Day One of Filming

Thursday 14th November 2013

Today Perry and I were filming some band shots for our music video, we travelled to The Chase with Mr Fossey, Mr Wing, Scott Long and Daryl Staggs. We chose to film at The Chase due to finding a really natural open space yesterday when we went to get some test shots in order for us to get used to the camera as it was new. After arriving to the location and setting up the drum kit and piano, we started to think about what sort of shots we wanted and how we wanted them to look effective in the music video. We started off just getting a normal long shot of the band at eye level, this can be edited in order to fit in with other shots for our music video so it will look more professional. The location reflects the ideals of the band because it represents what they're about and it shows the audience a side to their personality through music. The location had a few trees lying around which made it look more rural.

Getting to the location was easy, we hired a mini bus big enough for all the equipment and the people we needed in order to complete the filming. Once we'd arrived we parked up and began to unload the equipment because we had to carry it to the location in which we'd be filming. It took all of us about 15 minutes to get the equipment to the final location and the about 15 more minutes to set up the equipment and position it correctly in the location we were using to film.

We got some really good shots during filming today, they included some close up of both actors singing to the camera which we will be able to use in our music video to show the synchronisation of the band members which will then reflect the ideals of the band to the audience. Other good shots included a tracking shot of the actors walking to their instruments, this shows the audience the kind of relationship that the band members have with each other and can help the audience to also build a relationship with them on screen.