Last Saturday morning I went to their live discussion at the Carriage Works. What they do is they approach great musicians they either like or who have been recommended by followers of Shoot the Player and ask them to perform acoustically in iconic random spaces i.e. a park, the beach, the streets etc. Amelia and Jonathan then film them in the agreed location but with out any rehearsals! These are never-to-be-repeated musical and visual experiences. They don’t just film the music they capture the interaction the musicians have with the public, the mistakes that happen, the lead up to the song, the in between songs when they joke around with each other. Everything is there raw and interesting, you get a real glimpse of the true artists personality. Via the internet the bands can be seen by fans all over the world.
I love great music videos but this off the cuff film making was a first for me and afterwards I had a great admiration for the pair. Despite neither of them having much technical knowledge or state of the art equipment the short movies are captivating and imaginative. It just shows what wonders the creative eye can produce no matter what tools there are to play with.
You can watch these one-take music videos on www. shoottheplayer.com/blog/ If you can know of a band you think would be great to shoot in this spontaneous way or an interesting destination for them to film you can post your comments on http://twitgoo.com/c55c6
