Filming Complete

Last Friday I completed the filming for my music video. I used my free time within 6th form to film the 3 choruses of the video of which the 2 singers were joined by 3 'bacing dancers', with all 5 dressed in onesies. I filmed within school in the dining room (as it has plain white wall as a background to my shots) and the auditorium as I wanted to incorporate that into my video.

Having reviewed the footage which I have taken, I am pretty happy with what I have shot and I will now start work on the editing of the video.

Day 2 Filming Confirmation

Yesterday I went about getting the permission to film in my chosen location. The location I have chosen for the second day of filming is the school canteen and the auditorium. Due to the fact that these locations are within my school, I knew it would probably be okay for me to do my filming here, however, I did need to ask permission from the Principal of the school and the subject teachers who may be using these areas at certain times.
I was granted permission by the Principal to film during period 4 at school on Friday 22nd March (tomorrow) and I have also asked the drama department if I can use the auditorium for further filming, incorporating the seats and the stairways into my scenes.This also has been granted.

Day 2 filming arrangements

I have arranged a date to film the remaining parts of my music video. I plan to film it in the school canteen on Friday 22nd March during parts of the day where there shall be less students so I shall not be interfering with the schools dining area when the space is needed.

I have asked my 5 actors to arrive with their onesies at the school at 10:30am. This will give me time to set up and film before the school dinners start at 12:45 by which time I shall have vacated the filming area.

Website Homepage

For my website homepage which I have to create, I have decided to use a template from an online web design page.
Some of the sites I could use are

• www.wix.com
• www.webs.com
• www.moonfruit.com

Having looked at some of the templates the various sites offer, I decided I like the look of the website below in terms of a layout. Obviously, the colour scheme doesn't suit my particular requirements but this is something I will change first. For my background, I am thinking of going with maybe an image of crumpets, to link the site with the bands' debut parody single, 'Down With The Crumpets'.
I am looking to keep the idea the trio of iPhone images, incorporating images of the band with a link to iTunes in which people can purchase the tracks.
I like the idea of an image gallery scroll-bar mid way through the homepage for which people can get a further idea of the band and see images from video production and photo shoot.

 

Day 2 filming ideas

Having already completed the filming for the 3 verses in my video, it is now on to the task of filming the 3 choruses.
My initial idea was to have a group of people doing a 'funny dance' in order to add to the comical side of what is meant to be a humorous music video and not to be taken too seriously. When considering costumes, I originally just thought everyday clothing but then I had a brainwave of having people dress up in onesies or pyjamas to do the dances. I felt that this will add even more to the comedy value and will be a reflection of people first thing in a morning which is something I have tried to incorporate into my video as it is about crumpets and other breakfast items.

Preferably I would like to film in 3 different locations(a different one for each chorus). This was a troublesome task of where I could film doing silly dancing in onesies as it may be embarrassing for the people involved if I asked them to do it in a public place. I have therefore decided that one of the places I could film is the school canteen. This is a food based location to link with my lyrics and will spare the embarrassment of doing it in public with the whole world watching.

I am still looking for 2 other locations at this time to film the other 2 choruses.

My idea was to have 5 people doing the dances. With the 2 singers stood at the front closest to the camera with another 3 people spaced out in a row behind.
Here is an image of the formation I want to use:

I am also considering for the camera to rotate in one direction whilst the dancers move the opposite circulating the camera. For example, the camera rotate clockwise whilst the dancers, dance around the camera in an anti-clockwise motion. I am going to film this version then see how it looks. If it doesn't look suitable I will stick with the original formation.

 

Day 1 filming details

Main Actors

• Andy
• Tom

Cameo Role Actors

• Emma

Food Props

• Crumpets
• Toast
• Frosties
• Munchies
• Snickers
• Twix
• Tea
• Coffee
• McDonalds
• Starbucks 
• Porridge Oats

Other Features items

• Toaster
• Microwave
• Cooker
• Frying Pans
• Bed (sofa)

There were many things I had to use for my video. All the things I have listed feature in my video.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Day 1 filming completion

Yesterday I completed the first day of filming for my music video. I was very limited to time so I took my time in making sure I got all the shots I needed for my 3 verses of the song firstly that involved both of my actors. I will do all the close up of all the miscellaneous objects such as microwaves, toasters, frosties and toast etc afterwards when it is not a necessity to have my actors present. This will not play any role in any continuity errors as there are only inanimate objects that I need to get shots of.

Having completed the first day of filming, I believe I have all the shots I need of the actors for the 3 verses. I am planning on doing the 3 chorus' at a later date as I plan to use a different locations for each chorus. I will plan on doing the same thing in each one but with a different backdrop.