The Made at Curve co-production directed by Jonathan Church and choreographed by Bill Deamer and Rob Jones. – with a star cast that includes Ruthie Henshall, Adam Garcia and Les Dennis, as well as Nicole-Lily Baisden as Peggy Sawyer.
Dewynters, in association with Sadlers Wells and Curve Theatre, commissioned us to produce various pieces of content to promote the tour of 42nd Street.
We first joined the 42nd Street company at Holborn Studios in London to film a behind the scenes video of their first photoshoot. The photoshoot on a production is always a really exciting opportunity to capture cast, costumes and hair and make up. It’s often the first time the cast meet each other and so the buzz in the room allows for fun and upbeat video content to give audiences a first look of a new production.
These videos consisted of whole musical numbers, ‘We’re in the Money’ and ‘Get Out of Town’ in their rehearsal phase. We filmed in London with two static cameras on tripods and one steadicam. Having multiple cameras and a mixture of static, roaming, wide and close-up shots gave us the flexibility to use various exciting and dynamic shots in the edit; we also experimented with different positioning for each take eg. a camera positioned on the top of a set of ladders to get a birds-eye shot! We thoroughly enjoyed pushing our capabilities, and working alongside the creative production team to produce a vibrant, kinetic rehearsal trailer that mirrored the upbeat show itself.
A ‘sitzprobe’ in musical theatre is usually the first time the performers and cast collaborate with the orchestra and run through every number from the show. This part solely focuses on the musical arrangement, leaving out staging and costume. Before the sitzprobe, the performers will have rehearsed with the musical director in a more stripped back version.
For the 42nd Street sitzprobe, we had 3 cameras operating on sticks; a wide, and two close ups which were capturing both the cast and orchestra.
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