 According to TCM.com “After screening "Romeo and Juliet" (1936), Olivier realized that the standard Hollywood camera style, which included moving in for a close-up at climactic moments, didn't work for Shakespeare.In one scene, the close up had forced Norma Shearer to whisper one of her most passionate lines.Instead, he decided to film long speeches starting in close up and then moving the camera back as the actor's intensity grew.