I film a whole lot of videos if concerts etc for my school and have learned a few things that I'd like to share. The more cameras the better. In the past I have mounted go pros of lifting bars and even hidden them on stage to get some great angles. It also means that there is always a backup if something goes wrong. Another thing that I have figured out is that depending on how the band is miced and if you want audience sounds, you can usually get a much better sense of the environment and an overall better sound if you stick a zoom h4, rascal dr40 etc centred in the audience about 3/4 back. The usual stuff also applies like tons of ad cards and spare batteries. Anyway, I hope someone can find this useful and yeah, I have invested a lot into audio and mics and the change in audio quality is phenomenal.
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with everything you've said!
@dagoombaify9 жыл бұрын
DSLRguide Another funny thing is that I was recently discussing the flicker and stuff that led's and fluro's give off and am about to set up a time to test all of the different presets and colours that we use to tweak them so they work well with the cameras. GoPros also never seem to get flickering which is a huge plus, but they can get a bit grainy at times.
@sharifeady68345 жыл бұрын
tritty thank you
@maxwilliams52344 жыл бұрын
@@dagoombaify Hey I'm releasing a video today on this topic too, if you want to check it out!
@EricLefebvrePhotography8 жыл бұрын
If you are filming a performance to go with an already mastered track you can just have the track play over a sound system so they can sync to that audio and then get all the coverage you need by running through the song as many times as needed. I just did this with a local band. they wanted to shoot in their studio but it is very small and tight with the drummer / singer right up against a wall (making lighting ... difficult). The ceiling is also un-even and VERY low (forget bouncing off the ceiling). So I added thee beats to the start of the track to help line it up with my production audio to sync up the video with the mastered track (see 3 spikes on the waveform in both the mastered track and the production audio). Did 2 or 3 takes with each band member. This allowed me to get some closeups of the guitar during solos, closeups of high hat hits, closeups of the band members coming in close to the microphone to do backups on chorus lines ... Obviously that doesn't work for live performances. BTW, your cinematography is SO MUCH BETTER than mine ... you are so much better at lighting (and most other aspects of film making) than I am. :( For the audio. Did you think to ask the venue if you could simply plug a recorder into their board? I'd hate to have to worry about levels and so on during a live show when also doing cam op on multiple cameras. EDIT: OOOPS! forget it ... I hadn't finished listening to the video before commenting about the audio! LOL
@BassPlayerAvailable7 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see you revisit recording live bands again (Preferably live on stage and less about recording the audio) knowing what you know now. The forever changing lighting in a dark set up I feel makes it almost impossible to ever produce something I'm happy with.
@moisesamarquez9 жыл бұрын
I am not fan of music video shoots and events, but if i ever decide to do so then i learned something for that. But just for filmmaking in general this episode was good as always.
@marctrainor55957 жыл бұрын
Very well done. I'm amazed at the great sound you got both live and in the bedroom. I would have thought the stereo line out might not have been a good mix because the soundman usually mixes for the room, but it sounded great and well balanced. By the way, the band sounds excellent. Good job. Marc Trainor
@BGHMTech9 жыл бұрын
I'm not planning to film any live film music, but for those who are this video am had to help them out a lot, awesome video anyways!
@victordali24045 жыл бұрын
I love your honesty and input.
@MikeDownes9 жыл бұрын
Great look at music this week..
@MikeDownes9 жыл бұрын
DSLRguide Great work this week, bet the video took a lot of planning and getting the ideas straight. I keep reminding myself, you are someone who is doing _A levels_ and not been at Uni for a few years and been at it full time for another year.
@baconboy2227 жыл бұрын
Here's a point: recording a second time does make sense because you are only looking to get new video footage at the second camera angle. Use the audio from the first camera angle then the second time you play just use that footage without the audio.
@andrewjoseffcovers9 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video Simon! So happy you touched on this subject (I really learned a lot from this video)! :D
@bluefilmsltd9 жыл бұрын
You seem more confident here. Keep up the good work,kid.
@StevePhillips8 жыл бұрын
Cool video. I hate them using the blue light always messes up when filming a live band. And when too dark is the other extreme.
@maxwilliams52344 жыл бұрын
Same, I actually am putting out a video today on how I do it, and how I like using the C100 to shoot live music!
