Live Concert Masterclass— Shoot and Cut a Show Like a Film

This is the full recording of the two-day Live Concert Masterclass with Peter John: about 8 hours of class content. Day One covers pre-production and production, from the camera plan to the capture settings that hold up in post. Day Two covers post-production in six parts: audio post with Daniel Kelaart in Pro Tools, then syncing and cutting the film with Peter in DaVinci Resolve.

Everything in the class comes from one real sold-out show at the Stay Gold venue in Melbourne, shot on Nikon ZR and RED cameras, so you see how a concert film comes together from the first camera position to the finished rough cut.

What You’ll Learn

• Plan a multi-camera concert shoot built for the edit, not live switching.
• Record more tracks than you think you need, and fix phase problems between microphones.
• Blend drum samples with the live kit, reamp a clean guitar signal, and clean up a live vocal while keeping the crowd in the mix.
• Sync every camera angle to the finished mix in DaVinci Resolve and conform slow-motion frame rates.
• Build the cut by choosing the strongest angle for each moment, then add post-zoom movement to static shots.

What’s Included

• Day One: Pre-Production and Production (about 1 hour 26 minutes)
• Day Two, in six parts: the mix, sample replacement, guitars and vocals, syncing the multicam shoot, cutting the performance, and final touches (about 6 hours 42 minutes)
• The class trailer

Who It’s For

Videographers, filmmakers, editors, and live sound engineers who shoot or mix live music, worship, or events and want the finished film to feel like being in the room.