production Log Week 5

During this week Monique and I have been filming to complete the shots for our music video following the script as a guide line. All the shots were complete during the week it was all done by Wednesday however we used Friday morning to re-shoot a walking scene in the park and changed a few of the angles and shot types. We filmed at school as well in the studio shown in the image below and this was for the chorus of the song.Also I went to Monique's house to film Connor's music video in the bedroom and downstairs in the sitting room and the following images shown below are from the filming of this week. I helped in Connor's one as I did not want to let him down as I was the main role and there were not many other people who could have made it for when he was available to film.

Wavier For Cast

Risk assessment sheets

Call Sheets

Production Schedule

Location Reccies

Underpass

In our music video we will be filming in an underpass in romford near the market there was also another underpass that i was thinking about using that was in Gants Hill but i decided not use that underpass because it was a bit to far for people in the muic video to travel. The underpass in romford will be filmed at night because it will add a dull and lonely mood to the song, as the underpass has bad lighting, due to the song being slow and not about good things that occurred in the artists life like " begging for money in primary school ", and not being able to find the true meaning of life this is a good location for the music video to be filmed. As the underpass is a public place it is very easy for access which shows that it is practical. The benefits for filming in an underpass is that it is adding the effect to the music video of loneliness and depression, however the drawbacks to filming in the underpass is that different people could walk past the shots which would mean that we would have to film more that 1 time to get the correct shot.


Car Park

In our music video we will be filming in a car park that is next to Romford market as it is close for all of the actors however the other potential car park was the westfields but it had to much lighting so it did not have the effect that i was looking for. This will be filmed at night because the lighting will add the effect of sadness and depression due to the darkness and flickering of the lights, this then adds to the mood of the song as it shows that he has grown up in and is still in a world that he does not like for example when he says in his lyrics "were living in a world that's scandalous", the benefits for using this location is that it is public so we do not need permission to film there also it adds the effect to the music video that me and my partner are looking for, however the downfall is that there could be a lot of cars and then if we have to shoot it again the same cars may not be there.

Park 

In our music video we will be filming in a park in Romford because it is close however the other park I could have used is St Chads but they shut to early for the shots that we would like to use. The reason why we have chosen to use a park is because this will add a more urban look to the music video when we will be showing shots of graffiti which will then shows the artists urban statues throughout the music video. The benefits of this location is that it is public and we can get a lot of good shots done there of the artist looking lonely, however the downfall is that there could be people trying to get in the shot or also different people in a shot that is supposed to be the same.

Church

In our music video we will be filming in outside a church this is because it will add an effect to the music video of him being religious and wanting to forget what he has done and seen in the past for example when he says "i used to go church every Sunday". The benefits of this location is that it is public and open location as it is on the street and we are not going in to the church however a downfall can be that people keep walking in and out of the shot and if we are doing the same shot in different angles then it would look weird as people will be in and out of different shots. 

School

In our music video we will be filming in school this is because my partner and I go to this school so it is easy to film here. We have decided to film here because it will show his life when he was younger and how was living his life as a child which in his lyrics seems like he did not have a good life and he still does not have as good as a life as he would like. The benefits of this location is that it is the school that we go to so we do not need permission, however the downfall is that the children that we want to be in the shot may mess around and also other children may keep getting into the shots when there not supposed to.

Romford Market

In our music video we will be filming in Romford market which is near to the other locations however the other potential market is Roman Road however that is quite far for the cast to travel. We have chosen to film here because, there are a lot of people walking there during the day and the shot that we will have will add the effect that the artist is alone in his own world and he does not have anyone and no one is paying any mind to him. The benefits of this location is that it is public and it is also local so it is in walking distance from the actors that are in the music video, however a downfall could be that there may not be a lot of people walking past on that day which would then mean that we would have to go and film on another day.

Studio

In our music video we will be filming in a studio because it is in our school and we do not have to pay for one however another potential one is my brothers however he lives in southend and it is a bit far to travel. We have chosen to film here because, this shows that the artist is trying to do something with his life rather than being like everyone else for example "black boys acting like savages" this shot then shows that he does not want to be like the typical black boy he wants to stand out. The benefits of this shot is that it is easily accessible as the studio is in our school and also we just have to ask a teacher for the keys, however a downfall could be that the actor may not be able to film on the day that we need which then means that we would have to film on another day.  

Street

In our music video we will be filming in a alleyway & the streets in Romford near the market this is because it is close however the other potential location was the alleyway that is in Chadwell Heath however we decided not to use that one as there was a few gangs around there. We decided to film in this place, because this shows that the artist is lonely and depressed and you can see this during the intro and outro of our music video. The benefits of this location is that it adds the effect of the artists urban statues, that me and my partner are adding to, however a downfall could be that people would be walking in and out of the shots.

Production Log Week 3

This week Monique and I have both individually posted our job roles on our blogs and also the production schedule which will show what days we will be filming and editing and when the re-shoots will be done in case any improvements need to be made. This work we have done fits in with the project as it has left us with some extra days to film and this will ensure all the filming gets done by the deadline date in order to complete it all at the right time. There were no problems face as we both had work to do and have set our own deadline before the normal deadline to ensure everything is done, for the following week we will begin to print out our script and sort out which locations we will be filming at first. I also made a blog post for the Location Reccies which will show and give information of where parts of the music video will be shot. We also handed out sheets to the people who will be featuring in our music video to get permission form then and contact details for days and times of filming. This week we went to the BBC and BBFC studio for a tour and the BBFC spoke about how they chose the age categories for each of the films and also the BBC gave us a tour of what they do and who does the research from in the main building and my overall experience of it was good.

