a TigerRAWk Film

Friday, November 24, 2017

A TigerRAWknRoll Summer 2017: Audiofeed, a Post Fest Show, Aurora's World Record Headbang & Fireworks


https://youtu.be/rX4KZ0bUBsg
This year, my RAWknRoll summer project covers only one week. We had one festival - Audiofeed - this year. It was followed up by a house show at JPUSA featuring a number of bands that I missed during the festival this year. On the 4th of July, we went to Aurora to see the world record headbang set to "Bohemian Rhapsody" as part of the 25th anniversary of Wayne's World then the fireworks afterwards.

This was a year of experimentation for me with the camera. It was the most extensive use of my new Canon Rebel T6. There are times that the footage is shaky or badly focused. I am still trying to figure out the use of the wide angle lens as it continues to have a hazy or fuzzy effect on the video when I zoom in. I was pleased with the audio quality overall. The tripod I purchased right before Audiofeed also was very sturdy which was helpful for the long sets that I filmed. While I still have yet to figure out how to work around the "12 minute limit" I made things work for the longer clips by stopping and restarting the recordings during down times in the sets.

I've been working on the editing of this footage throughout parts of September, October, and November 2017. I had hoped to have all the band footage uploaded before the vacation Elphie and I had planned for the first weeks of October but I fell short by one video. That video was the full set of Flatfoot 56. It was finished in October and uploaded. I used some of Elphie's footage and had a little fun with layering. Other full sets I captured at Audiofeed this year were Spirit and the Bride and Boy Band. I am working on organizing the footage for DvDs (which are available as always for donation in that format).

I waited until I had that done to upload the footage from JPUSA's (Clint) Eastwood post fest house show. That footage was all shot in the iPhone 6 due to limited space on my Canon Rebel T6.

All the band footage including from the (Clint) Eastwood House Show have been uploaded to youtube and linked on the TigerRAWk facebook page. It can all be found in the Audiofeed 2017 playlist also. It is organized in order of performance:

I also created a playlist for a TigerRAWknRoll Summer 2017:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9ZwEF2QQpPQwgDgfXWZk4h78c1g9g59

In November, I began to organize the rest of the footage I captured during Audiofeed and the days afterwards at the house show and in Aurora to finish the project. My goal was to have it all completed and uploaded before tickets go on sale during Thanksgiving weekend for Audiofeed 2018. It appears this time, I accomplished the goal.


https://youtu.be/Y6rAGAANg3k
The first part of the project includes footage from 06.28.2017 and 06.29.2017 of the packing process and the drive to Audiofeed. I wanted to use something recently purchased for the soundtrack so I went through my collection a bit and found "Off The Rails" by The Fast Feeling. It seems to fit well so I used it for the intro soundtrack as well as with the footage of the packing driving, and arrival at Audiofeed and the Lincoln Lodge hotel. I decided to keep the title simple this time around. The first part also includes clips of live footage from Harry Gore ( #HarryGore ), Insomniac Folklore, and Rabbi Rock. These were all part of the Asylum's holiday celebration. Simon from Rabbi Rock also gave a message on this night which I included a clip of it in the project. There was quite the rainstorm that came in as the evening began. I got footage of the sky afterwards. We hung out for a bit with folks in Mama Linda's Road Dog Cafe hospitality area, watching the lightning and the fight against the bugs by the hospitality staff before going to the hotel to get some sleep.


https://youtu.be/UYYO1wtsu0c
The next part of the project was filmed on 06.30.2017. I drove back to Audiofeed from the hotel. I got some coffee then went to see Anti-World System to get the day started. From there I caught parts of sets by Kevin Schlereth, Parental Petulance, Bird and Herd, and Desiring Dead Flesh. I took a break from the music to listen to Tobin Bawinkel speak on being creative before seeing KeYoung, Insomniac Folklore, Destroy Nate Allen, and Brother Red Squirrel. Elphie arrived at this point and I made us some steaks on the grill. We also hung out a bit with Guy and returned his pants then hung out with Nate Allen for a bit and gave him a PacMan hat which he seemed to love. The evening started with some sets at the Asylum featuring Until We Have Faces and Leper. I ran to the Sanctuary to see Broken Flesh then to Radon to catch a bit of Derek Webb. The rest of the evening I alternated between Sanctuary and Black Sheep for Bub Walker and the TombsTones, My Epic, Grave Robber and Impending Doom. We hung out a bit near the food court with friends and encountered a guy who was intensely working out spurring me to include "Macho Man" by Village People in this part of the soundtrack.


