Filming part III

Tonight I shot the Pub Scene; my penultimate piece of filming. 

This will be the closing scene of the music video. The band will walk through the back doors of the pub and sit down at a table, (...Rounding off the day's events with a drink).

Here are some stills from the footage I have gathered:

I had the band in a third different costume, slightly more casual and less revised than the performance and narrative clothing. This was to give this scene the intended laid-back, end-of-day feel to it.

I also captured the band walking to and from the pub. This wasn't some footage I initially anticipated using however I think it may be of some use later on, which I may choose to feature just after the band leave the practise shed and before the 'rewinding' of the video takes place.

Editing #2

I have now completed 1 minute & 20 seconds of the preliminary editing of my Music Video.

During this I made a few amendments such as adding an MTV Logo (watermark) in the top corner; mimicking what you would see in a Music Video typically featured on the 'MTV Rocks' TV Channel.

My latest edit uses the 'mirror' effect. This is something I had not anticipated using as one of my effects, (having drafted the effects I would use) however I think it particularly highlights the energy of the performance shot and manipulates the video in a way that had not been done anywhere else in the video so far. 

After the completion of my full preliminary video edit, which I approximate to be within the next 7-10 days, I will export my work and gather feedback before pursing a final edit. This will leave me plenty of time before the actual draft edit deadline.

Editing #1

In today's lesson I began editing the footage I have. 

I have opted to use Final Cut Pro X instead of Final Cut Express, because of the greater accessibility to plug-ins (For example 'Light Leaks') and my general preference towards the program. 

So far I have created up to 22 seconds of the music video. 

Carrying out preliminary editing has allowed me to decide upon the rest of the footage I will be gathering within the next week. Because on set I experimented with more ideas than I initially outlined in my shot lists and storyboards, I am looking at the exact duration of clips as a way of tying everything together when making the final editing of the video. My video uses intercutting shots of Narrative to Performance, so my final ideas will always alter from the initial planning. 

Filming part II

Filming yesterday was a success, having completed approximately 70% of the filming now, with a little under 2 weeks before the filming deadline. 

I have now begun to consider the photography I will be using as a cover for the album release and this is something I want to capture in the follow up to gathering the rest of my footage. 

Glidecam

I will now be using a 'Calicocam' Glidecam for the rest of my footage. 

For Friday night's footage, I simply fastened my camera onto a tripod which worked surprisingly well as a makeshift glidecam, giving a fairly precise and steady motion for the footage.

However this will make the footage more steady and I will hopefully find it to be of much use.

I have also been looking at several 'Calicocam' videos on YouTube. Here as some examples which I have found useful for deciding whether to opt for using a glidecam or not; the comparison between using one and not, is demonstrated:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjZi1i4ymFk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC4d5P8z4BI&feature=plcp

Initial Filming

Last night I carried out my first part of filming for my music video. 

I captured enough footage to cover all of my desired shots, however I will also be shooting some more performance shots on Monday before I shoot the main narrative for the video. These early afternoon shots will be useful and will tie in well with the transition of the day, starting from afternoon to dusk and then a pitch-black night during the fireworks. 

By Monday, all footage will be complete for my video and this will give me two weeks left before the footage deadline. This will enable me to then go over all of the footage and work out if there is anything else I need to include or shoot again.

Here are some stills of the performance footage so far: 

Whilst watching some of the footage back, I took a few pictures of the footage on my Iphone. Thus the brightness has been heavily distorted. 

Production Schedule

Here is my Production Schedule. 

Obviously because of the type of Music Video I am shooting, there may be further intercutting shots when it comes to editing performance shots.