Sting/France 2021

Beautiful. A beautiful piece of music has been born. The main character of this work is Sting, who has just released his new album “THE BRIDGE”. It is his latest professional shot live performance, but it is also a beautiful work of art that breaks the cutting edge of music video. There are two types of footage in this work. The main footage was shot on “October 6, 2021: Paris”. This is a multi-camera professional shot. Although this work is a live video featuring Sting’s live performance, it is not a so-called ordinary “concert live”. A special live performance held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the radio station “FIP”. It is a performance for about 30 minutes for distribution that was held without an audience. The greatest thing about this work is that it is so artistic, but first of all, the position. Let’s check the schedule that has been released so far to find out what Sting is up to now. 2021 * March 22: Private Gig * May 7: AMB NYSE 50th Anniversary Concert * September 22: Reeperbahn Festival ・ September 27-October 1: Europe #1 (3 shows) * October 5-6: France (2 shows) ← ★ Here ★ ・ October 29-November 13: Las Vegas (8 shows) 《November 19th “THE BRIDGE” released》 ・ November 20-21: Greensboro (2 shows) 2022 ・ March 5-April 21: Europe #2 (28 shows) ・ May 10-14: North America (4 shows) ・ June 21-August 6: Europe #3 (30 shows) ・ October 10th Zurich show * Note: “・” is a regular concert, “*” is a special performance. This is Sting in 2021/2022. Europe is still suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic, but Sting has gradually resumed his activities. He has held spot special performances and concert residencies in Las Vegas. This work is part of such a special performance. The performance took place about a month before the release of “THE BRIDGE”. Now, to the main topic. This work is special from the site, and it is the “Pantheon CMN” on St. Geneviève Hill. This is an architectural work built as an association in the 18th century, and is now a mausoleum where France’s historical greats sleep. The interior is decorated with numerous statues and neoclassical architectural decorations, and is as majestic as a corner of the Louvre Museum. It is not a place where rock musicians do live performances. A huge golden pendulum swings in the middle of the passage, and seven people, including two chorus members, perform live in a circle around it. On top of that, the camera work… or rather, the video production is extremely artistic. With no camera in sight, there are super close-ups of the profile, a full view of the seven members from the picking hands, and high-altitude angles that seem higher than the ceiling…every perspective is used. Moreover, they are extremely cleverly put together. The production is not on the level of a so-called “pro-shot live”, but completely on the level of a “latest PV” or “theatrical film”. The sepia-like, elegant colors, the blurring of the focus, the camera movement linked to the pendulum, and the CG that is probably being used…all are made in a cinematic way. The technology of 2021 can realize images of the same dimension as the highest quality PV in a single live performance…It is a visual art that makes you realize the greatness of cutting-edge technology. The main video is about 30 minutes long and includes eight songs. No matter how beautiful it is, it is not enough, so three more latest videos have been added to this work. This is a multi-camera pro shot that was just released on “November 20, 2021” with an unknown recording date. This was from an appearance on the music program “Le Grand Studio RTL,” and it was a live performance with an audience in the station’s studio. This is also a style that we are familiar with, although the video, sound, and camerawork are all perfect and “fully official,” but it is a style that we are familiar with. The main Pantheon video is so artistic that it is a professional shot that makes you feel relieved. Finally, let’s organize the set that can be seen in the two videos. Classics (4 songs) Main: Message In A Bottle / Fragile / Shape Of My Heart Bonus: Englishman In New York The Bridge (5 songs, 7 takes) Main: If It’s Love / Rushing Water / For Her Love / The Bridge / (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay Bonus: If It’s Love / Rushing Water … and so on. The attention is on the new songs of “THE BRIDGE.” “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay” is also a cover of Otis Redding, which was included in the deluxe edition. That being said, the point of this work is not “what is being played” but “the beauty of the image”. It is a piece that I would like you to collect on the side of “THE BRIDGE”, but more than that, I would like you to know the reality that in the age of 2021, live performances of popular music can be made so beautiful. Such a dimension of video art. Multi-camera pro shot of “October 6, 2021: Paris”. It is an audience-free performance held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the radio station FIP, but what is shocking is the extremely artistic beauty of the image. The neoclassical mausoleum is like the Louvre Museum, and with no camera in sight, it makes full use of all perspectives, from super close-ups to panoramic views and aerial angles. The quality is not a so-called “pro shot live”, but completely on the level of a “theatrical film”. In addition, it is the latest pro shot in which three new songs from “THE BRIDGE” are played in abundance, but rather it is a video art work that shows off the latest technology of 2021. Panthéon, Paris, France 6th October 2021 PRO-SHOT 50 ans de FIP 2021 1. Shape Of My Heart 2. Fragile 3. Message In A Bottle 4. If It’s Love 5. Rushing Water 6. For Her Love 7. The Bridge 8. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay 9. End Credit Le Grand Studio RTL 10. If It’s Love 11. Rush ing Water 12. Englishman In New York PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.39min.