Day 2 FILMING

Filming for Day 2

We shot the second lot of footage for our video on 21st December. We were aiming to shoot 2 key scenes in our video - the scene where Olivia-Mae finds the letter and the party/gathering scene where we see Ruth flirting with Jenny. Unfortunately Anica could not join us on the day, but we still managed to get everything done fairly smoothly.

Our day started at 9am and not leaving until about 4pm making our day very long so we provided ourselves with several snacks and drinks to keep us going throughout the day and taking breaks when we needed them. The others were exhausted when we first arrived due to the early hour (especially during the holidays) but  everyone quickly got into the process of setting up and preparing for the long day. We filmed the scenes with just Coral and I in the morning, stopping at midday for lunch. Our extras began to arrive at this time so there was a quick pizza lunch (ON TIME) then we were ready to shoot. One of our extras dropped out at the last minute, but fortunately the friend/home owner was willing to be in the video. The extras all got along really well, both with us and each other, and the filming was remarkably smooth. The only problem we encountered was a broken guitar string which looked bad in the shot, but we just removed the string and carried on filming (evident in the video above).

Overall, the day passed smoothly, with us shooting everything we needed to despite having to work with a larger group of people. The extras were all very helpful and listened to us well, which definitely contributed to the successful shoot we had. All in all, it was a very good and productive day despite our worried thoughts of on the previous day.

Day 2 PLAN

Filming Plan for Day 2

On 21st December we will be filming the second lot of film for our video. We will be shooting the letter scene in the morning and group scene in the afternoon at one of our friend's house. This will be an interesting day as we will be filming with other actors as well as ourselves, meaning that organisation will be key. We have chosen a good, reliable group of people so we hope that the day will run smoothly. We will be filming from about 9.00 until 16.30, so it could be quite a tiring day. Below is our shooting schedule and risk assessment.

Choosing extras...

On 21st December we will be needing extras for the party/gathering scene. We therefore need to choose a good group of people to be extras as the outcome of our shoot depends on them behaving well and not causing us too much strain. As there is no dialogue in our video and the acting is not particularly hard we do not need to look for amazing actors. Instead, we have focused on finding people with the expected 'indie' aesthetic we are aiming for in our music video, choosing people who will concentrate, get along well and not be too camera shy. We will need around 4 extras and have decided on 3 of our friends and Sam's younger brother. 

The friends we have chosen all have an indie aesthetic, are sensible and we all know each other so there shouldn't be any strain or struggle. Sam's brother is also quite friendly, so we should all hopefully get on well with everyone else, plus has an indie aesthetic for us to work with.

Day 1 FILMING

Filming for Day 1

Here is a behind the scenes of day 1:

The 10th December was the first day of shooting our music video. We planned to shoot several sequences: including the opening with Olivia-Mae (me) and Ruth (Coral) walking together, the scenes of them walking through the woods, and the found footage scenes with the dog. Due to cynophobia (fear of dogs) Anica did not join us on this shoot, although Hannah's mum came along to act as the dog handler.

When we got to the location, we found the weather to be a little different than what we had hoped. We had initially pictured sunlit fields and light shining through the woods; we arrived to find the day overcast and foggy with a light rain. However, instead of returning home and rescheduling the shoot for another day, we made the decision to carry on filming. The fog made the fields seem atmospheric and indie, creating a beautiful effect in the camera. We pulled on our raincoats and started shooting our video. Of course, there were some downsides to the weather. Firstly, we had to make sure that our cast and camera all stayed dry, which included Hannah holding an umbrella over the camera. We also found our time with the dog cut short, as he got wet very quickly and we didn't want to keep him in the rain for too long. We made up for this by shooting shots with him at the very beginning and filming shots of just Olivia-Mae and Ruth later. We also decided not to have them climb trees, as this could be very dangerous and we didn't want to spoil the shoot with a trip to A&E. One advantage of the weather (other than it's beauty) was that our location was basically empty, so we got our pick of places to film without having to worry about other people ruining our shots. One later disadvantage of the weather, however, was that we didn't manage to catch golden hour as we had aimed to, as the clouds stopped the sunlight from getting through. At this point the fog had mostly cleared, removing that effect, but I had brought a canister of fake fog along with us so we could still make it look indie. We managed to finish our shoot just as the sky was beginning to get dark, reaching the car park just as night was beginning to fall.

