The POV Concert Series

The innovative folk at Pitchfork recently created The POV Concert Series, turning the viewer into the editor. The way it works is simple, but something that I don't remember ever having seen before (correct me if I'm wrong). Pitchfork basically set up six cameras at a small concert venue and record the performance of a band. Then, instead of having a director chop up the six shots into his or her idea of how to present them, the viewer can pick which of the six views they want to see and can switch between the angles at any point.

This technique really seems to be in it's infancy at the moment and could definitely be put to better use - to tell different perspectives on a story for instance (see HBO Imagine). What I really like about the POV Concert Series however is being able to view those parts of the act that you would never normally see, like the bass player when there's no bass line involved. We're going to see more of this soon I'm sure.