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“The Duchess of Malfi” Scene Study
“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.
The Shoemaker’s Holiday – Scene Study
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
