'World of Dance': Show's camera work slammed after Bailey and Kida's act, fans say 'we missed great moves'
Kida and Bailey have already managed to amass a loyal fan base on 'World of Dance'. After wowing the judges and fans with their brilliant performance in the qualifiers round, the hip-hop dancers duo managed to make their way to the duels round of the junior division. If you thought they can't top their qualifier's performance, you might want to check out their duels performance where they were pitted against James and Harris.
The duo gave a rather impressive performance to Joyner Luca's 'Isis' track. While the judges couldn't stop praising Kida and Bailey for their breathtaking act, which did leave Jennifer Lopez with "goosies", fans were left fuming. Fans were rather annoyed with the camera work on the show. They felt that they missed out on most of the performance because the camera kept zoomin in on the judges' and the competitor's faces during the performance, instead of showing the performance itself.
A fan tweeted, "Y'all need to work on the camera angles bro!! The angles change literally every millisecond and I bet we miss great moves because of that." Another fan wrote, "Dear WOD, please put your judges in a small window at the bottom of the screen during performances half of the performance was lost. Also, your dancers have practiced their dance prior to final, link with the camera persons to ensure that front camera work is not lost to a camera shot from the rear. Thank you!"
Several fans began demanding for the 'front row version' of their performance. A fan said, "I need to see a steady front shot of this routine. I think I missed a lot of moves because the camera made unnecessary & distracting shots especially when they pan the shot towards the judges & the opposing team." Another fan echoed similar thoughts with, "I NEED A FRONT ROW VERSION! This two aliens are so goooood! They have such control of each little muscles. I need to see this without the camera moving and the judges faces."
"Wow the camera work was awful. Who decided to do a circle panning of them where it doesn't flatter A hip hop routine like theirs. Then they had this weird over the shoulder shot, which i've never seen done for any other competitor. Then of course they show reactions from the worst part when the beat drops. They zoom on bailey without showing her footwork, which i know is insane. I felt like i was missing a lot of parts in the performance because the camerawork was weird. Why do i feel like they r tripping them up," pointed out one unhappy fan.
'World of Dance' Season 4 airs every Tuesday at 10/9 c on NBC.