We began our shoot day by making sure everything was in place and ready for filming. We started by positioning our band so that they could all be seen for our first wide shot, we had to fit them into the gaps making sure that the hanging pieces of mirror were not covering there faces. The mirrors were spinning throughout the day which was really effective as there were a lot of reflections creating a distorted effect, how ever when filming we had to close the curtains around the camera to stop reflections of us being in the footage.
To solve this problem as well as shutting the curtains a bit, we had to duck. This was slightly inconvenient but the effects that the mirrors create were very much worth it. Our second shot was a close up of the lead singers face, we angled the mirror around him so that the other band members were reflected in the shot, this looked very effective as it allowed us to get lots of footage of the band however it did mean that the band had to work hard without any breaks as they were in almost every shot.
Our original idea was to shoot all the band members individually but when we saw that the mirrors reflected all of the band members we simply used that to our advantage and filmed the band members with others in the background mirrors, this has created a different image for our band as it is a unique way of filming and it has allowed us to film elements that would have taken a long time to produce in the editing suit. After filming the distorted sections of mirrors and band members I then took shots of the light bulbs, mirrors and LED going in and our of focus which I thought we could add to the beginning and end of the song when the music is at its calmest.
I also shot the band members walking on at the beginning of the song, putting their instruments on and preparing to play and also walking away from the set when they had finished playing. I thought that this would be a good idea to act as an introduction and ending for the music video.
The second part of filming was shooting the dancers, we began by filming them both in there blacks at a wide shot, we had to remove some of the mirrors and bulbs so that they had enough room to dance and it wasn't dangerous for them, we did have to give the dancers a bit of time to work in the space before filming and i also asked them to mark through it so that i could position the camera in the correct space so we didn't loose any of the key moments of dance. We then began doing close up and mid shots of their feet, so that when they fell to the ground we collected a good image, of a central point as a lot of the key passionate moments were there and we had a detail close up shot of them to use and also up above to we could catch the leaps and lifts accurately. After this we tried to follow their moves, trying to catch them in the mirrors as well to create a direct link with the band. The board we made for the dancer section we didn't end up using as the dangling mirror sections worked well enough. We then did a high angle shot as they did a lot of looking up to the ceiling so we could capture this. There was also a section where James held his hand over Sophie's chest as she pulsated up which we caught perfectly on camera which I am hopeful we will use.
After filming the dance in two costumes, both normal every day clothes and the dancing wear we when on to film more of them in their normal clothes, we captured a high angle shot of them lying down holding hands and another high angle shot of them putting their heads back on each others shoulders crying, which we wet as tissue to create tears to emphasise this we made mascara run down her face which looked really effective of camera as it reinforced how she was feeling.
When finishing with the high angle shots we went on to film elements of them kissing whilst crying, fighting aggressively filmed from both behind Sophie and behind James and another close up and mid shot of Sophie leaping into James's arms and them kissing passionately.
The only small inconveniences we had with moving the camera about so much was that we had to keep on focusing the shot otherwise they would look of a poor quality. Our shoot went better than I expected, I really felt comfortable whilst producing the footage. It helped that the boys hand learnt the music and lyrics to the song and the dancers had a dance prepare and were ready to listen to instructions. By the actors and band members being prepared it meant that we as a group could smoothly run through the shot without too much stopping for recapping any of the material. I felt every member look as if they were enjoying themselves and got really into the scenes which mad the video easier for us to shoot. Even though Sophie and James didn't have time to rehearse before that they really took direction well and made a massive effort to do everything as best they could. Over all i was extremely please and i really look forward to editing it.
To solve this problem as well as shutting the curtains a bit, we had to duck. This was slightly inconvenient but the effects that the mirrors create were very much worth it. Our second shot was a close up of the lead singers face, we angled the mirror around him so that the other band members were reflected in the shot, this looked very effective as it allowed us to get lots of footage of the band however it did mean that the band had to work hard without any breaks as they were in almost every shot.
Our original idea was to shoot all the band members individually but when we saw that the mirrors reflected all of the band members we simply used that to our advantage and filmed the band members with others in the background mirrors, this has created a different image for our band as it is a unique way of filming and it has allowed us to film elements that would have taken a long time to produce in the editing suit. After filming the distorted sections of mirrors and band members I then took shots of the light bulbs, mirrors and LED going in and our of focus which I thought we could add to the beginning and end of the song when the music is at its calmest.
I also shot the band members walking on at the beginning of the song, putting their instruments on and preparing to play and also walking away from the set when they had finished playing. I thought that this would be a good idea to act as an introduction and ending for the music video.
The second part of filming was shooting the dancers, we began by filming them both in there blacks at a wide shot, we had to remove some of the mirrors and bulbs so that they had enough room to dance and it wasn't dangerous for them, we did have to give the dancers a bit of time to work in the space before filming and i also asked them to mark through it so that i could position the camera in the correct space so we didn't loose any of the key moments of dance. We then began doing close up and mid shots of their feet, so that when they fell to the ground we collected a good image, of a central point as a lot of the key passionate moments were there and we had a detail close up shot of them to use and also up above to we could catch the leaps and lifts accurately. After this we tried to follow their moves, trying to catch them in the mirrors as well to create a direct link with the band. The board we made for the dancer section we didn't end up using as the dangling mirror sections worked well enough. We then did a high angle shot as they did a lot of looking up to the ceiling so we could capture this. There was also a section where James held his hand over Sophie's chest as she pulsated up which we caught perfectly on camera which I am hopeful we will use.
After filming the dance in two costumes, both normal every day clothes and the dancing wear we when on to film more of them in their normal clothes, we captured a high angle shot of them lying down holding hands and another high angle shot of them putting their heads back on each others shoulders crying, which we wet as tissue to create tears to emphasise this we made mascara run down her face which looked really effective of camera as it reinforced how she was feeling.
When finishing with the high angle shots we went on to film elements of them kissing whilst crying, fighting aggressively filmed from both behind Sophie and behind James and another close up and mid shot of Sophie leaping into James's arms and them kissing passionately.
The only small inconveniences we had with moving the camera about so much was that we had to keep on focusing the shot otherwise they would look of a poor quality. Our shoot went better than I expected, I really felt comfortable whilst producing the footage. It helped that the boys hand learnt the music and lyrics to the song and the dancers had a dance prepare and were ready to listen to instructions. By the actors and band members being prepared it meant that we as a group could smoothly run through the shot without too much stopping for recapping any of the material. I felt every member look as if they were enjoying themselves and got really into the scenes which mad the video easier for us to shoot. Even though Sophie and James didn't have time to rehearse before that they really took direction well and made a massive effort to do everything as best they could. Over all i was extremely please and i really look forward to editing it.
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