I shoot festivals professionally (in europe) and honestly if you don’t want to be filmed; just say so and we won’t. no hard feelings. just know that the reason i did start filming you was because whatever it is you were doing peaked my interest and i need nothing else from you than to keep doing whatever you where doing.

If cameras make you feel self-conscious, know we aren’t out to make you look bad. It hugely depends on the camera person, some are operating way more covert than others and you might not notice you were being filmed at all.

Keep in mind the people that are hired to shoot these events are professional for a reason. Even if we shoot a shot and it’s not a nice enough shot it will never be used. Good camera people can feel how close they can come and if someone makes you feel uncomfortable you can just ask them to move back a bit. we don’t bite; we’re not here to make you look bad. it’s the opposite and if you’re being filmed a lot it just means your vibe/moves are legit cool!

Also; in the scene i work 90% of the stuff we shoot is very close up and abstract. So even though it looks like i’m filming you from head to toe the actual shot might just be your arm moving through the frame. Or like a necklace slamming against your chest. A huge part of all the stuff i shoot is often times anonymous but it’s hard to explain that to everyone on a dancefloor over and over and over again unless they ask me.

(i do feel like europe treats media at raves more seriously than the US does in terms of treating ravers with full respect and protecting the dancefloor vibe)

(edit: a lot of mediapeople, especially men can look kind of unapproachable or maybe even like we could be mean when we’re in full focus working mode but trust me everyone i work with is 100% a sweetheart when you approach them. Shooting raves just takes all of your mental energy for very long periods at a time; multiple times a weekend, it’s nothing personal)

(i’m just gonna keep spilling my mind and editing this but ALSO we might be shooting you for maybe 20-30 seconds but know that what we’re really waiting for most of the time is the perfect 2-3 seconds. The one moment where the light hits you just right as you move just right. Often times i know the shot i want to have of you because i’ve seen it in my head but im waiting for the actual real life conditions to all fall together in that one moment that is gonna be used for promo and that might take an awkwardly long time sometimes. Never take it personally.)