Journal: Shooting [19/02/13]

On the 17th and 18th of February I did the main part of the shooting for the video. This consisted of the narrative shooting and the first performance element.

Shooting on the 17th was not as successful as hoped. This was due to the battery on the camera running out after only filming a few shots. This was a major error as I had not charged the camera prior to shooting. This meant that there was a lot more filming to be done on the 18th.

There was another error made on the 18th as the camera's memory card did not have as much memory as needed. Luckily there was enough to get the narrative and performance done, except for a few mid shots of the artist for the performance element.

I like the shots that were shot on these two days although I feel that it was too bright on the day of shooting and does not have the look that I plan on creating with the video. I hope to fix this by using filters within Final Cut Pro.

Shoot: Second performance element

Today I begun filming my music video. I have started with my Second performance element as this is the most simply of the two performance elements and the narrative. This filming only required a set of LED lights, a mirror, and some tea lights in some jars with water. This was filmed in my home using only the lighting that you can see in the footage.

These first two shots help to relate to Goodwin's theory of the notion of looking. Not only will the audience be looking at the artist but the artist is also looking at herself in the mirror. 

I have filmed these shots from two angles so that there is some variety within this element. The lights around the mirror were used to create additional lighting.

This shot is of three of the tea lights being extinguished by putting the lid back onto the jar. I may use this shot but reversed at the beginning of the video and then again but played normal at the end.