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Monday, April 26, 2010

Opinion / Jeff Hahne / News Watching concerts in your camera...

Posted By on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:09 AM

Has anyone else noticed the trend of people video taping concerts on their phones or digital cameras?

It seems to happen more and more — and not just on the "popular" songs, but on every song. As I'm watching the band over the heads of those around me, I'm also trying to see between countless cell phones and digital cameras as they video tape the entire song.

What's the story here? First of all, what are you going to do with your wobbly video that has horrible sound? Put it on YouTube? Are you just hoping that someone falls off stage so you can get 1 million hits?

I don't get it. Why does someone want to pay $50 or more for a concert ticket only to watch the entire show on a three-inch video screen as they try to tape the entire thing?

I understand people trying to take a quick cell phone pic, or maybe they want a video of their favorite song, but on numerous occasions, I've seen people holding their cameras up for an entire hour-and-a-half concert so they can video every single song in the show. And it's not like these people are front row and getting a great shot — they're halfway back in the crowd, or further, and getting a small collection of lights and shadowy figures.

Here's one example from the recent Bon Jovi concert (this guy has posted roughly 40 minutes of the concert so far). Check out the fantastic quality in the first 30 seconds -

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Here's some great audio from the Beastie Boys concert at Amos' Southend:

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So, here's my point. Go to concerts, enjoy the show and have fun! Don't buy tickets so you can sit there staring at your camera — if your friends want to see the show, they should buy a ticket, too. You really need a better hobby than producing shitty videos.

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