The first places we will start to film.

Permission To Film

For the music video that Monique and I will be creating the locations that we will be filming in does not require and permission as they are all free open access to the public to use. We have chosen to film at the park shown at source 1,underpass shown in source 2 ,car park shown in source 3 ,Romford high road shown in source 4,Romford market shown in source 5, alleyway shown in source 6, a studio shown in source 7,Chadwell Heath Academy school source 8 and outside a church source 9. None of these locations are private property that need filming permission. These areas of access need no written permission and no money is needed to be paid to the Havering council to enable us to film it is all free of charge.

Job Roles & Responsibilities

In the group of Monique and I due to my editing skills and camera operating I will be the one to edit and operate the camera in the music video because I know how to use a camera well, my editing skills are to a good level and I think this is why Monique and I chose for me to have this role. I think that being the camera operator is a good role for me as I take charge and become more engaged in the practical side of work and put all my effort into what I can do best to complete it to the best of my ability enabling me to show and produce good quality footage for the given reason. When it comes to editing I do my best to produce the best overall video once the footage has been given to me as I like to think outside the box in being creative and add in extra animations and transitions to make the video look better and I have a good level of experience using Final Cut Express and I Movie. The footage that I gather will be the footage from Monique as she is the director of the music video.The role of Monique will be the director and production manager and this is because she is very good at organize filming sessions that would need to take place. Monique is also responsible and can take charge and handle a lot of responsibilities when given, this is Monique's ,music video we chose so it is good for her to be director as she knows how she would like it to turn out and my editing skills can help with that also form me using the camera to get the correct footage needed to produce the music video. Monique is also the production manager as she is good at planning things and ensuring they attain a high level of standard.

Pitch Reflection

~ Pitch Reflection ~

The extra detail that I would have liked to included was how I could appeal my artist point of view to the government and how he doesn't like how the system is run, also add more information on interpreting my lyrics as I didn't really discuss that in my presentation much so the audience wouldn't have really been able to know the meaning behind the song and why my chosen artist wrote those lyrics. The way I described my idea of how I want my video to been seen was not seen as very creative as I didn't fully explain myself and this was a lack in my technical ability to exactly explain what my thoughts were and how I would use the camera work for example the shot types and camera angles and how I would edit it an explaining the software I would use and the reasons for using that software which is 'Final Cut Express'. From the practical point of view my idea is well doable due to the locations being local and not far of travel and the idea is simple as there is nothing to complicated that will cause a disruption when planning everything out for the music video. During the presentation I didn't speak much about 'Star Persona' and this would be to allow the audience watching the music video to gain a better understanding of the artist.


My audience identified that I chose a good target audience of being black teenagers to young black men, they also agreed on the choice of my location and how the music video will be illustrated and this was shown when Miss Lownes nodded her head in understanding what I was trying to get across. I got feedback that the way I had presented my presentation and overall thoughts and idea's were good but some improvements were on the context on how the music video would relate to my chosen genre of the song to enable a clear idea illustrated in the music video to the audience. The audience also identified the camera techniques and how doable the idea was an it was given to as a strength due to the chosen conventions. The audience identified that strength of my presentation was using 'Final Cut Express' to edit the footage in order to produce a music video and also the camera techniques used such as close ups, establishing shots, mid shots and also being creative through using a green screen to make the idea expand and seem outside the box. Goodwin's theory of 'Star Persona' was shown to be a strength as this would help show the emotions and expressions on the artist face and also 'Amplifying' this would help enhance the mood of the song for the audience to gain a better understanding of it.


The audience that I addressed in my presentation identified that I needed to find a way of how I would make the government a target audience and when I thought about this I could make them a target audience through being creative and recording the police driving and taking pictures of a police station. From the technical aspect I was given the impression that through my camera work I could vary the lighting and  shot types to give my music video a more professional look. I used to of Goodwin's Music Theory ideas and these were 'Star Persona' and 'Amplifying' and I chose to use these as I thought they would help represent my music video best however to make my music video better I could have added more of Goodwin's ideas in. The preacticallity of my music video was very simple and I this was identified as an area of improvment to go outside the box and become more creative and thoughtful with the ideas I came up with an expand on them more.

The possible changes I could make to my music video creative wise based on the feeback is expanding my ideas in location and the overall plot of the music video instead of keeping it basic with one element on effect being the green screen. The only thing need to become doable was making sure I make the government stand out more in my music video to directly address them as a target audience and this was decided to take pictures of the police, police cars and political things that my artsit doesn't agree with so the audience also gain an understanding of him. There wasn't any changes about my editing and camera work technically from the audience feedback however if I can think of any changes to make it appeal to the audience more it will be something I would need to change and adjust to. There conventions I chose based on Goodwin's Theory was good as there were no changes that I would have needed to make or adjust according to the audience's feedback. The audience did like my overall idea however the main change I was told to make is to ensure my music video appeals to my target audience through the way I have chosen how I would like it done for the audience.