Capturing Live Concert Footage: Let Your Fans Do the Work
Category: Film & Video Created on Thursday - 08.25.11 @ 1:00 PM Written by Chris R. at CD Baby
Chances are good that 80% of the people in the crowd at your next show will have video cameras with them. Of course, I mean the video cameras in their pockets: smartphones. Let your fans help you make a video!
In 2004, the Beastie Boys supplied 50 camcorders to 50 fans, and asked them to document their sold out show at Madison Square Garden. They then edited the footage together to create the film Awesome; I F#$%^&’ Shot That!
In 2009, a Radiohead-approved, fan-shot concert movie was released that captured a show in Prague where 50 people shot footage on their phones. Then Radiohead supplied the master recording from that concert so their collaborators could sync up to the edited video.