After a day of filming speciality cocktails, RCK went down town to JBTV to film Taylor Bennett's record release party. We sat the brother of Chance the rapper down an hour before the show to ask a few questions about his inspiration for the new record. With Brian Schodorf, of Schodorf Media Creative, asking the questions Taylor was comfortable and excited for the interview.
Running on a tight time schedule with a small crew accentuates the importance of flexibility. We lit the interview using a Diva 4-bank Kino with a flossier to soften the light a bit. We edged Taylor out with a 300W Arri light with diffusion. We shot with two C100s to insure the two interview cameras would match and an a7s was used to capture his performance and the crowd in the low light. JBTV had the concert covered well with 5 cameras and a live switch including a slider and a jib during the performance so we chose to shoot our B-roll in 60fps and focus on interesting angles and the crowd. Long day of work, but between hand crafted cocktails and some great music, it wasn't so bad.
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