Second Day of Filming

Organizing the day

Here is the conversation between my actors to organise when we would next film the narrative story. I originally wanted to shoot the scenes at Pearson Park, Bridlington, Scarborough and Hessel Foreshore. However, on the day due to the journey to get to Bridlington, it took longer than expected so I decided to shoot what I was going to shoot in Scarborough in Bridlington. This still gave me the footage I needed but didn't need to travel the extra miles to a different location. After shooting in Bridlington we then went to Hessel Foreshore, to get the long distance travel out of the way, so that I could save time and just shoot at Pearson Park and Joe's house on a separate day. After filming at Hessel it was then around 3 o'clock, at 4 o'clock one of my actors then had to be at work. Therefore we ran out of time to shoot at Pearson and Joe's house. Because of the footage I have, I wont need to shoot back at Bridlington or Hessel unless feedback on my product suggests I should. This wouldn't be a problem. 

Looking at the conversation above, we also discus costume arrangements. By using Facebook Messenger, it allows people to create group conversations. This was helpful because I then didn't have to talk to individual actors and it allowed me to post and get in touch with everyone at the same time. Facebook Messenger also allows you to send images to the group which allowed me to give visual interpretations of how I wanted my actors to dress. 

Weather Forecast

By using an app already installed on all iPhones, it allowed me to keep track of the weather forecast in Bridlington on the way to the location. It also allowed me to organise the best day to shoot the footage I needed as we would be outside for the majority of the time that I would be filming. The last thing that I would need is to turn up to the location and not be able to film due to the rain. Weather apps are very useful to use because it allows you to keep up to date while connected to wifi, however 50% of the time they can give you false information about the weather.

Luckily the weather forecast on the day we filmed, was sunny with the odd cloudy coverage. This was perfect to film the areas outside as we wouldn't have the disruption of rain.










Equipment

Canon EOS 600D:

I plan to use Nick's camera to film my footage because I have seen some of the work filmed by this camera and have been impressed with the quality. Because this camera is a DSLR, I have my own DSLR so the buttons and functions I understand well and will be able to work the camera and hopefully produce good quality footage. Nick also has a range of lenses to use, which I could try. On the day however, I only used one lens as I was comfortable with it and I didn't want to switch between the different lenses. To make sure the quality between shots during my music video stays the same, I might film the performance sections again but use Nick's camera instead of colleges equipment.

Storyboard sheets:

I decided to bring my storyboard to the filming shoot because it would give me a visual interpretation of what types of shots I would need to film. I could also look at the framing of each drawn shot and recreate what is included in the frame. By bringing it with me it also allows me to stick within the time frame allocated for each frame on my storyboard as well as give me information on editing movements and composition. While filming I decided to shoot each shot twice and take footage from different angles and frames to make sure I have a good range of cinematography. I also wanted to make sure I had enough footage as I didn't want to have to revisit the location because I didn't have enough shots or angles that I needed. Using my storyboard also helped in this sense as I was able to look at my storyboard to see what I needed and what extra shots I could take.

In regards to equipment there wasn't much else I needed to bring as I was heavily relying on the locations for props for the situation. I also didn't use a tripod as the shots I where taking where hand held and best suited the framing. However, I maybe should of brought a tracking system as some of my tracking shots where unsteady. In saying that, my shots are still usable.