When I first walked into Wilton’s Music Hall for Musik, I knew the venue itself was going to be as important as the performance. It’s an old, worn, slightly derelict hall with a rich built-in texture and atmosphere. That kind of space instantly gives you an aesthetic to play with.
Creatively, the goal in capturing this live performance was to balance intimacy, spectacle, and energy. Musik is a one-woman show, starring Frances Barber, and my role as DP was to ensure we had enough angles over a 60-minute runtime to make you feel like you occupy the space alongside the performer. We shot across three shows. I wanted the coverage to move from wide shots that hold the room to close shots that sit right within the performance, and for the continuity to feel seamless when both shows were cut together.
