39 - Notes for evaluation 1

Influenced by : Tion Wayne  - Bae.
This is because the genre and the tone of the song was very similar to the one we chose. The idea of the artist singing to/about a female was similar and the settings and locations were also similar. Further more , the camera work and the artists clothing.

As you see above , the clothing of the artists.

We decided to support the conventions of this genre as the artists were able to relate to the genre.

38.) Filming 16/11/15

We filmed at three different locations on Monday which were:

• Gainsborough studios - we managed to stick to the storyboard and got what we wanted. The weather at the point we were filming was really windy which made it hard to get footage that wasn't shaking. But we know that when we begin editing because the footage we got will be cut up you won't be able to pick up any weather related problems. 

         We filmed a few (as we like to call it) non performance 'filler' shots at Gainsborough              Studios to show  S.Dot and J together walking and talking. Shots such as these are              important for us because we want to show the relationship between the two artists as            two young people that have feelings for each other.

• Shoreditch - we decided to get more footage from this location because we felt like we didn't have enough close up shots but thankfully we managed to get a variety of different close up shots. Each one working very well and will be a definite possibility when editing. However we faced a few minor difficulties with lighting at Shoreditch as the natural lighting made S.Dot appear washed out but once we used the portable lighting equipment we were able to fix this issue.

• Millennium Bridge - Filming on the Millennium bridge on a Monday evening was so much better than when we tried to film before on a Saturday evening. There were less people which meant that we were able to shoot our performance base tracks consistently without any major disruptions. Our only problem came with the lighting which didn't come out strong enough hitting only one side of our artists. But we still managed to get shots that were in good lighting and were well received by the camera.

The costume in this location was great as our artists were well contrasted from the natural lighting of our location. They stood out from everything else which made them the main focus of our footage as we wanted. We don't use props in any of our locations aside from what creates our synergy for our artists. And so that would be our rings and S.dot's glasses; we did really well in getting shots of these and focusing on them. 

The shots were very successful and we managed to complete all the necessary base tracks that needed to be filmed in different areas. We're really happy so far with everything we have especially the shots of our synergy objects.

Filming in the studio 

We managed to film a few base tracks in the studio but ran out of time and need more base tracks of the artists together and interacting with one another. We plan to get this done early next week.

37.) Reflection on progress

Previously I had set myself the target of:

• Use a wider range of presentational devices
• Try and stay on top of my blogging
• Catch up on blogs that i've missed due to absence

So far I think that I have fulfilled these targets because almost all of my blogs are in an embedded presentational feature , I have been much more consistent with the uploads of my blogs and i have managed to catch up on the blogs that I had missed.

My new targets are:

• Develop editing skills 
• be more organised with the uploads of my blogs in terms of order

37 - Reflection on progress

I believe at the  moment, i am not working as much as i should be or im not putting as much effort into my blog posts as i should be. However , i do believe i have done better as a reflection from the previous feedback i received as i have acted upon that feedback.
2 Things i need to improve:
The Range of ICT used.
The detail and timing of my blogs.

Studio..

34 - Detailed Risk Assessment

Rain Damaging Equipment – Make sure to check the weather before hand and bring an umbrella to protect the equipment from getting wet.

•Loss of equipment- If certain equipment aren't being used , put them away back in its holders and make sure they are in sight.

•Film In areas in which you are allowed to film in , no danger areas such as filming near building sites as it may be dangerous.

Hot lighting : Set up the lighting before plugging it in as you may burn yourself (as i've previously done) and also wait for it to cool down before packing it away.

Stay as a group in case any incidents happen or people from the group man age to get lost.

Planned filming for long weekend (Imaani)

Wednesday 11/11/15 White studio

During our three hour lesson we plan on  filming at least seven base tracks of J and S.Dot performing in front of a blank white background in our college studio.We have looked at other music videos of the same genre from artists (such as Big Tipper) and base tracks in studios is amongst one of the popular locations. As our location is quite plain we have to make sure that our camera work contains a lot of different angles and camera movements to add a lively and fun ethos to the music video.

Sunday 15/11/15 Millenium Bridge

On Sunday we plan on going to the millennium bridge in the evening when it's less busy- this will make filming with the lighting and fig rig much easier as there will be less people around and less people walking into our shots. Our base tracks will be performance based with a few establishing shots of our scenery to set the mood of the music video. We are also going to show the two artists walking around the location to match the miss-en-scene to the lyrics.

Monday 16/11/15 Shoreditch (Gainsborough studios and Shoreditch high street)

The base tracks that we filmed (in the half term) in front of a graffiti wall in Shoreditch need to be re-filmed because we are collectively unhappy with the lighting and lack of variation within the base tracks. Therefore, we are going to go back to our location and shoot a minimum of 3 base tracks per artist. On the same day we aim to go to Gainsborough studios (which is also in Shoreditch) to film a performance base track near the canal and in front of the apartments of S.Dot as well as a few establishing shots. 

Tuesday 17/11/15  spare day 

If it gets too dark to film at Gainsborough studios, we will use this day to get any left over filming done in Shoreditch.