Open Letter to Ralph Hemecker

I just watched the Numb3rs episode "Hydra", and I have to say this: Your work is annoying.

It's obtrusive. It distracts from the story. It forces itself on the viewer, makes us consciously aware of how arty it is. I hate it.

I could really do without all your extreme closeups of not even as much as a half face, arty angles (like through the ceiling fan), people on the edge of the frame (or just off it), and especially without the over-the-gunsight shots, like some video game POV.

Please. Trust your story - which was really good - and your actors - who are also. Lines like "Is this [book] about the 'cake problem'? What's the matter with you mathematicians? Cake is never a problem." do more for the viewer than all that obtrusive camera work.