10 stars for the stage production and 3 for the video production. This video production could have given us the best seats in the house but instead chose to cut quickly between various odd angles that the audience would and should never see. I've seen this show live 3 times but never from the most expensive seats. Most certainly someone should have realized that close-ups of actors that included the LED scenic backdrop was just a bad idea. This is a stage play that is meant to be seen from farther away than the 6" from the Phantom's face this director felt we needed. I've seen better directing of local cable channel dramatic productions. The action on Angel of Music is almost impossible to follow, and so on. Cast: Phantom: Lamin Karemmuru/Christine: Sierra Boguez/Count Raul Chanui: Hadley Frazer. A valuable stage footage with special performance patterns commemorating the 25th anniversary of the birth of the Opera masterpiece that radiantly shines in musical history. One of my favorite scenes on the show is completely ruined by Morris' quick cutting between medium and close-ups of actors, rarely showing us the stage-wide view of the choreography, which is so essential to the power of the scene. Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Performance in London. And don't get me started on his coverage of "Masquerade". Morris commits other unforgivable shot selections like fast cutting close-ups of the destruction of the chandelier rather than giving us the more awe-inspiring audience perspective. This is most obvious with the Phantom's entrance after Wishing You Were Here Again. Other times he goes immediately to a close-up for what should be a subtle entrance. He manages to miss key actor entrances because he has a close-up on another actor. Director Nick Morris' shot selection was weak, the frenetic tempo of his camera-to-camera takes overshadows the stage direction. This video production suffers from the impulse of "we paid to have all these cameras and operators on site so we better damn well use them, even if it means ruining the home viewing experience". A fantastic show very much diminished by the amateurish and highly distracting video direction.
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