@StevePhillips4 жыл бұрын
@@maxwilliams5234 Let me know when it is up on You tube
@maxwilliams52344 жыл бұрын
Steve Phillips its up on my channel man! Go take a look
@maxwilliams52344 жыл бұрын
Steve Phillips its up!
@Song10228 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your page, love how informative and professional you are. Really accessible as well. New fan!
@neobx27 жыл бұрын
I capture audio the same way you did I link up to the board, but I also use another recorder out in the crowd and mix both in post so you have the live music plus ambient sounds of the crowd instead just the compressed audio from the board
@BrianJilgMusic7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video! I was perusing videos using DSLR's and came across yours. This was very eye opening and gave me some ideas of things to think about. Thank you very much!
@TonyVic2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Been searching for a while and the tips you provided were right on the money. Thank you.
@BadMouseProductions9 жыл бұрын
I take it back, I love your Intro now :D
@britnyank90023 жыл бұрын
Cool - thanks for posting this. I just did my first live band recording last week and was thinking about how I could do multiple cameras the next time. I'm going to go for the single centered wide angle with my "good" camera, then take my older camera around with me to get clips to edit in.
@OfficialTomJ9 жыл бұрын
This helped heaps seeing as I do a lot of live music recording for school. Great job!!!
@martinXY8 жыл бұрын
The live sessions I have recorded have all had the sound guy recording multi-track and either doing a mix-down himself, or someone from the band taking care of it themselves then giving me a stereo mix WAV file.
@emmanuelnkayilu40759 жыл бұрын
Once again an amazing episode Simon! Keep up the good work!
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
thanks Emmanuel!
@thatkidnextdoor96 жыл бұрын
This was extremely helpful! You did a great job! Thank you for sharing.
@TheLiryco6 жыл бұрын
I use my zoom left and right to my earphone jack and make my volume little before half to not distore and i get all the fx and revers and cality from my mixer just make sure the audio going in is not as loud and not distorted any track i use xr18 tells me where each frequenzy comes out
@sneakerdaily9 жыл бұрын
Great video simon thanks for all the helpful videos you're providing for everyone. To be honest without you I wouldn't have any knowledge whatsoever about anything LOL
@effectsmaster19 жыл бұрын
awesome to see Graham in the audio tutorials hahaha he's legit!
@nicoprod84films9 жыл бұрын
God. Again, I love your color grading SO MUCH. Advice : if you have money ( $ 49.90 for the normal version, $ 99.90 for the pro version ) you can buy a plug-in named "Neat video". it removes grain without losing any detail. I tried the demo, maybe you should try it too, cause it could be really usefull for you ( at high ISOs ) and it's really impressive ;) ( again, sorry for bad english )
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
haha thanks! i've heard good things about neat video, i'll definitely check it out one day! thanks for the recommendation
@ignaciorodriguezmelgarejo95263 жыл бұрын
The sound guy could've definitely given you the individual tracks if you had a USB handy. Not always, but almost always now days, depends on the venues gear mostly
@KieranJB9 жыл бұрын
"It doesn't really work at a live gig or event because you can't play the song over and over" On KZfaq there are some videos of Jay Z and Kanye performing 'Paris' live in Paris, and since they were going to use the footage for the music video, they decided to perform the song...eleven consecutive times. They spent a solid 54 minutes of their gig performing Paris repeatedly. Almost defies belief. And great video, plenty of really useful tips! :)
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
haha, that's brilliant, shame for the fans though! Cheers, glad you enjoyed it!
@NowhereSessions5 жыл бұрын
Informative video and you seem like a really nice guy! Great, measured delivery. Thanks bud!
@thomasonefoot9 жыл бұрын
Great episode Simon, awesome as usual! It looks like we've got the new filmriot over here!
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
that's quite a compliment, thanks ThomasOneFoot
@thomasonefoot9 жыл бұрын
DSLRguide I speak only the truth.
@toddmichaeljohnson71396 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! Very helpful.
@fvgoya9 жыл бұрын
As always, well done man!
@LeolaTortuga9 жыл бұрын
TIP: There are some deflickering plugins available for FCP like Flicker Free, that make a really good jod wiht those lighting situations. Cheers!
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
I'll definitely give that a go!
@Metalstr8jacket7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a great informative video!
