PRODUCTION LOG #1

 

Projector Scenes


1st November 2022

We decided to start off by filming the projector scenes, as we had the clearest idea of what we wanted to film. Clementine and I chose to use one of the projectors at school, as the film classrooms also have blackout blinds which would maximise the effect of the projector. As we had some difficulties finding availability with our original actress, we had to switch last minute and luckily our classmate Lucy was willing to help. To stay on top of our schedule, we decided to film at lunchtime during the school-day. 



As we had experimented with on production day, Clementine and I decided we liked the ink spilling effect, so we stuck with the same video. We made sure to check that the video was copyright free, which was slightly difficult as the video we liked was a repost from another account. We managed to track down the original footage, and luckily it was royalty free footage. 


This is the original clip we used, made up of compiled footage from the Youtube Account SVF TV. We particularly liked this footage as the black background made the colours of the spilling ink more effective.


Before filming the ink imagery, we filmed Lucy with the words 'I won't shut up' displayed across her face. We had experimented with this on production day and liked the effect, but discovered an additional light source was required to show the person lip-syncing. We were prepared on the day of filming, and booked out an Aputure light. Clementine and I discovered that the light looked best when coming from a low angle, so we made use of the magnetic back of the light and created a makeshift stand. This meant no one had to hold the light and we were able to direct our focus towards filming.


Next we moved on to using the sensory videos, which turned out to be very successful. We played around with the speed of the footage, to get the effects we desired. For example, there was a clip we really liked of red ink spilling down, but it was much too slow. We used YouTube settings to speed it up, and it turned out exactly how we had invisioned it. Lucy was very good at learning the lyrics, so was able to successfully lip-sync while looking directly into the camera. We managed to get all the footage we needed, with enough coverage for the music video.


Overall this shoot was very successful. After filming, we uploaded all the footage to the computer and marked the best clips, so they would be easier to find when dropping them in to the editing software. We found the process quite simple to set up, meaning if we need to reshoot anything then it should be quite quick and easy.



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