Evaluation for Third Day of Shoot

Evaluation:

Today, Lauren and I intended to have some of the footage, which we collected friday night, and put it together to have projected onto Lizzie! Due to implications we faced in the day we filmed later than we intended, such as being unable to find the right cable to extract the footage from our camera (as it was locked away) and gathering the footage together - taking longer than we intended.
Eventually, we extracted the footage from the camera and we were then able to save it in smaller chucks so that when it comes to editing we will be able to put the music video together alot easier. Due to the amount of footage we had, it took a long time to extract it. Once we had collected all of the footage from our film camera, we were able to take the more creative and visual shots and put them together in order to create the projection film onto Lizzie whilst she sings.
Putting the footage together took just over an hour (including the time it took to convert it into a Quicktime file). During the time when editing, we helped Lizzie to get her clothes and make up sorted out before filming!
Eventually, we brought down the equipment such as the laptop, USB Stick, tripod, camera and everything else down to the lecture theatre (at approximately) 3:30!
Luckily, everything was well prepped so we knew we were able to get it done within an hour or so.
We connected the laptop into the projector electrics and had it viewed alot larger onto the screen - We tested it out to see how effective it looked... and it looked pretty damn AMAZING.
The only problems we realised is the darker images didn't show lizzie very well - but the majority (lighter images) showed her up pretty well.
We did a variety of different shots (such as a wide shot and close ups) to create more variety in the music video.
We finished our filming til around 4:45, which we somehow finished at our intended time (since we were able to use the lecture theatre from 2:15 - 5:00)

Third day of filming - Monday 28th November

For this day: we intend to have the footage ready to use on the projector and have Lizzie sing with it playing in the background..

Our location: The lecture theatre which we filmed in!

Lizzie: Getting herself prepped for the shoot!

Lauren getting ready to film the projection segment of our music video!

We used an Apple Mac laptop to display the footage we cut together in the day to put through to the projector!

- Need to put together some footage from friday night's shoot (e.g. blurred lights, disco ball, sparkler, blank scenery without lizzie in the shot...etc) for the projector scenes.

Lecture theatre:

Booked from 02:15pm - 05:00pm. :)

Shots to use for the projection:

- Blurred lights

- Disco ball

- Motorway shots

- Sparkler

Costume:

Need a different costume to other filming days (e.g White/light coloured top, jeans and grey heels)

Equipment:

- Computer

- Projecter

- Film Camera

- 2x Battery packs / Charger

- Tripod

- Lighting

- Tapes

Sparkler Safety Instructions:

Garden Fireworks, Handheld Sparkler - Must be sold as packaged.

Warnings: For outdoor use only. Use only under adult supervision. Keep away from eyes and skin. Keep away from clothing etc. Spent sparklers remain very hot. Not to be given to children under 5 years of age.

Instructions: To be lit singly. hold the handle in gloved hand at arms length.

Evaluation for Second Day of Shoot

Evaluation about the shoot:

