The opening shot of the Glastonbury coverage is a two shot of the presenters. As the camera zooms in towards them a caption with their names slides across the bottom of the screen beneath them. The presenters then introduce and welcome along the viewers at home, already making them feel a part of the festival. They also get the viewers involved by letting them know how to get in touch or follow via Twitter or Facebook, this making the viewers feel even more a part of the festival. Then they hand over to two other presenters in a different area, as this cross over happens there is a panning shot of the festival to capture just how huge it is and create some atmosphere. There is again another two shot of the presenters as they welcome the viewers to Glastonbury. Behind the presenters is the view of the festival and all the thousands of people, which they then emphasis, whilst talking to the people at home. They then discuss what is to come and also their fashion choices. They have a relaxed way of presenting; almost as if they are just chatting as friends, this is because of the young audience they are catering to. They need to grab their attention and be on their level.
As the first act is shown, the first shot we see is a shot that is taken from within the crowd so for the viewers at home, it would make them feel as if they are there. It then zooms forward into a medium close up of the main singer of the band who you would identify the easiest. The shot zooms closer to the singer and pans to his right, and then it cuts to an extreme close up of his hands playing an instrument. This is to show off the singers and musicians musical talents that aren’t always made clear to the audience. Then again, it uses the crowd shot to re emphasis that feeling of being there, and being a part of it. The next shot is on stage of the drummer, there are often shots of the drummers, this is because they are very interesting to watch and it is to show of their ability to play the instrument. It then cuts to the final member of the band, the guitarist who is the most active of all the band members, he jumping around the sage and really building up excitement with the crowd and the audience at home. After this shot, it pans to the crowd to show she excitement and atmosphere there.
Looking at clips of Glastonbury Festival 1997 similar shots are used during the live performances. The main difference is the lack of shots of the crowd, unlike the more recent footage of Glastonbury where crowd shots are very frequent to give the audience at home a good feel of the atmosphere. Also the shots fade into one another, rather than the up beat choppy cuts that Glastonbury 2010 use. There is still a good atmosphere that is put across in the older footage, but it is much more relaxed and not as upbeat and party like. Shots of each of the band members are used and the main focus is on the lead singer, also shots of the instruments and extreme close ups of the piano players hands for example.
Over the years Glastonbury Festival has become less of the hippy gathering that it used to be and much more commercialized, aiming the festival at young people aged around 18 - 30 and this shows in the way the filming has progressed. It has also become much more involving of viewers at home as the filming of festivals has become more and more popular. They now have much more money to spend on the technical equipment like cameras and microphones, this is due to the prices raising each year as bigger and bigger acts perform there. Festivals have become a huge part of British summers and will continue to evolve as the years go on and technology advances.
Looking at clips of Glastonbury Festival 1997 similar shots are used during the live performances. The main difference is the lack of shots of the crowd, unlike the more recent footage of Glastonbury where crowd shots are very frequent to give the audience at home a good feel of the atmosphere. Also the shots fade into one another, rather than the up beat choppy cuts that Glastonbury 2010 use. There is still a good atmosphere that is put across in the older footage, but it is much more relaxed and not as upbeat and party like. Shots of each of the band members are used and the main focus is on the lead singer, also shots of the instruments and extreme close ups of the piano players hands for example.
Over the years Glastonbury Festival has become less of the hippy gathering that it used to be and much more commercialized, aiming the festival at young people aged around 18 - 30 and this shows in the way the filming has progressed. It has also become much more involving of viewers at home as the filming of festivals has become more and more popular. They now have much more money to spend on the technical equipment like cameras and microphones, this is due to the prices raising each year as bigger and bigger acts perform there. Festivals have become a huge part of British summers and will continue to evolve as the years go on and technology advances.
