Filming Log Post 1

Band shots practice:

05/11/13

For the first session of filming, we went with the idea that we needed to do some practice shoots to make sure that we knew what worked well to lip sync with.  We also needed to see if the shots that we wanted were possible in the space and environment that we had to film in. This gave us a chance to make any last minute changed that were necessary if we felt that this space was not going to be enough for our Rock music video to achieve its full aim.

We tried a variety of different angles whilst Andrew lip synced to the song we are using. These were mainly made up of close ups and medium shots. This is so that we can see and decide as a group which angles and camera techniques look best. It also gives us the chance to see which camera angles reflect and link in with our genre of music the best.

If we feel that these shots were successful we will then use the footage for multiple cut away shots. As a whole we feel as if some of the footage we gained was quite successful within this filming session. We saw that some angles worked better than others and the lip syncing by Andrew worked well. This gives our group personal feedback to make sure that when we go to film the real footage we know what we can and cant do. It also helps broaden our knowledge and give us our limitations when it comes to making the final product.

Some practice shots from our practice filming shoot:

These are a variety of different camera angles that we used whilst filming the practice shots. We have tried to include all of the different angles that we first came up with when planning on our storyboard. This will then help limit down what we can and cant use due to how successful they were as a whole.

We feel that the shots from a lower angle are the most successful as it helps give the main band member more authority at this point in time. This can link back to the meaning of the song and how now that he is with his friends, he has gained more authority over the girl then he did at the beginning.