White-screen shoot

Today we filmed a hand-full of lip syncing shots for the music video - most notably the "Ooh-ahs" since they were the most out of sync compared to the actual song and music video. We also captured some of the lip syncing shots we'd initially got at God'd Own Junkyard, since some lyrics were repeated and it was not practical to re-shoot these shots at the location. The shoot was quick and successful, with the majority of the footage being used in the final cut of the music video.

Arcade reshoot

Today we met as a group to reshoot our arcade scenes and capture a handful of location ones, as we had a space to fill in our music video. We decided to film on our phones instead of the DSLRs, as the HDR on our phones was being for shooting in the dim lit location. The shoot was successful because we managed to capture what we intended to and all the footage was in focus - with a fair amount of the footage being good enough to use for the actual music video.

Reshoot Plan

After viewing our first draft and being given feedback we met as a group and decided what we needed to do next. We agreed we needed to reshoot the arcade scenes as they were too dark on the DSLRs, and some lip syncing shoots in front of the white screen. This is because they allowed more editing and travelling to our previous locations was not efficient, due to differing seasons and the time we had left to complete the music video. Our reshoots will take place as soon as possible to allow more time for editing, as to fit the genre more we will be heavily editing the music video.

Filming - 22/01/18

Today we done our initial arcade shoot, as well as the sequence for the beginning of the music video which we filmed in the car park underneath the arcade. We used both a DSLR and our phones to capture the footage, focusing both on the locations and the artist. Here, a lot of the shots matched up with the lyrics, which links to Goodwin's theory. An example of this would be seen where the artist is playing a shooter game, as the lyrics say "fight for our lives." One issue we found with the footage, however, was that some of the shots were too dark due to the arcade's lighting. To fix this in a re-shoot we will shoot from a different angle, in attempt to bait the lighting to where we want it.

Filming - 20/01/18

Today we visited God's Own Junkyard, located in East London, to film for our music video. However, we were not permitted to use the DSLR so we filmed and took photos for the digipak using our phone. The footage was relatively successful, as we managed to film Kelly lip syncing some of the lyrics to the song as well as more visual shots. The visual shots were more successful, as they fit the genre of the music video (electro-pop) perfectly, these shots will be used through out the music video as it is more focused on the locations/visuals rather than Raina.

The images for our digipak were the most successful as we managed to capture a variety of shots that focus on our artist as well as the visuals of the location. Some will be used for the digipak, as they are visually striking and well framed, meaning they will not need much, if any, post-production work. This was intentional, as we do not want our digipak to be over edited.

Filming - 03/01/18

As a group we headed to London Southbank to film some shots, mainly location ones, for our music video and digipak. We had used a purple film around the lens of the camera to give the shots a purple hue, this was successful to some extent as the camera could not focus on everything properly - the slight blur works for some location shots, especially one with lights, but the ones that feature our artist should be more in-focus. The hue helped us to created an idyllic nightlife around our artist, but we will add a purple hue through post-production, to see if it works better than using the film.

We filmed after three-thirty in the afternoon so the sun had started to set, which gave us time to shoot in dimmer lighting before it was completely dark, again helping us create a nightlife look that is conventional in electropop music videos. One issue our group faced was how windy it was, this meant some of the shots were shaky - to prevent this next time we will take a steady cam.

As planned, Kelly (our artist) wore dark clothes, this helped her blend in with the nightlife, as well as allowing more focus on the scenery around the her. The clothes were simple yet stylish, with puts an emphasis on our artist's interest in fashion and the arts. The beret is our artist's trademark so it will be seen on our artist throughout the music video.







     Shots from locations:

       

Test Shots

We done some test shots on Kelly, following few scenes of the storyboard (lip-syncing and the initial turn). The shots were relatively successful, they allowed me and Fiona to try a handful of angles and shots; as well as allowing Niamh to practice editing. We played the song while Kelly was acting to see how well our idea fits with the song itself. All of our scenes will be shot on location, so the footage will not be used in the actual music video.

Production Log - Week Beginning 13/11

Red, Unavailable
Green, Filming
Blue, Editing 

We filmed on Wednesday, however the footage wasn't suitable (Lack of lighting) and they're just test shots. We plan to re-do them and use it for editing practice.