Bit of a long-shot I know. It's for recorded live performance, not live streaming. I've got a crew of me, plus 1 other if I need. (2)
I'm looking to move towards live performance camera recording. I've recorded with 1 camera - simple enough.
I've recorded with 3-4 cameras - 2 at a 45 degree angle, then 1-2 in the middle doing long and close.
However, a community theatre I'm volunteering for has requested a 2 camera setup, because they don't have too much space and they don't want to intimidate the amateur community actors.
How would you go about filming this? The only options I can think of are:
Option 1 - Two cameras 45 degrees from each other. Cut between them as necessary.
Camera A is an unmanned static long shot? Or manned but minimally operated (just to keep it framed) at mid-long? Camera B is fully operated to do mid/CU.
Option 2 - Two cameras in the middle. 1 static, 1 for mid-closeup.
Anything else you can think of? Tips and tricks? I'm trying to give their productions a nice 'movie' feel to them (making good use of the filmic 'line').
Thanks all
I haven't done theater work before, but for corporate events I prefer to have one manned camera straight down the middle for close ups/any other shots the director wants, and one static camera at 45 degrees with a wide shot. Whenever the camera op needs to get a new shot, just switch to the wide shot on the static cam, let the cam op get comfortable, then switch back. Avoid a wide shot on the manned camera, because then you don't have a new shot to switch to. I haven't been doing this for too long, so I don't know much, but I'll try to think of anything else that might help.