Anything Goes - ID# 415
Glenbrook North
Live Event Coverage Non Sports
Entry Description
Here's a 9 camera shoot of Anything Goes from Glenbrook North's Variety Show. The production involved a week of rehearsals and run-throughs.
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- 5/1 2:04 am - I liked the choice to feature the band during the dance break, that was a great way to show another side of the performance and made it feel more complete. Overall, the coverage was strong. You used your cameras with purpose, mixed in wide and tighter shots well, and the switching kept everything easy to follow.
- 4/29 10:39 am - I LOVE the feature of the band on the dance break to really highlight all aspects of this performance!
- 4/16 2:18 pm - Strong coverage all around. Great use of multiple cameras to tell the complete story on stage and well switched throughout. Love that the cameras would purposefully move around and go in tight when necessary. Well done!
Judge 1
Positives: The direction of cutting between cameras was spot on to the performance! You covered each actor who was about to begin singing and had a camera ready to cut to on the beat. Even when the dancers all go to front stage, the direction was cut nicely be to see all dancers. Very cool orchestra pit cam of the director! The audio mix was very good. You can clearly hear all the actors and the music with an equal balance of audio with no audio source competing with the other and no audio distortion.
Improvements: Some of the cameras had sharp angles of the actors and were more profile shots rather than a straight on camera angles. Lighting isn't always in your control during theatric performances and these are difficult situations for camera operators to control exposure and iris but there were a couple of times that some actors were over exposed and not easily able to be seen.
Judge 2
Positives: Following a musical performance is difficult, and this production was a relatively good job. Production captured the vitality of the number. Good insight (shot) into the pit orchestra. Except for the opening, the audio was mixed well.
Improvements: Late camera cuts for solos. Since the director had 9 cameras, s/he should have been able to provide much needed closeups on the solos and performers in general. Kick line could use more closeups (usually a pan) With 9 cameras and the number of rehearsals indicated there was little excuse for missing solos. Assuming they weren’t. the shots should have been blocked on the musical score so cuts would coincide with the music.
Judge 3
Positives: The number of wide shots captured the scope of the production and a nice add with the conductor camera.
Improvements: We needed more close-ups and faces in the entry. The entry focused on the volume and size, but missed on the emotion and characters in the show. I'm certain they probably exist in the overall production, but were not reflected in the entry. Also - don't be afraid to have the camera's at eye level of the performers. Most angles are either above or below the main action.
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