Though I have never watched Doc Martin on ITV I always enjoy watching the filming of the show in Port Issac . Filming takes place in the street surrounded by holiday makers . How the director keeps his patience as the general publics cars are given right of way through the set i have no idea ! I guess filming in a real Cornish village will give the show a more realistic look than an artificial studio set . The light will be good for starters..... I found it fascinating watching the cast , crew and public all in one crowd and tried to spot where one group started or stopped . They all had clear different body language and appearance . It was quite easy to spot the fictional tv characters by their dress !
Last year I commented on how the crowd scenes looked odd from a distance and a little to perfect compared to real life . This year I noticed the actors were dressed slightly out of date for today's fashions even though the show is set today . Why ? This is done on purpose . This is how we expect fictional people to dress . Maybe we are more comfortable with a delay in appearances built into our TV dramas . Some older characters were dressed in the stereo type image of say a fisherman in an old jumper which I understand but the young women I am more baffled at being dressed out of date by a few years . Am i missing something . Its all about how the series fulfilling our perceptions of the appearance of the characters . I bet no one else has noticed this . Why have i noticed this ? Why does it matter ?
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