C H A P T E R 3 1
BEFORE THE CAMERA ROLLS
RIGGING THE STAGE
Although you will probably be shooting in authentic locations rather than con-structing sets on a stage, we will, for the sake of simplicity, refer to the shooting area as the “stage.” The first shot of any scene will be an establishing, or master, shot because:
- • Wide shots take the most lighting, and you want to use your light judiciously.
- • Closer shots match the wide shot for lighting and continuity.
- • You want to work out blocking problems for the whole first and the parts later.
- • All continuity matches refer back to the master shot, or establishing shot.
Rigging the stage therefore means placing lighting instruments and adjusting fur-niture and objects for a shot wide ...
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