Diary Entry.

The 22nd of October 2010 was the date I set to film footage for my music video.
At 9am I walked up to the school to pick up the camera for filming, which was charged the night before by another student who had used it previously.

I and a friend travelled up to Sydenham by train to film the narrative footage at the bottom of my cousin’s estate. We arrived around 11:30. This is where I filmed my friend Harley and all her narrative parts, as well as the lead singer parts, which was played by my cousin. There were small narrative parts to be played by the rest of the band members. While filming outside, I used a tri-pod.

It took roughly and hour to film outside, and afterwards we all travelled by bus to Catford where all the indoor filming was to take place, including the instrument parts and the rest of the narrative section. When we arrived at the house, we stopped for lunch and I charged the camera, as it has lost some of its battery life.
When we resumed filming, the time was roughly 1:30pm. I finished filming the narrative which required some outside footage of the house as well as inside. We also needed to use the bedroom and a bed.

Finally, the last section I needed to film was the instrumental part, which I filmed on a white background. This was tricky, as the drums were larger then I anticipated and it was difficult getting the drums as well as the other members of the band in front of the white background.

While I was filming throughout the day, I had to take different shots of the same section, just to be certain I have a good shot. I also had to take into account the split screens I wish to add into my video, so I had to film extra parts.

I also had to take pictures for my digipak. I took a few pictures, but my main aim was to finish all of my filming. The filming finished at around 4pm.

I was relieved when I finished filming, because it was very stressful planning the day and the shots I was to film, but the overall experience was thoroughly enjoyable and I look forward to seeing my finished video.

Shot Lists.

I have created three shot lists to help me create my music video. I have split them into narrative, outside, and band performing. This will make it easier to film all the scenes I need on the day of filming.
I created them on Microsoft Word.
Below is the shot list for the band performing:

Below is my shot list for my narrative scenes:

Below is my shot list for my ouside scenes:



Overall, I feel that by creating these shot lists, I will be able to successfully capture all the scenes I need for my video.

Production Schedule for Filming

I created my Production schedule on Microsoft Word and print screened it so I could add it to my blog. I feel that by creating this I have ensured that my filming will run smoothly, and I can refer to it to make sure I am on track.

I feel that this will benefit me greatly in making a successful video.

I hope to complete all my filming on the 22nd of October.

Assets List

I have created an assets list so that I don’t forget any important equipment or props. I know this is important, as if even the smallest detail is forgotten, it can stop you completing your filming. I found this out when filming for our preliminary task.

The following are items that I require to help me create my music video.
• Video camera
• Tri-pod
• Tape
• Production Schedule
• Shot List
• Assets List
• Storyboard
• Money – Train tickets, food, drink, etc.
• Camera – to take stills of film so I can upload to my blog
• Correct clothing – the girl wearing high heels, boys wearing jeans, etc.

Below are items I require when filming outside:
• Coats/jackets – in case of bad weather
• Umbrella – in case of bad weather
• Cigarette and lighter

Below are the items I require when filming indoors:
• Drum kit
• Guitar
• Bass guitar
• Microphone
• Telephone
• Settee
• Double bed
• Mobile phone
• Pile of washing
• Socks
• Clock (non-digital)

I feel that creating this assets list will help me greatly in filming for my music video. It will also make me more prepared on the day of filming.

Influences

After I completed the editing of my music video, I needed to start thinking about my Digi-Pak.

The kind of genre of my music video is an indie theme. The type of style I was going for was similar to those of The Drums, Mystery Jets, and Vampire Weekend. The styling looks like they have filmed the video themselves and it looks quite raw in comparison to other music videos which have heavy visual effects.

The song I chose for my music video is a more dated song then some of the other songs students in my class. This prompted me to look at older album covers, such as Blondie and The Smiths. 

Examples are below:

I then looked at more recent album covers with the same simplicity. Below are some examples from Indie bands such as Vampire Weekends and The Drums:

These album covers mirror the style of my music video, as I feel that my music video is quite simple, with only a few minor effects featured. I wish to have my Digi-Pak in the same style as those above, with just a simple picture and bold writing over the top. 

I feel that by having this simple style, it adds impact to the front cover, possibly more so then covers that are crowded with pictures, colours and text. Also, by having a picture like the one on Vampire Weekend's 'Contra' featured above, it is the direct mode of address and grabs potential buyers attention.