How the same space on a TV changes depending on which TV brings it to life. Studio 5 at the Prado del Rey, which we have seen small in other programs, was once again seen in giant form this Christmas Eve. Especially in the special Abraham Mateowhich brought together everything that made us love television so much.
The setting created its own fantastical universe. The glamor of a party room has been recreated, with red velvet walls and infinite stairs to wherever the imagination wants to take us. Everything, to promote a story through the music of an artist who He not only sings with his mouth, but also with the expressiveness of every corner of his body.
Result: the blending of Abraham Mateo’s talent with the classic TVE film school has given birth to a dynamic event in the prime time Christmas. We already knew that Mateo is one of the most versatile singers on the scene, but we don’t always see him on screen with the packaging of television good offices. And in his special 20 with me -note the pun- the magic of light and production was brought together with the coherent visual seal of the direction of José María Sánchez-Chiquito and the production of Ana Belén Márquez Cava. Almost every shot could be a fold-out poster.
And then we wonder why young people don’t watch television as much as they used to. Maybe it helps that we relegate their references. Maybe it will even have something to do with the fact that we forget what separates regular television from the videos we consume on social media: creative development resulting from teamwork.
So, Abraham Mateo’s special gave our senses no respite. Even if we watched him out of the corner of our eyes while we ate dinner as a family. Because their representations They sought to touch the disparity of emotions and television not only recorded them, it told them from the close-up which puts us in scene with him.
The start of the program has already been a declaration of intentions. In television, you have to start with a climax, find a plot twist halfway through, and at the end, end with a climax that promotes that memory you’ll always want to return to. The beginning shows the way with Abraham surrounded by musicians just before finding yourself drenched by a water storm in the center of the stage. The backlit image of the water gushing over his soaked body is now forever in the TVE archives. What Ruth Lorenzo didn’t achieve in Eurovisionwas made possible in Studio 5 of the Prado del Rey.
And the gala danced from the grand spectacle to the most intimate emotion. With Malú, with Daviles de Novelda, with Ana Torroja, with Chanel. With the possibility not only of acting on the main stage but of enriching the broadcast by taking advantage of every corner of the setting. Also the sofas chairs from the sides. And the back room has a decor that is magnificent from the front and from the back. Because you must want to be on TV. Although in reality it is a cold industrial warehouse. A show that will remain as generational documentation and not just as instant promotion of the record. Because not only was a concert recorded, but live music was created with television arts. A television that does not just talk, seeks the experience of transmitting.
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