{"id":126,"date":"2023-01-26T12:06:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T20:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.performerwebsites.com\/blog\/filming-a-stage-show\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:13:39","slug":"filming-a-stage-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.performerwebsites.com\/blog\/filming-a-stage-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting A Stage Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.performerwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/far-1024x617-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.performerwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/far-1024x617-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.performerwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/far-1024x617-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.performerwebsites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/far-1024x617-1-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question often comes up &#8220;I want to shoot footage of my show. What camera do I get?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The short answer is &#8220;get a pro to shoot it for you.&#8221; Someone who&#8217;s good with a camera will get a few great, useful minutes from the show. Someone who&#8217;s an expert at shooting live performers will capture the whole event for you.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">comparing cameras and goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people are thinking they&#8217;ll either buy a DSLR, a go pro, or a compact camera like the ZV1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Settings are difficult on all cameras because I don&#8217;t know any camera that had automatic settings that are good for stage lighting. Stage lighting has very harsh contrast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u00a0recently tried to record a friend&#8217;s show passively and for fun on my ZV1 and he was pretty washed out until I realized I needed to turn off all the auto settings and adjust things carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you set all the settings at tech rehearsal, with someone else&#8217;s help, you can make things good. It&#8217;s possible. The lighting may change at showtime<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image size is also an issue. Placing the camera at the back of the room will often get you a shot that is mostly stage. The subject will be small. These kinda shots are not usually useful for promo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can shoot in 4k and crop the image to make it 2x as large for HD. I don&#8217;t know for sure: these cameras may overheat filming longer durations in some situations at 4k<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can change the lens on a DSLR to a 200mm you could shoot from the back of the room. You&#8217;ll be carrying a camera body and lens to every show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sony rx100 vi has a long lens and is compact like the zv1, but can only shoot for 29min in HD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re shooting for promo, I would get something small and easy like a GoPro or an iphone, put it close to stage at an interesting angle with the hopes of getting 5 seconds of usable footage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re shooting for your records, same a little further from stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t use my camera for long recordings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I want to shoot footage of my show. 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