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Editing Update
Ceri and I have been editing our video throughout filming the clips, below is an explanation of this process. Editing update from Ceri Lewis
Filming Day 3
On Wednesday 26th 2017, Ceri and I completed another day's filming. We finished off our final shot of the video, and then re-filmed some elements of the dance performance. We have chosen to re-film some of the dance elements, changing from our planned story board as we wanted different options while editing. We both felt and have received audience feedback that some sections of the dance look very stationary and still, creating a less interesting scene for that section. For re-filming we have changed the placement, angles and movement of the camera, which added more shots into the sequence creating a different perspective, look and feel. As with our previous days shooting we have kept everything the same, allowing continuity in our video and helping our video to look more professional. This was our last shooting session before creating our draft video. Once receiving audience feedback from this we will re-film and improve any shots necessary. Overall Ceri and I are very happy w...
Filming Day 2
As scheduled Ceri and I continued filming with both our dancers and singer on Tuesday 24th October 2017. During the preparation for this Ceri and I ensured that everything remained the same: the same costume, hair, makeup, lighting and camera to help our video to look as professional and sleek as possible. While actually filming we took in in turn filming the dancers and our singer as this allowed them both to take breaks, rest and refresh themselves ready for their next shot. Any problems that Ceri and I encountered, such as lighting when filming from a different angle we tried to fix and also tried different solutions as this would give us more options while editing. We did this with the few difficulties we faces and are ultimately happy with the shots we managed to achieve, after different attempts. Filming day 2 was very successful with Ceri and I almost completing all our filming, leaving only the last shot left to film which we will complete on Wednesday 25th October 201...
Filming Day 1
On Tuesday 10th Ceri and I began filming with our artists and dancers. Below are photos of this. First we filmed shots on our storyboard where Freya is signing solo, then we filmed some shots of Freya and the dancers and finally some solo shots of each dancer. We managed to follow our storyboard plan well throughout the filming allowing us to have a clear plan of what we were doing. In this session we did have to alter some shots and positions of both Freya and dancers to fit the size of the stage and avoid collisions between them. We are very happy with the effect of the lighting, particularity the projected stain glass window as we feel this look effective, following the theme and genre of the song. Both Ceri and I are very happy with the styling and makeup of our artist and dancers, we feel this matches both the indie genre and song well. The artist and dancers complimented each other well, looking part of a set. The makeup was bold and visible particularly during the close up s...
Lighting And Location Preparation
On the 9th October 2017, we began setting up our location of the stage with the lighting we would like. We have chosen to film on the stage as this will allow us access to different lighting techniques, fits to the type of video we are hoping to create which is performance and is also practical as the stage allows for plenty of room for the dancers to perform. We have chosen to use the school stage as we have easy access to this and this is also a safe and secure environment for us to film our video in. The lighting we have chosen for our video is a purple lighting, with a stain-glass window projected onto the back wall and a spotlight on our artist. Ceri and I chose purple lighting as we feel this will create a moody and atmospheric effect however the purple is not too dull and will still look interesting on screen. This less bright colour of purple also represents the message of the song well, as the song is more of a slow/heartbreak song rather than a cheerful upbeat song. The pro...
Updated Schedule
Over the past couple of weeks Ceri and I have continued working towards our project and in this time have completed tasks and planned tasks to the schedule below: October: 2017 2nd October 2017: Arrange meeting to organise learning more about lighting and walk through our storyboard. 3rd October 2017: Meet with lighting technician to explain our ideas and see what is possible. 5th October 2017: Book the hall for filming for the 10th, 24th and 25th for filming. 9th October 2017: Set up and prepare stage and lights ready for filming. 10th October 2017: Begin filming, first film scenes with Freya and then dancers. 11th October-24th October 2017: Edit first day of filming footage. 24th October 2017: Continue filming. 25th October 2017: Continue filming.
Lighting Stage Plan
Lighting Plans from Steph2000 This plan details the lights we will be using while filming. We will be having 2 lights on each side of the stage, within the wings. These lights will be clear white lights that will project no colour however will provide sharp and professional lighting for our video. We will also be having two spotlights on the middle bar to project clear and sharp lighting onto our singer. This will also help our artist to stand out and be easier to see and place her within the video. Our final lights are the eight lights which are coloured purple and this will bask the stage in a purple glow, which creates the feel and style we wanted. The colour purple adds interest and individuality to the video while following the indie genre.
