VJing....what do u think? Do you reckon its cool? or just a bit pointless, cos you could just stick a video on?
i think its a good thing, epecially if done well and fits with the music/lighting.. (saw the tiesto in concert stuff last nite - )
cool. I thinks its a load of balls personally well, the ones i have seen have been pretty bad. Although im not totally writting it off. As i think that it could be done well.... I saw one person doing it with LOADS of equipment. Chaos pad, 2 macs, Oxygen midiman etc etc....all the kit you could ever want. But it was just pointless. a waste of kit, and space really. They should have just put a video on. But i suppose you could argue the same with DJs...well...some of them...
something else to stick on the posters/ads for the night innit.. 'live vj bollox...' i bet you could count on one hand who actually watches them apart from to see whos on..
waste of time. Most of the time its just a video set to loop, with the odd effect thrown in. Did anyone see hextatic do his VJ set last year?
I think it's good if you've got the correct venue/equipment. Foundation isnt very good VJ-wise cos the the physical shape of the venue does not lend itself very well for screens/projectors. I've not seen *awesome* vj'ing but a few times i've been to events @ the bassment they have quit good video loops and stuff. Good lighting (scans, lasers, strobes, moonlights etc) can have a great influence on the crowd and the atmosphere of a night.
Why pay a VJ? Better to spend the money on lighting i say. Who actually watches the video? People only glance at it, so it doesn't actually mattertoo much, whether it's a VJ or just a video. People notice lighting wherever they're standing/looking.
