Filming and Adding Shots

Filming and Adding Shots

I filmed my music video from the 17th - 19th October 2014. During the filming I had to consider the risk assessment factors and the weather, so the camera would not get damaged. At around 4pm, me and my friends had to leave central London on the Saturday due to the bad weather. This was a disappointment as we had not captured all of the footage that we (me and Karolina) wanted. After I finished my rough cut on Final Cut Express, I saw that I didn't have enough footage for my 2minutes:14seconds song, so I had to film extra shots. So, therefore me and Karolina decided to film the panda in the park for fun. This footage suits the music video as the song is energetic and feel-good. The footage is also really good as it gave us more opportunities to fast forward and rewind the panda doing certain things, e.g. rewinding on the roundabout.

On the 27th December 2014, I decided to add more shots onto my music video because I felt that it did not portray the genre enough. I decided I wanted to film the Panda playing musical instruments and dancing, but only seeing his silhouette. This would add to the mystery of the music video, who is the panda?

Storyboard

Storyboard

As a rough draft for how to film my music video I made a story board to help me plan my day and to help me when I edit my final piece. The way that I have cut the shots reflects the beat of the music, this makes the video more energetic and upbeat, just like the song is. This helped to remind me how to use final cut express and I hope it will make the process of editing my actual piece of work a lot easier and faster.

Risk Assessment

Risks Assessment for filming

Risks I may encounter when filming...

Weather - If the weather is wet then there is a risk of the actor falling and injuring themselves, and if the weather is too hot, the actor needs to stay hydrated to prevent them from falling over ect. especially with a mask on.

Locations - Travelling into London creates many risks due to the fact it is such a busy area. The actor and I must not lose each other or any of the filming equipment. In the woods the actor may fall into rivers, lakes and may injure themselves from the debris on the floor.

Wearing a mask - This restricts the view of the actor so increases the chance of falling and becoming injured. The actor must be told where to go and must move at a slow pace to reduce chance of injury.

Other Risks - Filming near roads or train tracks; the actress must stay clear of these two places as they can be busy and very dangerous.

Casting

Casting

Choosing who to use in my music video.

What age group is best suited to this song? Why?
I think young people are best suited to my song, because of the fast tempo and strong beat. It is quite a modern song, so I would like to use a young person in the video to attract a younger audience.

What gender of actors should be in my video?
I think the song is suited to both genders, but by using a female in the video it will attract more people due to 'the male gaze'. This means that men will be tempted to watch the video as the girl will look attractive, and therefor gain more of an audience. Girls / females will also watch the video as the song is unisex and the girl will be nicely dressed, persuading girls to watch the video due to her fashion, and the humour of the video.

Who do I know that would be willing to be in my video?
I have numerous people who want to be in the music video, but I am not sure if many of them are able to lip sync or dance, so I have asked them some questions to make my final decision of who will be the panda and singer.

Who has agreed to be in the video?
Daniella Iouannou and Rikki Caiger both want to be in the video, and they are both good dancers, however I needed to ask them to mime to the song to see if they're good at lip syncing.

Is she capable of miming?
Daniella could not mime at all, she kept on laughing and smiling and said she felt awkward, so if I used her for my video, it would be time consuming waiting for her to calm down. I have decided to use Rikki as she performed the task well and didn't feel awkward at all, she is the perfect person to be in my music video.


Rikki Caiger - Panda and girl singing for my pop video.

Locations

Locations 

For mine and Karolina's media production, we want to show off our city - London. London is the most magnificent city in the world and it has some of the most iconic buildings and tourist attractions.  Some of the places I wanted to film in would involve getting permission from the owner and government, so I have had to choose very carefully where I would like to film my music video.
Some of the places/objects we are hoping to film for our media production are:

• The London Eye
• Telephone box 
• Tower Bridge 
• Tate Modern 
• The South Bank
• Camden Town 
• Hyde Park
• St. Pauls Cathedral 
• London Buses
• London Tubes
• Trafalgar Square
• Black Cabs
• Buckingham Palace, the soldiers and horses
• Princess Diana Memorial Playground
• Soho
• Leicester Square
  

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Target Audience

Target Audience