De dansafdeling van het Kunstenhuis De Bilt/Zeist liet fragmenten zien uit hun voorstelling “Otje”.
Yesterday evening felt very special for me as a filmmaker. After a first meeting, lots of phone calls and emails I could finally visit the music rehearsals at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Composer Wilma Pistorius writes beautiful and completely original music for the film. The footage really comes to life when you hear the music being played by the musicians and you realize how much it actually contributes. I think it’s really special that this music is written especially for this documentary film and that it fits the footage of the dancers perfectly. I’m really excited about the results but I can already tell you it’s going to be awesome!
During a cultural festival the dancers performed fragments from the show at a very small theater.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
We did a multicam recording of the show using three Sony PMW-EX1 cameras (1 regular, 2 ‘R’s). For audio we used a Zoom H4n with stereo sounds from the room and stereo inputs directly from the mixer.
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Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Saturday started with a dress rehearsal, the perfect time for us to adjust the settings of our cameras, take photographs and shoot some backstage footage! The main camera for the documentary footage shot backstage was the 7D in a ‘run&gun’setup with a Canon 35mm 2.0 lens and a Zacuto Z-finder. Jessica used a camcorder for additional footage.
I put a Zoom H4n on the overview camera to do a 4 channel recording of the sound (stereo room and stereo from the mixer).
Friday, the day before the big show weekend – dancers, technicians, teachers and volunteers are busy making preparations. We went down to the venue to do some camera testing.
Since we will be doing a multicam registration of the show as well as shooting backstage footage for the documentary, preparation and packing took quite some time!
We use three XDCAM cameras that had to be set up properly beforehand.
Check out the new trailer for my first documentary, “Achter Het Gordijn” (Behind The Curtain)!
The film tells the story of an amateur ballet ensemble preparing for their recital. The film is currently in production, you can read more on the dedicated page.
Check out the production blog for regular updates, behind-the-scenes footage and lots of pictures!
After shooting the first interviews with the dancers, it was time to let their ballet teacher speak! We chose the dancing studio in which she teaches as location. Shot some great images again using Technicolor’s Cinestyle profile on the 7D. Now I’ve got enough footage to put together the first trailer for the film.
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