More 'Performance' tips, considering I Will Follow by U2 at Glastonbury

In continuation of the tips I picked up on Wednesday, I and my class have just been considering U2's performance of I Will Follow at Glastonbury earlier this year.

Extreme long, establishing shot at the
beginning of the performance.

- Opens and closes with extreme long shot of the stage and the audience to remind the target audience (BBC viewers who couldn't make the festival) that they are watching a performance from Glastonbury.
- After the establishing shot, there are close up shots of each band member, in order to introduce them one by one. They are taken from a low angle to give you the audience's perspective, which is one of the ways in which the 'whole experience' is conveyed across to the audience at home.

Perfect framing

- The tempo of the music is matched by the editing, with fast cuts during high tempo parts of the song and transitions that overlay during low tempo parts.
- When we see close up shots of the performer's faces, the framing is almost perfect, with the head of the microphone and the mouth of the singer, or drum kit and hands, what ever it may be.
- The drums are the main instrument involved in introducing the chorus. At this point the camera pans up the kit before cutting to a long shot to help create the energy that is part of the experience at that point.
- Crowd shots throughout also help to show the energy of the performance.

Crowd shot

- The audience feels they're there through the selection of point of view (POV) shots, extreme long shots and close up shots, which all contribute to conveying the 'whole experience'.
- Camera focuses on instruments during instrumental parts of the song.
- POV shot of the band gives the televised audience that little bit extra. There is influence here from the BBC.
- Tracking and panning shots give the audience an idea of the scale of the gig.