Equipment for Performance Shoot 3 - Other Gear

There is some other, more miscellaneous, gear which needs to be considered when heading up to the performance shoot. This gear is more simply practical, rather than for image reasons like the previous posts on equipment.

Tripod for video camera:
This does go against certain conventions of filming a music video, however, there are certain shots that we have in mind that will only be possible by filming with the camera on a tripod.















Ladder:

The ladder is actually something that is stored on-set, and we'll use it when we get there. This, used in tandem with the tripod, will give us great high-angle shots, by setting up around the performers. We can use the tripod to rotate and change the angle easily on the camera, whilst already being up on the ladder gives us the height we need to pull off the shots.












Duct Tape:

This is more a general resource, and can be used for strapping items down to the ground - for example, perhaps the drums or keeping the camera steady, as well as being used for Mike's induced framing technique, where he uses thin strips of tape on the top and bottom of the video camera screen.

More to come...