So I and a few lads I know from Confetti Studios are going to be filming the gatecrasher night on the 12th of November. While our plan to begin with was to film and edit together a segment on a local hiphop group (1st Blood - Check below for links), the management at Gatecrasher have since asked us to shoot the whole night, including the likes of Professor Green, Killa Kela, 1st Blood (Live), Citadels (Live), Masters in France (Live), Club NME DJ's, + the Horseplay DJs.
This will require completing a seperate edit for 1st blood and then everything else (creating a promotional video for Gatecrasher's use + a live gig profile for 1st blood), as we have been hired by two clients for the same night (clients are aware of this fact)...
So to plan for this I have been collecting research together on capturing live music on film. I'v been looking at a number of different live videos including some of 1st bloods earlier attempts. My research included some DVD sources aswell, but its alot easier to link them via youtube than uploading:
I took note of the above video as it shows the kind of angles needed for a professional representation of a DJ live show. Not only does 1st blood include a DJ, but DJs will be a common focus with the Gatecrasher promotional video.
even though this is a amatuer video, it shows of a interesting artist/crowd angle. This is something that will be heavily used throughout the night if the crowd is lively and responding well.
Because of this research, we have decided as a group (theres 3 of us in total)to each rent out a z1 camera each. As theres no narrative involved, theres not alot of pre-production planning to be done. The bit of planning we have done includes:
Camerawork
With 3 people acting as cameramen on the day, we can cover alot of the performance, capturing a semi-professional array of different shots. We have discussed setting a main camera up, that covers the whole stage, with 2 cameras covering closeups of the stage, one focusing on closeups and side angles of the artists + instruments, the other can focus on sweeping crowd and atmospherical shots.
Lighting
Obviously we cannot light the live show independently, which may cause a problem as locations like clubs favour a darker feel. A high ISO and a well thought out post-production should help to solve the potential flaw.
Sound
As the gig itself is a show, within a professional club setting, we have arranged with sound technicians to record everything that goes through the mixer within the 1st blood gig alone. There is still crowd reactions to take into consideration though, so we have decided to take out a unidirecional microphone to pick up every cheer from the audience, this will be recorded via the 'full stage view' camera and then dubbed over parts of the final edit.
for the promotional video, we have arranged to take a single song recorded from the full night, as a promo video is usually accompanied by just one track, making the vid short and sweet. Material like this is often used on a website, which requires content to be easily accessible for its viewers (especially when talking about streaming).
Recce + Risk Assessment ECT ECT
As the location is a live music venue, there are alot of things to consider when filming. Firstly, in regards to risks + H&S, a venue full of the general public (especially intoxicated) is obviously full of issues. This is something we will be compiling and analysing once we visit the location further into this week, so we dont miss anything out.
Also, as some of the film will include shots of crowds and the general public, it is fortunate that Gatecrasher is fully licensed to use images of the people who go there. This is due to the club being heavily photographed (they hire photographers for most nights). This wouldve been something to consider if the gig was at a smaller and less popular location.
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