Storyboard
Deze korte film is gebaseerd op de locatievoorstelling 'Noordwesterwals. Deze immens populaire voorstelling werd gespeeld in een droogdok in Amsterdam Noord. Het hoogtepunt was als miljoenen liters water het droogdok in spoelden en tot onder de tribunes van het publiek stroomden. Voorafgaand aan het tweede seizoen (dat de voorstelling liep) ontstond het plan voor de verfilming. Door aansluitend aan de reeks voorstelling de shoot te plannen konden we gebruik maken van alle decor en faciliteiten en wat het allerbelangrijkste was; we konden onze plannen maken voor de visualisatie op de set zelf, terwijl het gebeuren elke avond live te zien was. Dit storyboard is dan ook gemaakt door intensief de voorstelling te bekijken en zelfs (gekleed in het zwart) tijdens de generale repetities door de voorstelling te wandelen en meegesleurd te worden door de vloedgolf die het droogdok binnenspoelde. Deze korte film is meer dan een registratie. Het theaterstuk moest omgeschreven worden om te werken voor film. Ook werd het hele decor aangepast. Een goed voorbeeld is dat op de plaats waar de tribunes voor het publiek waren voor de film een enorme muur gebouwd werd. Dit om geloofwaardig te maken dat het dok als een ommuurd eiland in het midden van de oceaan lag. De opengewerkte toren van de dikke man werkte goed tijdens de voorstelling (omdat zo het publiek kon zien wat hij in zijn huisje uitspookte) maar voor de film kon hij dichtgemaakt worden.
This short film is based on the location performance "Noordwesterwals.This immensely popular show was played in a dry dock in the north of Amsterdam. The highlight was when millions of gallons of water flooded the dry dock and flowed even under the stands of the audience. Before the second season (that the show ran) the idea for the filming came to being. By shooting just after the show finished we could make use of the set and all of the facilities, but the most important thing was that we could make our plans for the visualization on the set itself, while the event was shown live every night. This storyboard is therefore made by intensely watching the show and (dressed in black) walking though the set during the dress rehearsals (and being carried along by the tidal wave that swept the dry dock). This short film is more than a registration. The play had to be rewritten to work for film. We had to change most of the set. A good example is that on the place the public was seated a huge wall was built, to make believable the dock is a walled island in the middle of the ocean. Another example is the tower of the fat man; During the theater performance the tower was an open construction. This worked well during the show (because the crowd could see what the fat man is doing in his house) but for the film the tower should have real walls.
This short film is based on the location performance "Noordwesterwals.This immensely popular show was played in a dry dock in the north of Amsterdam. The highlight was when millions of gallons of water flooded the dry dock and flowed even under the stands of the audience. Before the second season (that the show ran) the idea for the filming came to being. By shooting just after the show finished we could make use of the set and all of the facilities, but the most important thing was that we could make our plans for the visualization on the set itself, while the event was shown live every night. This storyboard is therefore made by intensely watching the show and (dressed in black) walking though the set during the dress rehearsals (and being carried along by the tidal wave that swept the dry dock). This short film is more than a registration. The play had to be rewritten to work for film. We had to change most of the set. A good example is that on the place the public was seated a huge wall was built, to make believable the dock is a walled island in the middle of the ocean. Another example is the tower of the fat man; During the theater performance the tower was an open construction. This worked well during the show (because the crowd could see what the fat man is doing in his house) but for the film the tower should have real walls.
