tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post4865279376053365168..comments2024-03-17T07:11:44.454-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Cult-TV Theme Watch: Black EyesJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-35936734479582225812016-12-12T13:24:00.315-05:002016-12-12T13:24:00.315-05:00On reason Counselor Troi's eyes come across &q...On reason Counselor Troi's eyes come across "soulful, not soulless" is that unlike all the others depicted, she has normal-sized irises. It seems to be some kind of trope or norm that in depicting people with black eyes, the poor actors are made to wear contact lenses that cover all or most of the sclera (the white of the eye) in addition to the iris (the colored part of the eye. This has the effect of appearing to increase the size of the iris, or eliminating it, which I guess production people think is more visually effective somehow. It sure increases the discomfort of the actors who have to wear scleral contact lenses, which are more uncomfortable to wear than regular contact lenses.Sherinoreply@blogger.com