On friday the 25th of Novemeber we had filmed for the second day for our music video. From 3-4 Lizzie had enough time to get dressed and ready for the evening filming. We intended to set off on our journey to the locations in Greater London at around 4:30, but ended up leaving at 5:40 from school (due to implications). We made sure we all wrapped up warm for the cold night ahead of us! We had to pass by Lauren's house to pick up the spare tapes which we needed for our filming. We then set off towards London down the A2 - However, we then hit traffic 1/4 into our journey and were stationary in the car for around 20-30 minutes. This was a possible problem that we knew may have arised and knew that it would mean we had to film later than expected. Eventually, we got to our first destination (Beckton Hill) at 7:00. It was fairly windy and cold seeing that we were fairly high up, but had an amazing view! Setting up the equipment was fairly difficult because it was hard to see - luckily, we had the portable L.E.D Light on us which enabled a successful/safer set up of the camera and the tripod. We then attatched the LE.D Light onto the camera to enable a better view of our actress, Lizzie. For health and safety reasons, we made sure Lizzie kept on her warm/comfortable clothing througout filming on the hill as it was freezing cold! Lizzie did a few takes (approx 3/4) on lipsynching to the music we played via Laurens iPhone, which enabled a successful and in time sync to the music. We had a successful start at this particular location because the scenery behind Lizzie was pretty stunning and the blurred light effects came out well! The only problems we faced was being able to see the functions on the camera and controlling the focus/zoom in the dark. We were able to solve this problem by shining a second L.E.D portable light onto the equipment in order to see. After we got a variety of shots and footage, we decided to pack up our equipment and move to our next location before it got too late. We warmed up in the car and had a quick rest/break before setting off to the next location. The second location we travelled to was the Royal Docks, only 10/15 minutes away from the hill location and had arrived at around 8pm. I (Aimée) used a SatNav when driving to this destination to ensure we didn't get lost and not loose time in filming. We arrived at the Docklands location at around 8pm and made our way up to the bridge. We decided to use free hand for this part of the filming because we wanted to incorporate more free hand shots into the music video and make it look more interesting. Lizzie changed her shoes for the filming and did a couple of takes on lip-synching the music. Because we were fairly high up from the ground, it was particularly windy so there was a problem with Lizzie having to hold her hair as the wind carried on blowing it around! Once we had enough footage, we made our way back to the car to make our way to our final location - London Bridge.
We arrived at approximately 9:45pm and parked at 'Wapping High Street' a 10/15 walk away from our filming destinations. The reason for parking at this place particularly because it was more convinient in the cost and safer parking aspect. We walked over the tower bridge and decided to film a few shots of Lizzie walking over the bridge and came across some elegantly lit trees which we thought looked particularly effective for our music video. We arrived at our desired location beside the thames, which we had decided to use from our inspiration of the 'Take A Chance On Me - JLS' video. We took various shots of Lizzie performing / lip syncing to the music at this location. The only problems we faced (which was expected) was the public, passing through the camera shots mistakingly.
By this point we were all fairly tiered, but were pleased with the footage we had caught. At approximately 10:30 / 11 pm we decided to finish our filming for the day and catch some food!
We drove towards Greenwich to grab some pizza from Dominoes...Mmmm. Pizzaaa!!!!.. At this point, we all felt / looked like zombies and wanted to eat our well deserved food and get home to our beds!
:)
Overall, We had alot of fun and gained alot of experience and knowledge from the shoot!

Second day of filming - Friday 25th November

 Lizzie getting her hair and makeup ready for the evening shoot!

In the car: we found a moment to pose for a picture whilst stuck in traffic - on the way to our locations!

Lauren filming some moving traffic/motorway footage within the car

Actress Lizzie: In the back of the car, smiley smiley!

An example of some of the blurred lights we achieved in filming!

On top of the hill in Beckton - Setting up the camera and tripod. Also taking some footage of the landscape/skyline of lights.

 Aimée directing the light on Lizzie to test out the intensity of the light.

Our equipment (Tripod and camera) set up on Bekton Hill.

Quick Snap Shot - Whey hey!!!

Location number 2: Tower Bridge!

One part of the location which we decided to film Lizzie on.

The 'JLS' inspired location

Aimée filming Lizzie by Tower Bridge

A well deserved pizza for each of us after a long night of filming. :p

Planning and preparation before the evening filming:

Must remember to bring in for the day of shoot:
- Costume
- Makeup

- Film camera
- Tripod
- Tapes
- L.E.D Lighting (portable)

- Camera (to take pictures)
- Get postcodes/addresses for locations!

- Music and Speaker
- Snacks
- Money (To purchase food and drink when out)

 Locations for filming:

- Tower bridge

- Beckton hill

- Victoria Docks

- Car (for filming the lights when travelling)

- Motorway

Equipment:

- Film Camera

- Battery for film camera

- Digital Camera

- Portable L.E.D Lights (for the outdoor use) PLUS the battery

- Tripod

- Tapes!

Lizzies outfit for the shoot:

- Off/On camera (Coat/Scarf and comfy, practical shoes for walking around in)

Considerations:

- Cold weather - ensure hot drinks/food is provided and the crew/actress is warm and comfortable.

- Possibility of problems when travelling to destinations

- Tieredness

- Length of filming

- Problems that may occur with equipment
- The public

Meal:

To motivate ourselves towards something and have a decent meal, we will need to ensure we eat something during/after our filming to keep us going - especially for our actress.
Pizza! - Dominoes in Greenwich?

Transport:

Aimée's car - petrol should be put in before we set off on the journeys to prevent hassle/breakdown!

