need advice about shooting dance with video

From: Todiane4@aol.com
Date: 03/27/01


I have a dance solo that is performed with a video backdrop that I want to 
document on video to apply for funding, venues, etc.  I want the product to 
show the dancer and the choreography, as well as their relationship to the 
video projection backround, and I want it to be as cinematically interesting 
as possible.  For those with experience in doing such a project, I wonder if 
you can share with me what pitfalls to avoid, any tips re:lighting, camera 
angles, editing, etc. that made the outcome successful for you.  
For instance, Doug Rosenberg--I thought the document of your piece about the 
man dying of AIDS was beautiful; of course, the piece itself was beautiful, 
but I am now asking myself if there were also elements about how the piece 
was shot and edited for documenting purposes that helped to frame the piece 
in its best light, so to speak.
Thanks in advance for your time and help on this one!

Diane



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