Once again, Indian Creek School is performing Shrek the Musical. Performances are on:
April 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM
April 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM
April 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM
April 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM
You can get your tickets at: https://indiancreekschool.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200436295
Tickets are selling out fast, so get yours soon.
Access and movement. Those are two things that are going to heavily impact your photo session and the more you know about both the better you can manage a dress rehearsal photo session.
Starting with access, when photographing a dress rehearsal, you want to know what space you have access to. Will you be confined to a seat? The entire audience seating location? The stage? All of these will impact where you can shoot from. But you can alter that further by simply bringing a step stool. If you are in the audience seating a step stool will bring you up to the cast level when they are on stage, making for better shots. Just be sure to position it strategically because moving a step stool mid performance can be tricky.
That leaves movement. Not just your movement, but also the movement of the cast. Musicals tell a story with dialogue, singing, and dancing. You will want to try and anticipate the movement so you can be where you need to get the photos you have in mind. Will the cast walk in the audience section followed by a spotlight? Will they do a fast tap dance? Will they have a music number that involves dancers jumping in the area? All these movements require different settings and angles to capture in an amazing manner.
It helps if there is more than one dress rehearsal, failing that it helps if you have watched a stage performance version of the show you are photographing. Failing that too, read a plot summary and talk to someone about this specific performance – that is not ideal and not something I have ever tried but if you have nothing else that is better than nothing.