Filming Update 5

Today I filmed some scenes of nature. I chose to film some trees, the blue sky and some flowers in my garden. I chose to do this today because as it was sunny I felt it would make everything look brighter and healthier i.e much more pleasant than it would on a rainy day.

I also filmed another one of my actors. I filmed her on the balcony of my house. This was a good location as it provided an interesting backdrop and there was no noise disturbances. However, it was quite awkward when people walked past. She knew the song very well which meant what I have recorded today looks very effective.

Filming Update 4

Today I filmed two more people for my music video. They were both filmed in the same location which was my friends house but in different rooms. This location was good as once again there was no noise disturbances. However, we ended up doing most of the filming at night time which meant the lighting quality wasn't as good as I would have liked it. Filming went very well with the only problem being one of the actors wasn't familiar with the song which meant time had to spent going over certain parts. The other actor knew the song very well and because of that was able to lip sync perfectly.

Downloading Footage

Today, despite not filming everything I need, I decided to download the footage I have onto the computer. This is because the camera only has so much memory and I don't want to lose anything I have filmed so far.

Filming Update 3

Today I filmed two sets of people for my video.

The first group of people I filmed were two teenage girls. The location for their section was just a normal street. I chose a quiet street so that there were no noise disturbances from traffic and so on. Filming went quite successfully. The main problems arose from people walking by and the girls not being able to control their laughter at first.

The second group of people I filmed were my 10 year old brother and his friend. I chose to film them in my dining room. This location was a good because there was little disturbances I was able to shut everyone out. The main problem was they were unfamiliar with the song which made the lip syncing quite hard.

Filming Update 2

Today I filmed another set of people for my media video. We filmed at night so we had to make sure the lighting was sufficient enough. I also brought someone else with me to hold the lyrics up for the actors as before I found it too hard to handle the camera and the lyrics.

Filming Update 1

Today I began filming for my music video. I filmed the footballer of my video on the school playing field. As it was quite a sunny day I made sure that the sun was to the side of us as if it was behind me the actor would be squinting into the camera and if it was behind the actor then a shadow would be cast. I managed to film him singing the whole song which is a bonus as it means I have plenty to edit from when it comes to editing.

Creating Lyric Boards

I decided that the best way for my actors to lip sync the correct words would be if I created lyric boards to hold whilst I was filming. Therefore today I spent time writing the lyrics onto big sheets of white paper in big, black, bold writing so that they could be easily read.

Mise En Scene - Clothing

Clothing the actors in my video is not an essential role of mine because the video is about a diverse range of people singing the song in their free way and I feel them being able to choose their own clothes furthers this feeling.

However, I will be choosing the clothing of one of the actors in my video and that is the actor who is representing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole himself. I want my actor to be wearing summery clothes because he is in front of holiday picture backdrop so I want to reinforce the summer feel of the video. I feel that a white t shirt would be best as it looks summery but it is not too attention grabbing so won't deflect away from the backdrop. I also would like my actor to be wearing a trilby hat as I believe this will once again reinforce the summer feel.

Mise En Scene - Props

Due to the type of video mine is there is not a high need for props. However, one prop is essential and that is the ukulele the artist will be playing. This prop is crucial because it is almost an iconic feature of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's videos. I do not have a ukulele myself but a friend does and they are willing to lend me it when I begin my filming.