alan_potter
22nd of May 2009 (Fri), 18:29
An Edinburgh society put on the infrequently-performed musical The Kiss Of The Spider Woman, and invited me to shoot the dress rehearsal.
I knew something of te director's work. So when she told me to expect it to be dark, I really expected it to be dark, and used the 50mm f/1.8. In truth, I could probably have gotten away with the 24104mm f/4.0, but there were occasions when the extra aperture was useful.
I normally don't like black and white much - I love bright colours (heck, I'm a musicals lover!) - but I felt that this show worked well in B+W.
More (although smaller and watermarked) at http://www.stagepics.co.uk - comments invited and appreciated.
As for the show, I'm not convinced it was entirely my cup of tea, though I was too busy photographing it to really take in much of what was happening. I was aware that I was watching phenomenal acting between the two men.
regards,
/alan
1. The Spider Woman opens the show. Mist, gently-turning fan and a serious lady in black. What more could you ask for?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3555346834_42244820df_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555346834)
2. The prisoner (a political prisoner in a random south American country) is beaten up before being sent to his cell
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3554537625_4ea5d86c9d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3554537625)
3. He is forced to share a cell with an exceedingly camp cell-mate, whom he loathes from the start. The camp cellmate tells him how he dreams of his imaginary movie star - the Spider Woman. The straight bloke makes it clear he's not interested in conversation
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3555347296_1ab4d14010_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347296)
4. Okay, I was too busy shooting to get the story line here. A pretty girl comes in and dances with the prisoners, who transform from thugs into elegant dancers. Maybe I should have watched the movie before shooting the show.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3555347160_77420a4188_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347160)
5. Back in the cell, the straight bloke dreams about his girlfriend while the queer fellow worries about his ill, ageing mother
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3555347450_cef83341b3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347450)
6. Another pretty girl appears. She dances. Look, I was busy taking pictures, okay?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/3555347584_b23dd34e97_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347584)
7. The gay prisoner is intimidated into spying on the straight one
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3554538335_0ff25cb479_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3554538335)
8. A showgirl appears and dances with the prisoners. This pretty much ends Act One.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3555347814_3973eb8575_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347814)
I knew something of te director's work. So when she told me to expect it to be dark, I really expected it to be dark, and used the 50mm f/1.8. In truth, I could probably have gotten away with the 24104mm f/4.0, but there were occasions when the extra aperture was useful.
I normally don't like black and white much - I love bright colours (heck, I'm a musicals lover!) - but I felt that this show worked well in B+W.
More (although smaller and watermarked) at http://www.stagepics.co.uk - comments invited and appreciated.
As for the show, I'm not convinced it was entirely my cup of tea, though I was too busy photographing it to really take in much of what was happening. I was aware that I was watching phenomenal acting between the two men.
regards,
/alan
1. The Spider Woman opens the show. Mist, gently-turning fan and a serious lady in black. What more could you ask for?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3555346834_42244820df_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555346834)
2. The prisoner (a political prisoner in a random south American country) is beaten up before being sent to his cell
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3554537625_4ea5d86c9d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3554537625)
3. He is forced to share a cell with an exceedingly camp cell-mate, whom he loathes from the start. The camp cellmate tells him how he dreams of his imaginary movie star - the Spider Woman. The straight bloke makes it clear he's not interested in conversation
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3555347296_1ab4d14010_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347296)
4. Okay, I was too busy shooting to get the story line here. A pretty girl comes in and dances with the prisoners, who transform from thugs into elegant dancers. Maybe I should have watched the movie before shooting the show.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3555347160_77420a4188_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347160)
5. Back in the cell, the straight bloke dreams about his girlfriend while the queer fellow worries about his ill, ageing mother
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3555347450_cef83341b3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347450)
6. Another pretty girl appears. She dances. Look, I was busy taking pictures, okay?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/3555347584_b23dd34e97_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347584)
7. The gay prisoner is intimidated into spying on the straight one
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3554538335_0ff25cb479_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3554538335)
8. A showgirl appears and dances with the prisoners. This pretty much ends Act One.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3555347814_3973eb8575_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3555347814)