#npmd had so many (incredibly impressive!) tracking shots and angles that both gave us a view of the stage impossible to see live

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A lot of people in the notes are pointing out the fact that studio vocals from the cast recording were mixed in rather than fully using live vocals and i can’t honestly say I noticed this but I did feel like there was something off about it and this is exactly it. One, there is not a single Starkid who isn’t just as good live as they are on the albums and there is no reason to cover up the live performance; Two, part of the point of the proshot is to record the musical as it was performed. That includes the choreo, that includes the staging, that includes the vocals.

The live audio is always good and sometimes better than the album and the albums are generally good for listening while the live performance enhances the story. Fully agree with everyone saying that the recording should use the original audio.

My one hope for Cinderella’s Castle is that the proshot isn’t so over produced like npmd. The npmd proshot is gorgeous visually but completely loses so much of the choreography and staging due to its amount of close ups and cuts. I just want a good view of the staging in each scene that lets me see the choreography well.