Filming: Day 1

The first day of our filming we all met up as a group at 10 am near Jamilla's house. We then all headed towards Clissold Park where our filming began, the reason we decided to start with the park was due to the fact that most of the shots and base tracks for our music video is based within the park. We started off by the famous tree that has many thick branches and then moved on to the park area to do the swing shots.

We all contributed in our own way for example, Jamilla did most of the filming, myself and Tarjae helped with the directing, instructions and making sure Hadi sang on time to the original song. I also took upon the task of taking pictures of the different locations through out the day. Hadi was in charge of being the artist as well as recording himself with a flip cam so that we could later on vlog on our blogger.

We later moved on to a graveyard that was a 10 minute walk from the park, the filming took place in the graveyard and a bench that was close, we made sure that filming was permitted. Later on, once completing the filming in the graveyard we made our way to Jamilla's house as she lived close to the park. The filming took place in her room were we shot the couple together sharing their special moments. Extra lighting was needed in this shot as the lighting was not that good, but that was resolved as we booked lighting.

Filming finished at 3pm in the afternoon, we all divided the equipment within our selves and made sure we all gave it in the first day back to college.

Overall, I think we did very well by finishing all the shots we needed in the park, graveyard and in Jamilla's room. We all clearly know what we have left to do and how we are going to complete the outstanding filming needed.

Planning : analyse three music videos thats have influenced you

Labyrinth ft Emile Sande- beneath your beautiful 

This video is very different to your usual music videos. From this video we got the idea to use a green screen with images of him and the girls relationship relfected in the background whilst hes singing to the camera. We believe it will have a dramatic effect also its something different and will hint to audience that shes dead. Before the final shots.

Pixie Lott- All about tonight 

The first 15 seconds of this song is what caught our attention. This gave us the idea to do a time lapse in London Piccadilly circus to give some location shots at the beginning to show our audience its a London artist and the music video is based in London because they may not no with the shots we have in the park but they will know from the beginning shots. Additionally it will fade from Piccadilly circus to us tracking him in the park,.  

Olly murs- Dear Darlin

This song gave us the idea to do a few shots in a house, To show he's a normal person just like everybody else, he doesn't have a big fancy house he was just an average guy like everybody else. From this we decided to add a couple shots in a house.. Particularly in a bedroom playing ps3 and at home making something to eat..

Planning ; Analysis of original video

Ed Sheeran - Lego house

The original video for this song will differ to ours dramatically. In this video a crazy fan is stalking him and tries to impersonate him. He follows him and goes on stage impersonating him, Its a good video as it has many different shot types, many close ups, tracking shots and POV shots. It has the conventions of a typical music video. But by watching the original video it seems like a low budget video because its very basic with locations. Its main base tracks are in a house with many lights, a shot of him walking through a field and sitting on a bench. 

Our video will be different because our storyline is different. Its about a boy and girls relationship with a twist. As the girl is dead and this is reveled in the last few shots of the video. During the beginning and middle he is in a park thinking about her when they were together and hes doing the things they use to do together eg. swing on the swings sit on a tree while he sings to her and so on.. 

He have tried to incorporate abstract shots such as a time lapse and flashbacks of him and the girl.

Filming and editing- New video inspiration

Sam Smith 'Stay With Me':

In yesterday's vlog, I spoke about how i wanted to use a similar opening to my music video as Sam Smith did in his. Here are the shots that i enjoyed and want to use.

Since its quite a sad song, The slow camera movement showing him in his bed seems fitting.

I really like this shot as it makes the video seem continuous rather than having any jump cuts

Again, effective use of the shot. also the mise en scene is good as the colour black represents the sadness.

The tracking shot of him walking down an empty road is effective also, i would like to use this in my music video.

Filming- day 2 summary

I decided that the house shots we had were not very good. So i felt that it was important that I re-do the house shots. I looked at Sam Smith's 'stay with me' (link in the previous blog). So with just the Camera, I shot an important house scene which will go on to introduce the song 'Lego house'.

When I finished filming, I then put my clips on to final cut pro and edited it the way I plan to do so in college and felt that I did a really good job. Now we are left with the shots in picadilly circus and the green screen.

Filming- day 2 vlogging

This is the music video i was referring to...

Sam Smith- Stay with me (opening 30 seconds)

Filming&editing: day2

Members of my group shot a base track using a PowerPoint as a green screen to have an effect.

This worked collectively well. We then went to editing it into our production.