Production Log: Week 5

This week we started our filming. On Monday we filmed at Riteeka's with Theo. We got all the shots we had planned done for the day. These were the shots for the intro and cold opening. We got a large majority of all the shots done this week. I helped filming at Riteeka's house; however I went on holiday to Spain so could not help film the other three day. The planning we had done was affective because as a result we got almost all the filming that we had to do this week done. Now we have only two days of filming left and we will have all our filming on time. This means that we can editing our whole video now that we have all the footage we need. 

We did not have any major problems with filming apart from the fact I wasn't available to film on three days. This was easily overcome as Chloe did the filming and Theo and Riteeka helped her. We could not film on Sunday as Chloe's horse was not feeling well. For this reason we will have to film those shots as soon as the horse is well. 

We have one more day of filming that we will do on Sunday. Next week we on Wednesday we look back on all our footage and see if there is anything that needs to be re-filmed. We will also start our editing. 

Production Log: Week 4

This week we worked on the blogs that we haven't completed for our pre production. Chloe and I both completed our production scheduled and decided where to film on what day. Making a production scheduled helps us plan when and were we should film. This ensures we get all the footage we need. We got our cast waivers signed by both Riteeka and Theo. As they will be staring in our music video we needed to get written consent that we could film them and upload the footage. Once we had sorted out our production scheduled we made call sheets. This will let each of the actors know when were need to be filming and what time. We posted our location reccies. Location reccies where important to justify why we chose the locations we did. This made us think about the significance of each location and why it is important for our music video.  We completed risk assessment which was really important as we have to stay safe and be aware of the different hazards in each of our locations. We posted a blog explaining our job roles and responsibility in our partnership. We both wrote down everything that was important about our jobs. I am the camera operator and editor. Chloe is the director and producer.  We got written permission from Riteeka to film at her house and posted a blog of it also explaining why we didn't need permission to film in the 4 other locations. This fit with the rest of our work as before we can start filming in a location we need permission for legal reasons. If we film without consent we can have our video taken off the internet.

We did not have many problems this week as the work we did was very straight forward. We however did not get a chance to film this week as we had not finished our paperwork and uploaded it to blogger. We solved this problem as when we made our production scheduled we started our filming on the weekend.

We plan to get all the filming done during the half term holidays next week.

Permissions To Film

We are filming our music video in 5 different locations; the skate park, Hainault forest, Jarrow road, the stables, and at Riteeka's house and in her garden.

To film at the skate park on the South Bank will not require permission as it is a public. Many people film their stunts at the skate park and put them online.

Likewise, Hainault forest and Jarrow road are both public places and so again we don't need permission to film. Hainault forest is an place people can take pictures and videos of wildlife such as ducks and birds. Jarrow road is a road with verious houses and is fully open to do what you like as long as its legal

Another location we have chosen to film at is the stables. This too does not require any permission to film in as it is an open area to people who pay rent. Chloe owns a horse and so pays to keep her horse there. 

The last location is Riteeka's house. Riteeka has given us permission to use her house for filming. We are planning to burn pictures and break glass in her house and so we have her written consent to do so.

Location Reccies

Our 5 location that we will be using in our music video are Riteeka's house, South bank in London, Jarrow road, the stables, and Hainault forest. 

Riteeka's house is personal property and so we have her permission to use it for filming. The reason we have chosen to film at Riteeka's house is because we need a house to film at in our music video. Riteeka's the actress in the video and her kitchen and garden are suitable places to film in. Breaking glass on tiled floor is more dramatic.

 

The skate park has a lot of graffiti on the walls and it has a more relatable vibe. The music video is set in London and that's what London looks like. Its also a contrast to the forest which represents their relationship. Their personalities contrast which is shown in the song.

The reason we chose the south bank was because it has the kind of look we were going for. Jarrow road could be replaced for any road in London but we chose Jarrow road because it is the most convenient for our filming.

 

Hainault Forest is also the most convenient place for filming. all the places are easy to film in as they don't need permission to film in. this will minimize problems while we are filming.We decided to film at a forest as it is where the character enjoys spending her time.

 

We chose the stables to film in because it goes with the indie theme of the song and its genre. It shows the character personality as she like nature and animals. The use of a shot with the horse at the stables is useful as the male character is remembering her as she was with him. 

