> "Steven L." earthlink.net> wrote...

>> In "The Cage," the subdued, neutral color scheme and soft, indirect lighting for the bridge set actually made it look more realistic and utilitarian, the way it should look. I liked it better that way.

>
> A case of not being able to overcome viewer expectation.
> As with the "whoosh" sound of a starship passing the
> camera needed for viewers to experience a feeling of
> speed and movement, a viewer accustomed to seeing the cramped, dark interior of a contemporary naval vessel on film or in print would expect a vessel not being played
> as a luxury liner to be just as cramped and dark in oredr
> to perceive "realism," even if there was no reason why a
> starship control room 200+ years in the future couldn't
> be designed to look like a "hotel lobby."
>
> GeneK