Multi-camera Techniques: Music Event

Music concerts are broadcasted from a location, an example of this is Radio 1's Big Weekend. This takes place within Norwich which the set is just set up within a destination. Craine angles would be used as this gathers footage from up in the sky from any angle, far away or near the act which provides a wider insight for the viewing audience. The reasons behind using a multi-camera is the range of camera angles used, it is not being shown from just one angle which could come across as 'boring'. The wide use of angles give more of an interesting feel to the broadcast and keep the viewers intrigued by all the different angles used such as the performer and the audience. The cameras shot reverse shot to both the performer and then to the audience singing along, this gives the sense of realism and an atmosphere. The use of the different multi-cameras switch do different areas of the stage, the cameras can capture the band with their instruments and then the backing singings. This provides detail to make it more effective. A range of possibly 4-6 cameras would be used within this broadcast as it captures a wider range of footage and the broadcast would then run smoothly. The cameras would capture all the broadcast, one would be on a crane in the air which would be an establishing shot which would show all the audience and then the stage being the furthest away. This would create the sense of atmosphere and would give the crew the chance to rearrange their cameras angles. Within this music event there would be at least 2 or more cameras on a track at the very front of the stage which would focus on the artist and their movement. It would track where they go and use shots such as medium close ups and close ups to show detail and emotion. The tracking shots would also focus on the audience, this shows the interaction involved as they sing along and dance.

This is the establishing shot which gets shown at the very beginning, this would be on a crane which creates depth and shows the viewers how large the event is. It always creates an atmosphere for the people viewing at home due to everything being included in this shot, the audience, stage and the background.

This would be captured on the camera at the front on the track, this would track the artists movement to show more of a close up angle to give of detail. A close up angle has been used to show emotion and a sense of overwhelmed due to her eyes being closed.

This is an extreme close up, this would again be captured through the tracking shot which enables detail to be captured and a high sense of emotion.

The graphics used show the communication to the viewer, at the very beginning it has a short graphical video which introduces the event, it shows the Radio 1 logo throughout with a small bit of audio. This shows the audience what will be coming up. It then goes straight into the performance with an establishing shot to introduce this with. The artist name then comes on screen which shows the audience who is beginning to perform and the song they will be singing. This shows interaction with the audience and a sense of communication. Throughout the set the 1 is always in the right hand corner, this is the graphic which stays on the screen to show what radio station this even belongs to. Again with the graphic next to the artist name, this shows the audience what the event is called.

This would be captured on a camera from the left hand side, this shows the backing singers doing their part. This also shows the audience in the background along with the backing dancers. This would be used so the camera isn't constantly focused on the act, the shots change to make it of interest.

Due to this event taking place within a location, this would just be a set required for all the acts. This would then differ to what the act themselves want such as backing dancers or any props. Within this set there is a large screen on the back, this is loaded with different animated graphics going on and off the screen and being loaded with a new one. This gives the audience more to look at and makes the set look much better rather than it all being just black. The shots used vary, some are very short and snappy which gives the sense of an upbeat atmosphere which intrigues the viewers. Then some of the shots used are very slow, this is usually when a close up is being used as this then shows the emotion. The shots would be the way they would maintain the viewers interests, due to all the shots just simply being a straight on perspective onto the stage, this keeps the viewers entertained for longer as they have different things to focus on. The variety of shots make the broadcast look more professional and that a wide range of things are taking place. No constraints would be applicable due to the wide space available, this would then mean the crane camera angle would be no problem due to there being no roof.

Sketch of the layout of a music event and their camera angles.