Introduction

In this task I will reflect on our second shoot. This shoot was solely focused on the narrative side of the music video, this was important because our first shoot we only gained footage of the band performance. We decided we would shoot our music video narrative at the Pleinmont Bunker and around the Fairy Ring, this took a lot of thought however we decided this was suited best for our narrative. The shoot did not go as well as we had wished for, however there was definitely both positives and negatives to take away.

Below are some images from our second shoot:

 

What went well?

• Our performer did his job well, this resulted in the shots we did get looking good.
• We overcame an issue with the exposure, this shows that we can be resilient in future shoots.
• The location was exactly what we hoped for, and we think we can definitely use the scene in our final product.
• Good use of mise-en-scene meant that it looked conventional in our chosen genre.

How to improve?

• We need to check the weather forecast before we go and reshoot, it was way too windy meaning that it effected the camera.
• We were not as prepared as we could have been, and were missing a performer and a crucial prop to make the shoot work as well as possible.
• For the first couple of shots we did not realise the exposure on the camera, this resulted in the footage being way darker than what we wanted.
• We tried doing too many transitions, and need to make sure that we have still shots before filming with weird transitions that could be added in post.

Conclusion

Overall I think that shoot was not successful. We will have to go back to the location and re-shoot our footage, this is because the quality of the shots we did get were too dark or the wind ruined it. We also need to make sure that in our next shoot we have the performers and props needed, this is necessary for our narrative to work as well as possible. However, by doing this shoot we have learnt some things that will help us in the future, for example to check the winds before a shoot. As a group we are now able to move forward and improve our footage for our final music video.