[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Every shot feels so carefully considered, and I'm pretty sure the production schedule for a show like Kamen Rider does not give you a lot of time to spend thinking about it.

Yeah, most Kamen Rider dialogue scenes are of your standard TV "over/over/two-shot" variety. Get the footage, get it fast, find the scene in the edit bay. So much of the drama in 21 and 22 (mostly 21) feels like someone reading the script and figuring out beforehand the best way to frame the information, to use different setups to achieve different emotional goals. It's really accomplished work.

The other thing that's amazing about these two episodes is how minimalist they are. Kamen Rider is a very maximalist series: bright colors, fast pace, intense music, constant noises and explosions. (I mean, Stalk and Rogue end their henshins with literal fireworks.) So for the series to slow it down, use longer takes, drop out the music, limit the action, limit the dialogue, it sends a message that This Story Is Important. Amazons would use some of the same tricks to separate it from the younger-audience series, generally to good effect. (I mean, Season 1 more than Season 2, if memory serves.)