Filming Evaluation (12/12/12)

Before filming we took images of the location, this included the lecture theatre along with the corridor which we may potentially use. 

This is the lecture theatre before the chairs have been put out. We had to organise with the caretakers when the chairs should be put out because it is also used as a dance studio. 

Once the chairs have been put out, this is what the room  looks like, the use of the seats going up at an angle gives each person in the audience a chance to see the lecture. The camera will also be able to see everyone in the audience. We used this room so we could have a lecture-style set up which was the setting of our music video. 

We may use the corridor outside the lecture theatre to film the actors walking in/out the room along with close ups on the door handle.

Throughout the filming we followed our 2 column storyboard, we also gave it to our actors so they were able to follow what we was aiming to film along with knowing how they should act on top of the directions we gave them. 

This is the projector that we used as our main source of light, it is a unique use of lighting rather than using a normal light source. This projector is going to show the power point I created onto the white wall below it.

Here is shown the front of the lecture theatre, there is a desk and a chair for the teacher/actor. The extras that we organised were students attending the lecture that the teacher has put on.

 We pre-booked this lecture room with the school as we thought it was the most appropriate place to film as it fits with the narrative of our music video. There were some complications with this location as it had been double booked but we managed to still use it and get some good footage from the time we had. We used reliable actors who were sensible and took our directions really well. As our main character needed to act a bit crazy we thought it would take our actor time to settle in to the character but he got straight into the role and wasn't shy at all. This helped whilst filming as we was able to get our shots done in a good amount of time and to a high standard. We used the HD camera which will give us better picture quality rather than using a handy cam, this will make our final product look more professional.

We ensured that each member of our group had a chance to film and direct. We allocated different shots to each member for example, my role was to record the part where the teacher gets into an audience members face. This was from the side on and I was able to get good facial expressions and emotion from the footage. Along with this I sat in the audience and recorded the lecture from the audiences point of view, this wasn't a planned shot but it was effective and we will see how it can be used within the music video. 

This is an image of me filming the side on shot where the actor climbs up over the chairs into the audience. 

There were other shots that were unplanned but we believe we will be able to interpret them into our music video. One of these was the actor holding the camera, whilst moving around and singing the lyrics down the lens  this could add to the craziness of the character. We are not entirely sure of how this is going to look but when we go over the footage we will see how it looks when put into the narrative.

At the end of the filming session I took time to take images of the main character which I could use for my digi pack and website. 

Overall, yesterdays filming was a success and I feel that we have got enough decent footage to take forward for our music video. If there is any footage that wasn't good or we didn't get, we are able to do it in tomorrows double lesson as long as it is done before the deadline of Wednesday 19th December.