https://youtu.be/eubFKzLuB2s
The third part of the project, filmed on 07.01.17 starts out with getting some breakfast and coffee after I drove from the hotel back to Audiofeed before catching Heartside Hooligans then the full set from Spirit and the Bride. It was the first time seeing these guys since they put out their new record. Next up were October Bird of Death, Exegesis, and a storyteller type stripped down set from Death Therapy. While getting video of this, Elphie decided to take a picture of me and make a post to the Audiofeed event page on facebook which resulted in "boob grabs" throughout the day. Bird and Herd played next followed by Once Were Serpents, the debut of Good Saint Nathanael, and the new Insomniac Folklore set. All of these were at the Asylum and I had some dinner cooking on a grill nearby so we ate it during this time. We hung out at the food court a bit later then watched Living Sacrifice where we also saw the Larsen's skanking. Il Neige played at the Asylum and Vanessa announced a desire to try to raise some funds for mama Linda to purchase a new trailer. After this, I caught David Bazan, and John Mark McMillan at the Arkansas Stage with Grave Robber at Black Sheep in between. After the shows came one last "boob grab" by Sean then hanging out at the Asylum for a while. Cindy had arrived so I spent the night in my tent on the festival grounds.


https://youtu.be/SzxpGiMODAg
The fourth part of the project is the last day of Audiofeed on 07.02.17. This was my only morning waking up in a tent... it was quite hot. I got myself some water to drink then took a shower and had some coffee before venturing out to see some bands. The day started with The Festal Shout, then a Front Porch performance of Desiring Dead Flesh. I caught Natures next then The Blamed acoustic set at the Kids Zone. Next I saw F.B.S. then hung with some friends in the hospitality area before going to watch Knotts and Death Therapy. I got a clip in the merch area of a dunk tank before catching another Insomniac Folklore set and Hushpad. After some more food court hangs I took some photos Elphie got of Josh and Stasia and added "My Bike" by Ghoti Hook as a soundtrack. I made some purchases at the merch area before watching William Ashton Knight play at the Asylum. I got some footage of the sky prior to the White Collar Sideshow set and nearby fireworks during the set. Afterwards, I went to the Asylum to see the start of the Leper acoustic set then went to the Black Sheep for the Flatfoot 56 Arcade Rampage set. Tobin came out before things got going to remind folks to donate to help mama Linda get a new trailer and then all the video game oriented fun began including special appearances by Nate and Tessa Allen. After the set was over, Josh played bagpipes to lead the crowd to the special Boy Band set late that night at the Asylum. Afterwards, while I packed up camp, Elphie had late night hangs and laughs with Marnee and Ramona.


https://youtu.be/C6uBtPHUifE
The fifth part of the project is the after Audiofeed drive back to Chicago on 07.03.17. I decided at this point to include the song "The Absence on the Homestretch" by Seaside Holiday over the drive and put the credits in here too. Then, I added the remainder of the project footage starting with the drive to JPUSA's (Clint) Eastwood House for the Post Fest show, passing Insomniac Folklore on Lake Shore Drive. I included clips from each band that played: Gaffer Project, Death Breaker, Norelle K, Every Day, Tigerwine, Insomniac Folklore, Comrades, and Fomerly Bodies. When we left we found that a local uptown taxi driver parked on top of my rear bumper...how nice.


https://youtu.be/Dj5n4sn_0DU
The sixth and final part of the project was filmed on 07.04.17. It was the first part I edited once I finished the LIVE performance footage in early November. It is the footage from our visit to Aurora's Riveredge Park for the Wayne's World celebration and world record head bang to "Bohemian Rhapsody." I also included the performance of "Stairway To Heaven" with the footage leading up to the world record attempt. We originally considered participating but instead we just documented the event. Again, I had footage from Elphie so I played around a bit with layering...I did the same thing with the fireworks. After we returned home, we decided to shoot off some of our own along with the rest of the neighborhood. They weren't kidding when it was told to us that it is like a war zone in our neighborhood during the fourth of July.

All footage filmed using an iPhone 6 and Canon Rebel T6 by Elphie and Joel A. Swanson. All editing was done using Final Cut Pro on a Mac Mini by Joel A. Swanson