Below are some screenshots of our first shoot as well as some behind the scene photos of the performance, setting up the props, setting and directing the actor.

What did I specifically do?

During this shoot I was also the performer therefore I had less time holding the camera so unable to film the performance, however I filmed majority of the still shots of the mess of the party. We all contributed fairly to setting up the production design working on the mis-en-scene like the setting and props as a team to make sure we worked efficiently. Due to being the performer I was able to direct myself with the acting as I already had a vision of what to achieve- as well as taking orders and suggestions from my team mates overall working collaboratively.

What do I think about the footage?

The footage we captured was good however not enough. Some shots came out fuzzy due to wrong camera settings, we didn’t get a lot of dynamic, interesting shots and camera angles making this section not as exciting which is negative as the pop genre is all about excitement and fun. We could have also done with filming some depth of field shots as we didn’t as well as just our star being natural and not lip syncing– due to this I believe we need to have a re shoot just to get more footage.

Despite this, a positive is the mis-en-scene like the setting and props which I believe communicated efficiently to represent the morning after the party with the deflated balloons, trashed cups, used shot glasses and toilet paper stuck in the tree all of this was carefully planned in order to connote a wild, busy party. The star wakes up holding a cup and her shoe which we constructed to convey to an audience that she had a wild night as well as a sense of confusion and mystery for the audience (enigma code-Barthes)– how did she end up there? One thing though is that I wish we went crazier on the messy hair and makeup as I feel like it could have been further exaggerated to represent this narrative more clearly.

Focusing Forward 

Now that we have completed the first shoot I’m now aware on the amount of footage we need to get in our next shoot coming up which is the party shoot, I will ensure we achieve some better more dynamic shots referring back to our visual shot list to ensure it stays conventional to the genre so the audience get a preferred viewing whilst also experimenting with more unusual quirky shots which fit this wild party narrative. We also need to make sure the lighting is good as it will be a night shoot so we need to avoid grainy footage, and finally unsure we use the correct camera settings. But from our first shoot we have all found a way to work together efficiently- taking each others suggestions and inputs and having good communication which will be beneficial with the next shoots.