The tripod was also a bit shaky. Not many of these shots we have to redo were mine, and the ones we have to redo lacked composition because we wanted to have pans, and tracks which the timeline will track over- therefore the camera had to move. So though I agree that some shots dont "lead the eye", there is an important reason for this. Looking at our footage now, however, I do think that Paul had a point, and some of the footage is underexposed and this is shoddy.
We are going to re-shoot and try and focus very much on composition, exposure, the spirit level, and try and do tracking and pull focus. We are also going to print out the actual pictures we are going to graphic match. I realize that maybe the shots don't have focus because i didnt plan extensively what each shot should look like, as I just assume it will be obvious when i get there. This is a mistake, and I have drawn up a proper list of shots and have taken some time to really think about it, and how the shots might look and be composed. (I should draw it, but my drawings really are bad, so it doesnt help that much)
This is a shot list for the scene:
Pull focus on the door frame onto the reflection of dome sign
pull focus on first dome sign to second dome photo
Pull focus on plants to the dome/pavillion
track next to door of dome, looking extreme up, so dome is looming over
Same shot at the Indian gate
track through windows of the door
close up still of the domes exposes properly.
close up still of the stone rose
pull focus of George statue with dome.
Pull focus of geroge and plants
reflection of geroge or dome in car mirrors? have to see if can do this
Track extreme low shot of statue
Paul also gave us the feedback that we are doing too much. I feel like this is true, as we are starting to run out of time, and we have a lot of stuff uncompleted. Therefore, we might have to cut down on our ideas. Meanwhile, we still haven't heard back from the dome for narration. I am starting to think we might have to write a narration. As we have been told by several people that we are trying to do too much, and if we have so many interviews, soundscapes etc etc, it might be a not great piece of work. If we are not answered before Easter we will write a narration. Louise has secured an interview with someone who has gone to the dome many times. here is of his emails:
Hello Louise,
Thank you for your e-mail.
I would be delighted to take part in this project, the Dome was and still is my favourite music venue. I still have nearly all of my tickets dating back to 1971 and love talking about music.
I look forward to hearing back from you,
Paul Clarkson
Hello Louise,
Thank you for the map and the directions, from memory and also looking at the map I believe the bus stop is at the Refectory building, if that is correct then I know where that is as that is one of the buildings I worked in.
I've looked at the bus times and it seems there is a 25 every 5 minutes so I will aim to be there at 2.15pm.
It may also be useful for you to have my mobile number just in case there are any problems 07759926751
I'm looking forward to meeting you
Paul Clarkson
so we are interviewing him on Friday in room 309 (because it looks like a theater sort of.) we didn't want to shoot him in the studio, as it kind of looks too hospital like. We thought the theater would evoke emotions.
These are the questions I have written which we want to ask him:
1) Can you tell us what your favorite experience has been at the dome?
2) What was it like to see Pink Floyd? Do you have any interesting stories?
3) How was seeing them perform Dark Side of the Moon?
4) What was it like seeing Led Zeplinn?
5) Why do you think the dome is important to Brighton?
6) How many times did you visit, and did being in the dome effect you?
7) What has the dome given to musicians?
This is how we are going to light him:
We were also reading some of the articles Paul had written, so as to know what to say to him. He has seen a lot and seems to have some good stories. Here are some examples of what he says:
As you can see by the ticket stubs, we had some top bands that year, Pink Floyd was a great gig to be at as it premiered 'Eclipse' or what everyone now knows as 'Dark Side of the Moon', this was the gig where the equipment broke down during 'Money' so they came back in June and played two nights. I went to the second night, I knew what to expect this time and made a point of being in the centre stalls; the price went up by 25% but I don't think anyone minded!
Then there were the three heavyweights, Led Zeppelin, Free and Deep Purple. What a three months that was. It was very exciting - quite a hit on my wages from my part-time job I had, but well worth it. I have been a fan of Free ever since I heard the LP 'Fire & Water' in 1970, the line up didn't include Andy Fraser as he had formed Sharks who came to the Dome in 1973 as support to Roxy Music.
People I speak to now say how lucky we were to see these acts so cheap. I like to point out that I had a friend who worked full-time and only earned £9 per week which, when you work out the percentages to salary and costs these days it is not that much difference. The cost is irrelevant, If you were to ask a young Led Zeppelin fan now, and there are many of them, how much they would pay to go in a time machine and go back to 20/12/72, I would bet it would be in the hundreds, even thousands if they had the money, so yes on that basis we got it cheap!
As for today, I think the Dome is still a wonderful venue, an absolute gem. There are some good concerts to be seen there now but the amount of gigs has dwindled but I think we were very lucky to see so many top acts in such a short space of time.
From: "1972: a great year at the Dome" by Paul Clarkson, 2012, published on the website "My Brighton and Hove" accessed at: http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__11327_path__.aspx
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