Q I've noticed, especially on sitcoms, that outside stock shots of houses don't match up with the interiors.
"King of Queens" used several different front shots of the Heffernen house that didn't match the "looking out" shots from the interior. Most recently on "Mike & Molly," exteriors of Molly's house and Peggy's house changed almost from scene to scene.
Who is responsible for those types of things matching up? Do they think viewers aren't smart enough to notice?
A You're not alone in noticing this.
The house in "The Brady Bunch" is one example. When you think about the interior layout -- you walk in the front door and the stairs going up are straight ahead -- it doesn't match the exterior. When you look at the house on the outside, it's clear that the second story is to the left of the front entrance.
Veteran TV producer Jeff Greenstein, who has worked on "Friends," "Will & Grace" and "Desperate Housewives," offered this insight: "The production designer, set designer and art director coordinate such matters, and, yes, they do make a sincere effort to have the establishing shots kinda-sorta match the interiors.
"For example, they might replicate a distinctive door shape or window detail to provide a visual connection. But it's rarely perfect, especially on multicamera shows, where the establishing shot is often selected long after the set is built."
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