I have been toying with the idea of joining the band wagon and getting nice videos of some of the various bands that I play with. Right now I have anyone available take the movie and then another guy translate that to DVD. Here’s what I’m thinking of doing going forward.
1. Get a wide-angle video camera so that I can get the camera closer to the band, farther from the noisy audience, and still have everyone in the band in the frame. It should have a decent light and a backup battery.
2. Get a decent camera man to do quality pics. If I can’t find a hobbiest, I’m just not trying hard enough.
3. Get at least two decent mics and a sound board to patch the sound in. For an xTet you might want to mic each musician. This will cost some moula but the sound distortion from a video camera would make a pro band sound bad, let alone my fledgling band.
4. Once I get this all together, go to the Windows Movie Maker site for more guidance and a free upscale editor to perfect the resulting video.
5. Open an account on Soapbox to publish my bands videos for free. Here’s a link to one of my bands, the Dissonance using all the wrong technology.
And no, I didn’t give anyone permission to post my solo but it sure was an eye opener for those of us in the band. If you are not recording yourself as part of your practice routine, I can’t think of a better way to really see your group as the rest of the world sees them.
The Bis Key Chronicles 
Thank you for visiting my space and leaving a comment. Good luck with the videos. Take care
It is sure true that listening to ones self play live is a sure way to gain humility.
With regard to your recording idea, it sounds good, biut if you’re going to spend that much on equipment you might as well get some decent software too. Check with Paul in WJE. He’ll have some good insight.
Well Suzy and I prices the wide-angle video cameras and they are pricy. Plus she’s convinced me that we should wait until our band sounds better. ;o)
Hiya Gandelfe. I have been trying to find your space since I deleted mine. It’s up and running again now the blog’s needed a severe update and I had problem’s with my list. If you upload any of your band’s onto soapbox let me know. I can remember "misty" from a old Clint Eastwood film I saw about twenty year’s ago. There is another song in the film called "your face", I have alway’s remembered those song’s. they must have been right on the night. I have never seen it since. I have been looking for "In the mood" glen miller but cant find a good video anywhere on the web. See you soon Gandalf. From Spence