Coldplay sort of take a page from the Beastie book
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Clearly inspired by the wildly successful (from a
cinematic and musical perspective, that is, not a financial one) fan-shot Beastie Boys concert film, Awesome; I F*ckin' Shot That!, Brit band
Coldplay plan to equip fans at their upcoming Toronto concert with digital video cameras. There are, however, some
major different between the approaches taken by the two bands. For one thing, the Beasties handed out 50 cameras and
consequently had a ton of footage and angles from which to choose when the film was edited. Coldplay, on the other
hand, will be using only four fan-manned cameras, which said fans will have to win on the band's website (the lucky
four get to keep the cameras, whereas the Beasties took all of them back). Additionally, the footage shot by Coldplay's
fans will only be "eligible for inclusion on the...DVD," which makes it sound suspiciously like they're trying
to drum up publicity for being cutting edge, all the while knowing that the final result will be your typical,
professionally shot concert film, only with a five minute DVD extra titled "Footage shot by you! The FANS!"
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3-06-2006 @ 9:42AM
Informed said...
I think it's a bit premature to claim the Beastie Boys film is not a financial success. The film has not yet been released. The general release date for Awesome; I F*ckin' Shot That! is March 31. An advance one-day only showing of the film will be on March 23 in cities across America. Go see it. It's awesome!
According to Coldplay.com, the band's official web site, they are choosing FIVE camera operators, whom must be Canadian, for their contest.
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