Here we go!!

Today marks the first day of production for “Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera!” For those of you unaware, “Evenings” is a brand new film/stage production that will be coming to Pittsburgh in Fall 2010. As the director of video production, I am more than excited to be a part of this creative and highly ambitious project!

Shooting began at Duquesne University’s Media Center. The small television studio with a news desk and green screen provided the perfect backdrop for the show’s newscasts. Our crew consisted of Bonnie Bogovich and Liz Rishel (creators/artistic directors of the project), Ed Huang (Director of Photography), Evan Miller (Production Designer), Brian Bogovich (Script Supervisor), and Ashley Birt (Production Assistant). In front of camera was the talented David Egyud, who performed practically flawlessly throughout the day.

For today’s production we decided to shoot with Ed’s JVC HD100 HDV Camera. The style of this broadcast-inspired camera produced the perfect images required for the newscast mockup. Audio was captured with a shotgun boom, but due to the nature of the project, the majority of audio in these scenes will be remastered with new music tracks for the stage presentation.

At the end of the day, we accomplished all of the shots we wanted to get (and in record time). Looks like this project is off to a great start!!

More information on “Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera!” can be found here.

(We’d like to send a special thank you to Duquesne’s Media Center staff for their amazing efforts to supply the space for our production. You guys rocked!)