I think my first day of filming went rather well. Throughout the day I managed to test run the costume and make up for both my main characters and choose a suitable location to film the ‘woodland’ scene. After this we then filmed what should be the first thirty five seconds or so of my music video. The majority of filming was rather easy, particularly the still shots and framing which weren’t too difficult or took too long to complete. I found the movement shots particularly hard to film. For example, my first shots are a tilt downwards then a pan. I struggled with keeping the camera steady while moving it on the tripod and also moving it at a continuous pace. The combination of the two movements was particularly difficult. I had the idea of doing each movement separately and then editing both shots together, however this created a continuity issue as the two shots weren’t necessarily linked up correctly. I think I will re-shoot this sequence after getting a bit more practice in camera movement.
Another problem we encountered was the weather. The weather was fantastic for filming, a clear day with good natural light but no glares on the camera, however the temperature was very cold which was uncomfortable for most of us, especially lily who’s costume did not retain heat at all. To overcome this, we have decided future filming outside should include more intervals and hot drinks to keep warm.
Along with filming, I also took the photos that I will use for my ancillary texts. I am very happy with these images, specifically a shot where we increased the shutter time to make Lily’s face blurry. This is my favourite shot and will hopefully be used on my album cover.
Overall I think the day was a major success and I got done more than I thought I would. We had a few issues with movement and the inevitable issue of the weather but I feel that I have thought of ways to overcome them. Progress was definitely made.
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