Day 24 – 3/5/21 “Frailty thy name is woman” (the opinions of Shakespeare do not represent those of the blogger) A bitty day, starting with our only day exteriors. Call time was 7am and it was a bank holiday, so that pedestrians and traffic were at a minimum on the street outside the theatre. We […]| Neil Oseman
Day 18 – 26/4/21 “Alack and fie for shame” Today’s material involved Ophelia seeking audience with Gertrude, then singing a risqué song to both her and the king. It sounds very simple when I type it out like that, but somehow it still took all day and wasn’t as well covered as I would have […]| Neil Oseman
Day 12 – 19/4/21 “More matter with less art” The two-day weekend allowed us all a much-needed recharge. A few of us hired bikes on Sunday and cycled up the river to Maidenhead, where we found an idyllic field to have a picnic in. Bliss. Monday saw us tackling all of the scenes in what […] The post “Hamlet”: Week 3 appeared first on Neil Oseman.| Neil Oseman
Day 7 – 12/4/12 “Contracted as it were in one brow of woe” Not sure how to feel about today. On the one hand we got some great shots, including our first one on the Technocrane. On the other hand, we spectacularly failed to make the call sheet. Due to the workload on costume and […] The post “Hamlet”: Week 2 appeared first on Neil Oseman.| Neil Oseman
“If the audience starts looking at the cheeseboard, we’ve had it.” – Sir Ian McKellen Following the well-reviewed recent cinema release of Hamlet, which I shot for director Sean Mathias in 2021, here is the diary I kept during filming. You can also go back and read my blogs from prep if you’re interested. Day […] The post “Hamlet”: Week 1 appeared first on Neil Oseman.| Neil Oseman