http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFX50ZlpYNM
In planning this scene study, our group came up with several ideas on how to go about presenting this scene. We decided to film in the library although we preferred to have a more classic background which was not available for us in the area. In order to depict where Scene 16 was taking place, we displayed a drawing of the Old Ford, Oatley’s estate, to provide a backdrop for us. Also, we ran into the problem of not having any people on hand to film for us, realizing that all four of us had to be on camera at a particular time. Thus, we decided to have a stationary camera as we filmed our scene.
As for the dialogue, it consisted for very dynamic expressions at certain points, especially Firk’s quips and remarks, and also changes in mood throughout the scene. So we added some background music to help in setting the mood as certain characters entered the scene. We were fortunate enough to have a quiet setting to film our scene and did not have a difficult time hearing our voices played back through the video. Overall, it was a smooth filming session and gave us more insight into the detailed work required for live theatre.
– Jillian Gritz, Jasmine Bajraktari, Peter Wang ,
Melissa Salamat
The music was well chosen and I was glad to see that you’d made copies of the scene so that you didn’t have to lug the books around. The sound levels were perfect.