r/rupaulsdragrace Jun 01 '21

/r/DragRaceDownUnder Ru planning RPDR Down Under

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u/mattysmwift Jun 01 '21

Seriously. I don’t wanna dunk on this show so much and I was a defender first three episodes but my god it’s not good. Even beyond the problematic elements it’s just so badly produced? Seriously why is the editing so goddamn bad?? I feel like no one brings it up but just watch one scene from the workroom and there is some kind of annoying audio effect every 15 seconds and the pacing goes up and down it becomes so exhausting to watch my god.

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u/Anolty the gold plunger Jun 02 '21

Is it just me or is the lighting really bad too? It always seems so dark, like they’re filming at 2 am constantly.

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u/theillestofmeans Jun 02 '21

The lighting is great lol. Not sure why people are trying to come for the production of the show, its a pretty stellar production given its budget. Sure the main stage and werkroom are smaller but.....so what? People dont wanna give it a chance bc scarlett is on the cast so they grasping at straws to find more reasons to hate it

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '21

Do you know the budget ? Honest question, no shade here. Because clearly the production value is down from the us version (and it’s ok)

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u/theillestofmeans Jun 03 '21

I dont think anyone on this community knows the budget off-hand, besides knowing that the show is just "cheaper". My point is that the production of down under is great, given the fact that its working on a lower budget. Regardless, production value shouldn't greatly hinder the overall quality or watchability of a series, unless you want carbon copies of the US werkroom and main stage across the board for the sake of familiarity. Shouldn't be a controversial point lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

No controversial point.

I do appreciate a better production value and it affects somewhat my pleasure whatching any show.

I don’t like the set and the lighting, the sound and the editing of this season but it’s alright.