Last Party Shot List

Below are a few examples of shots that I am going to look for during the location shoot for The Last Party documentary.  I can refer to my shot list whilst on shoot, but I can always improvise, as I am not sure how the shoot is going to be.

• Long shot from the side of the stage with the whole band in shot.
• Long shot from the back of the venue with the crowd in shot.  Option of pulling focus between the audience and the band.
• Variety of shots from the mini bus.
• Close up shots of the band doing things whilst in the mini bus, for example, rolling cigarettes, taping feet, drinking...
• Variety of shots during sound check.  I will be able to get onstage during sound check so I will be able to experiment with close ups, for example, guitars, vocals, drums...
• Shot of the band walking from backstage to the stage.
• Shot of crowd.
• Profile shots from before the gig, showing the band getting hyped up showing pre-gig nerves.
• After the gig I could get a few voxpops from the audience to get their reaction from the performance.
• I feel that the slight movements of the camera will create a sense of atmosphere as it makes the audience of the documentary feel as if they are there, unlike static shots which I don't feel create the same effect.  This will also show a contrast between the live and studio performance.
• Shots of the band setting up their equipment.
• Shots of the venue to establish where the band are playing, and to set the scene.

I can't say what the band are going to be doing so the shot ideas that I have got are just examples of things that I can look for, but the majority will probably be used for the documentary.