In the end, we managed to film everything we needed to. Although the weather wasn't what we had initially hoped for we actually think that it might make our video look better and more indie as fog and rain is a convention of the genre, plus it reflects the mood of our piece. All in all, it was quite a successful day, if a very damp one.

Day 1 PLAN

Filming Plan for Day 1

Tomorrow (Saturday 10th December) we will be shooting each shot required for this area. We will be filming in the field to start off with and then walk to the forest areas for our other required shots. We are hoping to get to the Larger field before it gets too dark. We're aiming for a 13:30 start and a 16:00 finish. 

Time schedule:

Risk assessment:

Ancillary Tasks

Planning our Ancillary Task

In order to start a designing these digipaks and averts we had to think up what kind of imagery we wished to portray. We all decided we wanted to show synergy between the two so that they corresponded with each other and the music video itself.

We came up with a few ideas:

• Orange/fire related colours 
• "Mysterious' character looking at a projection
• A projection of myself watching back at my character
• Fire in my eyes
• A burning guitar (with me potentially in the background)
• A broken pocket watch
• Fire
• Projection room (to symbolise re-arrangement)
• Puzzle with a still from the video
• Burning trees
• Fields and trees

Using those words we started designing and here are the outcomes:

Digipak 1

Digipak 2

Digipak 3

Digipak 4

Advert 1

Advert 2

Props in our Music Video

Props

In our music video we will need to use several props that we have to get. In order to make sure we don't forget anything we had to look into our storyboards to see what our video required.

What we need:

• A projector - to create the projected images needed in our video
• A pocket watch - we want to show Olivia-Mae waiting for someone but we didn't want to use a phone as it was considered too modern; we therefore decided to use a pocket watch to follow the indie convention
• A lighter - Olivia-Mae looks for a lighter to light some candles but this is how she stumbles on a letter that is the main catalyst for our video
• A letter - A note that Jenny to shows Ruth's unfaithfulness towards Olivia-Mae
• An acoustic guitar - for Ruth to play with Olivia-Mae in the garden or campfire (which is another convention for indie
• A broken guitar - to set on fire symbolizing Olivia-Mae's rage

After deciding on the props needed we set about sourcing the props. Below we have a few age ideas for who could provide them along with a couple of pictures wherever possible. 

Projector - Samuel

Pocket watch - Hannah's sister 

Lighter - Crystal

Letter - Coral

Guitar - Samuel

Broken guitar - Joseph (a friend of the group)

Acting in our Music Video

Actors

We need at least 3 characters to playing in our video as we'll have 3 main actors and the a few extra to play the friends in a scene when they all get together. I will still be playing the role of Olivia-Mae (I am the main character so the video will be mainly from my perspective) as I have acted in our AS media video and my group believes I have the abilities required. Olivia-Mae is in a relationship with the character Ruth so we needed another person to play this role and another to play the character of Jenny. We came to the decision that a friend named Coral will be good as the role of Euth as she has had her experience in acting and we know her very well. We have also decided that Hannah will be a good person to play the role of Jenny as she too has acting experience and she is part of our group so we figured it was a good way to show more members of our A2 group. Considering the fact Jenny has a minor role throughout the video we found it would be much easier for Hannah to be more involved in the actual filming for most of the time as well as another member of our A2 group (Anica) so we shouldn't be short of hands.
For our A2 I acted in the video and we hired another actor that we never actually met before but it came out well, hopefully using people we actually know will allow us to feel more vocal and it is easier to keep in contact with one and other.