Filning the performance - The ACTUAL performance

So eventually we finished filming, changing the location to Canbury Gardens, which was the prefect location as it was a lot prettier and looked a lot better for that type of footage we wanted. We used Grace's SLR to film the footage as there are still no cameras this gave us really great quality footage, even though it means it is going to take longer to upload because the files are larger. The other issue we had was that we didn't have a tripod or a dolly to film the tracking shots and because this was the central part of the footage we had to use it handheld which does meant that we have the risk of the footage being a bit shaky, however this potentially could be a look that would fit with the storyline. To sum up mine and the whole groups feelings of today is that we are all very pleased and that it went really well, although it took although it took a lot of planning, it showed that the worked well as a group and we are hoping that the planning and effort that we put in pays off and the footage is great!

Performance Filming

Today we were set on filming Connor walking down a road looking for the girl for the performance but due to the horrible weather there wasn't a lot of filming done, as it was so cold it not only effected the way Connor did his performance but also us being able to hold the camera! We decided to go back to Rhianna's house, which was local and change the idea and have him sitting at home and not really knowing what he is doing with himself. This allowed us to show him the lyrics on a screen that was not in the shot, so off camera, and improved his performance of the song. Although we didn't have everything we needed we had some interesting shots and photos that are going to possibly be used for the ancillary tasks we were given.

Reshoot

Today we filmed the re shoot of our 80's Aerobic session. Annoyingly due to the business of the original shoot, we didn't get a shot that was good enough for the transition that we need to the next shot. We have however decided to change the way the transition works, the first plan we had was to have an edit which included a continuity door edit, although when we thought about our next scene, 70's punk scene we thought that the door wouldn't work so we have filmed a shot of the main girl with her hands over her face, we shot this as a extreme close up and then as she takes her hands away from her face she is in the next scene. As we only needed the one character in the scene it was very easy to re shoot, we went and filmed but instead of using the whole area as we did in the first shoot, we only used her coming through the door and then a close up of her face so that when the sequence goes into the next scene we see the main girl take her hands away and that is when she sees and so does the audience that the characters are in a new scene and different era to what she was in. 

Filming 5

This was the 40's shoot where we filmed a typical scene of this era, we filmed at war scene with characters hiding in a bomb shelter, we made sure that it was very dark with the clothing that we'd think they would wear. The scene had to be shot in a small place so that it was obvious they were somewhere that wasn't very nice to be, somewhere that looked uncomfortable and this was because the shelters were never a pleasant place to be and was a place that people would relate to a difficult time in society. For this scene we wanted to show a shot of the outside of the shelter so that people would know what we were trying to present, for this we needed to have a shot outside and inside, for we had an actual shelter in a garden and this was used to shoot the scene. For the inside part of the shot we used a a loft in one of the girls in the groups house. This was a great place to us to use as it allowed us to present the feel of the uncomfortable settings that the people in the era would have to put up with.

Filming 4

This was the day that we filmed our 20's scene. There was a huge amount of fun to be had when we filmed this as there was a lot of production that went into it. We had to use a wide range of props and other items in order to make the miss-en-scene as real as possible. We made sure that ever character all had the right clothing, this was things like pearls, feathers, mid length skirts and kitten heels or tap shoes. this gave the audience an obvious pointer of what year we were trying to present. One of the main ideas that we had to decide on was which setting was to be used because we had to be certain that it was going to fit with the characters attire. This was a very long process as we knew that as it was in someones house, the times that we were able to do it were very restricted. However we decided on a place to film and after all of the trouble we went to it definitely was worth it! We made sure that all of the scenes that were of typical things that people in the era would be doing, for example we had shots of a tea party, with drinks and cake, using a very authentic silver set of cups and saucers, we had food, with all the characters sitting round talking. We then had a shot of two characters sitting down talking, one dancing and two other characters playing the piano. This also fit with the setting and what the extras were wearing so that it was an obvious what era we were trying to portray to the viewers.

Filming 3

For the third filming session we shot our 80's scene which included a aerobic class which used the stereotypical iconography of that era for example, leg warmers, headbands, bright clothes etc. The main character was shot walking into the class late an being very confused as to were she is. We had to do a lot of preparation to be able to get people in the scene as we needed to make it look as real as an aerobic class as possible, this involved having a lot of people be in the scene and making sure that they all had good clothes to wear so that they were easily highlighted to be from that date. The storyboard was stuck to as it was very important that we were able to get everyone where we wanted and what we wanted the characters to do. This was a great way to play around with working with other people and more than only the main characters, this gave us the chance to see if we were able to work with other people and if we are able to organise everyone properly.


 To be able to get all of the people to be in the shot we had to make sure that they also had fun so we made it more interesting by bringing make up and putting on music and having a relaxed environment so that they didn't feel that they had to do it and it had to be done in a boring way. The group also had to make sure that we got people that weren't shy as the filming would not have looked as real as an proper class. The shot types were very important as we had to use all of the characters and show the whole of the setting and all of what the characters are wearing, this is because if the scene need to be easily distinguished and with the colours that were worn this had definitely been put across. 

Filming 2

The second filming session, was the 50's diner. This was filmed in a diner at the top of a local shopping centre. For this scene we had to phone the manager and see if they'd let us have permission to film in their restaurant, they said yes to this but said tat it'd be better if we did it after closing time so that we didn't disturb other customers. The first scene tat we shot we didn't stick to the storyboard as good as we should have done so in the other scene we thought that we should stick to the storyboard as we have pictured. This was done and we produced some really good images.We spent about 45 minutes in the diner allowing us to play around with all the shots that we could do and see what the storyboard said to try and stick to it as best as possible.

The coustmes that the charcters had t wear wre very important so that the era was obvious, as the setting was obvious the outfits had to fit as well so that the viewers understand what era they are in.

Filming 1

The first of our scenes were shot in this meeting, this was the first scene that included the modern day couple, the actors were filmed doing normal things that a couple to do. the things that we filmed were watching a film, reading in bed and feeding other etc. we tried to make it look as cute as we possible using the typical cheesy images but without the scenes looking amateur. The first filming went well, the shots we needed were filmed and the things that we wanted were all possible to do. The only thing that we perhaps need to do better is that we didn't think about the transitions when we were filming so in the next filming session we need to discuss as a group what we are going to do with the transitions and if e are going to have to change them because they are not possible to film for our video, this is is going to have to happen in the process of production.

As the cosutmes play a big aprt in the video we have to be take extra attention to what all of our characters are wearing in every scene so we thought that the characters should be wearing things that is easily linked with modren day. The scenes that were used for the bedroom we dressed the characters in lounge wear with a robe, this is showing the type of avtivities the carters are doing. When we changed their activity they changed clothing, we got them to go out for the evening so we got them to wear a smart suit for the boy (Connor Bingham) and for the girl a navy dress ( Rhianna Price) this was a an easy way the audience were able to see a change in activity.

For the lighting we had to make sure the lights were natural as they were things that people do every day o we ahd to make sure that the characters looked natural.

The mis-en-scene was important as we had to have an obvious change in activity so that the audience knew that there was a change in location and activity between the characters Connor and Rhianna.