Video Shoot 11/11

Today we had our second and final shoot, this one for the narrative at the beginning an the end of our music video. In the narrative we are having Laura lying on a bed, she then looks at the locket and the picture inside of her and her boyfriend (the one we are singing about in the song) and she then goes to the mirror which is where we then 'go into her mind' which is the footage from the studio and us as the sins. For the end of the narrative we shot Laura falling back onto the bed looking happy and slightly more evil than when she started. Here are some behind the scenes pictures:

I think the shoot went really well as we got all the footage we needed and a bit more. The lighting also worked out well in the end which we were worried about as we had to shoot in the evening when there wouldn't be much natural lighting. However, it turned out to be a success which we are really happy about.

Plan to Shoot 11/11

We have made a plan to shoot the narrative for our music video tomorrow at Holly's house as we are using her parents bedroom for the mise-en-scene and tomorror is the only time everyone is available due to drama rehearsals and coursework deadlines going on at the moment.

We have booked out all the pag lights, camera, and a tripod. We have booked out all the lights because we will be shooting in the evening and we need to make sure that the lighting isn't too dark compared to our studio footage. In the shoot Laura will be wearing the blue dress we all wore in the studio footage and will have natural make up.

So props we need to bring are:

• Blue dress
• Heels (in case we want to use them)
• Make Up
• Hair Straightners
• Shooting Equipment

Editing our Footage

So, once we got back to school after October half term we began capturing all our footage, and there really was a lot. Once it was all captured we cut up the footage into different timelines titled:

• Laura
• Charlotte
• Amelia
• Holly
• All Sins
• All Sins with Laura
• Mannequin

In these timelines we out in all the footage that it refers to, for example all the shots with the mannequin go in the mannequin timeline and all shots of Holly, Amelia and myself dressed as sins but Laura as innocent go in 'All Sins with Laura' and so on. This has made it easier for us to find footage to put into our video. So far for our music video we have edited a bit of the video in which we are in four boxes and we all look to the side/down on the beat to 'here come the drums, here come the drums'. It sounds simple, but actually took a lot of work getting the colours right and everyone on the beat. We are now currently editing shots to the rest of the chorus and following verse, as we are waiting for the narrative to be shot before editing near the start and end of the song.

So far I am happy with our progress, it is starting to look good and we can see that our idea for the music video actually works. I am pleased with my own personal progress as I am learning to use more effects and different editing techniques.

This is a still shot we made of the idea we were going for in the 'here come the drums, here come the drums' bit.

The Shoot

Today we had our shoot and I'm really glad with how everything went, despite a few hiccups to start. Firstly, a member of our group was late so the other members attempted to start setting everything up and start with our make up. When all of our group was there we got started behind schedule and then found out the pag lights had not been charged by the previous group and one of the tall lights was not working. So, despite these problems we carried on and ended up finished not only on time but way ahead schedule and we had time to shoot lots more things than we thought we would be able to in a day.

We tried out lots of distances with the camera static and then we each shot another member of the group holding the camera to also have some camera movement. We all gave really strong and energetic performances, even near the end when everyone was beginning to get tired and our feet starting to hurt by wearing 5-inch heels and dancing around all day. But despite exhaustion and a few unforeseen problems everything ended up better then we expected. We've got absolutely loads of footage, about a tape and a half, and we can't wait to capture it and look at it, ready to start piecing together our music video!

Here are some backstage pictures of the shoot too!

AND, we even got to meet GOK WAN!!!

Video Shoot

So, tomorrow is our video shoot at Holborn Studios and I think we're all slightly nervous as well as excited. We have planned our shoot as well as we can so far, but because we are pretty sure that our video will mostly come together in the edit we only have a rough shooting schedule/shot list and storyboard.
Our shooting schedule is:
08:00-09:00   Arrive, set up, get ready (hair and make up)
09:00-09:45   Amelia Blue Dress
09:45-10:30   Holly Blue Dress
10:30-11:15   Charlotte Blue Dress
11:15-12:00   Laura Blue Dress
12:00-13:00   Laura Blue Dress with 3 Sins (Charlotte, Amelia, Holly)
13:00-13:30   LUNCH
13:30-14:30   Holly Sin
14:30-15:30   Amelia Sin
15:30-16:30   Charlotte Sin
16:30-17:30   Laura Sin
17:30-18:00   Any extra bits we want to add or anything we haven't done

And the props I need to bring are:

• Song on CD and CD Player
• "Hooker Heels" for Laura
• Blue Dress
• Accessories for Sin
• Some make up
• Lights and Camera