Live Multicam Concert Production

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epiktim

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My church is planning a large worship concert and would like to film it with multiple cameras with the end result being DVD production and hosting the videos on the website. We will capture to tape and edit everything afterwards.

We do not have the funds to buy/rent studio quality cameras, but we are doing the best we can. We will be using 6 Canon HV-20's. Two video hobbyists in our congregation own 12 foot camera cranes, hopefully we can use both of those. I am in the midst of building a ride-along dolly track from some plans I found on this site.

Does anyone have any tips or experience to share with me?

What's the best way to go about gathering high-quality audio of the band/audience so it doesn't sound like a home video recording?

Where are good places to place dolly/cranes? Any general tips on using these?

Any suggestions or tips that can be shared will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
 
Could you provide a little more information about your space. When I do concerts I put my boom off one side of the stage so it can swing to be dead center on the main singer. In terms of audio you need to have some one dedicated to mixing the concert on a mixing board that is sperate from the house mixing board.
I take a feed from the house board but also put up a lot of my own mics.
- 2-4 mics as high as I can get them in front of the stage
-2 (perferably stereo matched pair) directional mics 40-100ft off the stage on opposite sides to add depth to the mix
- maybe 1 or 2 mics pointed at the audience to get some crowd sounds

I have never used a dolly, we use a crane but other than that we hand-hold or put the camera on a tripod. The problem with dolly's is that in the middle of a concert they take up too much room. You can't have a track running through the middle of the performance venue. The shot is limited use because it will look the same every time.
 
Live concerts is what i do for a living. My Few suggestions would be
A: if you don't have much audio experinece then forsure get a mix from the sound booth placing a mic is a real art. but for sure set up a crowd mic to capture all the ambience that most live sound guys don't.

B: Get your cameras up high or at least level with the stage, most certianly above everybodies head.

C: cranes can be a good tool if used proporaly but if your operators aren't careful you get a lot of shaker moves the more your zoomed in. depending on the config of you stage i would imaged you you have them on the sides only being 12ft you proably want them on stage or at least on a platform level with the stage

D: Dolleys can get you a great shot my suggestion would be right infront of the stage going the length of it.

the most critical desicion is which is more important, the live concert for the audience or the Video, depending on which really will give you differnent options.
 
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