After the setback with the actors it made us behind schelde so when it came to booking the TV studio (which we thought would be better for our video to do it in the TV studio as the actors would be more comfontable and it would be easier t film in there) it was already booked up for the next few weeks. However the cameras and lighting equipment were still avialable. Together we decided to use one of the college classrooms to film our video in, we felt this would be challenaging as we would have to create a studio feel to the video. We put the green screen in front of the white board and rised to the challege.
09/02/2011
A few weeks into our filming time we had our first filming day, this was worrying as we had lost lots of time.
We set the green screen across the white board in the classroom, cleared away the tables and chairs and set up the lighting rig, cameras and tripods. We had to use black tape across the blinds on the windows to block out any sunlight that was seeping though to create the desired lighting effect.
I was put of the actors so I had to jump from going through my lines for the last time to doing test shots and getting the lighting and the staging right. This was differcult as I had to be in two places at once.
Finially we started filming a few verses, sometimes up to the dozen times to get the shot, figure expression and miming. All the actors and I found that remembering the line was really hard, even though we are all performing arts student, the quick timing of the rapping and acting throw us off. Zara had the idea to write out the lyrics on paper and hold them by the camera like a tele promter. This really helped.
It was harder then I thought it would be to be in front of the camera. I did really get camera shy but it got better as my two friends were doing it with me and after we got used to rapping. It was really fun in the end because we all got really into it.
We manged to get 4 of the verses filmed leaving 2 to do on another filming day. We filmed for most of the afternoon and at the end of the I think we all were pretty happy with the out come. I think the best thing about the day was that all the actors were getting really into it and the behind the camera crew were really professional and it was a lot of fun.
11/02/2011, 18/02/11
We are meant to be editing these days but doe to absences in group it didn't happen.
Due to the fact that our actors have busy lives we have had a delay to the filming for the two weeks after the first shoot, this is worrying as we have lost a lot of editing and filming time and we are behind our schedule plan. Luckily there is this time to film.
03/03/2011
Due to the lack of available equipment and the actors and crew being unable to attend this filming day we had to reschedule again.
We managed to book the TV studio for the 09/03/11. On this day there will be a technisian to help us with any problems we might come across. This will also be a more light tight area which makes it easier to get the lighting perfect.
Because of some of us coming back from New York the filming was changed at the last mintues because everyone who went was jet lagged, actors and crew.
11/03/11
Because of the filming changed on the 09/03/11 we only had half of the footage to capture back.
16/03/11
As we are really behind in filming in stead of filming any last shots we filmed the rest of the video. One of the actors' were really busy on this day and was in and out of filming but for some of it she wasn't there so we had to make do but we did finish it.
18/03/11
Captured back all of the footage left.
22/03/11
Due to everyone's busy timetable we weren't able to edited today and we hope to do a lot of the editing on the 23/03/2011
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