What are the differences between audience & pro shot shows?
AUDIENCE SHOT: A fan made audience version will sometimes be shaky, bouncy and/or blurry. Many times you get shots of hands/heads and sometimes the band is not even in the frame at all. Audience shows vary in sound. Some are really great because some filmers carry a separate recorder just for audio that they can sync up later when mastering the video, some are so-so & some are just bad.
EXAMPLES:
In this first example the camera work is not terribly bad for an AUD shot show. You do see some heads, hands etc, but the sound is pretty good & the overall filming is not bad.
Then you have audience shows similar to this. The sound is distorted, the camera work is really shaky for a bit because the filmer got caught in the pit.
PRO SHOT: There are some great audience shots out that that you have to really assess the quality and camera angles to see if its a PRO or AUD shot show. Most of the time a PRO shot show will have multiple camera angles, you will notice that usually the video is pretty steady & clear. Another tale tale sign of a PRO shot will be any type of insignia from the TV show or channel that may be visible on the screen. Some channel examples of this are WDR:Rockpalast & ARTE Concert. Unlike an audience version the sound will usually be crisp and originate from a soundboard. PRO shots also have great close ups you usually will not find in an audience shot show.
