Day 3 Filming

Filming for Day 3

We arrived on time, and very coldly. Unfortunately it had previously rained and we 

forgot to store some wood so starting the fire with essentials such as paper and matches. 

After about 3 hours, the fire had gotten to the point of being relatively substantial. We decided 

to go ahead and shoot, so we threw newspaper on the fire just before each shot to increase

its brightness.

Then came the flaming guitar sequence. The worked very well. The original idea was

more complex, but we were  unable to convince the more safety-concious adults to Sam's idea, 

so instead of dropping the burning guitar, we would simply place the fire on the fire.

Nevertheless, we got a really cool visual of the guitar on fire which Sam enhanced in post 

with CG fire.

At the end of the day, we had got most of the coverage, although possibly because Hannah and 

Anica were unable to come and help, we forgot to film some aspects of our plan (for example, 

footage of Coral and Crystal filming each other on the camcorder by the side of the fire).

However, in the edit, Sam found that there would probably not be the time in the final cut

anyway to include much more material. There was also a roasted giant marshmellow that I

bought along and we decided to film some of it.

Day 3 PLAN

Filming Plan for Day 3

On January 2nd (tomorrow) we plan on shooting the third section for our music video. We will be filming the bonfire scene in Coral's Nan's (Valda) garden and aim to shoot between 3pm-7pm (to keep  to our timeline and lighting elements within our video). As we're using fire we will need to make a firm risk assessment and be as mature as possible (which hopefully shouldn't be too hard for us).

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