Filming Journal (Music Promo) -

Filming Day - 

On the day of filming I had people along to help me carry equipment and set things up. They also took some photos and short videos of me whilst I was filming.

We all met at my house in order to get the internal house shots done. We did this quickly in order to get outside and on location before it got dark. 

We walked to our main location which took about 20 minutes. 

On the way we walked through the alleyway in order to get the shots going down there and shot some extra shots down a small footpath we took. This meant there would be extra footage if needed during the editing process. 

Once we had arrived at our main location we waited for other walkers to clear before starting to film. In this time we set up the camera and tried out different angles. Once the area was clear of other people we began filming. We played the song alongside the recording so that the actor knew when the lines were coming. It also meant it would be easier during the editing stage to match up the shots with the music. Overall, we spent about 1 hour getting at the main location. 

In these two GIF's you can see me filming Jack our main character and singer. These shots were not originally planned in the storyboard however, when we were walking home from the location we found this tunnel and I decided to get some extra shots. 

In this picture I was trying to capture some photos of Jack that could potential be used in our  ancillary tasks as well as some practice footage of him with the lighter.

Overall, the filming day went well. I managed to get all the shots I needed from these particular locations and some extra shots to fill in any gaps during the editing process. The weather was good which helped with the lighting in the shots and made the quality of the footage better. There were some issues with the filming as the main character who was supposed to be lip-syncing had a sore throat so didn't sing the song full out. This may mean that during the editing process the lip-syncing looks unrealistic and out of sync. To overcome this issue we can re-shoot these shots when the actor is feeling better in order to get the best quality of lip-syncing possible. 

First Edit (Music Promo) -

First Edit -

Here is a first edit of my music video. To edit I have been using Adobe Premiere Pro. I have cut the shots down to the correct length and placed them in the correct order. I have not filled in all of the shots as they are not all filmed and cut properly.

Feedback - 

• ·      Plot is not clear

Our target audience thought that the plot was difficult to follow and made the music video as a whole confusing. To over come this problem we will rethink our plot and change our ideas to make the music video easier to follow. We could do this by changing our idea to become less narrative and more concept and performance based.

• ·      Too many locations

We were told that we had too many locations which made it difficult to follow and understand the narrative as they locations kept changing. The locations were not always relevant to what was happening in the music video and didn't link up to the narrative.

• ·      Too much smoking

   We were told that there was too much focus on the smoking and it didn't create the atmosphere intended. Although it was used in some of our RMA's the context and locations were different and so the meaning was not the same.

• ·      Performance is lacking

The performance aspects of our music video are good but there isn't enough of it. Also there is only performance from the singer and not the band as a whole.