Filming session 4, 28th/29th February

28th
Out of college; the focus today was to get the footage of the character sitting at home.  For this, we needed to travel 10 miles to a group members house.  Filming took around an hour: shots included close up's of the character and his "telling" facial expressions, stills of various artwork and ornaments scattered around the house and long shots of the character from across the room - not centred in the shot - giving him an air of mystery and to the audience, out of place with the rest of the world.

29th
Final session of filming outdoors today, the majority of footage already collected is of a good enough quality for the video although some shots need to be done again - mainly due to an unstable/shaky camera.  Filming should take no longer than 20 minutes.

Filming was successful, some shots re-done, additional shots taken - all that remains is the picture taking/filming of the stick sequence.

Filming 27th Feb

Out filming for about an hour this morning.  Footage consists of several tracking shots, still shots and panning shots at various locations, including the Ludlow castle ruins and wooded areas in the town.  First footage filmed was of the actor running through the castle ruins and wooded areas of Ludlow - these were taken as long shots, some zoomed in, others not.  The character now has a look of purpose! Other shots taken were of the actor sitting on benches or posing in front or on things such as stone walls and grassy banks. These were taken at a variety of different angles such as Over-the-shoulder, POV and bird's eye view (more or less).  The footage will most likely be edited into straight cuts.

Filming session 2 - 20th Feb

Second filming session aim was to begin filming significant parts of the video, planed beforehand using storyboards and group talks.  Our location for filming was Whitcliffe, on the outskirts of Ludlow, a five minute walk from the college. Various long shots and close ups of me, sitting on a bench, walking through the forest etc. Snow has thawed, may not be able to use the first session footage.

The actor

The actor playing the male character in this music video is me - Jack Purkis!

Costume design idea 1

Sticking close to the indie/rock style, colourful clothing.

Filming/picture session no.1

Day consisted of location scouting and first attempts at filming. Long shots, Over-the-shoulder etc. Locations were all in Ludlow; such locations included Whitcliffe forest, the weir and the the town streets. Costume of character consisted of a black hoodie, brown trainers, white shirt, green chinos.  One problem we could face is that the shots and footage show the areas covered with snow - which could thaw out before shooting is completed.  An area was found for the band performance section of the video.  The space may be a bit small but if a generator is located for the lights etc. then it will be very effective.

  

Costume/colour ideas

Some ideas for the costume aspect of our video. The colours, or lack of them, reflect on the lyrics and are stereotypical of the indie/rock genre.