Hi James

>Think a moment about what kind of shot you would have if you had the actors laying flat on the bed and the camera angle either from the foot or side at or below the actor's eye level. Wouldn't make much a shot and it would pose some problems for dialogue as well. Makes me assume it is for movies/tv.


Makes sense!

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>However, I often not only use two pillows but also a large additional support with a steep angle. Reasons???:
> 1. I wear tri-focals and can't see TV when laying in bed without pretty much an upright position.
> 2. I tend to get reflux if I don't and go to bed too close to the time I ate or if I eat later than 9 p.m.
> 3. I often like to read or do Saduko (?sp) or crosswords. They don't work too well in a more prone position.

Presumably you get shut of the extra pillow when you go bye-byes. I find the same problem watching TV with my varifocals, but I prop them on the end of my nose, as I don't like the double-chin feeling of having my head tipped forward.

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>Hope this helps!
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>By the way, do folks in England have any of the above issues? If so, how do you deal with them???? <bg> ;-)

I can't speak for all the others! We do have sort of V-shaped pillows for such as eating in bed, etc.

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>I Have some friends from Cornwall visiting me in Texas in the next few days. I suppose I can ask them.

Don't ask them! The Cornish are still sleeping on hay beds, with logs for pillows! :-)

Terry