{"id":1629,"date":"2015-07-26T23:42:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T23:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2023-07-08T14:37:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T14:37:52","slug":"filming-lost-and-found-part-2-tech-rehearsal-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/?p=1629","title":{"rendered":"Filming “Lost and Found” Part 2: Tech Rehearsal + Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this follow-up to Part 1<\/a>, I’ll cover aspects of the Tech Rehearsal and filming two live performances using two very different tube cameras.<\/p>\n

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Tech rehearsal of “Lost and Found.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Prior to filming two performances at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace<\/a>, I filmed a tech rehearsal of Lost and Found<\/b><\/span>, quickly setting up a small tube camera and Canon miniDV camera used to record what was essentially a test to see how the performance would look if shot with a consumer-grade camera (even though the actual performances would be captured using a broadcast quality ENG unit).<\/p>\n

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A JVC GZ-S5 1\/2″ Saticon tube video camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A JVC GZ-S5 1\/2″ Saticon tube video camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I’ve used the JVC GZ-S5 before on some tests, and even used it to shoot a few shots in BSV 1172<\/b><\/a>, but it was clear that compared to getting footage from well-lit objects, using the GZ-S5 for a live performance was a different matter.<\/p>\n

I won’t dwell too much on its flaws because once BSV 1172<\/b> is completed, I’ll create mini-featurettes for each of the 8 cameras used in the production of that doc, which includes the GZ-S5, but let’s take a peek at this short excerpt of the tech rehearsal, where the raw footage is to the left, and the slightly tweaked footage is to the right.<\/p>\n

Also make a note of text to the screen left that point out filter and iris settings as the camera’s adjusted. The audio comes from its front stereo mic which naturally picks up nearby handling noise and can’t handle hot levels:<\/p>\n

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On Vimeo:<\/strong>
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