Can you take videos during curtain call- Page 2

[Kad]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 11:51am

Great. A high quality video of a curtain call. I must paint a factory next.

[ameliewormwood]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 11:54am

Technically you are not. But since its the last performance, I'm sure a producer or something will get a video and share it on social media, as is customary nowadays. 

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 12:06pm

Just_John said: "Is it actually illegal?

Because everything everyone is sayingis not true. For the last decade, Broadway shows have allowed cameras of curtain call. The only theatres to enforce not taking pictures are Signature and New World. Producers have encouragedthe taking of pics for awhile now. They consider itfree advertisement."

Even if a producer condones it, it's still not legal. The producer has the right to produce the show, but everyone involved has to sign off on their work being recorded and their images being used; that remains true even for publicity images and recordings. Take a look at an Equity handbook and see for yourself. Actors must sign contracts to be recorded in any way, and they must be compensated for it. So, in reality, what everyone is saying here is quite true.

That being said, it is something you can likely get away with. Few will see it as a big deal, so go for it if you can. We all speed on the highway from time to time.

[annang]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 2:41pm

haterobics said: "annang said: "There are lots of curtain calls online that you can watch."

So no one should record them because they are already online? Umm, isn't that how they get online, though?"

I'm saying, I think that not applauding the actors so that you can whip out your cell phone and ruin the curtain call for everyone around you is profoundly rude. But if you really need to watch a video of actors bowing, plenty of other people have already been so rude, so you don't also need to fail to applaud during your particular performance in order to be able to watch videos of bows.

I wish there were no videos of bows other than those produced by the professionals associated with the show, who know how to record without shining a bright light in my eyes. But since there are such videos, there's no additional reason for anyone else to record their particular curtain call, disrupting additional performances.

 

[Fosse76]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 5:20pm

Just_John said: "Is it actually illegal?

Because everything everyone is sayingis not true. For the last decade, Broadway shows have allowed cameras of curtain call. The only theatres to enforce not taking pictures are Signature and New World. Producers have encouragedthe taking of pics for awhile now. They consider itfree advertisement."

That's not at all true. As has been pointed out, producers cannot simply grant the authority to record any aspect of the show without verifying compliance with union and guild contracts and agreements. Most of the tolerance is more about preventing the ushers from the aggressive act of enforcement. I know firsthand the Shubert Organization prefers that audience members be permitted to take pictures inside the theater prior to the start of the show. Whether or not the ushers enforce the photography/recording rule is at the discretion of the producer. It does not, however, make it any more legal without the proper permissions. 

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 5:25pm

No. It's rude and disrespectful to the cast, crew, and everyone involved. Be in the moment and enjoy it. 

[blaxx]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 5:51pm

Those who post these awful questions are just looking for validation.

Getting away with it doesn't make it right, just as with any illegal action.

Then there's double moral standards...

[BroadwayNoob]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 6:37pm

I always take pictures at curtain call - never been stopped. At DEH the ushers were right behind me since I was in SRO and they didn't say anything. MLB even reposted one of the photos I took on his Instagram lol. I always like doing it for a memory of who I saw, and the general look of the theater. I don't think there is anything wrong with it personally, as long as you aren't interfering/blocking anyone else around you. 

Updated On: 8/27/18 at 06:37 PM

[haterobics]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 8:07pm

BroadwayNoob said: "I don't think there is anything wrong with it personally, as long as you aren't interfering/blocking anyone else around you."

I feel the same way when I continually jaywalk. I just also know it is technically illegal.

[vanbrig]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 9:30pm

Princeton2 said: "I've seen plenty of stage actors film curtain calls and post on social media, including ones who have previously complained about filming! "

This. I personally never film the curtain call; I'd rather spend that time applauding and I don't need a video as a souvenir. But honestly, it seems a little weird to me to think of the practice as disrespectful when so many actors, producers, social media managers, etc. repost curtain call photos and videos taken by audience members. I'd be totally fine with theatres cracking down on curtain call videos/pictures more than they currently do, but if they ever do that then the people involved with the show should probably stop sharing them. Just my two cents.   

 

[BalconyClub]

Posted: 8/27/18 at 11:00pm

During curtain call, I open up loud candy wrappers.

It drives the video recordists nuts!