Diary Post #4

Date: 30th March 2014

Time: 1.00-2.00pm. We got the filming done in an hour, as there weren't a lot of shots we had to do and the protagonist was already in bed.

Location: Protagonist's bedroom. This was the final scene we had to shoot. We'd considered the bedroom scene to include a natural kind of mise en scene, one in which it was obvious it was a girl's bedroom, and to amplify the message of our music video which relates to the theme of identity.

What did we achieve in the shoot?
We managed to get the shots we planned to do in this scene with the props and the costumes we had organised for this shoot.

What actors/props/costumes did you use?

We used Halimah, as she is the main protagonist in our music video.
The props consisted of the red heart, the dark coloured ball, a jewellery stand and a pink hued stone. The mise en scene of one of the shots in the bedroom scene include two teddy bears, a stereo and an extra bed. The extra bed wasn't supposed to be there, as it suggests that there is someone else who sleeps in the room with the protagonist. This is an error we are hoping to fix soon.
The protagonist's outfit is a light grey top with short sleeves and bottoms to reflect how neutral she is, as it is a colour between black and white. Light grey is a colour which gives the viewer a sense of control, stability and intelligence signalling that this is the end of our music video.

How did we set up our equipment?
It was a bit of a challenge to film Halimah in bed, as it didn't provide a steady surface from which the tripod could stand. Instead, we tried to film from her bedroom floor. We also had to charge the camera's batteries in the middle of the shoot.

What went well?
The quality of the shots turned out to be very good, as we had drawn open the curtains to let in the sun's rays. Despite it being afternoon, the sun was still beaming out in the sky. This upped the level of lighting we had in the shots.

What went wrong?
The only thing that went wrong was that we didn't realise that we had filmed the extra bed in the same room. We could crop this out, but it would affect the quality and make this shot unclear.

What we need to achieve next time:
If there is a next time, whether it be refilming shots or in the long term, we have to pay attention to what we are filming, what's in the frame and correct the mise en scene if possible.