DOLLAR FOR THE MAN

Theme: CRT (old TV) plays into the lyric “Something’s got a hold of me lately” ie trapped within.


Method: 1. We self record all of you individually on your smartphones, plus the GoPro for the wide.

2. We then chop content up into CRTs, and re-shoot at a cool location or 5!

Important: Your actions, pose, facial expressions (see below), hair clothing have to be a constant for continuity.

1st Pass:

the GoPro for the wide (this must fill the frame, left to right), locked-off

the GoPro for the wide (this must fill the frame, left to right), locked-off

like these before (click on image):

2nd Pass

Framing is for headshot. Your phones cameras are looking back at you so you can check you are not leaving frame. Unlike previous vids, don’t move about too much as your framing is tight. ALSO… your phones need to be static as possible. Either you mount them or someone holds them. Must not see other cams/phones in background.

Face: semi-serious. Slight frown; eye-brows together, cool, smooth, intellectual (ha haa!) deep but not silly)

Clothing: casual everyday

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like these before (click on image):

 

3rd Pass

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like these before (click on image)…

4th Pass/Extras wish list:

  • Lead plugged into Amp

  • Pick up mic

  • Attach mic to stand

  • Foot pedal

  • Pick up drum sticks

  • Head and back followed through door way (separately from behind, looking from below up to ceiling with ceiling light backlit)

  • Wide-shot of venue

  • Car shots at night of driver (band member/s) and passenger (singer)

Colour pallette

If at all possible, chose a retro color like this one, and a blank background. Ensure everyone has the same luminance.

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Codecs and Export

Ensure everyone shoots in 1080 or above (get too know your phone). Share codecs, interface, whatever so that you all have the highest settings. Most of our phones shoot at either 24 or 29.97 frames per-second. Please try and see if you can make it 25f. Also set the goPro to 25f. Do a check… playback a test of your room and see if there’s any strobing. If there is, turn off fluorescents and use a different light source

Nominate a drive and dump all passes as above into your own relevant folder.

Ensure I can hear the track in background so that I can sync.

Good luck. FYI this is a great track.