Shoot The Player: Sydney + Music on Film

Overview

Since the grey wolf (the first known domesticated dog) was tamed and taken inside around 7000 BC, our pets require regular walks outside not only for their pleasure but for their intelligence - the variety of smells, the negotiation of territory and the possibility of an unpredictable context is necessary for brain stimulation and development.

Much the same could be said for the musicians that occupy our headphones, radios, and televisions, for while these are safe places they may, after a while, become a little stale, stagnant and predictable. Shoot The Player, a Sydney-based DIY film project, would most likely agree. Their films capture both national and international musicians playing in unexpected places to unexpected audiences: Sarah Blasko in a tattoo parlour, Beach House at Tamarama, or Jack Ladder at the dog track are just a few locations where impromptu music has been exposed to the elements. Always a one-take video and never to be repeated, Shoot The Player position themselves as public art facilitators interacting with the wider environment through the performance of music.

CarriageWorks will host over 100+ films by the group in an interactive and explorative installation. I haven't checked with the venue but if you have a pet maybe you should take it.

Shoot The Player: Sydney + Music on Film opens at CarriageWorks on January 7 from 7pm, with drinks and special guests Holly Throsby and Washington. On January 23 at 11am there will also be free discussions with Shoot The Player filmmakers.

Image: Beachouse at Tamarama. Photo by Jefferton James.