24/7/2015
The Caterpillar's Story-Manchester Museum
Today is the opening day of 24:7 Theatre Festival. A lot of anticipation is building up and its my job to catch the whole thing on film alongside Darren as a 2nd Camera unit.
Our first assignment was filming the rehearsal for Scallwags Theatre's production of A Caterpillar's Story at the Manchester Museum. I arrived at the museum at 8am as that was the call time for Darren had asked me to arrive so we could begin filming at 8:30am. Arriving at the main entrance I met Darren, who had all the equipment to the filming. We were also joined by Rev, a photographer who was taking publicity photos for the production. We met with Emma Chapman, one of the directors of Scallwags who informed us that they were getting their props from the loading bay on the other side of the museum. We waited until the full Scallywags team arrived and followed them to the performance location on the 2nd floor where the wildlife exhibit was based.
Once at the filming location we discussed with the group where the beginning of the play would begin and where the cast would lead the Martin puppet and the audience on the tour. Emma showed us the locations where certain scenes like Martin meeting Billy the Horse leading into a sing-a-long dance piece. Examining the wide exhibit section, we discussed where certain angles we could take from a wide shot to a close up on the Martin and the other cast.
With the filming layout planned, Darren and I set the cameras, from the focus to make sure the footage was clear and sharp while recording to the lighting and white balance so the footage would not be too dark or too bright. Darren would do close ups and mediums shots, as if he was representing the view of the young audience and I would be filming the wide shots, capturing everything.
The first take went smoothly, with Darren and I capturing the scenes smoothly as did the rehearsal. However there was an issue with the mic attached to Darren's camera picking up a buzzing sound from the title lights above the animal exhibitions. The group, Darren and I agreed to do a second take except this time we would do a few changes.
The Caterpillar's Story-Manchester Museum
Today is the opening day of 24:7 Theatre Festival. A lot of anticipation is building up and its my job to catch the whole thing on film alongside Darren as a 2nd Camera unit.
Our first assignment was filming the rehearsal for Scallwags Theatre's production of A Caterpillar's Story at the Manchester Museum. I arrived at the museum at 8am as that was the call time for Darren had asked me to arrive so we could begin filming at 8:30am. Arriving at the main entrance I met Darren, who had all the equipment to the filming. We were also joined by Rev, a photographer who was taking publicity photos for the production. We met with Emma Chapman, one of the directors of Scallwags who informed us that they were getting their props from the loading bay on the other side of the museum. We waited until the full Scallywags team arrived and followed them to the performance location on the 2nd floor where the wildlife exhibit was based.
Once at the filming location we discussed with the group where the beginning of the play would begin and where the cast would lead the Martin puppet and the audience on the tour. Emma showed us the locations where certain scenes like Martin meeting Billy the Horse leading into a sing-a-long dance piece. Examining the wide exhibit section, we discussed where certain angles we could take from a wide shot to a close up on the Martin and the other cast.
With the filming layout planned, Darren and I set the cameras, from the focus to make sure the footage was clear and sharp while recording to the lighting and white balance so the footage would not be too dark or too bright. Darren would do close ups and mediums shots, as if he was representing the view of the young audience and I would be filming the wide shots, capturing everything.
The first take went smoothly, with Darren and I capturing the scenes smoothly as did the rehearsal. However there was an issue with the mic attached to Darren's camera picking up a buzzing sound from the title lights above the animal exhibitions. The group, Darren and I agreed to do a second take except this time we would do a few changes.