Video
A good video demonstrates that you're serious and gives you the chance to show off your character and what makes you stand out from the crowd. tracking-shot has recently worked with artists such as Kele Le Roc, Steve Appleton and Vagabond as well as many great up-and-coming bands. In December 2008 our animated South Park-style video was a winner in Marillion's "Whatever Is Wrong With You" video competition.
Video is becoming increasingly important online and to your fans. UK internet traffic to video sites such as YouTube increased by over 40% in 2008. Build your fan base by sharing your video on YouTube, MySpace and your website. Get it on TV to support your single or album launch. You can even put your video on your CD or on iTunes.
Our video services fall into 3 categories:
- Promotional videos
- Live videos
- Electronic Press Kits (EPKs)
Promo
We have packages to suit every budget from simple performance-based videos to green screen effects, full storyboarding, animation and motion graphics. We will always work with you to get the greatest impact from your budget - remember that many of the most memorable music videos have not been big budget productions!
The Rubix - Fashion Conscious
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Soulsmith - Worth The Wait
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Alternatively, you can keep your costs down by only paying for the bits that you can't do yourself. For example we can provide a fully equipped cameraman for the day, edit your footage for you, or apply our post-production and effects expertise to your edited video to give it that really professional look. Or any combination of these. tracking-shot did the camera work for the 2 great videos below:
Kele Le Roc - Retro |
Loz Jones - Idiot Room |
Live
We have been doing more and more live videos lately as they can be faster and more cost-effective to produce than traditional promo videos. A live video can also provide lots of content to release track-by-track onto YouTube, MySpace and your website over a period of time to keep your fans coming back. We normally use 3 cameras, but can arrange more at additional cost. The main camera is usually mounted on a jib above the crowd or is sometimes handheld depending on the venue, with the other 2 being static.
tracking-shot offers 3 live video packages:
Film and edit your full set for live DVD or online release. For best results this also requires a high quality recording of the audio |
Film your full set and edit it into a promo video for a single track using the studio audio. A cost-effective alternative to a normal promotional video |
Multi-cam edit of your entire set using fan-shot videos and a clean live audio recording. A great way of capturing the feeling of actually being there |
EPKs
Electronic press kits pull together videos (promo, live, making of, interviews etc), audio samples, press photos, your biography and other information such as reviews and upcoming gigs into a format that's easy to distribute electronically - either online or on DVD-ROM. Send it to promoters, venues, music press, radio and labels to generate gigs, media coverage and get closer to that elusive deal.
tracking-shot can either work with you to generate all the content from scratch or compile existing materials into an attention-grabbing package for you.
Pop of Ages |
Brighton & Hove (Actually) Gay Mens Chorus |
Our EPK for function band Pop of Ages paid for itself in a matter of weeks by generating new bookings for them.
More examples can be found on our YouTube and MySpace pages. Please follow the links at the top of the page.
