Multi Camera Techniques/Music Festival

The first production I will be analysing is festival concerts, an example of a performer I decided to analyse is Ed Sheeran at Glastonbury in 2014. As watching this clip it shows that there are many multi-cameras in place in order to get the best shots possible; throughout the two minutes in which I watched this clip, there are potentially seven different multi cameras that are in tact. As you can see the opening shot is a mid shot of the singer which then cuts to a wide high angle shot of the audience with a motion graphic stating who the singer is and what song he is performing; in a space of a few seconds you can already see that there are two different multi cameras in place. The purpose of using multi camera is so we can view the festival on a screen from multiple angles showing the different expressions and different views from the audience and the performers perspective. The purpose of filming an audience is so the viewer can see how much excitement and how atmospheric Glastonbury is, also it is to show the masses of people that are in the audience; this shows crowd popularity for the music festival and also the singer himself.  From this it follows on to a reverse shot showing the back of the performer, his equipment, the stage and also the crowd. This is the third multi camera shot and shadowing this is a focus pull shot of the audience, which eventually zooms out to see more of the crowd. The purpose of this is to see the excitement and emotion of the members of the audience, and to get an insight of the action within the crowd. Using multi camera techniques during an immense music festival such as this one is important every multi camera has a purpose for being there, the different techniques are useful to the viewers watching it on screen, the audience, the performer and the production team. Showcasing this performance through different multi cameras is crucial to get an insight of everything that is going on live during a performance. Other shots included in this clip are high rise shots, a mid shot (from the left hand side) and also fish eye shot from the bottom left of the stage, showing the crowd, stage and the singer. The shot used for the crowd that is under the stage I believe to be on a track, and I feel there are two showing the left and right side of the audience. The shot moves focally and horizontally, which is what leads me to believe this. The multi camera used behind the performer I think also uses a track and again as the stage is so vast I believe there to be two. However for the high rise and high angle shots I think are used on cranes and only remain to focus in out and also to zoom in out of the crowd and the performer. Using a range of multi camera production techniques is important, as the location is so immense; masses of camera techniques are needed to be in tact, by using multiple multi cameras throughout a performance.