@TheSnipersOfAurora9 жыл бұрын
Should do a tutorial for color corrections for music editing or just in general.
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
right here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pslzatFj1rivnYE.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/osuDd7Om2dXPnWQ.html
@maxwilliams52344 жыл бұрын
Ooo thats a good video idea!
@bluewingproductions95625 жыл бұрын
Thanks much!
@dklzzxcds34153 жыл бұрын
sana ol
@rebeccajackson28625 жыл бұрын
Thanks, super helpful!
@sframalho4 жыл бұрын
good tips! thank you!
@savagenoble77 жыл бұрын
So you sync up the audio and video separately? Isn't it really frustrating to get them to sync up?
@FilmAshton6 жыл бұрын
Shout out to Brady Toops!!! Great artist!
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! It seems that the blog post is no longer available...
@doompod8 жыл бұрын
Lucky! I'm trying to think of the best way to record a live metal show ha audio wise that is, video shouldn't be too bad hopefully as long as they don't go crazy with them strobe lights, that's always the death of me ha I'm using a Panasonic Lumix LX100, it records in 4K, i've gotten pretty great video and stills from it, and I've seen some extremely impressive 4K original content from other videos on KZfaq from it directly, hardly any editing i believe, was curious if you've looked at it or researched it? Was thinking I may have to get something like a GH4 down the road to have 2 cameras in total, and to have a camera where I can actually remove the lens ha But that Leica lens is a pretty great lens to have if you HAVE to have a fixed camera lens ha
@rubenortiz77359 жыл бұрын
Another great video! (:
@SIXSTRINGSMAX8 жыл бұрын
Great vid, thanks. What about syncing the audio recorder with the cameras. Did you link the two systems during shooting or just sync in post?
@billrhea8 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff
@Elizabeth_Postol9 жыл бұрын
Simon, on the blog post in equipment section there are 2 tripods. What was used for wide shot, and what for close videv?
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
the benro was used for the wide shot, and the libec for the close up :)
@Elizabeth_Postol9 жыл бұрын
DSLRguide thanks
@manavdehi3 жыл бұрын
Can someone help me out, I have to shoot a TedTalks and I am not sure how I should record the Audio.
@cameronhay18296 жыл бұрын
great video man
@jftechdrones6 жыл бұрын
Where is the video from the concert?
@jengavisuals4 жыл бұрын
blog post link isn't working
@pedropoubel8 жыл бұрын
where is the video of the gig?
@jftechdrones6 жыл бұрын
Pedro Poubel On his other channel "cadevisuals"
@andrewspangenberg47737 жыл бұрын
I have a zoom h6 debating on using the external xy mic and adapting it to my camera or hooking it up to the mixing board. Previous attempts have been difficult due to the mixing for the room instead of mixing for the record. Any suggestions? Thanks
@byjreina7 жыл бұрын
so that same banding happened to me when recording a show the other day, do you know if theres any solution, cause sometimes i have no say in the lighting when it comes to shows. Thanks!
@williepadin8 жыл бұрын
Hey man! Great stuff as usual. I have a question. If you were to record the music to the sound recorder which I intend to do, what about the crowd? Where would you put the mic and which mic would you use? I am planning on using my Blue Yeti for that. But where would you put it in the amphitheater or event location? Thanks!
@Terriblysorry8 жыл бұрын
Shotgun Microphones such as the Rode video mic tend to do a great job at only recording what's infront of them so you don't have to worry about the crowd if you use them :)
@proartservices9 жыл бұрын
Well done sir....This is going to sound counter-intuitive, but you went the wrong way with the sound. When you are short on mics, use one on the kik drum, one on the snare, and direct lines and the camera audio for the guitars. Move the amps closer to the cameras. If you are out of track inputs, point the bass toward the kick drum mic and do a test recording to see if you have to lower the mids to let the kick come through. Then your multitrack would have kicked way more ass.
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
***** thanks for sharing - I'll definitely remember that next time I'm recording a band with a few mics :)
@kevincronin63939 жыл бұрын
would you use the same technique to film an operatic performance?? as i am making one of them soon ..
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
Kevin Cronin I don't see why not :)
@kevincronin63939 жыл бұрын
DSLRguide thank you for the reply. i was looking at your videos and they are very good. i hope to next year make a slapstcik comedy but for now will stick to making my friends operatic performance.
