- What's going on, guys?
It's Mike from Rock Bottom Bros,
and today we're gonna talk about what's better
to shoot your own live shows with,
a DSLR camera or a GoPro?
We're gonna talk about it, stick around.
(hard rock music)
Hey guys, what's up?
It's Mike from Rock Bottom Bros.
Thanks for joining me today on this episode.
Now, we get a lot of questions because we film so much.
We film performances every week.
We get a lot of questions from friends of ours
in the scene who want to film their shows,
or film their rehearsals,
kind of like what we do here in our studios.
We really, really appreciate the interest
because we're firm believers in hoping
that bands do more of it.
You know, we want to see bands filming their shows,
filming their rehearsals.
A great way to get your music out there and get it heard.
We've embraced that, obviously, and that's what our project
is founded on, is bringing music to you folks via video.
The question today is if you're gonna film your own shows,
what's better to do it with?
Do you wanna use a DSLR camera or GoPros?
What's better?
Now, this is completely based on our experience
in all the videos that we've filmed
in our studios and live.
Basically making this video because we wanted to share
our experience with you guys, so that you can decide
what's easier for you when you wanna film your shows.
Let's get right down to it.
Let's talk about the DSLR camera.
This camera here is a Canon Rebel T3i.
It's one of their lower line cameras.
These cameras, why they're so awesome,
is because you get a really professional-looking shot
with these DSLRs, and it just makes your shot
look way more professional.
The better quality you can get out of your shot,
the better it's gonna make your band look,
or your video look, as an artist.
You know, it's gonna up that game for you.
Basically, if you're looking for a really great shot,
and a lot of vloggers use DSLRs.
You look at the big guys
like Casey Neistat, Gary Vaynerchuk.
These guys, when they film their videos there,
it's all with these great cameras.
You wanna look best to your fans.
DSLRs can get that job done.
Now let's take a look at the GoPro.
Tiny, built for action.
We use them all the time in our shots.
You'll notice when we film our videos
in my studio here, or at Paul's studio,
I mean, GoPros are everywhere,
and they work great because, well, number one, they're tiny.
I mean, you can pretty much hide 'em anywhere.
We use them on our guitar stock, on our heads,
so that we can get great shots going right down
the neck of the guitar.
I mean, you see 'em in all of our shots.
GoPros work out really well for that.
They also have a pretty big wide-angled lens,
which takes in as much of the stage, or of the room,
as possible, which really works well
when you're trying to fit a lot of people
or instruments into the same shot.
GoPros, great for action shots.
They do not have as many of the features as a DSLR does.
They are just two different types of cameras.
I mean, we're talking about apples and oranges here,
but nonetheless, they are both on the market,
and if you haven't done video before,
you legitimately ask what's better to use.
A lot of our concerts that we filmed last year in 2016,
and a lot of the sessions we did,
we did a combination of both of these types of cameras.
When it comes to filming your own concerts,
your own shows, not in your rehearsal, but your own shows,
which camera is better for you to use?
In our opinion, in all the videos that we've shot here,
if you're going to invest in a camera
to film your shows, go with GoPro.
Yes!
Why is that?
Basically, DSLRs are great, right?
The problem with DSLRs is that, again,
you're doing this yourself, so you have to assume
that no one is there to help you.
If you're gonna film your concert with a DSLR,
you're gonna have to put it on a tripod.
You're gonna have to put it out in the crowd somewhere
so you can get the whole stage.
I mean, you want a shot of the whole band.
You want a shot of your whole performance.
If you're a solo artist, you want a shot of the stage,
you want a shot of the crowd, or at least something bigger
than just right up on your face,
so you're gonna have to put this bad boy
on a tripod somewhere.
Yes, you could give it to someone,
but now you're asking them to film your whole show.
If you put this on a tripod out in the crowd
or out somewhere, this is valuable stuff.
You gotta keep an eye on it because it's out in the crowd
or it's out in front of you.
Plus, too, if it doesn't have an auto-focus on it,
you gotta make sure you get the focus just right.
If you don't, your whole shot's gonna be fuzzy
and it's gonna be fuzzy the whole time.
DSLRs, by nature, are just meant to be held.
I mean, look, that's why they're shaped like this.
They're meant to be held and they're meant to be used
by someone with their hands.
GoPros, let's get to these bad boys.
These are meant to be stuck around a room,
stuck on top of things.
I mean, they're meant to be put or mounted onto things
so that it can capture as much action as going on,
and when you're playing in a band,
or you're doing your show, it's the equivalent
of doing an action cam activity.
That's how we see it.
You can literally put this anywhere and it's small.
It doesn't stand out.
You can duct tape it to the wall if you want.
That's what's so great about GoPros.
They also come with a variety of mounts,
and for the price of maybe one of the GoPro
lower line cameras, you could get like two of these
for one price of a DSLR.
You could maybe squeeze in three,
and the more cameras you have, even great.
You can get more angles and, again,
put these around the room.
The GoPros, I'd say, are ideal for filming
your own shows if you have to do it yourself.
As far as audio goes, you're really not gonna get
great audio from either of these.
If you're playing your show, I mean, drums alone
will drown out the sound, so if you're doing audio,
it's better to get audio separately
with an audio recorder or something like that,
but as far as playing shows, and getting show footage,
go with a GoPro, man.
You can get these.
Their cheapest line is about $135.
They go up to about $200
and the higher end GoPros go about to a $500.
In conclusion, if you're filming your own shows
and you're not relying on anybody, go with a GoPro.
If you can get more than one GoPro, even better,
and you guys will love it.
It'll have a great shot, and make sure you put your GoPro
in a place where you can see the whole stage,
and you'll be good to go.
Thanks again for joining us here at this vlog.
We love sharing this information with you that we learn.
We try to put out videos like this all the time
to help other bands and other artists create great content,
so that you guys can go out, and video your own shows,
and get some amazing footage of what you do,
and bring it to the internet
so fans across the world can see it.
Thanks for joining us.
Until the next episode, Mike from Rock Bottom Bros.
Thanks for supporting us, guys.
We appreciate it out there.
Peace.
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