Jamming Out at The Reef

This was a video assignment I shot on spec recently for the Dailycamera.com. It was shot in a local Boulder bar called The Reef, and shows two musicians, Brian Juan and Mike Cappo, playing piano and drums respectively.

I used three different cameras for this shoot, something I normally don't do. But because it was in a bar, I plugged one camera into the soundboard, then used the other two to supplement video footage that I could then sync up with the clearer soundtrack.

Syncing up video is a difficult and time-consuming task. Other difficulties that I encounted besides the high level of ambient noise in the bar included a very contrasty setting. The performers were in bright spotlights, and everything else was much, much darker.

Despite these difficulties, I think the video nonetheless turned out fairly well. Enjoy...