You know how “Reality Television” was supposed to take “Real” people and put them in “Real”situations, but turned out to be as “Real” as pro-wrestling? Overly scripted and blatantly obvious, they failed to capture the essence of a reality performance.
A friend of mine showed me a Web site called La Blogotheque, where filmmakers would invite an artist or a band to do a live “Take Away performance” completely raw and uncut in various public places. On their “About Us” section they state:
Every week, we invite an artist or a band to play in the streets, in a bar, a park, or even in a flat or in an elevator, and we film the whole session. Of course, what makes the beauty of it is all the little incidents, hesitations, and crazy stuff happening unexpectingly. Besides, we do not edit the videos so they look perfectly flawless, instead we keep the raw sound of the surroundings. Our goal is to try and capture instants, film the music just like it happens, without preparation, without tricks. Spontaneity is the keyword.
One of my personal favorites is the video they did for Menomena titled Wet & Rusting where the band starts playing and two children with their mother walking down the street stop and start dancing to the music.
It’s rare to find a reality performance that is captured on video that is genuine artistically and entertaining as well, so I figured I’d share it. Things like this can inspire and make you rethink how you can approach content in terms of video.
Would you like to learn more? You may:
- Fill out our information request form.
- Review information found on our Web site.
- Or contact me directly at 216-674-1600 x 136
Tags: children dancing • la blogotheque • menomena • performance • reality video • video • wet & rusting
Copyright © 2008 by IdeaStar. All rights reserved.
Add a Comment