Shooting Anon(ymous)-ly

The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) production of Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka used an array of image projections to add to the visual experience. Here’s the opening scene with rear projection display setting the mood.

25mm,  1/13 sec, f/5.6,  Mode: Av,  Metering: Multi-segment,  Exp comp: -2 1/3,  ISO: 1600.

The light level for most of this productions were fairly low, so I used higher ISOs than usual. In this scene, the rear projection is in focus with a wide depth of field, risking action blur with the slow shutter (1/13 sec.). I cropped this image to the screen edges to maximized its impact.

63mm,  1/30 sec, f/5.6,  Mode: Av,  Metering: Multi-segment,  Exp comp: -1 1/3,  ISO: 3200.

Caught the evil sweatshop owner with an appropriate projection.

65mm,  1/160 sec, f/4,  Mode: Av,  Metering: Multi-segment,  Exp comp: -2 1/3,  ISO: 2000.

And here, Celeste included both the background and foreground to re-enforce the sweatshop atmosphere.

75mm,  1/160 sec, f/4,  Mode: Program,  Metering: Multi-segment,  Exp comp: -1 1/3,  ISO: 1250.

Front projection was effectively used to bring objects to the stage, such as this dumpster.

The front projector was wrangled from the orchestra pit by one of the lighting crew.

Here the projector gives a meaty texture to two members of the chorus in the butcher’s shop.

Costume, lighting, and staging images were taken for the show’s designers.

In this full-sized image, I cropped out a square to show two of the actors.

24-70mm @ 35mm,  1/80 sec, f/8,  Mode: Av,  Metering: Evaluative,  Exp comp: -1,  ISO: 3200.

The crop has sufficient clarity to qualify for a production image, ...

but cropping it further shows the effect of noise on the image edges due to the 3200 ISO and slight pixelation.

But you can’t beat the telephoto lens for good, crisp close-ups, like this one Celeste took.

We had almost 200 images in the final collection, most of which were of the dress rehearsals, but 29 of were for the designers, and 19 outtakes for fun. After turning in our work, some were posted in the theater lobby to illustrate some of the production’s creative processes.

The Luther Burbank Theater lobby.

A display of costume design and production results.