Filming Day Evaluation- Monday 6th of November (Canterbury)
On Monday, myself and Emily filmed for the first time for our music video. We brought along our actress Paige and got on the train at 10.04 from Rainham Kent, although we did film for a short while before getting on the train to show the progression of our character. We arrived in Canterbury at around 10.40am and set off filming straight away. Our location research day was very beneficial as myself and Emily had devised a plan which included what we wanted to film and in what location. It meant we could get as much done in the amount of time we had as possible, although we will still return as we have got to do corrections and film the sections we have missed.
Our first location was the high street. We chose to film up a small street just off of the cathedral. It was based with the cathedral at one end and the main high street at the other end and was occupied by Jack Wills and some small independent shops. Here we attempted to film a medium long shot of our main actress (myself) walking past the shops with the cathedral in the background. Unfortunately, this was unsuccessful due to the contrast of the lighting, however we are going to try and recover this as much as possible if we can. If not we will be either refilming this shot or replacing it with another shot.
Our second location was some small streets just off of the main high street, nearer the wall that outlines the main area of Canterbury. The filming we did here was very successful; since being back and beginning editing we will actually be able to use a lot of this footage. Not only did we broad slightly off our story boards for this section but we were also able to form an idea where we could link filming from our previous location but also give us a lead as to where we needed to go next and what we needed to film. Additionally, because we have chosen to use ambient lighting, the lighting in this area was particularly good and therefore complimented us well when we were filming.
Our third location was the gardens with the statues in. In this particular gardens we filmed a lot of fillers sections which in the editing process we will use in those areas which are lacking lip-syncing of footage. Additionally, this is a very natural setting and a common convention of mise-en-scene of the indie-rock genre is natural backgrounds and as a result with adhere to the stereotypes of our genre.
Our fourth location Love Lane. In Love Lane we attempted to film a variety of more arty shots as the mise-en-scene of Love Lane allowed us to do that. Again, this location was quite successful. The only limitation we had of this location was as it was a sunny day, the sun was in the wrong place and hence our location was very shaded, however this is something we will fix in editing.
Our fifth location was the path of the river. The river has become quite a key part of our music video and a lot of our main locations are based on the river. My own independent view of the river is, like our music video, it has it's own journey and this is a message I would hopefully like to symbolise with the river in our music video. A lot of our shots from the river were difficult to film, however I think will be more independent. Admittedly, this filming did require more time and more attention.
Our sixth and final location was Westgate Gardens. This was the last area we filmed in but definitely one of our most successful locations. We focused more on our storyline in this section and were able to indulge into our characters which gave our actress the opportunity to perform. This bit of filming I enjoyed the most because the location gave us the flexibility to film what we wanted to and test a selection of shots. I think our filming was more successful in this location.
Overall our first filming day was very successful. We do need to refilm some sections and also film in another location but at the moment, it is looking good.
Our first location was the high street. We chose to film up a small street just off of the cathedral. It was based with the cathedral at one end and the main high street at the other end and was occupied by Jack Wills and some small independent shops. Here we attempted to film a medium long shot of our main actress (myself) walking past the shops with the cathedral in the background. Unfortunately, this was unsuccessful due to the contrast of the lighting, however we are going to try and recover this as much as possible if we can. If not we will be either refilming this shot or replacing it with another shot.
Our second location was some small streets just off of the main high street, nearer the wall that outlines the main area of Canterbury. The filming we did here was very successful; since being back and beginning editing we will actually be able to use a lot of this footage. Not only did we broad slightly off our story boards for this section but we were also able to form an idea where we could link filming from our previous location but also give us a lead as to where we needed to go next and what we needed to film. Additionally, because we have chosen to use ambient lighting, the lighting in this area was particularly good and therefore complimented us well when we were filming.
Our third location was the gardens with the statues in. In this particular gardens we filmed a lot of fillers sections which in the editing process we will use in those areas which are lacking lip-syncing of footage. Additionally, this is a very natural setting and a common convention of mise-en-scene of the indie-rock genre is natural backgrounds and as a result with adhere to the stereotypes of our genre.
Our fourth location Love Lane. In Love Lane we attempted to film a variety of more arty shots as the mise-en-scene of Love Lane allowed us to do that. Again, this location was quite successful. The only limitation we had of this location was as it was a sunny day, the sun was in the wrong place and hence our location was very shaded, however this is something we will fix in editing.
Our fifth location was the path of the river. The river has become quite a key part of our music video and a lot of our main locations are based on the river. My own independent view of the river is, like our music video, it has it's own journey and this is a message I would hopefully like to symbolise with the river in our music video. A lot of our shots from the river were difficult to film, however I think will be more independent. Admittedly, this filming did require more time and more attention.
Our sixth and final location was Westgate Gardens. This was the last area we filmed in but definitely one of our most successful locations. We focused more on our storyline in this section and were able to indulge into our characters which gave our actress the opportunity to perform. This bit of filming I enjoyed the most because the location gave us the flexibility to film what we wanted to and test a selection of shots. I think our filming was more successful in this location.
Overall our first filming day was very successful. We do need to refilm some sections and also film in another location but at the moment, it is looking good.
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