Jemma gave me the latest version of the script and explained that it had gone under a lot of changes. Frankie Sinatra had dropped out and also Jemma and Victoria had been told to change the layout of the script and rather than having the questions, to say what they'll be talking about instead. Although, Jemma and I agreed that before the interviews, I'll review the questions and note which ones I may need to change shot on but prior to that it'll be listening to what's being said during the interviews and trusting my gut as a DOP.
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Almost all of the first page is the same as the previous script, just formatted differently, However, now Oliver isn't an expert watching Tanya, he'll also be performing as will our new Drag Queen Sapphire Stonee. The expert Drag Queen is another female Drag Queen called Amy who Jemma has contacted. Oliver and Sapphire's interview didn't have a location written on them so I spoke with Victoria and Jemma about this and they explained they wanted them to be interviewed at the theatre. I did note however, that they'll need to be relevant to our Queens so the dressing room, stage, etc.
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The next page, we have Oliver and Sapphire's first appearance and I noted that I'll need to establish them as Drag Queens, not only in their interviews but also with footage and suggested getting archieve footage and photos off them if possible which Victoria explained she could get before the edit. This saves us having to arrange a new filming date where we would have to fake/stage a performance and would show what they have already done as well. Since we're now also having more involvement from Tanya's family in the film, I want to show them as a family, this could be them having food together, watching TV and also if there are any family pictures up on the walls or framed it would be good to film those as it shows the family are close.
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I noted that Oliver and Sapphire's interviews need to be different from Tanya's as she's the main focus of the documentary. We want her to stand out more so their location needs to be relevant but not tell as much of a story as Tanya's, I want Tanya's room to show all her clothes, make-up, everything she does. I want Oliver and Sapphire's to show they're performers but allow them to tell their story through the interview so that Tanya's sticks out much more.
I also noted that for the meeting of our three queens, I'm going to have one of my extra cameras fixed on Oliver and Sapphire as they enter and the main camera on Tanya so that I get all the coverage of the 3 meeting and I don't miss any reactions.
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Amy's interview is all being done static as she's the expert of the documentary. She is the person 'judging' our queens and for that I want her interview static and calm, with the rest coming closer to the performance the camera moves more and builds the excitement. We'll also be having an audience for the show now and with that Jemma wants Vox pops at the end of the performance from them to ask their opinion of the performance so I noted getting some prior to the performance to see everyone excited and their initial thoughts.
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