I see. That makes sense. And if the choreography has slowmotion effects in it, how will that be planned? will there be a cheaper digital camera rehearsal?
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Originally posted by questioner1
I see. That makes sense. And if the choreography has slowmotion effects in it, how will that be planned? will there be a cheaper digital camera rehearsal?
I'm not quite sure I understand the question. But I'll take a stab at it. 🙂
Slo-mo would be used (likely) as a story-telling device, perhaps to put an exclamation point on a final jump into the hero's arms or perhaps if a dancer twists her ankle and crumples into a heap.
As mentioned above, the Director is there to figure out how to capture the established and practiced choreography, but that choreography is generally designed to tell a story and/or propel the story forward. Meaning, if the "dance" is going to be covered extensively (and not just from afar as an event that the characters are merely watching), it means that something significant is likely to happen during the dance which the cameras will need to focus on specifically.
So, it's likely that a few wide masters will be shot by multiple cameras to capture the general gist of the scene. Then, those cameras, likely from the same positions, will put on longer lens to capture tighter shots of the main characters.
Then, if there are specific story moments that require closeups or slo-mo, the cameras will likely be repositioned much closer or on the stage. The performers will be repositioned so that the principle Actors aren't obscured too much by the Extras/other Dancers. If there is a "stunt" move (like a throw or fall), time will be taken to ensure the safety of everyone involved and it will be shot by more than one camera so that the Performers don't have to risk their safety more than necessary.
As far as the cheaper digital camera rehearsal, yes, during rehearsals that are taking place someplace else while the main unit is shooting elsewhere, somebody is there recording the practices to show the Director as they progress. These rehearsals will not be shot from any specific angles that the real cameras will eventually shoot, but it is shot as wide as possible to just capture the event.
Brian Dzyak
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Brian Dzyak
Cameraman/Author
IATSE Local 600, SOC
http://www.whatireallywanttodo.com
http://www.realfilmcareer.com
I would suspect that whomever is choreographing the dance/fight would either shoot the thing on DV for the director to see or will have the thing rehearsed in front of the director directly prior to the shooting day. At this point the director can figure out if there are any changes needed and where camera placement and slow motion stuff might work out.
RJSchwarz
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