Filming Day Reflection - 12th of November

After completing a 5 hour session of filming at Pirate Studios, we are reflecting on how it went. We were able to complete all the shots planned out on our storyboard and these matched almost exactly with what we shot. The storyboard was really helpful as it helped us to film everything quickly as we weren't thinking of what shot to do next as it was already planned. On top of this, we were able to complete extra shots that we felt would look good in the video. Prior to going to film, we made sure the guitarist knew the song well and how to play it so this wouldn't waste time when filming, and he did which was really helpful. Our drummer also did this, and picked the beat up instantly and he stood out really well in our band. The lead singer also knew all the words so this didn't hinder the band and we were able to play the full song from multiple angles and then put the best bits together form the variety of camera angles we used. One problem we faced was the timing, we left 30 minutes to film the narrative studio scenes when in reality we needed around an hour. However, we managed to complete all the different possible endings for our video and they turned out well so this wasn't a problem.We are having to go back and film on the 17th of November again however, to film close ups on the lead singer again as we noticed the guitar was in the background of these shots. Which then took the attention away from our lead singer which isn't wanted. We feel these are really needed to give the video variety in camera angles, and we feel they would look really good towards the end of the song. To conclude, our filming session was a great success, we got some really good shots where the band were really passionate which we feel is vital for our music video to succeed as it is in the punk genre.

Re- Shooting: Close Ups Of Lead Singer

We have noticed that some of the close up shots of the lead singer have the guitarist in the background, and we find that this takes some of the focus away from the singer so we will go back to the studio and re shoot some close ups of the lead singer, without the guitarist in frame as we feel that the shots would then look better.

To- Do List:

Based on our feedback from the teachers, we have to film other scenes to give the music video a twist that will hopefully have the audience on the edge of their seats. We have been told that the music video so far was not thrilling enough and was very predictable, so as stated on the previous posts, we have had a brainstorm of ideas for how the music video could pan out and we will aim to film the best ideas and then choose the idea that is best suited to our music video to give it an exciting twist.


What do we have left to do?

• Film the performance part of the music video, with the band. ( Saturday 12th November)
• Film different endings to the music video (Saturday 12th November)
• Film flashback scenes (Sunday 13th November)
• Re- shoot some narrative scenes (Sunday 13th November)
• Edit the music video together (Monday 14th - Friday 18th November)

Change of Filming Location

After careful consideration, we have decided to switch the location of our performance shots. We were previously set on filming at Yellow Bean Studio, however, we were unable to book any dates in time for the video deadline (No bookings available till after Christmas).

We have now found a new studio called Pirate Studio who are a brand new facility with plenty of times available. They also have far cheaper rates than yellow bean and provide the majority of equipment that we need in the video, including a drum kit, amps, microphones and more. All for almost £40 less than Yellow Bean.

We have planned to film on the 12th of November.

Spotted A Mistake?

From 2:18 to 2:22 on the draft music video, we have noticed that it doesn't really make sense on how The Hunter ended up right behind the man walking. Noticing it early means that we are able to re-shoot that scene in advance and edit into the music video. What we are going to do is, re- do the high angle shot at 2:18 and we are going to make The Hunter come around the corner so that when watching the final music video, it makes more sense to the audience how The Hunter ended up behind the man.

Filming Stage

We have completed half of the music video and edited it properly, we still have the performance side of the music video to do in the studio that we will use when all members of filming are available. On the draft version of the music video, there are shots of the performance scenes on the storyboard and we have used them in the draft music video so that you have an idea of what the final version will looks like, but it also shows that we know exactly what shots we will use in those scenes. So far the narrative scenes look really good and the visuals really match the tone of our song choice for the video.

FILMING DAY 2 - NARRATIVE

Today was our second day of filming and it was very successful. We shot the other half of the scenes in the forest in the same location and brought our Axe prop to shoot the scenes we were unable to yesterday.  There are still a few narrative scenes that we still need to shoot, however they involve other individuals which were unable at the time. We are now planning a date in which we can get them available to film the final few shots of the narrative half.  

FILMING DAY 1 - NARRATIVE

Today we completed our first day of filming the narrative shots of our music video. Are aim was to complete half of the narrative shots today and half tomorrow. Myself, Sahil and Rayan went out and filmed all the shots that involved the victim and the Hunter at Mosdale Meadows in Braunstone. We were able to meet our target and will continue to film these shots tomorrow along with a few re-shoots of shots i noticed were slightly off.  We had to rely on the weather to become overcast to really suit the tone we were going for, however, it was becoming extremely sunny every so often. Thankfully, the weather is not so noticeable due to it being blocked by the trees we filmed under. 

Rehearsals/Filming Plan for Band Shots

Cameras and Filming Styles

As a group, we looked into the types of cameras and filming styles that would be used whilst creating our music video. Initially, we thought that we'd try and use an old styled camera to try and get a darker and grittier feel to the video. Our final decision is that we're going to film with a 1080p High-Definition camera and convert the footage into black and white when its comes to the editing process as the video quality will look better in the final cut and we have the option to revert to different resolution qualities if we wanted to.

Filming the music video directly in black and white was also an option that we considered as we are trying to create a similar style to the Chasing Status Control video black and white color schemes. This is because the story running along with the video is one of horror and violence so having a darker filming style would set an overall scarier and suspenseful theme throughout

Filming Location - Yellow Bean Studios

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After looking over a number of locations which we could film in we stumbled across a Photography Studio called Yellow Bean Studios. It has a large 26x15ft white room which we could record our performance shots in. Currently, we are in negotiations with the studio on available dates, times and prices that we could book for filming. Additionally, the studio also provides equipment for us to rent, which would save us both time and money.  Also, our filming process would benefit from a completely white room - which includes white flooring. this will make a the room look larger than it actually is. This is something we discussed initially and felt that the use of in the preliminary music video when we used the school's studio could have benefited from. 

The reason we are looking to book a studio is to gain a much larger space than is available at school. Booking the studio in appose to using the school's also means that we aren't reliant on our teachers to let us in and the studio not being used already. The large studio also allows us to film in a more flexible and less confined situations - like our Preliminary Music Video. It will also help to implement certain lighting and shot techniques that we are taking inspiration from. 

Filming update:

We haven't started filming as of yet but we have already planned when the filming process will begin. We will aim to start on the 8th and 9th of October and film some parts of the song in the Yellow Bean Studios. We are filming parts of the music video in the studios and other parts we will film in a forest.  We feel this is a good time to start filming so that we have a little extra time to sort props and costumes and equipment out.