R+P Post 29: Rehearsals

We decided that we should do rehearsals for some of our shots because some of the scenes involved dances and movement sequences that were complicated for us to do considering none of us have any dancing experience. The biggest challenge was choreographing the movements for Singin in the Rain and Mortal Kombat. The dances for Singin in the Rain were difficult because we needed to keep the framing tight while also doing big dances with umbrellas around a lamp post. This meant that we often went off frame even when we did get the movements right. Additionally, it was difficult to use the umbrellas gracefully in the dances, so we really had t practise that. The Mortal Kombat movements were quite difficult to get nicely on frame, as the power bars were difficult for jack and Lily (our make-up artist) to manoeuvre smoothly, and to keep their bodies off frame. We also rehearsed the fight sequence Emilio and I were to do so that it would be clear in the narrative for the audience and also look smooth on camera.

Emilio and I rehearsing our fight scene during the test shoot.

BENEFITS OF REHEARSING: 

• Saved us lots of time in the actual shoot, as we already knew what we had to do and how.
• Got us performance-ready, so that we were used to our characters and how to act as a part of a band.
• Allowed us to make sure that our dances looked neat and professional.