Queen Mab Speech read by Andrew Cullimore
Channel: ANDREW CULLIMORE
Date: 2019-05-18

'QUEEN MAB SPEECH'

A reading from Romeo and Juliet of Mercutio's infamous 'Queen Mab' Speech in which we trialled the new Rode Wireless GO. Shot on 2 Canon 5D Mark III's in front of a strong backlight. Garrett was exploring a simple 2 front light set up, one amber which he manipulated to create a flicker effect and a strong natural backlight through a window diffused lightly by a thin curtain. The backlight is so harsh it makes the video seem as though it's recorded in Log, which we thought may make grading more vibrant, however it did the opposite and the only reasonable way to salvage the shoot was to boost the highlights making it appear slightly ethereal or lose all colour with an artistic black and white finish, I opted for at least a little colour. I also added a thin layer of fire to the right hand side of the screen for interests sake but reduced the opacity as to not distract the eye too much. We shot using a very shallow depth of field at 1.8 on the 85mm and 2.8 on the 28-70 L, as I thought it would look intriguing, however, with this much movement it simply looks amateur. We live and learn. Bernard was trialing the new Rode Wireless Go, attached to the trusty Zoom H4 and a Rode Lav. The new wireless receiver is a triumph for all low budget film makers and I would love to use it more to really test its capabilities. What makes it so attractive is its two channel recording allowing peaks to be salvaged. I edited this using Premier and chose to add some ambient music distributed by Kevin Macleod and the heart warming sound of a crackling fire to counter the down right insanity of Mercutio as he embarks on his affected tale of absurd fantasy.

Produced by                          Cullimore Creations
Read and Edited by              Andrew Cullimore
Camera and Lights by         Garrett Eckerson
Sound recorded by               Bernard Peasley
Music by                                Kevin MacLeod - Ambiment (www.incompetech.com)                                                
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