Filming - Leake Street

Today we went out to Leake Street to shoot some parts for our music video cold streets. Even though it is half term we are still managing to keep our hard work so we can be able to achieve a great video. We were able to film a few location shots / cut ways, and also some performance shots inside of the tunnel. I believe today was successful as we managed to get the filming done.

Filming - On the streets

Me, Eleanor, Jadar and Moshope have started to film on our streets locations - Lea Bridge Road and other small roads next to it and our college. We decided to start filming on road near Lea Bridge Road as we found it a good location to film on our way, the reason why is because we believed that filming in these roads were quiet and  we were not distracted by people walk.

At first we did practice runs to make sure we know what we are doing. The reason why we did practice runs was because we had a prop which was a crown which was required to be broken during the shoot, so therefore we only had one chance to get it right, So the practice was effective as we got the shot correct the first time round.

When we started filming at Lea Bridge Road lots of cars and people were coming past as it is and open area / public place. What we did was that we decided to take some establishing shots and do a performance shot as the cars and buses behind me were out of focus and for me the artist was in focus. This was one creative thing we done. However there were minor problems while filming, one was the lighting for example the sun would come one minute and go the next. However we decided to wait for a couple minutes for the sun to disappear as the song is called Cold Streets so it can relate. 

Overall i believe that the shoot out on the streets went well as we managed to get the filming done. We made sure that everyone in our group was hydrated. There were no major problems and hazards, and we managed to get back to college safely.

Research And Planning

Start of Editing

Today we started on the editing on bits we thought would go well onto the video. The bit we added were some of the acting parts which is why we added it early into the filming. We have not added any performance shots yet as we will be filming more so therefore there will be more to choose from. Also some shots from the story board has not filmed so that is why we have not started to edit the performance shots. 

Changes to be made!

Me and the group came towards a problem due to the footage of the filming, we realized that there were certain things in the background of the shot in my bedroom that messed the video up an was not suitable enough to be edited into. One thing was the teddy bear mat in the back of the shot which should not be in the video as it can distract the audience. And also the wardrobe was open in the back and it made it look messy.

We decided that we should take the camera back to my house / home studio and film it again, however this time to make sure that i look at the pictures i take to see if there are anything distraction in the scene such as the teddy bear and opened wardrobe. Also for next time i plan to use a better lighting in the room as the lighting for this shot looked quite dimmed.

Filming - Home / Home Studio

On the first day of filming i decided to take the camera home so i can film some scenes that can be related to the music video. On the other hand as i have a home recording studio i was able to use that in the video. The reason why it was a perfect location for the video is because it was a great way to act out the scene 'The pen and pad is never sleeping' where i then get out of bed and write lyrics where then there is a pen and pas required as a prop. The scene is significant because it is in the story board so it will be more realistic to add these scenes into the video.

Filming - The Studio

Today we all started filming and the first location we filmed was in the studio. The studio was a scene created which related to the positive side of the story which was said in the song and we decided to do different shots.

I felt it was a fun experience because people who do not normally film me who are people in my media class did for the first time which i believe it was different. We also used the speakers to be able to play the music out loud so it is easier to 

Team Roles

These are the roles we decided to hand out to each other in our group, We made sure that everyone in our group had a chance to do something productive.

Storyboards - Moshope
Recces - Edward
Risk assessment - Jadar
Talent & location release forms - Eleanor
Copyright permission email - Eleanor
Costumes, props & makeup - Jadar

Risk Assessment

Recce

Storyboard for [Cold Streets]

Permission to use music [COPYRIGHT]

This is an email which is being sent to the Artist, (Myself) for permission to use the song due to copyright. This was done instead of a talent release form.

Group Meetings

In our group we have created a Whats app group chat so we can communicate not only in person but also through text when we are not with each other, so therefore we are able to have meetings every day on the social media platform ' Whats app'.
The reason why we have done this is because it is a much easier way to communicate as we are not together all the time.

We send pictures of our own into the group chat just in case someone in our group was not able to take a picture due to an absence or even just to show each other what we have taken in general to be able to put onto blogger.

We are organised as we let each other know what is going on as Eleanor told us in the group chat one morning that lesson was cancelled as she found it in her email. We also talk to each other so we are able to understand what part we each have to be able to get things done. We are all young so we understand the slang terms that we use while messaging each other.

Mise-en-scene List

Talent Release Forms

Edward Boateng Release Form

Moshope Talent Release Form

Location Release Forms

Pre-Production week process

Today in lesson we started to get things done in process with the Pre-production. We started on our storyboard which is a drawing of our location scenes and duration for each scene roughly. We also carried out our call sheet which has all of our contact information. Release forms were printed out so it was signed by owners of location. An email was also done for the song therefore there should be no copyright issues.