“The Duchess of Malfi” Scene Study Act 3 Scene 2
As mentioned in class, we had a bit of an adventure while trying to film the scene. Initially, we had a study room reserved in order to film the scene, however the library messed up the reservations and we ended up not having time to film the scene properly. This past Tuesday we decided not to take a chance on the library and instead met outside of school to film the scene.
As for the filming process, the scene could have been improved by better staging. An example would be me (as the Duchess) not turning my back to the camera in order to face my scene partners.
Your misadventure in the library led to a much better setting for your scene, and I think the sound quality was also better than we’ve had on most of the videos. Lyaman, you’re right about the problem with your positioning through most of the scene, but at least your hair was a plus: the Duchess would have let her hair down in the privacy of her chamber.