A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Egg

Just before Easter, a few members of my course were invited by the Bath Theatre Royal to film a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Egg Theatre.

We used two hand-held Panasonic cameras to capture the action stage left and right an zoom in and out at relevant parts in the show. We also used a Sony Z1 camera set up at the back capturing the whole performance as a safety shot and to capture scenes where the action spread across the whole stage. We also took along a directional microphone which we angled directly at the stage which did a great job of picking up the voices and soundtrack.

The show was staged at the Egg Theatre, a children's theatre attached to the Bath Theatre Royal. There were only four cast members who all took on multiple roles and as a result, the show was quick and fun for young people being introduced to 'The Bard'.

After a little hassle pre-show regarding lighting levels and which white balance setting was best to use, the footage we shot looks great. We are currently in the process of editing the show using multi camera editing in Final Cut Pro.