Filming Log - 15/11

         One of many unused shots where public entered on screen

Our most recent shoot was located in Waterloo, Central London. We conversed as a group and decided that we'd film within the infamous Leake Street tunnel that was filled with artistic graffiti. The shoot was a great success and we maintained so much useful footage that we may not need to shoot anywhere else in Central London. All of the main shots on our storyboard had been shot and the footage fortunately fused with the Box Hill shoots, creating a beautiful contrast. The miss en scene created a dingy, city-like feel to it that really juxtaposed the nonchalant essence that is delivered to the audience throughout the beginning of the video. We found some brilliant background drops and the location was completely ideal. The only problem we faced was the fact that the public could go through at any time, causing people to walk into our shots and often be distracting. This came to an advantage in one case, as there was a woman running whilst I was lip syncing the entire track. However, in hind sight it appears as if the woman is running from something scary, and we have decided to currently keep that shot within the video as it seems to fit in with the miss en scene.

Filming Log - 12/11

Here is a sped up section of our shoot this week using the green screen. We set up and put down all of the equipment ourselves before and after our booking of a classroom. We are aiming to have an aesthetic visual effect of the artist falling within the video. This connects with the lyrics of the song and I believe that it will work very effectively if this is successful. We have also included other songs of segmented body parts including the symbolic reach out for another hand. We may use the green screen again to develop more performance shots which we will include within our final product.

Test Shots - 08/11

Here are some tests shots of what we did today. We experimented with different shutter speeds to create the blurred facial image for our artist. We understood that the darker the room, the more effective the outcome of our picture will be. We also explored the use of light with a slow shutter speed. However, although it could be effective, we decided that it would be irrelevant within our video or CD cover. The superimposed image of grass that has been stencilled to my body image was created on PhotoShop. We thought that this worked exceptionally well. The next step for this shot is to plan what we will actually use within the stencil body image as well as determining the background. I think that a backdrop of forestry within Box Hill would be a lot more aesthetically pleasing.

Filming Log - 24/10

This was our first big shoot, where we travelled to Box Hill by car to shoot in the cabin. Within about 3-4 hours we managed to maintain all shots within the cabin which was a real success. It was a really bright, sunny day; depicting the refreshing start that the artist will possess by the end of the music video. A lot of graphic, abstract cutaways were taken here to really ensure that our video will have that slick, professional edge to it after post-production has taken place. Whilst shooting we managed to retrieve a brilliant shot whilst driving. On the other hand, we may have to travel back there to take more performance shots outdoors.

FIlming Log - 22/10

Today our group travelled to Sutton to shoot on a rooftop and the underpass of a shopping centre. The shoot was extremely successful, due to retrieving some useful footage. Things that were beneficial to us on the day included the lighting. This is because the weather was quite foggy and cloudy, consequently resulting to a forecast that promoted pathetic fallacy. Shots taken that day included the lip-syncing on the roof, the shot of the lift and stairs going up and down and cutaways that we may include such as a broken mirror and alarms.