Month: July 2021

Our second shoot

For our second shoot we went to pleinmont and the fairy ring in order to get some shots for our narrative. We ran into issues when we had to change the exposure of our camera and the conditions meant that all of our shots where shaky due to the intense wind. At first we ran into issues with camera and exposure leaving a vast majority of our shots far too dark, the second issue was that due to the wind being so extreme even the tripod shook leadings to shaky footage which didn’t look very professional.

 

Positives

• We attained some usable shots to use in our video
• We have a variety of angles and transitions
• We had some good shots

Negatives

• Under exposed shots
• Windy conditions made the camera shaky
• shaky handheld camera due to lack of shoulder mount
• Too many long shots and more close ups needed

 

Overall our first shoot was not overly successful, we needed to be more organised and planned out but we also need to time it better due to weather conditions. We need to go out and reshoot anyway with a girl so this first shoot was more of a test run but now we at least know what we need to improve on for our next shoot. In our planning documents we had arranged the shots we had wanted to get but we did not consider the weather as a variable so next time we must do that. Had we foreseen the forecast we could have potentially chosen to shoot on another day which would have provided us with far better footage.

 

From this experience however it has cemented the importance of planning and being prepared and has made me evaluate harder for what will have the best outcome for our shoots.

This is our narrative outline sheet.

For this task we had to fill out a form describing our narrative. This has helped us a lot as it has established what we need to do and has helped me visualise our video more. This planning was important as it is crucial to know what we are doing and to ensure we all share the same vision. This was a very important task as it is our plan for what will be 50% of our music video. It is important that we make the video like a short film in the sense of a progressing narrative and meaning, however we also need to make sure there is rewatch ability in the video and the meaning is relevant to the lyrical content of the song. This sheet has really helped make sure that our narrative is cohesive and planned out.

For our narrative its important that we establish that our narrative is rewatchable with a simple message which can be interpreted in many ways. It needs to be distinct from a short film in that it needs to be understandable from only a visual point and in a very short amount of time and it needs to be interesting and relevant to the lyrical content of the song.

Overall this was super useful and has really helped me understand what is going to happen. Without this sheet we would be unsure what shots we would be trying to get and what message we would be trying to convey, this is very useful from an organising and planning perspective swell as now our whole group knows what we are doing and we are all on the same page.

This is our production meeting agenda for shoot 2.

This planning document has all the details for our recent shoot. This sheet is useful as it means that we have a clearly established idea of our locations, Mise en scene and camera.

This document is very important as it avoids faults in our communication and clearly indicates who is responsible for what. The act of making a planning document is very good as it makes things much more organized and predictable.

 

This is our risk assessment for shoot 2!

For this task we had to analyse the potential risks for our next shoot. As you can see, in this sheet we identified the potential risks for our shoot and how we intend to work around them to remain safe.

This task was very useful as it is important to remain safe in these shoots as to not endanger ourselves or the equipment we have borrowed. This is good practice for the real media world as risk assessments are vital if you actually want to shoot anything.

Here are some photos from our first Music video shoot.

Overall I think our first shoot went fairly well. We got a variety of shoots and used creative ideas such as shadows and interesting lighting. We decided to move the drum kit so that we could obtain hallway shots which was a good decision as it highly diversified our shots. In this shoot I;

Operated the camera and adjusted settings, made suggestions for potential changes and ideas and I set up the camera and altered the background.

Positives

• Broad range of shots
• Successful and well timed instrumentation (Band)
• Good lip syncing
• Good background and setting

What could we do better?

• More transitions such as pans
• More vocal shots
• Better performance (More enthusiasm)
• Avoid reflecting light and reflection through guitar pick guard

Overall our first shoot went pretty well but improvements can definitely be made. I think what we have is easily passable but we will have to add more features such as transitions into our narrative shoot. To do better next time I need to be more organized and prepared and I have to consider which angles and shots I want to use before my actual shoot.

This is a star image moodboard for the band catfish and the battlement. As they are the original artists of the song we are using in our music video this moodpboard shows media surrounding them and their image and how they are portrayed.

This task was useful as we now have a deeper understanding of the band, their star image and how they are portrayed. The bands portrayal plays a huge part in their audience engagement as the audience is tied to the band image they have been manipulated to see. This task has helped me to further analyse how the band dresses and acts so I can recreate these ideas in our music video. The paradox of the star theory can be applied here as we see catfish and the bottlemen being portrayed as both extraordinary and ordinary. Through their social media we see a more human side but also an extraordinary side as we see there normal lives and their performing lives. We will apply this moodpboard in our own work as it is showing us the bands mannerisms and outlooks and how we need to convey our performers in order to replicate the band and the genres conventions.