Die-hards can get a sneak peek of NBC’s preparations this evening when the Peacock airs a making-of special at 8 p.m. The show, “The Making Of Peter Pan Live!” was put together by NBC News’ Peacock Productions unit, and gives viewers a sense of some of the time pressure and tension that are as much a part of setting up the show as the performances from Allison Williams as Peter Pan and Christopher Walken as Captain Hook.
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Personally, I'm really excited to see this show come to life live on television. With the live adaptation of "The Sound of Music," stories are once again getting new life in an alternative setting that we don't see everyday. Morphing theatre and film into one live experience for millions of views to enjoy. I want to see how they chose to depict various aspects of the story and how is reads on the screen. Peter Pan is a story that many of us loved as a kid, so I'm excited to see it presented in this unique way. This format of entertainment will continue to gain popularity because its combining the authentic, live, theatrical presentation with an intimate viewing for millions.
I'm very excited for this production, even more than I was for Sound of Music. I'm looking forward to seeing how they update the classic musical, and how it translates to a live performance on screen. I do wish this article was a lot more specific- they say that the flying is new and “People used to do the whole thing with ropes,”- I know they won't be using literal ropes, but are they using a traditional theatrical system to fly the actors or is it an entirely new system to work with the different environment they have? It's got to be tricky to do special effects in a unique environment like this- in a theatre, audiences tend to suspend their disbelief when it comes to things like flying or using a point of light to represent a fairy. I feel like if it's on a screen, audiences might be so used to fancy CGI special effects that they might have very high expectations and traditional theatrical techniques might not work very well. You wouldn't be able to get away with a harness showing to fly people, and a point of light might not come off very well as a fairy.
After the Sound of Music is going to be interesting to see how they do this production. The Sound of Music was shoot more like a movie with the camera moving 360 throughout the acting space with multiple sets. I am wondering will the Peter Pan production be more of like a theater show televised. Also I am interested to see how they do the flying and how much of the special effects they will end up using and how it will look. I am excited to see the show.
Im pretty upset I didn't know about the behind the scenes feature and after some internet searching I can't find it yet. I love watching behind the scenes videos of how the crew works backstage, how the actors prepare and how everything comes together in the cover of darkness. I have seen the previous two recordings of the stage show and I am excited to see this done more in the sound of music style where it is set up like a movie set but operates like live theater as in there are multiple sets but all in one space. How will they fly to neverland? will they literally fly across the sound stage? I am excited to see this feature but even more excited to watch the behind the scenes once I can find it
I must admit that I am a little worries about Peter Pan live after seeing the Sound Of Music production last year.
Yes, it was a commercial success, but as a member if the entertainment industry I was not pleased with many of the decisions made for last years production. Bringing in Carrie Underwood might have attracted audiences but her acting fell short compared to everyone else around her. The cameras were shaky and often times poorly focused. What's more is that they decided to have the lights and sets designed by the same people who design Saturday Night Live, as was the director, and frankly I felt like I was watching a comedy sketch the entire time, sans humor.
If they really want success, they should stop treating it like any other televised event and realize that live theatre for television is something that requires the production team to throw away very thing else they know from theatre or tv and create a new model that is tailor made to this type of broadcast.
I'm hesitant about seeing Peter Pan after the sort of disaster that was the Sound of Music, but I think I'll still tune into it. It's very difficult for me to like a 'movie' told version of a play that still contains elements of a play itself. For example, in the movie version of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, the camera zooms out to reveal the set as the titular character gives a long monologue to his wife after he has returned from a car-ride. I see plays and movies as completely different, and I don't really like when they're mixed up--if they're not done well. I like that Allison Williams has a personal history with the play; it'll be nice to see how she reacts, and how she imbues Peter Pan with her own personality. But I'm still hesitant!
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