Today my media class filmed a year 10 music band performing a rock track that they had previously recorded. Primarily we began by using 4 cameras, one camera was static and filming the whole band from the front, a second manoeuvred around the band capturing interesting shots. The third camera was a dolly shot using a camera person sitting on a wheelchair, using various speeds and angles. The fourth camera filmed the drummer and some shots of the band from behind. I was in charge of the fourth camera, capturing as many creative shots of the drummer as possible. We did this as practice for when we will have to record a band's performance for our coursework.
This experience was helpful as it allowed me to watch and experience recording a live band, and use what I've seen for my own music video. It showed us that while we are filming, we must always be creative and spontaneous. The lessons I learned such as in the first take the band's performance is generally less energetic and won't look as good as later takes., due to the nervousness of the band, and to always remain positive so the band remain positive, will be very helpful when recording our band. I also learned not to overwhelm the band with cameras at first, once they're relaxed after a few shots, you can add more cameras, e.g. we had 6-7 cameras on the 5th take.
If my music video is just to involve one singer, then the recording will be much simpler, but my group is still undecided as to whether we will do a band or a solo artist. Either way, the experience was helpful.
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