“Severance” is an Apple TV+ series set in a shadowy company where employees have their consciousness split into “innie” and “outie” halves. The show uses classic film techniques to portray the corporate environment, such as rigid geometry, repetition, and low ceilings to convey confinement and isolation. The innies are trapped on the severed floor, with their work and surroundings acting as literal and metaphorical cages, while the managers hold power from behind their desks. The show subverts office film conventions by isolating characters in large rooms and emphasizing the oppressive nature of corporate life through visual cues like clocks and private offices.
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Review: ‘Picture of Dorian Gray,’ Starring Sarah Snook and 3 Million Pixels
An LED screen over 16 feet tall, four smaller screens, and Sarah Snook playing 26 roles star in a technologically spectacular adaptation of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" at the Music Box Theater. The adaptation downplays the philosophical aspects of Wilde's original work and emphasizes the queerness, with Snook portraying a youthful and corrupted Dorian. The production features impressive video design, scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound, elevating the Broadway standards and showcasing Snook's Olivier Award-winning...
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