First day of filming - Monday 21st November Analysis

Today was our first shoot out of three. Our scheduled start was at 1245 so that we could begin shooting at 1320; however preparation time took us longer than we expected because of gaining access to the studio for us to prepare our actor and also setting up lighting. The shoot ran smoothly with very few if any implications, as we had learnt from feedback and advice from previous groups. For example, for each new camera shot movement or new film, leaving a five second intro was crucial as it would make it easier for us when it comes to post production.

From our first shoot we wanted to achieve artful shots of 'Bokeh' (lights out of focussed) along with attractive and elegant photographed shots of our actress. We produced impressive photography and film with the use of lighting objects such as a Disco ball (multicoloured), fairy lights and a black light. However, through using the black light that we tested we found that it did not work as effectively as we would have liked at the clothing used and the style of lighting in the room made it hard for us to film the body parts we had hoped. Apart from this the other lighting objects worked very well. On our third shoot day we are aiming to accomplish effective shots from the use of sparklers and a silver glittery disco ball.

Throughout the shoot we had several breaks because of the direct lighting on the actor being very bright and the heat being produced from the light made the room very harm meaning the we would become tired more easily therefore breaking at suitable moments made the process less tiring and fun!
As we were only using one location on this shoot, it was rather relaxed as we could keep all equipment and our own personal items in one place. The studio was small therefore we did not need a music system that would need to play the music out very loud, this is also the case where there were only three of us in the room which meant it was more quiet and we only needed a small dock to play the music off.

The day finished after 1730 as we decided to capture more shots than planned which worked out really well. There were no problems with the fact that we finished later as we made sure that the actress could get home safely and was fine with the fact she was required to stay. This shows us that our actress is very reliable and committed which we cannot be more pleased and appreciative for.

The overall process for today was very successful, we had a lot of fun and have obtained a wide variety of different shots which collectively we think are fantastic and we cannot wait to watch and edit them... also carrying on filming on the second day which is going to required a lot more in-depth research and time spent planning on. Considerations to take in for our next shoot would be to allow extra time to prepare the actress and area before shoot to prevent time wastage on common problems with access or weather restrictions.

Well done guys!

Postcodes for 25/11/11 (second filming day)

For the second day of filming, I had to gather information about the locations Lauren and I would be filming at. For the three locations I looked at the parking availability and the address/postcode. We will be bringing along a SatNav so that we can get to the locations easier and without any hassel (for example, getting lost!...)


Wapping (Near Tower Bridge): FREE PARKING AFTER 5:30

Wapping high street SE16

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=wapping&hl=en&ll=51.504804,-0.067506&spn=0.000693,0.004128&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=23.931729,67.631836&vpsrc=6&hnear=Wapping&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=51.504804,-0.067507&panoid=Z94IQmjoCbGJimtr2fDCsQ&cbp=11,200.94,,0,4.7

The hill: FREE PARKING

Albatross Close, East Ham, England, United Kingdom E6

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=beckton+alps&hl=en&ll=51.519087,0.058708&spn=0.000693,0.004128&sll=51.504804,-0.067506&sspn=0.001538,0.004128&vpsrc=6&hq=alps&hnear=Beckton&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=51.519087,0.058708&panoid=dJeyOgyMRJPT5oWTVA4_dw&cbp=11,179.33,,0,11.29

Royal Docks: FREE PARKING

Wesley Avenue, East Ham, England, United Kingdom E16

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Royal+Victoria+Dock,+East+Ham&hl=en&ll=51.504736,0.026994&spn=0.011086,0.066047&sll=51.519087,0.058708&sspn=0.001537,0.004128&vpsrc=6&hnear=Royal+Victoria+Dock&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=51.504733,0.026974&panoid=MXxLwZaSlpbRLHdJ1Nuw1Q&cbp=11,0,,0,0

Friday 25/11/11 Call sheet

First day of filming - Monday 21st November

Monday: 21^st November 2011

Weather:
Cloudy - Highest 11°C Lowest 8°C

Locations:
Dartford - The Leigh Technology Academy

Studio

For our shoot, we were able to capture some good footage in the studio on some creative shots of our actor and create the bokeh (blurred light) effect behind her as she lip syncs/acts for the music video.
We intended to film for most (all) of the day, to gather a range of different shots and get enough done for the first day out of the three for filming. However, the first part of the day was a slow start because we were unable to film in the studio, as it was being used. We had filmed from 1:00pm til around 5:00pm so we had lots of time to have some footage.
As soon as the studio was available, we were able to set up our equipment (Film camera, tripod, lights onto the black backdrop) and organise Lizzie's costume and makeup.
We had carried out different shots and angles of lizzie performing, such as free hand and having the camera on the tripod.

