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A friend of mine has been doing these for a while now (for other solo artists) and I was part of the house band for a bit.
http://www.thepreservationroom.com If you want to check them out.
His setup was a couple of hand-held cameras, a couple on tripods and a couple of go-pros mounted each end of a long stick attached to a disco ball motor - gave quite a lot of movement with minimal cost but probably a bit overkill for your needs. If you want it to look nice though, a little bit of lighting will go a long way. -
got any hot tips?
Just don't GAF. Oh, and try to record it directly onto a wax disc. Like this:
https://youtu.be/9f5uwwcOpB8?list=PLKORfp8oYR5xemCRX1ZsvaihiND31YEdC
Dramatic_Hammer
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@Dooks-Fatberg
This is a bit OT but i'm thinking about shooting some vids of solo acoustic performances, has anyone got any hot tips? Apart from "don't do it". Was thinking more about tips the production side of it really.
I kind of feel goofy doing it - the grumpy old git side of my brain thinks that this is something whimsical teenage girls do, breathily covering 80s pop in their bedrooms in front of backdrop of fairy lights - but I also think that you of you want any chance of engagement with what you do these days it's got to be visual right? Nobody clicks links to bandcamp etc. I just figured having a catalogue of decently recorded live vids would minimise the chance that these songs will sink without trace. As i'm no longer working in a band and have just started a regime of live solo performance recordings I figured I might as well film them, try to make it as professional looking as possible and stick them up. Will let you dudes know how I get on.