There are several considerations when taking a publicity photo, and the most important is what other shots editors are looking at while looking at the photo for your event. For a play you also need to consider a photo that captures a theme that the audience is likely to connect with. The photo should also contain some tension or some action. Conflict is always good. And as with all of The Side Project productions, this is an intimate, character-driven piece, so it's important that the photo contain a sense of that intimacy. Then finally you need to come down to the basic elements of composition, color, clarity, etc. The object isn't necessarily a "pretty picture," it's a picture that will stand out from a stack of others and be selected. That's exactly the same goal of a good headshot.
As an example, this photo for The Side Project's production of Daniel Talbott's Slipping offers an editor a number of unique features. Conflict, color, composition, all of which work to communicate the theme of the play. It also features the lead actor, Nate Santana. Nate turns in a delicate performance as a teen coping with the pressures of the changes in his family and personal lives, all the while trying to adjust to small-town America. All of the actors (as would be expected from a Side Project project) are outstanding, but the likelihood of the lead actor being mentioned in a review is high, so it's essential that the publicity packet include a clear shot of any actor who might receive special mention.
Slipping, directed by Adam Webster, is running in rep with Philip Dawkin's Perfect at The Side Project. These two are excellent companion pieces that offer more than stereotypical "teens trying to cope in a world gone mad." This is the second set of shows I've done for The Side Project and so far this season the focus has been on powerful young people and the stories about the moments in which those people discover their power. You're not going to find any of these kids in an '80's teen flick. It's been a fascinating collection of original scripts and for anyone who cares anything about live theater, The Side Project should definitely be on your "to-do" list.
As an example, this photo for The Side Project's production of Daniel Talbott's Slipping offers an editor a number of unique features. Conflict, color, composition, all of which work to communicate the theme of the play. It also features the lead actor, Nate Santana. Nate turns in a delicate performance as a teen coping with the pressures of the changes in his family and personal lives, all the while trying to adjust to small-town America. All of the actors (as would be expected from a Side Project project) are outstanding, but the likelihood of the lead actor being mentioned in a review is high, so it's essential that the publicity packet include a clear shot of any actor who might receive special mention.
Slipping, directed by Adam Webster, is running in rep with Philip Dawkin's Perfect at The Side Project. These two are excellent companion pieces that offer more than stereotypical "teens trying to cope in a world gone mad." This is the second set of shows I've done for The Side Project and so far this season the focus has been on powerful young people and the stories about the moments in which those people discover their power. You're not going to find any of these kids in an '80's teen flick. It's been a fascinating collection of original scripts and for anyone who cares anything about live theater, The Side Project should definitely be on your "to-do" list.
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