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Are they ready for a high-definition close-up?
By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles
(Filed: 03/12/2005)
The unforgiving clarity of high-definition television has induced paranoia among celebrities obsessed with their appearance.
The technology, soon to become available in Britain, produces images so sharp that even subtle imperfections, usually hidden by make-up or flattering lighting, are brutally exposed.
Hollywood commentators have begun savaging stars normally considered attractive who appear haggard or saggy in the new medium, which boasts resolution six times that of normal television.
Distressed celebrities are rushing to plastic surgeons and dermatologists for Botox or laser treatments. Technical and make-up experts are, meanwhile, devising increasingly ingenious techniques for masking flaws such as acne scars and bulging veins.
Philip Swann, whose website TVPredictions.com covers television technology, said: "With high-definition television facial imperfections and ageing signs are dramatically visible." He said many celebrities were "scared to death" by the technology.
The whole article here
http://www.davesdaily.com/out.php?id...hdtv120305.htm
(Filed: 03/12/2005)
The unforgiving clarity of high-definition television has induced paranoia among celebrities obsessed with their appearance.
The technology, soon to become available in Britain, produces images so sharp that even subtle imperfections, usually hidden by make-up or flattering lighting, are brutally exposed.
Hollywood commentators have begun savaging stars normally considered attractive who appear haggard or saggy in the new medium, which boasts resolution six times that of normal television.
Distressed celebrities are rushing to plastic surgeons and dermatologists for Botox or laser treatments. Technical and make-up experts are, meanwhile, devising increasingly ingenious techniques for masking flaws such as acne scars and bulging veins.
Philip Swann, whose website TVPredictions.com covers television technology, said: "With high-definition television facial imperfections and ageing signs are dramatically visible." He said many celebrities were "scared to death" by the technology.
The whole article here
http://www.davesdaily.com/out.php?id...hdtv120305.htm
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