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Camera Details

RED Komodo 6K

Lens/Zoom: 70-200 • WB: 5000K • Shutter: 1/100–1/125 • ISO: 1000 • LUT: Radiant Pro LUT

Stage L Roaming Camera

Primary Coverage: Vocals and Congregation Shots
Secondary Coverage: BGVs and Drums
Main Attributes: Vocals • Movement • Always usable

Shot Library

Slow Pace

  • Tips: Tight shot of lead vocal during slow moments. Try to shoot through bodies and hands.
  • Avoid: Always keeping your slow moment shots completely still. A little movement can add emotion.

Slow Pace

  • Tips: Add depth to your shots by incorporating foreground, middle, and background elements.
  • Avoid: Completely flat shots, or shots with no visual interest.

Medium Pace

  • Tips: Keep your hand on the focus ring, so as the vocalist moves closer or away you can pull focus smoothly.
  • Avoid: Trying to zoom too much and losing focus.

Medium Pace

  • Tips: Drum shots are almost always energetic shots, so keep the camera moving with the energy of the drummer and song.
  • Avoid: Getting security camera footage of drums and other instruments. Keep the shots dynamic and engaging. This means don't get a shot that doesn't move.

Fast Pace

  • Tips: Placeholder
  • Avoid: Placeholder

Fast Pace

  • Tips: Placeholder
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Fast Paced - Rack Focus

  • Tips: You can do rack focus shots during fast songs, as long as you can match the energy. Some movement and a quick rack focus can look good.
  • Avoid: Not matching the energy of the song and the room.

Slow Paced - Rack Focus

  • Tips: Again, match the energy of the room and the song. Make the transition slower to capture the emotion.
  • Avoid: Placeholder

Shots To Avoid

Shot to avoid example 2
When shooting across the stage with a person close to the camera, avoid getting their butt or crotch in the shot.
Avoid getting exit signs in shots.
You should trust that Camera 1 and 4 are covering shots of the lead on that side of the stage. Either find a better shot of the lead or focus on other elements on stage.
Shot to avoid example 1
Not a bad shot, I just dont want to be seeing someone in their socks. Remember, what are we trying to communicate through our shots.
Shot to avoid example 3
The framing feels obstructed by the microphone and the person. The shot could be fixed by using a rack focus.
Shot to avoid example 4
This one emphasizes the question "What are we trying to communicate with our shots?". Let's focus on details. This shot shows an empty front row and some lighting hardware.
Shot to avoid example 5
Avoid trying to get two lead vocals in a single shot in Camera 1.
There is nothing in this shot telling me where to look. Dewey and Caleb are both on the edges of the frame and in focus. The middle of the image is empty, and the background is blurry.
Instead, choose one to be the focus, and walk the track to get the other one in the frame better. Or simply walk and pan to make the other one the focus. Just don't try to get both at once.
Shot to avoid example 5
I'm not a fan of cutting off a lead vocal below the knees and above the feet. It feels unnatural.
Avoid getting exit signs in shots.
Shot to avoid example 5
The framing feels obstructed by the mic stand.