Media Filming

Today we filmed some scenes at my house. The footage me and Becky had filmed on Thursday had not looked exactly how we had hoped but luckily Duresh and I were able to go to my house with the camera and re-shoot this. We started off filming in front of a window, but I was not happy with these shots at all. I felt the lighting didn't work and the shots didn't have any effect and didn't look interesting at all. After some discussion we decided that we tried to use two other locations but both of these didn't gave the right effect either and looked boring. We then decided to move on to another shot we had planned to try and realised that by using some candles I had we could do the candle shot using the fireplace and mantle piece. We tested this and the shots came out really well. I think they look great and I am particularly pleased with them because we managed to overcome issues we were having with the shot and because they we found out how great the shot looked almost by accident. I was able to have input on the shots, which I think is really important, by using the screen and turning it to face me so that I could make sure I was happy with the framing and make any adjustments I felt were needed. This way I was able to have my own say in what we filmed and make sure I was happy with the footage. We then filmed some shots of me playing the guitar on the stairs. I bribed my brother to hold a light above me from the hall way so that the shot was light enough and made the shot look brighter and easier on the eye. We filmed the me lip-synching the entire song 3 or 4 times to make sure we could get a lot of good shots that we could use throughout the music video just in case we needed some extra performance shots as well as the footage we needed for during the first chorus. We then did my make-up for a shot of me crying to convey the emotion in the song. I then had to try and cry. I found this really difficult, but eventually managed to cry, which was much more challenging than I had imagined and then used water to smudge the make-up more. I was pleased with how the make-up looked for these shots as I wanted it to look understated by still show the emotion at the same time. Duresh did a great job on the make-up. I feel on reflection that the make-up may have looked better if we smudged it even more.

Media Filming

Today Becky and I filmed the cutaways of the Lego house and Lego heart i made as well as some other objects we thought could make interesting cutaways. We also filmed some shots where I set fire to a picture. This shot was a little dangerous as the picture burnt quite quickly but we were really careful and had a tin tray and some water ready to put out the flame. It was all safe and nothing was damaged. I am not entirely sure whether some of the footage we have is the best it can be. After watching it back and looking at some of the framing, I think it would be better to re-shoot using a closer shot and also have some footage where I lip-sync the song as the picture burns. But overall today was successful as now I know exactly what shots I want and what would work better and we also have some great cutaways to put in to the music video.

Media Filming

Today we went back to my friend Suraya's house to re-record some shots that were not quite right, and we also shot some cut aways when we saw that Suraya had a little heart shaped light that changed colour so we recorded some footage of this too. These shots were simple enough to re-recorded but it did take us a while to get there and it was especially difficult to do this carrying the camera, a tripod and 3 lights but we managed.
Unfortunately again we had to use camera 2 with the broken screen so once again we are hoping the footage is good but we can't be certain. We will know when it is uploaded for editing tomorrow.

Media Filming

Todat we filmed some shots for the second half of the first verse. We had the idea to have a collage of pictures behing the artist and for the artist to sing in front of it, have close ups of the pictures showing the artist and her boyfirend when they were happy and then at the end of the music video for the artist to rip up the collage.
However, the camera we used had a screen that was jumpy and it was impossible to see what we were shooting properly so we had to take extra footage to be on the safe side. I ended up filming some close ups of the collage for almost 15 minutes but it was worth it to be on the safe side and hopefully get good footage. As of yet I am not sure how this has turned out but I am hoping to upload this tommorrow and edit it.

Filming Day 4

Today we all met at Becky's house at 2:30. Duresh did my hair and make-up and then we went to film in Richmond Park. Unfortunately as the light was fading so quickly we couldn't get to the exact location we wanted to. But we found another hill that worked well and was closer. We filmed a couple of different shots of me walking through the trees and also filmed a great 360o shot which will look great. However as it got dark so quickly I am a little worried about how some of the shots will come out as they could be too dark.

Filming Day 3

Today we filmed a scene where we spread candles on to a black tarp the floor and I sat in the middle of the candles and lip-sang the song, and shots where we used a fan to use a wind effect. It took us about an hour and a half to set up the scene as we had to set out the candles, light them and get my make-up and costume ready.

I really enjoyed the filming as I was able to have input on camera movements by turning around the screen to look at shots and make sure we were getting the best footage possible. The shoot was really successful, we got a lot of good footage as well as getting pictures for the album cover and the website. 

It took us about 4 hours to film, and I am really pleased with the shots we have. 

Problems with Filming

Unfortunately we found out today and hour before we were meant to film that our artist Yvette was ill and couldn't make it. This presented a big problem as we are running out of days to film as Yvette has also just told us she is not available to film Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday this week or Tuesday next week. Due to this Duresh and I decided it would be best to change the artist, as otherwise we will not get any more footage before Christmas. Therefore I will step into the role.

Media Filming Day 2

I was really nervous at first as I really want to give the best possible performance and make the best music video we possibly can. However after filming today I have found getting the footage and shots we want has been much easier as I have a clear vision of what shots I would like and how I would like it to look. Duresh was extreamly helpful and took over filming duties as Becky was unable to make the filming today. Duresh and I also both worked together to set up props, lighting and the camera and I asked a friend whose house we were using to film in if she could help. 

Filming today went really well and we have managed to get nearly half of the shots we needed filmed. However, I am not entirely happy with some of the framing of shots so we may re-do some shots next week as we now have more than enough time to do this.

Media Filming the Music video Day 1

We filmed the first shots of the music video with our artist Yvette. It went really well and I really enjoyed getting to film. I found a few shots that looked really effective during filming. For one shot I got the idea when I was on the floor making sure I was out of shot and realised how effective the angle would look in the music video.

My roles today were to get props as we needed to use an acoustic guitar and have a set of house keys. I also had to brief our artist on what shots we wanted and direct her so that we could get the footage we wanted. I also encouraged her by mouthing the words to the song with her to make her feel less self-conscious.