Chapter 8. Project 4: Making School Play (and Other Live Event) Movies

Project 4: Making School Play (and Other Live Event) Movies

Making a movie of a live event—such as a school play, recital or concert, or a theater or dance performance—preserves the performance long after the stage has gone dark. If you are planning to videotape a wedding, this chapter will help you, too, because covering weddings is similar to shooting other live events.

This chapter provides inspirational examples of many different types of creative approaches to making live event movies, along with detailed shot lists to help you explore the many opportunities you have for shooting a complete story about a live event, if you want to ...

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