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[theweaselking]

Unsigned British band lack the money to make a proper music video - so they perform in front on London's CCTV cameras, file for a copy of the footage under the Data Protection Act, and poof. Instant video!

Comments

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

Costs £10 a time to request a copy though. That's £800 straight away, for which you could buy a basic camcorder.

[jsbowden.livejournal.com]

They don't need to request footage from all the cameras that caught the performance, and a single camcorder doesn't get them multiple angles to mix.

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

The article says they used 80 cameras.

[jsbowden.livejournal.com]

Unable to hire a production crew for a standard 1980’s era MTV music video, they performed their music in front of 80 of the 13 million CCTV “security” cameras available in England, including one on a bus.

No, it says they performed in front of 80 cameras. Nowhere does it say they requested the footage from all 80. Even if they did, it's still far cheaper than hiring a production crew.

[elffin.livejournal.com]

The publicity generated from the stunt-factor of it is easily worth £1600.

[dreamshade.livejournal.com]

IAWTC

[gothpanda.livejournal.com]

Brilliant bastards!