Beware iPhone rant

[drewsstrat]

See we are getting more footage than ever this year from more stages. I'm not going to be taking lots of photos from the hill of a video screen and matchstick band on stage. I did regret taking loads of photos of lady gaga when she played club dada, got carried away really as I was up front and my battery died. Btw I don't take iPhone for that very reason. If you use twitter or Facebook to say I'm at GLASTO, take a few shots your battery is dead. Then you waste following morning in the chill and charge. Not for me anymore.

Edited May 10, 2013 by drewsstrat

[Guest]

Surely, the way to stop this is for bands to have their gigs filmed and then make the footage available for free. It would cost almost nothing to do and would provide promotional material. They wont, of course.

[fuchsiaflower]

I love instagram.

I love taking pictures of nice food.

Hate continuous filming/photo taking at gigs. It just takes you away from the magic of really being there.

[ICGenie]

People may hate the people who stand there filming but how many of are looking on you tube after the festival has finished for some highlights of the bands you've seen over the weekend?

[ICGenie]

Surely, the way to stop this is for bands to have their gigs filmed and then make the footage available for free. It would cost almost nothing to do and would provide promotional material. They wont, of course.

[ian the worm]

Catapult them all (says the man who used to hold a lit lighter up at any song somewhat ballad-like). xx

[ICGenie]

Catapult them all (says the man who used to hold a lit lighter up at any song somewhat ballad-like). xx

[ian the worm]

Aww, I miss the ol' lighter thang...

[GlastoSimon]

probably an app for it now!

[ian the worm]

Don't laugh too hard

[Dead throne]

I love instagram.

I love taking pictures of nice food.

Hate continuous filming/photo taking at gigs. It just takes you away from the magic of really being there.

Edited May 10, 2013 by Dead throne

[WillyVWade]

Yes, it doesn't cost anything to get hire a professional film crew for every single gig does it? The £20 cost of a DVD in a shop is completely the material cost and in no way pays for the rest of the costs involved does it?

"Cost almost nothing?" You're having a laugh!

Edited May 10, 2013 by WillyVWade

[Funkyfairy!]

The people who go to the effort of recording it, on a decent camera, and then upload it to youtube should be thanked. I've re-watched plenty of decent footage, particularly from Pulp's park set 2011.

Considering the festival is next month it would be great if we had less threads started by negative people and more for building excitement, discussing plans etc.

[garokev]

I'll take the odd photo at a gig maybe in between a song or a quick snap during a slow one when I can actually steady myself and the camera for a good hoto, other than that I'd rather experience the band thats in front of me. although I do find people taking photos with Tablets absolutley hilarious, they do like absolute tits!

[tijuana_man]

It annoys me immensely. Out with the flags, in with the sea of screens.

I was stood behind two guys at an OCS gig recently, obviously massive fans from the old days.

They spent the entire time taking shit photos of the stage on their shit phones and then showing each other the shit photos of the stage. Look! It's a shit photo of the stage! That same one just there that I can see in real life! But in this shit photo instead!

I could understand if they wanted one photo as a memory but surely when they realised how fucking useless the pictures would be they should have stopped.

[Matt42]

What annoys me more are people who stand completely still at gigs.

As if they've got too much pride to show they are enjoying themselves..

I also don't trust people who buy seating tickets at gigs and actually sit down for the whole gig.

[tijuana_man]

I'll take the odd photo at a gig maybe in between a song or a quick snap during a slow one when I can actually steady myself and the camera for a good hoto, other than that I'd rather experience the band thats in front of me. although I do find people taking photos with Tablets absolutley hilarious, they do like absolute tits!

[chris_top_her]

I used to, but then realized I never re watch the videos so stopped

[Morse Code]

Oh yeah, the first time I became aware that people actually use a tablet as a camera was at the Olympics. Was watching the handball and it took me a few minutes to work out why I could see people holding their iPads in the air. I thought they were just showing off.

[mrtourette]

Yeah someone was filming at Reading last year using an iPad with scant regard for the poor sods stood behind them. Fortunately someone took it clean out of their hands with a well-place pint of Tuborg.

Edited May 11, 2013 by mrtourette

[Morse Code]

I reserve a special place in hell for people who hold up their poxy little phones all gig long and take the same picture over and over again! (I can sympathise with people who may want to take one or two pictures of themselves, their friends or the venue btw so I'm not a complete misery guts!)

It's right alongside the space reserved for people who go to a gig and talk all the way through it! Tossers!

Right, who started this thread? Fancy putting me in a bad mood on a Saturday morning!!

[Morse Code]

Yeah someone was filming at Reading last year using an iPad with scant regard for the poor sods stood behind them. Fortunately someone took it clean out of their hands with a well-place pint of Tuborg.

[Pilgrim S]

I don't like it, but then I find myself watching live footage of bands on youtube (although if it's crap quality, not for more than a few seconds). I certainly wouldn't want to watch a whole gig through someones phone, either at the gig, or on youtube. I do like to check bands out on youtube, which I've been doing recently to get an idea of who I might see at Glastonbury.

It's probably a bit of a help to newer bands, and the odd hardcore fan that is filming is providing a service to many. Although it will never be the same as being there.

However at the moment, it's gone over that tipping point that someone mentioned earlier. There are too many people doing it, spoiling the atmosphere for others, filming something that is crap quality, that will never be watched again. Leave it to the BBC, or the hardcore person who will go to the front of a gig with decent equipement and is prepared to wait for hours to hold a good position. That way you can enjoy the moment instead of spoiling it.

[knivesout]

spot on.

Just another example of how the current crop of people in that age group are a bunch of absolute arseholes that ruin everything they get involved with. See the stone circle for further details.

No wonder most of them cant get jobs

[Drunkgiraffe]

Got to say live and let live.

I won't be doing much filming on my trusty festival phone though (if it still holds a charge),

Edited May 11, 2013 by Drunkgiraffe