FILMING DAY

Yesterday was our filming day and to be honest we believe it went really well. Originally we wanted to be at the location for 16:30 to give us sufficient time to set up and finish filming before Derry had to go to bed. However we didn’t actually get there until 18:30 as we had to pick up members of the band and there was a problem fitting all of the equipment into one car, therefore we had to get another car to help carry the equipment. Once everything was set up the location actually looked quite professional, with the stand light focusing on the two main members of the band (Derry and Greg) and the drummer (Harry) slightly in the shadows.

Loaded car

Setting up

Band Shot

We underestimated the time it would take us to film each individual shot that we needed as at times the band members where messing around and not fully concentrating. However once everyone started concentrating and engaging with the video it was easier to get the shots we wanted. We took regular breaks during filming to ensure that everybody stayed concentrated throughout the process. We achieved a variety of shots such as close ups, mid shots, long shots and different angled shots. Towards the end when we were finishing getting the final shots the camera ran out of battery and we didn’t have the charger, this could be quite detrimental to our video and therefore we will most probably go back to the location in order to get the finishing shots we need. However it was a very enjoyable, successful day and we are pleased with the majority of the shots we captured. If another filming day is required we will update the blog with the new date etc. 

Draft Plan

Filming Date: 31/10/13

Filming Expectations: we are expecting to get all of the shots on our storyboard completed for our draft deadline on Friday. We have a total of 79 shots on our storyboard, which we will replicate to our best abilities in such a short amount of time.

Filming Time Schedule: We are expecting to be able to get all of the shots done in around 4 hours. This should give us enough time to complete editing on the Friday. Thankfully Reece and myself have only two lessons on Friday; therefore we can use our study periods and focus on completing the editing.

Filming Locations: Because our filming will take place after school, in the draft we wont be able to include all of the locations we want to use, this is because it will get to dark, thus a Saturday would be a more suited day to film on while we can use the natural light to full potential. One of our band members Dad’s has a small room, which he has all the equipment and props that we need to film in, therefore we will be able to use this room.

Location Problems: The issue we are facing with the room we our using for the draft is quite small and with a camera/tripod set up it would be a struggle fitting in all of the band and a relevant mise en scene. This is something we will have to work around on the date. Furthermore the mise en scene on the room doesn’t real suite the genre of our band, this is because it has heavy-rock genre posters around the room, therefore we will allow ourselves time before filming to clear out some of the posters and other elements of the room that don’t suit our genre and make it more conventional/suited. There is also a possibility that we will use a lot more narrative in the draft in contrast to our final piece due to the location issue.