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Drinking from cups/contains on TV

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Topic: Drinking from cups/contains on TV

Posted By: JoeMc
Subject: Drinking from cups/contains on TV
Date Posted: 8/30/10 at 10:34pm

Something I have noticed for a while especialy in TV shows, they never actualy drink any thing out of cups or takeaway contaims, except whith drinking from a glass when the fluid levels can be viewed.

I notice this is also creeping in to Pohmy shows as well.

Most of the actors obviously have seems to haqve problems fudging drinking, when the cup or container is obviously empty, just by the way they are handling it & mimimg drinking without swollowig, having wet lips or atempting to deliver dialogue with a gob full of coffee or what ever.

Could it be they don't want to spiol thier makeup or dribble on to thier costumes, just in case the nondrip lip fails to work?

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