 

Shooting Script

Waiver for Cast

Job Roles and Responsibilities

In our partnership I am the camera operator and the editor. The reason for this is that I'm used to using a camera as filming and photography is a hobby of mine. I am responsible for a number of things as the camera operator and the editor. 

some of my responsibilities include: 

- Camera equipment: 

I am responsible for making sure that the camera equipment is not damaged or stolen. 

- SD card:

I need to keep the SD card on me as I need it for both my jobs. I need to record the footage and keep it on the SD card and I need that footage while I'm editing the music video. If I loose the SD card or forget it I will not be able to film or editing the video. 

- Good quality of footage: 

It is my job to make sure that the footage I record is good. It needs to match the shooting script. I need to make sure that I can work with the footage I record. If the footage is bad the whole music video will look bad too 

- Make sure the lip syncing matches the song:

Making sure the lip syncing matches the song is important as our music video had numerous shots in which lip syncing plays a part so it will look really bad if it is not done well. As I am on the camera I need to watch if the lip syncing is accurate without sound. 

- Keeping the pace of the song matched to the editing:

As the editor it is my responsibility to make sure the sound and video are in sync too. If the editing is too faced for the song it will be very distracting. likewise if the editing is too slow then the the music video will drag. 

Chloe is the director and producer. The original idea for our music video is Chloe's and she knows what she wants it to look like better than me.

Call Sheet

Risk Assessments

 

Production Schedule

This is our production schedule in which we plan to stick to when it comes to recording and editing. We chose to get all of the recording done during the holidays which is from the 15/02/2015-22/02/2015 so by time we come back to school, we can get straight on to editing. Once we have edited all of the footage together in which we recorded, we can go through it and see if there is any footage that we missed. In this case, we have set days in which we can go out and record any extra footage which we didn't pick up yet has to be done by the recording deadline which is the 25/02.2015. I have put in set dates to do the recording which is over the weekend so that it wont clash with any work which has to be done during school times and it would be better ans if we have to go back up to London, it would be light out still where as around 4pm-5pm it gets darker so we wouldn't have much light. The editing deadline is 13/03/2015 as we would have plenty of time to go through the video and match it up to the music and timings. We would also have enough time to keep progressing it to make it look better as a whole.

Producation Log: Week 3

This week we finished off our shooting script. This will make it easier for us to work on our shooting scheduled and help us film the shots for our music video. We spoke about our production scheduled too and about the different shots that could be lived on each day. Previously we didn't have a clear location as to where we would film in a forest for some of our shots but now we have decided to film at Hainault forest. This is a good location as it is only half an hour away from School. 

There wasn't major problems this week however we had to work extra hard to make up for days I missed. While we were planning out the shooting script we realised that our song was only 2 and a half minutes and so we had to make the music video longer by adding a cold opening. This also helped with making our narrative more clearer. another problem that having a short song caused was that we weren't able to make our target of 100 shots. We decided to do about 80 shots instead. Our song is quite slow paced so it will not be boring. This week we also missed one lesson as we had a trip which put us a lesson behind on where we would have liked to be by the end of the week. We dealt with this by taking time out of lesson to finish the shooting script. 

Next week we are planning to use the first lesson to make a production scheduled and the next to work on our risk assessment. We still need to get our waivers for cast, location reccies, and call sheet done but we are planning to do that out of lesson as they shouldn't take too long to do. We are also planning to start filming Thursday. 

Production Log: Week 2

This week we worked on our shooting scripts for our music video. I helped plan out our music video and contributed ideas for shots while we were planning. Chloe has started working on our shooting script and has completed over 40 shots so far. By working on our scripts we are deciding what we have to film. This will make it easier to make a production scheduled. Also our shooting scripts give us an indication as to how long our music video will be and if it is not long enough or too short we need to change the number of shots. The script also allows us to have a detailed plan of our music video. 

A problem we faced this week was that I have had a flu so only attended one of the four lesson we had this week. As a result Chloe was left with the majority of the work. The way we will overcome this problem is by making sure that we get all the work done next week. 

Next week I plan to give media extra time so that I can make up for the time I have missed and help finish the shooting scripts. We plan to do over 100 shots for our music video and so we need to plan the shots next week.