Hi Everyone -
We did the musical "Big," which has the final scene in a dark warehouse. I decided to light the scene with only side light...it gave a really nice look due to the shadows from the front. After watching the show once, the video production people asked me to add front light into the scene so that they could actually see the actors on video.
So I thought about this question - do you change your designs for filming purposes? Or do you leave the show the way it is so that the audience constantly gets the same product, even if it causes the video to not see the actors?
Personally, I would have rather left it the way that it was supposed to be - since I had 500 paying audience members who came to see the show, and they should get an equal quality performance as all the other shows. But what do you think?
We did the musical "Big," which has the final scene in a dark warehouse. I decided to light the scene with only side light...it gave a really nice look due to the shadows from the front. After watching the show once, the video production people asked me to add front light into the scene so that they could actually see the actors on video.
So I thought about this question - do you change your designs for filming purposes? Or do you leave the show the way it is so that the audience constantly gets the same product, even if it causes the video to not see the actors?
Personally, I would have rather left it the way that it was supposed to be - since I had 500 paying audience members who came to see the show, and they should get an equal quality performance as all the other shows. But what do you think?