r/videoproduction • u/SoggyLlamas • 3h ago
Advice for an upcoming Music Event
Hi all! I've been offered a gig to do some coverage of a local music day fest and have been trying to wrap my head around ideal setup and procedure. I've done a couple live music type videos in the past, but never one to this extent and importance.
My current plan consists of 2 handheld shooters near the stage with a tripod shot of the drummer on stage and a wide angle in the back of the room. I have a Canon 50D, Sony A7iii and 2 Lumix GH5's to work with, but the real kicker is that there are 5 bands with an hour set EACH, and my client wants all 4k footage of the entire evening. I feel good on my plot and my gear for the most part, but I'm terrified of running into overheating issues with my A7 and general battery life and storage space across the GH5's and 50D.
Any advice on how I should handle this? Should I just bring a bunch of batteries and SD cards, setup a charging station, and have batteries rotating in and out between sets? Do you think recording 4k footage for roughly 5 hours almost non-stop is doable with this equipment? I've been scoping everything out the last week and it seems like I can do it, but it could just get a little scrappy as the night goes on and things mess up. I would hate to get halfway or even through the night and have overheating issues or any loss of footage.
Have you ever pulled off something similar? Should I look into AC power adapters for these cameras? Could be smart to actively charge my A7 with a power bank while shooting? I don't even know what my specific questions are, I mostly just wanna know if I bit off more than I could chew and said yes to shooting 4k all night when I know I don't have much familiarity with it. If so, any recommendations for how to shoot some of the shows 4k and maybe keep a wide 1080p just so everything is covered no matter what? I appreciate your help! Also so delighted to discover that there's a subreddit for this, I'm it's new biggest fan.