What have you contributed this week?
This was the week of Half Term, and also the week we wanted to get majority of our filming done! Before this week had started we had planned out the specific days myself and Prinul had to film, along with our cast members. As me and Prinul both have part time jobs we weren't able to film on certain days however we pulled through and managed to get enough filming done to complete our project. Unfortunately one of our locations did not allow access to film on their premises which had then forced myself and Prinul to use a good sense of initiative into thinking where it could be more practical to film. This lead on to the decision of filming in and around the area of Prinul's home.
How does this fit in with the productions schedule/job roles/overall ideas of the project?
Although we had set specific days of filming we had come to the issue of our cast members not being able to make it as they had things going on during Half Term, this could of become a major problem if their was a lack of communication, however everyone stayed in contact which enabled us to film on another day. The job roles were mixed like written in previous posts and their was a lot of ideas and creativity flowing when filming shots to bring our own imagination and flair to the footage.
Were there any problems?
There was the issue of our cast cancelling on the days we wanted to film which had slowed our process down slightly.
How did you/will you overcome them?
Although our cast are friends of mine and Prinul we had to become more stricter and tell them that we need them in this day at this time. We did this because it would be a disaster to go through Half Term without any footage to bring back to class. They were very understanding and came to film with us. They were great to film with as they followed direction and gave opinions on our ideas.
What are your plans for the following week?
New Term!
In in this part of our project we will begin the editing stage by using the software Final Cut Express, we hope to have the correct footage with the right lighting and that it looks professional. Although we hope our shots will come out great which will help us avoid any re shooting, this will be the best time to re shoot if we need to desperately as our deadline for the project is on the 13th March 2014.
What have you contributed this week?
This week we had finished and completed all the paperwork needed before shooting and it was all uploaded on our blogs. With the paperwork completed we were eager and excited to officially start shooting. On Thursday 12th February we had begun shooting our chorus for our song. For this we used the studio recording room after school. We were in school till about 6 o'clock and were pleased to achieve all the footage for the chorus. We then collected all the footage and uploaded straight away onto Final Cut Express. We wanted to upload as we go along so the ideas are still fresh in our minds. It will also make it easier as we will try to edit as we go along as best as we can. This will speed the process up when it comes to the editing so there will be no rushing towards the final deadline.
How does this fit in with the productions schedule/job roles/overall ideas of the project?
We initially wanted to start filming on the Wednesday and were gutted to know that we couldn't because although our paperwork was done it was not uploaded on our blogs. This really pulled us back in the schedule we wanted to abide by. However we had pulled through on the Thursday and did the whole chorus which was a good achievement for us considering we had missed a day of filming. The ideas are still sticking to plan and we haven't strayed away from our shooting script which is good.
Were there any problems?
There was just the issue of the fact we couldn't begin recording on the Wednesday like planned.
How did you/will you overcome them?
We overcame this problem by shooting on the next day and made sure we completed all the shots in this specific location. We wanted all the studio shots to be done all in once because we didn't know when the studio will be next available. Also throughout the half term there will be no access to the studio.
What are your plans for the following week?
This week coming is half term which is where the majority of our shooting will be done. We aim to get all the the footage completed by the end of next week ready for the new term to edit and complete the music video.
In this part of the documentation before filming we had to ask permission for the locations that we wanted to film in and what they have responded saying.
The first location(s)
Jasmine's room - (Prinul's sisters room)
Hotel room -(Prinul's mum and dads room)
Hall way -(Prinul's hall way in house)
living room -(Prinul's living room in his house)
All of these locations are in Prinul's home making it family property so we did not need permission to film here, because he lives there are his family would not mind us filing in the house to produce a project for our final grades.
Hotel lobby - (Prinul's uncles house)
The location we have chosen to film are hotel lobby scene is in Prinul's uncles house. We were fortunate enough to get permission to film here because it is his uncles house so we did not need formal permission to film there. But we have asked him if it is okay out of good will and he said "Yes that is okay, take as long as you like"
Street - (Ashburton Avenue)
The street we are using to filing some of are scene at is a street near to were Prinul lives. This is a public place so we did not need any formal permission to film there.
School Studio
We are filing in the school studio to film are chorus in there. It is not a public place so we have to get permission from there teacher that is in charge of the school studio. This is Mr D, we found him after school on day and explained to him that we are filing a music video and need the school studio afters school on the 12-2-14. He said "Yeah that is fine, you can use it"
Hotel lift (School lift)
We are using the school lift to act as a hotel lift. The lifts in school are normally locked and the keys are normally held by the corridor ladies. So at lunch I asked miss Miss knight is we could have asses to one of the lifts in the school and she said "Ok yeah that is fine just remind to on the day you want the key and i will open it for you, no problem"
The two main job roles in this project are
- Camera Operator and editor
- Director and Production manager
Me and my partner have decided on combining and sharing out the job roles. We didn't want to assign one specific job to one person. We felt if we did that we wouldn't be able to be fully aware of what was going on when it came to the editing and filming so when combining both roles together making us both aware and ensuring both our ideas will be incorporated in the music video. We are both clear with what we want our video to look like so if it came to Prinul having to film one day on his own he will have my up-most trust that it will look the way i would like it too. If we were to split the job roles i feel that Prinul would be best as Camera Operator and Editor this is because he has done media before.
His skills will be a bit more advanced than mine as i have only started media this year. I, however, will be more suited to the role of Director and Production manager. This is because I actually do Drama as an A Level which consists of me taking charge, organizing and directing certain things. Although we have our strong and weak points this project is a team effort and will need both strengths on both parts to ensure a good music video. When it comes to editing we will both be doing it as it will become a quicker progress and we can debate and converse about how we wanted certain shots to look.
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