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backstage help

  • 19-08-2006 11:39pm
    #1
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    right i'm gonna be shooting alot of backstage stuff for a concert tomorrow night, it's an orcastra/gospel group and i'm lookin for a few tips, it gets pretty smokey there and the lights change alot(was working at it tonight,started to worry a bit). i can use flash but i dunno if i should bother. kinda asap on replies, off early tomorrow :D


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  • #2
    Fajitas!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    Don't use flash if you can. You'll flash the smoke. Shoot fast instead.

    How bright are the lights and how close can you get?


  • #3
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    i'm working as a runner there nornally so i'mon first name with most the cast so as close as i want, the lights are a few flurecence ones with some stage lights wooshing in every few secs.


  • #4
    Fajitas!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    What colours? Please don't say red!!!!

    Get as close as you can... It might look a bit pervy, but if you could lie down right below'em, shooting wide angle right upwards?

    There's plenty of scope. Especially with a gospel group that likes their techno lighting...


  • #5
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    the lighting is amazing, its being filmed for dvd, no reds, purples blues and whites, girls dresses are a bit reflective tho, na i can get real close, they love the attention(mounts camera upwards on shoe;) ). its not for anything special just the company want some shots and the like for the show, no technical stuff just stuff from it, i was told be creative...doesnt help really


  • #6
    Fajitas!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    A lot better than being told what to do. ;)


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  • #7
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    not when they get the images look at you and say right great job, you turn round and you hear that little recycle bin noise...:D


  • #8
    Fajitas!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    Nah, never happened :D:p;)

    Confidence my man, confidence!


  • #9
    Burago
    Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭Burago


    If I'm too late I hope it went well if not then best of luck. :D

    Seriously though you have a lot of options depending on the equipment you're using. If you're using film I'd buy some 800 or even 1600 ISO, I found the Fuji ones pretty good for this sort of thing when I was in college. If you're using digital the camera you use depends on how high you can push the ISO. Digital SLRs can go pretty high and still retain reasonable quality but compacts are nearly all useless above 400. Slow sync flash works really well for live action stuff. If done right it'll freeze the subject and add some nice movement and blurring while also exposing the background nicely. Google slow sync flash and read this article: http://www.photo.net/learn/concerts/mirarchi/concer_i

    Best of luck but the main thing is enjoy it don't get too stressed!


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