The Filmmaking Techniques Behind The Oasis Tour

In a bit of a detour from sound only stuff, anyone shooting their own videos will appreciate the depth of thought, skills, and results of Daniel Broadley, discussed here alongside PHOTO CINEMATICA. Director and DP of the Oasis reuniion tour must have had a lot of pressure to deliver, but what his team created was some truly iconic moments and snapshots of time. 

There's a huge amount to learn (including his essential gear list) from the discussion, covering the "postcards" of fans before, during, and after shows - as well as insights into how the team operated while the music was playing. Daniel is clearly a unique talent who has broad shoulders to follow his vision and trust his instinct. Illustrated by the choice to shoot at their preferred aspect ratio, instead of the ones the platforms want (vertical) - which may eventually signal a change for the platforms. 

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In this episode of Making Pictures, director and DP Dan Broadley breaks down "postcards" - the slow, static, documentary-style portrait shots he adopted while covering the Oasis reunion tour, and how they transformed the entire approach to tour content and recap filmmaking. Dan explains how the format was born out of necessity, scouting crowds for genuine, unscripted human moments. Why patience and restraint made the postcards stand out against the normal fast-paced tour recaps, and how the format grew popular enough that Noel and Liam Gallagher themselves started asking for it after the shows.

This is a deep dive into documentary-style content capturing, live music visual storytelling and tour content strategy. For the filmmakers, DPs, content creators, and anyone working in music, tour visuals, or documentary filmmaking. Making Pictures talks to the people behind the images.

Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - What Daniel has been up to recently 2:05 - Music production influencing film edits 4:48 - How Dan got his start 7:50 - Shooting Sam Fender 9:21 - How the Oasis gig came to be 14:50 - The Oasis Postcards 23:15 - The gear he used 25:47 - The Petzval lens 28:37 - The response from Oasis 32:54 - Favourite postcards 33:52 - Aspect Ratio 39:21 - Future project plans

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