Filming Day 6

Tuesday 23rd October

We filmed the performance parts of the video, these were shot in the school hall after school hours. We used the lighting equipment so that it looked more like a stage and should look more proffesional even though the band was only during their school days. I think that filming went well as I managed to get a number of different shots from a wide variety of angles, with shots of the entire band as well as close-ups of the individual members. This should come in handy when we edit it together.

Filming Day 5

On tuesday the 23rd October we filmed part of the narrative. This was the tracking shots of the main narrative character outside his ex's house. I feel that we got the shots from a variety of angles and distances which will enable us to transition between them during editing.

Filming Day 4

On Sunday 14th October we re-filmed the narrative of the video. These shots included the main narrative character and the love interest, we used both the park and a house for the setting. We didn't get as much footage as what we got when we first filmed the scenes however when putting it together we had enough for what we wanted.

It started to rain before filming so we had to wait for the rain to stop and for the grass to dry a bit before filming. We shot the narrative in the park when it was sunny and later when it started to rain we were filming from the inside of a house with the love interest in the window looking out to the street where she sees her ex walk past.

This is where the two characters are together holding hands.

This is when the love interest is talking to the main narrative character before breaking up with him and walking away.

This was when the love interest broke up with the main narrative character, and she walks away when Henry goes to grab her. 

This is a later scene where the main narrative character can be scene outside the love interests house looking up at the window.

Filming Day 3

On the third day of filming we shot the scenes for the band that they had at school. This included the lead singer Henry, the bass player Will and the drummer Kane. We managed to get a variety of shots of the bassist and drummer, however the lead singer didn't turn up until the end of filming so we didn't get as much footage of him.
When using the lighting, it was decided that the lead singer should look silhouetted against the white backdrop, the other two band members would be seen in a sunset spot light, we decided this because it puts focus on the bassist and drummer who this shot was about. We decided to have the silouet because the attention would then be drawn in to the lead singer.

The camera was positioned at the left of the stage facing the band at an angle.

This is a still from straight on of the band members which we will be using in the video. 

The camera for this shot was positioned at the right of the stage facing the band.

This is a still of the bassist 'Jimmy'.

This is a still of the drummer 'Jody'.

Filming Day 2

Our second day of filming was on the 30th September, we filmed the scenes which involved the lead singer and the love interest. These were both the scenes when they were a couple and also when they had broke up. We got a good amount of footage so we shall have enough for the video and we shouldn't have to go and re-shoot these scenes again. We decided to film the same shot several times from a number of different angles, this means that we will be able to use the best shots and also use a variety of angles when editing.

The people who were acting are Henry Inman and Hollie Furniss.

We filmed all of the footage we got at the park but in different areas of the park.

The equipment we used was a video camera, tripod, camera for stills and mobile phone.

This is the location which we were filming at. 

I also took some stills when filming, we are planning on using these for the photo album scene which we will be filming on a later date. 

Planning

Planning for filming this Sunday

Costume, this will depend upon the weather but hopefully it will be sunny so that we are able to have the actors wearing summery clothes which are causal. By looking at the BBC website we have foreseen that the weather is predicted to have showers throughout the day. Therefore the 'summery' clothes are likely to consist of jeans and a t shirt  This will mean we can still film in the warm periods and the actors won't get cold when were waiting for the rain to stop.



Lighting, we will use no lighting effects and only have natural daylight, this is because it should make it more realistic and will make the viewer focus more on the content of the frame than the bright or dim lights.

Actors,

Henry will be playing the lead singer

Hollie will be playing the love interest

The actors body language will show that they are in love and its the 'best days of their lives'

Make-up

Henry will not be wearing any make-up

Hollie will be wearing above basic make-up, this is because she is spending time with her boyfriend and wants to look nice.

Props, we may use props such as benches or swings for the actors to sit on and be talking to each other whilst the camera is rolling.

Equipment which we will be using is a video camera, a tripod to keep the camera steady as well as a normal camera to take photos of the process of filming.

Setting, for the setting we will be using the local park, this is because it is a good natural location as well as being easily accessible.

Filming Day 1

Filming that took place on Tuesday 11th September

We started filming and decided to start shooting with shots from the beginning scenes, these shots included the panning up a guitar and performance by the lead singer. The performance aspect which we filmed will be fed through different parts of the music video.

The location we filmed at was a flat where the narrative of the lead singer will be set.

The only prop used was the guitar which plays an important role in the video as it is a big convention of rock.

The equipment used were the camera, tripod and iPod. We used the iPod so that the actor knew the beat of the song and the words which he was meant to be mining next.

We are thinking of re-filming this part because we want the actor to show more expression when singing the song, this will include more dramatic body language and facial expressions as well as miming with more enthusiasm.

We also hope that when we re-film the actors miming will be better so that when it comes to editing it will be easier to make it look realistic.

Shot List

Here is our planned shot list so far

 Here's a draft list of our shots that we think were going to use for our music video.

Having a shot list will mean that we will be able to plan our shooting schedule more effectively than we could if we didn't have one.

This will be updated if we choose to use anyother shots