@FloStar30009 жыл бұрын
Why didn't you throw your Zoom H1 on the drums?
@AMF225 жыл бұрын
no hate i love the videos but are his hands small or is his head big
@stevensong87847 жыл бұрын
3:10 - 3:39 That frustration you get b/c you don't check with the crew beforehand. Aagh.
@BTBoards8 жыл бұрын
Could you explain or link me to a video of how you connected your audio recorder to the venue's sound board? I'm confused on how this was done and am shooting an upcoming concert.
@DSLRguide8 жыл бұрын
+BTBoards every sound board will have outputs to send the music out to the main speakers. They'll usually have extra ports as well, so all you need to do is ask them to connect the recorder to the output of the desk and they'll know what you mean.
@MrEMinor8 жыл бұрын
Hey, in addition to the question asked by BTBoards, what kind of audio recording equipment do you use when plugging into the desk live.
@YungR07 жыл бұрын
DSLRguide Cant you just ask them for the live file later on?
@sharifeady68345 жыл бұрын
Do you mic up the camera at all?
@a.n.11355 жыл бұрын
What camera r u using
@TristanSurman9 жыл бұрын
What font did you use for the simple/squarish font in the music video?
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
it's called Lato :)
@FinlayO9 жыл бұрын
Hi Simon, what cables are you using to plug the zoom into the mixer? is it just two xlrs?
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
yup, just straight up XLR cables, one for the left and one for the right channel :)
@astr0man14419 жыл бұрын
DSLRguide Hi. Those XLRs go straight into the sound mixer board? I'm going to be using a Fostex DC-R302 in a few days, do you think it would be the same as your sound recorder? Thanks!
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
yeah, that work it a very similar way!
@berarduccifilms53329 жыл бұрын
Hey simon, I was hired to shoot some live music, and it's on stage so they have mics already setup with a sound board.... My problem is that i don't have an external audio recorder and I'm on a strick budget if you could come up with any ideas or anything that would be a great help.... Thanks
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
BerarducciFILMS you could ask them for a really long cable with an adapter so you can connect the output from the sound board to your camera maybe? or find someone who has an iPhone plug it in with a 3.5mm jack, using an audio recording app on the phone. Or buy the cheapest audio recorder you can find!
@berarduccifilms53329 жыл бұрын
Simon, I ended up finding a zoom h5 for rental
@LekkerLeviLoosVideos9 жыл бұрын
Hey Simon! I have a question, I saw in the comment section under a old video that you're living in Cambrideshire. I know that you wanna go to the university. Do you wanna go to Cambridge University? That is also my dream btw. The only problem is that I'm living in the Netherlands.
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
Even if I had the grades to go to Cambridge, I actually don't think i'd go to University, I'd like to focus on building my showreel, getting experience, making contacts and of course running this channel! You go for it, I know a lot of people who have went there and it's definitely a great learning environment :)
@amazingkid1234569 жыл бұрын
Will you be uploading the live gig video?
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
It will be included as part of a documentary - coming soon to kzfaq.info ;)
@juggle789 жыл бұрын
It would have been good to have a mic on the audience for the live gig sounds good but sounds like there is no audience
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
that's a very good point, so much to improve for next time! I think i'll try adding some of the audio from the videomic pro that was on the camera.
@annaroberts94079 жыл бұрын
Your getting close to 20,000 subs so will you do a 20,000 sub special
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
I might do something for 50K but to be honest i'm finding it difficult enough to release a regular video each week as it is!
@danwillshaw52697 жыл бұрын
congrats on 600k
@DillonProductions9 жыл бұрын
Under 300+ Club!!
@lorenzolalente63906 жыл бұрын
What is the deal with lighting guys and the color blue. That's all they want to light with. This accounts for 95% of them.
@xXxChrisColexXx9 жыл бұрын
DSLRguide Hey Simon / (anyone), I'm a photographer, slowly working my way up to cinematography slowly. One quick question, how do I get this (prntscr.com/5x0ju8) to become a regular pictrure / a viewable picture?
@DSLRguide9 жыл бұрын
looks to me like that's a RAW file - you'll need to use either the software that comes with the camera, or lightroom to process it and eventually convert to a regular image that you can view. Search youtube for 'canon raw photo workflow' and there should be plenty of info :)