Sunday, 21 February 2016
weekly production log 3
This week has been a very busy week for the whole group, cast members and crew members, since me, Ben and Franki, Farheen and Tara had to do filming on multiple days throughout the whole week, and we all had to check if everyone, even the people in the cast, was able to film on certain days of the week, sometimes we only got to film on certain days of the week, since not everyone was free the whole holiday. The days that we filmed were Monday and Wednesday since those were the only two days that everyone in the group was free and was able to film.
The whole group had some problems filming the music video, and had to film very late so we can get the right lighting that we needed, and went to sou. We managed to film as many shots for the music video as we could in London, but sadly our group was not able to finish every single shot in the shooting script due to severe circumstances, since one of the girls in couple for the music video had family issues so we were not able to finish filming the music video in the time that we planned. We were not able to finish since we still needed the scenes with her, but sadly we were not able to film in the time that we were given. The group was able to film most of the scenes in the shooting script, but due to all the problems that we had, we were not able to film every single shot in the music video, with the time that we were given.
Sunday, 14 February 2016
weekly production log 2
This week, I helped my group finish all the work, that was due for this week, such as a production log, as I mentioned what shots I think could be in the music video, I did two blogs, that was part of the six blogs that we had to do, for the media project, such as wavier for cast, call sheets, risk assessment, and job roles and responsibilities. When discussing the ideas for the shots for the shooting script we all decided what locations should be used in certain shots, and the reason why we chose those certain shots, since some areas would give a certain feeling more, rather than other areas.
When we were making the shooting script, all three of the members of the group came up with multiple shots that could be included in the music video, and then we went with the best ideas out of the three, we did this so that we could visualize happening in the music video, at the same time we were listening to the song chosen for the music video so that we can see what each shot in the music video would be like, when we were making the shooting script
Throughout the week, I have been messaging the other people in my group, so we could all make sure that everyone has done the work that they were each given to do, and when we all said that we finished the work that we were given, we checked on all of the pieces of work, then put it on our own blogs.
When we were making the shooting script, all three of the members of the group came up with multiple shots that could be included in the music video, and then we went with the best ideas out of the three, we did this so that we could visualize happening in the music video, at the same time we were listening to the song chosen for the music video so that we can see what each shot in the music video would be like, when we were making the shooting script
Throughout the week, I have been messaging the other people in my group, so we could all make sure that everyone has done the work that they were each given to do, and when we all said that we finished the work that we were given, we checked on all of the pieces of work, then put it on our own blogs.
Friday, 12 February 2016
location recces
1) The first location we will be using will be Southend Beach, this location will be used during the introduction of the music video, and will run throughout the flashback and the final scenes. The relevance to the beach was that it would be a good sunset location to film the break-up, by using it through a happy flashback scene it adds further relevance as it was the spot of happier times. As well as leaving it till the very ending scene which again will connote the ending of the relationship and how the character will always be left alone.
In terms of practicality it is a public area so no permission is needed for filming, it is a case of finding a quite segment of the beach and one with a good clear background.
2) The next location we will use in Southend will be the town, this will only be used for a couple of scenes and will feature during a flashback. The relevance was just to portray a happy memory of the 2 characters in their relationship.
Filming this scene in Southend town was more for logistical reasons, we would be able to film during the day and still stay within a reasonable proximity as we needed various other settings within the same location.
Once again it was a public place which meant no permission was needed, the only problems that could potentially occur is the weather and the amount of people in the town.
3) Southend Pier would be the final location within Southend, this again would be used as another happy memory for a flashback scene. We felt we could still film a good scene in this location whilst still staying within Southend.
In this sense making the decision to film on the Pier was more about logistics and that it was easier to use the whole of Southend as opposed to limiting ourselves to just one locations.
4) We had numerous locations around London, one of which being southbank. We are actually planning on filming 2 separate locations within Southbank, the first being a bench next to the Themes (as seen in the picture.) This was at the start of the first verse, and it was really to start the journey that the artist will go through over the whole night. The next location within Southbank was a bridge (in the picture.) The relevance to this location, was because it was only a needed to shoot a handful of shots and really adds this effect of the character looking out into her city and trying to see past her own little world that she has wrapped her self in.
5) London, Piccadilly circus was the next location for our second verse, we illustrate only a couple of shots, the relevance of this location, was the fact that it is a very busy location. With some editing we would be able to continue this sense of the character being all alone in the world, even thought there are many people around her she is immersed in her own failed relationship.
in retrospect the group feels that the location is a good idea, because our scene we plan to film there does carry much relevance to the story, and we didn't particularly feel that the audience will think its just a filler shot. We hope that the audience will understand what we tried to achieve by using this location.
6) london, Green park, (looking at the picture), we felt that this was a perfect spot to add in our performance element to our music video, it was a location that we instantly knew we can add a lot of camera movement too, and really make perhaps one of the most disinterested aspects more enjoyable.
