring out there that it was bc she was possessed by the devil again

[Antoyne]

I totally do NOT remember the soup scene..Was someone dreaming? My god I forgot how campy the show was back then...some of it I liked, there were times where it was a bit much.

[Toups]

LMAO at the Soup attack!! I also didn't remember that!

[Sindacco]

It was explained that there were underground tunnels transporting the victims from Salem to Melaswen.

[Ira]

Gah. I remember the soup attack! There was a period of a few weeks where everyone thought Marlena was possessed again. Good grief.

I don't wanna belabor the point, but I've done video editing and I know people who edit professionally. Those tacky split screens and flashy lights on Days maybe would take an extra 30 minutes or so to do for each episode. It's time spent, but it's not something someone is going to get paid a lot of bucks to do. All editing programs now are equipped with that, hell I could do some of that on my Mac right now in 15 minutes. It's not that involved a process.

[psychofan]

I'm also one who loved the flashy "next time" previews. I would just get so excited for them, especially when they would have that bolt of light with the high-pitched note after the last one!

[Toups]

I never thought I'd see the day people would defend Stephen Wyman or would want to go back to that type of production again. LOL

[Antoyne]

Was it like those psychedelic roller coaster rides? I guess that would explain the flames.

[Cheap21]

it still made no sense! Salem is somewhere in Illinois and this island was somewhere south of the US. They dont have underground tunnels that go that far that one could travel through that fast