Diary Post #2

Wednesday 19th February, 11:30am-12:45 am, Donnington Bridge

We decided the earlier, the better as it'd be around the same time of day we filmed last. However, it did look a little gloomy despite us having checked the weather forecast for the day, which told us it would be clear.

We thought that because we were filming in the morning, it wouldn't be that busy but there were some people exercising, cyclists, etc. that we let pass before actually filming. We wanted our video not to include people gawking at the camera in the background, as it would ruin the 'feel' and atmosphere of the song even though it is guaranteed this would happen when we do some shots in town.

What did we achieve in the shoot?

We focused on filming the protagonist at Donnington Bridge with a variety of shots like low angles, mid shots, high angles and we also attempted to do a match on match action shot.
The match on match action was challenging, but we took as many shots as we could so that when it comes to editing, we would be able to replace some shots in order for the match on match action to be believable.

What actors/props/costumes did we use?
The protagonist was one of our friend's sister. She is the main actress who will star in our music video. We used a bag and glassy-type pebbles for this shoot.
For the protagonist, we had her clothed in a tight colourful dress with black leggings and wedges. 

How did we set up our equipment?
We used a tripod and our friend's camera to film.

What went well?
The quality of the shots we filmed when the protagonist dropped the glassy pebbles into the water. We were quite satisfied with the range of shots we achieved, and so didn't need to refilm any clips.

What went wrong?
Sometimes we would forget that the protagonist needed to hold the bag, so we had to refilm the bits where she wasn't holding the bag. Another thing that was challenging was when people went by like cyclists and joggers. We had to wait for them to pass before filming. We also didn't notice that some of the shots we did were done the other way, from the opposite side. What we did to resolve this was use the flipped effect on iMovie so that our film played smoothly without any noticeable errors in the shots or angles.

What we need to achieve next time?
Our next filming shoot will be on Friday 21st February. For this shoot, we will focus on the shots we need for the next location.