After the DVD the relationship with Bluehorses continued where new material was written and another CD planned ... in the meantime we continued to film gigs - little more choosy, but still learning
later shows from Farmer Phils and Tavistock
A small video production organisation specialising in live performance
Follow on
Following the Live DVD for Bluehorses, it became very apparent that we needed to use cameras with higher resolution than the target product as this helps in the editing, additionally We started to investigate the use of Bullet cameras placed in microphone stands on the stage to capture more unusual angles. These wee just starting to become a viable option, although power supply (by battery), and recording devices were more of a problem.
With the greater number of cameras the editing became a real and enjoyable challenge. This also coincided with the mass take up of public video sites like Youtube. As a result we started to release the video clips for public consumption.
Looking back it is easy to see the changes in the editing as time goes on.
this period culminated in two nights at the Montreux jazz festival some examples are below
With the greater number of cameras the editing became a real and enjoyable challenge. This also coincided with the mass take up of public video sites like Youtube. As a result we started to release the video clips for public consumption.
Looking back it is easy to see the changes in the editing as time goes on.
this period culminated in two nights at the Montreux jazz festival some examples are below
Live video DVD production
In 2004 Bluehorses decided to issue a commercial DVD of their live set. the recording was planned to take place at the Saul festival in 2005, and arrangements were made for David Wheeler to direct a crew of professional camera men using state of the art cameras (way out of our league).
There were 5 main cameras at the event and these were edited down on a professional desk to provide the tracks used for the main content of the DVD. The remaining material and the production of the master DVD was down to us.
The live material provided some excellent learning points, and provided a good grounding for the future editing concepts and practice. The "extras" material was a mix of the usual staged interviews (all embarrassing now), some of the resultant clips from other live shows, and various clips of the band "off-duty".
the DVD took a while to compile to the quality required for a commercial release but again this provided excellent learning in how to build a product.
Some clips here
There were 5 main cameras at the event and these were edited down on a professional desk to provide the tracks used for the main content of the DVD. The remaining material and the production of the master DVD was down to us.
The live material provided some excellent learning points, and provided a good grounding for the future editing concepts and practice. The "extras" material was a mix of the usual staged interviews (all embarrassing now), some of the resultant clips from other live shows, and various clips of the band "off-duty".
the DVD took a while to compile to the quality required for a commercial release but again this provided excellent learning in how to build a product.
Some clips here
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