Last night was the Spartacus Festival at Komedia featuring 3 student bands and headlined by Get Cape Wear Cape Fly.It was the first time I had been to the venue and when we arrived the venue was a lot bigger than I imagined! We had four camera's between us and they were positioned one either side of the stage, one at the back on the upper level by the bar, one handheld and one fixed to the balcony upstairs for a garunteed wide shot.
The student bands Trick the Fox, Avius and Goodnight Jupiter all played sets of around 20-25 minutes and Get Cape played for around 1 hour and 15mins so in total each camera used 3 tapes. Unfortunately the camera left on the balcony failed on the first band and the wide shot was lost. However, the camera operated by Nathan was positioned well enough to get a good wide shot.
I found the filming quite tiring as in total the gig lasted about 4 hours, however I did really enjoy the experience of working in a bigger venue with a range of bands involved. The one thing I have learnt from the 2 times I have filmed in crowds is that you cant control a crowd and if for example you have a very tall person stood in the shot, there is nothing much you can do about it! This is the advantage of multicamera work, one shot filled by a tall persons head can be covered by something from one of the other cameras!