Images of first shoot?

Meeting (24/11/11)

In our media lesson we discussed about what we will need to do for the development of our music video. On friday evening, we will be filming in London and we have thought about the following points:


- Going over the call sheet
- Filming at night
- Discussion about lighting for filming in the dark - Sorting out portable lighting for filming.
- Locations
- Discuss points about the digipack and website


This meeting has helped us to have a clearer mind about the evening and how we need to prep and collect equipment so that we can be organised and have an effective film shoot.

Lizzie's Timetable

In order for us to have a better plan around when the crew (Lauren and I) and Lizzie are able to film, we have create a timetable of Lizzie's free time for when she is able to act/perform:

Mondays: Free all day

Tuesday: Busy lessons period 1, 2 and 3. Free 4th lesson.

Wednesday: 1, 2, 3 Free. Busy 4th lesson . Work from about 6:45-7:45

Thursday: 1, 2, 3 Free. Busy 4th lesson

Friday: Busy all day (periods 1, 2, 3 and 4) Work from 6:45-7:45.

Saturday: Working from 9:00-5:00.

Sunday: Free all day.

Hit The Lights (EXCLUSIVE) Video Analysis

Why we looked at this video?
As our own idea for the music video is heavily focused on lighting, this specific music video has great examples of how we could incorporate different light styles in to our own music video.

How its influenced and helped us?

The main focus is from the middle part on the video onwards as this is where the lighting becomes more of the focus and becomes more direct. As it is then night time, which is the time that our music video will be filmed at.
The use of the different lighting notions such as disco lights and the framing of the artist, with the lighting behind her.
The quick cut shots of with the different lighting and locations matches the beat of the music to keep it consistent and fast paced.

We particularly the use of the sparkler, which we initially had the idea of, but through seeing it on a professional video we found ways of using it.
The variety of creative shots such as the Bokeh effect of the blurred focus of the spot lights. This is the type of creative shot that we want to incorporate a lot of in our own video.


We do need to consider that when we do perform the shots of her in the dark with the different light styles that we film under good lighting conditions to highlight singer as it can look poor and bad quality if the conditions are too dark.

Hit The Lights (EXCLUSIVE)

Photoshoot One + Costume Planning

On Monday 14th November, Lauren, Lizzie and Aimée came into school to have a meeting and talk about the types of things we need practise/consider, such as costume, makeup and use of lighting.
First of all, We styled Lizzie's hair with straighteners. The reason why we decided to keep her hair straight, rather than curly, because we thought it would suit well with the costume and make her look more smart for the photographs.
We brought in plenty of makeup to decide upon and what would be suitable for lizzie to wear with her outfit. Lauren helped apply the makeup to Lizzie's face and eyes.
We brought in different lighting (such as fairy lights) to see how effective it would look and to help us have some practise before the day we film, and to see whether the lighting worked properly.
When taking shots of Lizzie, we had some considerations about the type of style the album Digipak can look like. Whilst taking shots, we talked about how suitable the photographs can look in relation to the style of the song, the concept and the image we are creating for the artist.

Main points of the day:
- Test shots
- Planning makeup/costume 

- Lighting (Fairy Lights and Photography Lighting)

- Camera composition
- Considerations about Digipak designing

 Aimée straightening and styling Lizzie's (actress/artist) hair

 Lauren hanging up the fairy lights on the black backdrop

Lauren applying the makeup and eye shadow to Lizzie, practising with different styles of eye shadow.

 Our selected dress/costume for Lizzie to wear in the studio shots

Other possible choices of clothing we brought in for judgement and suitability.

Result of the fairy lights hung up with no lights on

Lauren and I taking the practise shots/digipak shots of lizzie against the black backdrop

Our (messy :p) table of equipment,  lights, makeup and costume.

Lauren and I experimenting with the fairy light effects we can create

Another light effect we may incorporate within the music video - DISCO BALL!

Results:

(For this photo, we used a purple filter on the photography lights to test out what it would look like and to experiment with different effects)