Second Filming Day

Yesterday I filmed with the main male actor and the female actor. Although I had captured enough film to produce a first draft of the music video I felt that some shots weren't very effective e.g. the lighting at certain points of the video. I thought a change of location would make the video more interesting, for this reason I picked another wooded area in Fleet to film at. I also filmed a scene inside a house so the story I am trying to tell seems more realistic as it takes part in the home of one the actors.This mixture of locations adds more depth the the video but also makes it more entertaining.

Things that went well:

• The lip syncing went better as the male actor is now more familiar with the song so it took less takes to capture an effective shot of the actor singing.
• Some of the lighting looks really romantic and effective for the story.
• We managed to capture everything needed in a much quicker time, this is partly down to the race for sunlight at this time of the year but also because everyone worked far more as a team.

Things that I could improve on:

• Not wasting time shooting in the dark, although I did manage to get some effective shots in the dark by using alternative lighting on the actor, time was wasted by sometimes filming useless shots in the dark.
• Making it clear to the actors of the particular show I wished to capture. At some points where the shots were more spontaneously captured it took a while for the actors to understand what I wanted them to do.