Joey788
Refugee
Headache in a Suitcase said:not for nothing, i'd prefer that they didn't do a DVD shoot in new york
Out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want a DVD shoot in New York?
Headache in a Suitcase said:not for nothing, i'd prefer that they didn't do a DVD shoot in new york
Axver said:
Because he doesn't know how to keep the camera still.
Joey788 said:
Out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want a DVD shoot in New York?
U2FanPeter said:
I know that Bono repeats stage banter, but the soundman's noise level meter and reports from those that follow shows bear out the unusually loud volume of the crowd.
Infinitum98 said:
Really?
Were the Boston and Chicago DVDs that bad? Can you explain further please.
gman said:
And where do you find this information? Av NEVER heard of such a thing. I know they monitor acoustics of the venue etc during concerts
elevated_u2_fan said:
Watch Zoo Tv and then watch Chicago Vertigo...
It's mainly the difference in cutting, David Mallet (Zoo TV) will hold shots a lot longer and uses a lot more wide shots.
Hamilton on the other hand, uses a lot more close ups and is constantly quick cutting between angles. It's like he has ADD or something, he refuses to hold a shot longer than 5 seconds.
gman said:
Thats a standard bono crowd pleaser......he says it about most places they play!
Infinitum98 said:Why all the Hamish Hamilton hate?
And I don't mind where they film, as long as it is some place new and unique.
Joey788 said:
Out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want a DVD shoot in New York?
gman said:I would love to see any future filming done somewhere other than a stadium or arena. Somewhere a bit special like Redrocks....but not Redrocks.
Infinitum98 said:Why all the Hamish Hamilton hate?
And I don't mind where they film, as long as it is some place new and unique.
zoopop said:
I love the way Mexico Popmart was filmed. Captured the performance, spirit of the crowd, and the Popmart (stage)
U2FanPeter said:Strangely the HH directed live videos for Brits, MTV Euro awards, Avril Lavigne, Peter Gabriel(etc...) do not suffer from similar edit issues as U2.
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U2FanPeter said:I nominate Jonathan Demme
Watch the "Stop Making Sense"(Talking Heads 1983) and "Prarie Wind"(Neil Young 2005) concert films.
That said, I don't know if any u2 tour from Zoo-Vertigo could be techinically/accurately documented on film stock. The Imax film should set us straight(is there a trailer circulating??)
elevated_u2_fan said:I know this is complete fantasy but Martin Scorsese would be and not completely impossible given the bands involvement in Gangs Of NY...
U2FanPeter said:BTW, the "Hamish" edit hackjobs likely have as much to do with u2 as they do HH. U2 still want to appeal to younger audience members.
ahittle said:
I think you're right. How do you present yourself as a middle-aged rock band? Quickly. Lots of cuts and obfuscation. Of course I think that's crazy, but apparently someone in the U2 camp buys into it.
This stuff has a U2 stamp of approval on it. Something I thought was interesting on the Boston Elevation thing - during the director cam or whatever, he was making the calls for shots, but it was obvious that they had slipped in tons more shots in post when you look at the finished product.
It's not like they can't undo the combination and speed of shots. This is the way they want to be seen, hard core fans be damned.
Reminds me of the Sydney B-stage stuff. In the middle of all this technology, you can see this beautiful human interaction with shots long enough to show the band smirking at each other, giving each other cues.
U2FanPeter said:
Everyone who hates HH should dig out their video copies of U2's 3 song set at the 2001 BRITS. Tell me it's not incredible.