Problems we faced before filming-
Finding people to act in our film delayed us starting to film slightly- although I don’t believe this was a major problem as it gave us more time to look over our plans and finalise ideas.
Finding a day when everyone was free- we all decided on a Wednesday and so tried to get the filming done little by little every week- then the following week looking over what work we had and if we needed to re-shoot anything.
We started filming Wednesday 26th January- we first all discussed and talked through the written storyboard and in which order we thought best to film.
As our narrative includes flash back and dream scenes we had to be careful in choosing clothes and continuity. We decided to start filming all the 'real present life' parts first and then go back over dream scenes. I think this was the best way to film so we didn't make it too complicated for ourselves.
We filmed rough ideas from the story board on the first day, to get used to working with one another and learning about the camera and decided to meet the following Wednesday to get the filming underway.
Wednesday 2nd Feb:
Plan:
Begin to film first verse and chorus.
What happened:
We reached our target and filmed the first verse and chorus- here we thought of ways to make our filming better. We had previously discussed camera angles etc. but once having the camera we were able to see which shots would work best and so made a few changes as we went along.
In the coursework lesson in between filming we plan to discuss how far we have got and what we need to do next, also we will continue with written work and research.
Wednesday 9th Feb:
Plan:
Continue filming 'real life' parts- next verse and chorus.
What happened:
We're filmed some aspects of the first verse and chorus that we thought we could improve and also started to film the 'real life' parts of our narrative.
Wednesday 23rd Feb:
Plan:
Look over what we've filmed so far and discuss what's left to film- continue filming all 'real life' parts - leaving filming the black and white 'dream' scenes until the end.
What happened:
Managed to film more of our real life scenes, unfortunately the male actor was ill this day so we had to improvise and only shot the scenes with the girl.
Wednesday 2nd March:
Plan:
Shoot the rest of the 'real life' scenes and start to film black and white dream scenes.
What happened:
We weren't able to start filming straight away, as the camera needed charging so we talked over what needed to be done and set targets and time limits for the day. We finished shooting the 'real life' scenes and tested dream sequences out.
Wednesday 9th March:
Plan:
Look over test dream sequences and shoot final.
What happened:
Finished shooting any little bits we had left and did the final dream scenes.
Collected all video clips together and began editing.
Friday 11th March:
Plan:
Continue editing and get our lecturer to check over what we've done so far.
What happened:
We finished editing and putting our music video together and discussed between us if we needed to shoot anymore to improve as we still had time to do so.
Wednesday 16th/18th March:
Plan:
Film more scenes that we discussed and thought were too long as a single take.
Edit the new footage.
What happened:
We shot more close ups to add more cuts in scenes to make our video cut at a faster pace. We added these to our existing music video and deleted shots that were no longer necessary.
We watched our music video over numerous times to make sure it was as best as we could make it and all the transitions were working properly. When we were all happy with the outcome we exported the file and burnt it to a disc.
Without realising, we all had our own roles in filming, Amy and Carley were mainly behind the camera and I was in the film portraying the girl, although if I had an idea for filming I'd film it using someone else as the actor, just as if they had an idea how body language or facial expressions would be, they'd take that role up and we'd all help each other, so we all had a say and a part in everything from planning to filming to acting and I feel we've worked together as a group and everyone’s ideas have been taken on board and talked about fairly. For editing, it was mainly myself and Carley, as we both do other creative subject and had more knowledge about the programmes we were using, although Amy also had a go but was happy to leave the editing and 'putting together' part up to us.
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