Filming Day 3 - Fairlop and Valentines Park

28/10/2016 - Friday




Today we went to Valentines park for about 2 hours. Over here we took 'romantic' shots of the couple, that are featured within the music video. We used a bench to show shots of the couple sitting down. Whilst we were walking within the park we wanted to make the shots look natural, for this reason the couple walked and acted naturally, whilst the camera man were behind them, recording trying to capture some moments that would deem hard to complete even if we tried to stage it.




We needed a shot to end our music video so we found this area within Valentines Park called Valentines Gardens. Over here we found an area that was surrounded by nice bushes and a fountain. We placed the camera on the fountain, which made a perfect tripod and we recorded our shot which was used to end the music video.




After this we travelled to Fairlop Water which is an area which has been renovated in the last year for the locals. We did the same thing we did in Valentines Park and tried to get 'natural shots'. There was one shot in particular where the couple where standing inches away from the lake and the male didn't know the camera was recording and as a joke he instantly pushed and grabbed the female to scare her as if he were to push in the lake, be he didn't. This shot was a perfect example of 'natural' moments.




Fairlop Waters also had some areas for activities for kids, we used there apparatus and collected some shots from there.

Filming Day 2 - House Shots

27/10/2016 - Thursday





Today we decided to go to my house. We wanted to use a room where we could decorate it to make it look slightly messy but also homely. We also wanted to avoid making it look like the shots were taking in a house, instead we wanted to make it look like the couple have rented an apartment. This is because we were trying to portray an image where the couple aren't exactly well off with money due to the female working and the male trying to find a job, but at the same time pursue his musical career.





In the end we decided to use my loft. This room was originally used for storage, as well as this it also had a mattress which was on the floor. We then took a whole hour to clean the room so there is enough space shooting.





Altogether, we took 2 hours to shoot all of our shots. These shots included fighting scenes, the waking up scene, arguing scene, bathroom scene and the romantic scene.

Filming Day 1 - Central London

26/10/2016 - Wednesday



On this day we decided to head to central London which was our prioritised location. When heading to central London we needed a specific location so we chose St Pancreas Station which also known as Kings Cross Station. On our way there we can across a very nice park which was called St Pancreas Gardens.

Over here we decided to record some lip-sync and behind the shoulder shots. We thought these would be really effective as the sun was in a very nice place, facing towards the singer. We used a bench to record the lip sync as well as a path to record me walking to my singing destination.

After this we headed to towards the actual station to take our main shots.

When we arrived here we were genuinely stunned of the view that stumbled across us. We really wanted to use the building in the picture above however there were some problems such as too many vehicles and people that were getting in the way of our shots. This day of filming was mainly for the starting minute of our production where we wanted to include shots of me holding a cigarette and my guitar and travelling through central London.

  

At around 4 pm we decided to stop filming because it had gotten darker, as well as this, we had a few more days left to film the rest of our shots.

Lyrics analysis

Questionnaire

We carried out further research on the target audience of our music video as it would help us later on in the filming as well as the editing. By carrying out research on the specific target audience we were able to film and edit in a specific way as it would appeal more to the target audience and help the video gain more views. We questioned 10 people within the age of 16-21 on different aspects of acoustic folk music videos which can be applied to our production while filming and editing. We asked a range of questions to cover all aspect of the production to allow us to gain a greater understanding of what exactly needs to be included in our production.

This question helped us gain a basic understanding of what the target audience wants and what the basic storyline should include. By asking this question we were able to establish that the main basic idea of the music video should be, a heartbreak. This also allowed us to develop our ideas of a couple being very close but as time progresses life gets in the way of their happiness meaning the couple can no longer be together. This question, as well as the results, are very helpful as we will be able to incorporate codes and conventions of Acoustic Folk within the music video. By adding a deeper meaning to the lyrics and allowing the artist emotions to be shown through to the audience to allow them to relate to how the artist is feeling.   

This question is very useful to us as it has set the main basic structure of the music video. Due to these results we now know that the music video must include a narrative and some performance scenes.  This also allows us to stick to the codes and conventions of Acoustic folk music videos as it allows us to add a narrative to emphasise the meaning of the lyrics and also allows us to add shots where the artist is performing to show the expression and emotions on his face, this again will give a very clear meaning to the lyrics and will allow us to manipulate what the audience are feelings. We are planning to incorporate this into our music video by having the main theme of our music video be a love story of two people but as the music video goes on we realise that they are no longer together instead, the guy is remembering a relationship that he's lost but wished he still had.

This question was very important to ask as we chose a slow song, we now know that the target audience prefers a mixture of both when it comes to editing a slow song. This again is very helpful as it allows us to vary the editing depending on the music. This will be done by having slower shots when the music is slow but as the beat speeds up the editing does too. This is another convention of music videos which we will be able to follow. Bu adapting the editing to the speed and pace of the music the music video will flow smoother.

 By asking this question we were able to establish that in order to make the song more popular the music video must be very effective as it will help the song itself gain popularity. We are planning on making this music video effecting by following the codes and convention of acoustic folk music videos such as add a narrative to the music video and have the mise en scene link very well to what is going on in the video.

This question helped us when planning and filming the music video. We now know the majority target audience prefer it when the artist appears in the music video. These results of this question may force us to go against the codes and conventions of acoustic folk music videos as it usually has the artist performing and actors playing out a certain narrative which relates back to the lyrics. Due to these answers, we are planning on having the artist act the narrative himself and also include shots where he is performing the song.

Initial Ideas

We carried out a pitch on out original ideas and the information that we found out while we were researching to our classmates in order to gain some feedback and see how we can improve our idea.