We feel that some of our shots, using this location will be a bold move, as a park doesnt really fit in with any other locations, but we felt that it was very close to our others and it was a smart move in terms of practicality.
7) We then decided to also use Trafalgar Square, this was the plan to use for the final verse, as we really wanted to illustrate the characters raw emotions and pain to the audience, and we felt it was still an iconic location, but we could really film her to be in great distress.
Technically we felt that this location was a good idea, whilst being able to reveal where she was, and film such intense scenes, the location really enables us to do many different things, with this final verse.
Whilst we wanted the scene in this location to just feature the artist and no one else, we do understand that this location is very busy. So on the technicality side of things, this location will really test our camera language and our knowledge of how we can use certain angles to get the right shot an eliminate the public.
The house, isn't particularly far from any of the cast or crew so it was a good location to film and there won't be any problems filming. Whilst it may be the most simplest location of all, it is needed as it just adds continuity to the whole video, which i stop illustrate the fight scenes to the audience to show that there was some really hard, frustrating times for both characters.
In terms of practicality it is not that far away from the Southbank locations we will be using, so in terms of logistics we won't have to constantly travel by train to go to locations that are very far apart. instead all of ours are close together which makes it much easier to film.
In terms of practicality it is a public area so no permission is needed for filming, it is a case of finding a quite segment of the beach and one with a good clear background.2) The next location we will use in Southend will be the town, this will only be used for a couple of scenes and will feature during a flashback. The relevance was just to portray a happy memory of the 2 characters in their relationship.
Filming this scene in Southend town was more for logistical reasons, we would be able to film during the day and still stay within a reasonable proximity as we needed various other settings within the same location.
Once again it was a public place which meant no permission was needed, the only problems that could potentially occur is the weather and the amount of people in the town.
3) Southend Pier would be the final location within Southend, this again would be used as another happy memory for a flashback scene. We felt we could still film a good scene in this location whilst still staying within Southend.In this sense making the decision to film on the Pier was more about logistics and that it was easier to use the whole of Southend as opposed to limiting ourselves to just one locations.
4) We had numerous locations around London, one of which being southbank. We are actually planning on filming 2 separate locations within Southbank, the first being a bench next to the Themes (as seen in the picture.) This was at the start of the first verse, and it was really to start the journey that the artist will go through over the whole night. The next location within Southbank was a bridge (in the picture.) The relevance to this location, was because it was only a needed to shoot a handful of shots and really adds this effect of the character looking out into her city and trying to see past her own little world that she has wrapped her self in.
5) London, Piccadilly circus was the next location for our second verse, we illustrate only a couple of shots, the relevance of this location, was the fact that it is a very busy location. With some editing we would be able to continue this sense of the character being all alone in the world, even thought there are many people around her she is immersed in her own failed relationship.
in retrospect the group feels that the location is a good idea, because our scene we plan to film there does carry much relevance to the story, and we didn't particularly feel that the audience will think its just a filler shot. We hope that the audience will understand what we tried to achieve by using this location.6) london, Green park, (looking at the picture), we felt that this was a perfect spot to add in our performance element to our music video, it was a location that we instantly knew we can add a lot of camera movement too, and really make perhaps one of the most disinterested aspects more enjoyable.
We feel that some of our shots, using this location will be a bold move, as a park doesnt really fit in with any other locations, but we felt that it was very close to our others and it was a smart move in terms of practicality.
Technically we felt that this location was a good idea, whilst being able to reveal where she was, and film such intense scenes, the location really enables us to do many different things, with this final verse.
8) Another location in London we decided to use was Buckingham palace, through the second verse, we decided to use this location to add our first peace of performance in to the video.
Whilst we wanted the scene in this location to just feature the artist and no one else, we do understand that this location is very busy. So on the technicality side of things, this location will really test our camera language and our knowledge of how we can use certain angles to get the right shot an eliminate the public.
9) Bens house, this location would be used, for the flashback scenes, its primary function was to stage the fight scenes that happen between the 2 characters to show the struggles that they continuously had and the strain of the relationship.
The house, isn't particularly far from any of the cast or crew so it was a good location to film and there won't be any problems filming. Whilst it may be the most simplest location of all, it is needed as it just adds continuity to the whole video, which i stop illustrate the fight scenes to the audience to show that there was some really hard, frustrating times for both characters.
10) St Pauls Cathedral, this location in london, was to be used to add another performance element to our music video, we felt that we had a lot of narrative in our original idea. As a group we came to the decision that we should be adding in more locations and more performance. We felt that this location (in the picture) on the stairs as the artists cries and shows her raw emotions, we can still edit and cut to certain shots where she can also be performing some of the verse.
In terms of practicality it is not that far away from the Southbank locations we will be using, so in terms of logistics we won't have to constantly travel by train to go to locations that are very far apart. instead all of ours are close together which makes it much easier to film.
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