Filming day 5

In our latest filming session we re-shot the narrative protagonist (Henry) outside the love interest's house, the reasoning behind this is that the previous footage gave the wrong impression. So in the new footage rather than having the protagonist just stood outside the love interest's house, were now having a shot of the protagonist walking past the house, glancing up then remembering. We then filmed tracking shots of the protagonist walking away, one towards and one away from the camera. We also shot some point of view long shots of the house to get a clear sense of where the characters are and a it gives us a glimpse of the protagonist's point of view.   

New storyboard- performance scenes

As well as having a new storyboard for the narrative based scenes, we have also had to produce one for the performance based scenes. Here is the performance storyboard.

The first two shots are a still long shot of the entire band and a still close up/mid shot of the lead singer and bass player (Will Davidson).

the next shots are a still extreme close up of the chords of the bass guitar and a still close up/mid shot of the drummer "Jody" (Kane Guichard) in the spotlight.

Shots four and five are a still low angle shot/close up to emphasise the singer's facial expressions. This is again highlighted by shot five as it's an extreme close up of the singer's face.  

Shots six is a long shot of the entire band with the possible use of a dolly to help with the pan across the room. Shot seven is a still mid shot of the band continuing to play but less serious as their is now more interaction on stage between the band members.

Here is a still of the first page of the performance storyboard in full.

The first two shots on the second page of the performance storyboard are a long shot of the entire band from behind and a mid shot of the drummer from side view panning from left to right.

The next two shots are a mid shot of the guitarist from side view panning from left to right and a still low angle long shot of the entire band.

The shots shown in this still are a still low angle mid shot of the lead singer and an extreme close up of the lead singer. It's important to note that for these two shots the other band members have been faded out to link with the lyric "Jimmy quit, Jody got married". To show how over time the band breaks up till only the singer is left.

The first shot we see in this aspect of the storyboard is another possible way of staging the band with the drummer in the centre and the other two band members either side of him, if we used this idea the shot used would be a still mid shot. The second shot we see is the final performance shot of the video a long/mid shot that slightly pans. Unlike the previous shots all band members will be included.

Here is a still of the second page of the performance storyboard in full. 

New storyboard- Narrative

Due to the changes to our videos structure we have had to re-shoot various scenes, meaning that we needed new storyboards. Here is the storyboard for the narrative based scenes.

The first two shots used are a mid shot and an over the shoulder shot. In regards to the camera's movement the mid shot is still and the over the shoulder starts off still but then begins to pan. The mid shot shows the narrative protagonist (Henry) looking through a photo album, whereas the over the shoulder shot allows the audience a better look at the stills within the photo album.

Shots three and four are an extreme close up and a mid shot, both shots are still. The extreme close up shows one particular still in the photo album of Henry and the love interest (Hollie). This then transitions into the live action mid shot.

Here is the sketch of the transition from still photos to live action. A close up of the protagonist turning the page of the photo album.

Shot five is a still close up of the couple holding hands to link with the lyric "Oh the way you held my hand". Shot six is another still mid shot, this time of the couple stood on top of a hill.

Although the storyboard shows shot seven as a close up of Hollie's face, however when we filmed it didn't look right or provide the desired effect so it was scrapped. The new shot seven is the same as shot eight in the storyboard, which is a still mid shot of the couple breaking up on the hill. However what is key about this shot is that we edited in an overlaying fade to symbolise how the couple grew apart and eventually faded out of each others lives.

Here is a still image of the first page of the storyboard in full.

 The shots on the second page of the storyboard are a shot of the narrative protagonist sitting on the hill where his relationship ended. However this was another shot that was scrapped and after changing the order of the shots, was replaced by a pair of tracking shots of the narrative protagonist, one of the protagonist walking towards the camera and one of him walking away from it. These tracking shots are still and follow on from the second shot you see on the story board which is a long shot of the love interest's house.

Update on editing

 In this editing lesson I'm very happy with the effect that an overlaid fade has had on the video. The scene in question is the "break up scene" between the narrative protagonist (Henry) and the love interest (Hollie). The  effect I feel we achieved through the fade is to show how the love interest suddenly disappears from the protagonist's life, and leaves him wondering "what went wrong", linking well with the song lyrics.

  

I'm also very happy with how smooth the transition looks between the "hand holding" close up and the next mid shot.

Filming day 4

In our most recent filming session, we re-shot the narrative scenes from our previous shoot, as well as adding new scenes to the footage. The new scene consisted of the, love interest (Hollie) sat by her window, before noticing the narrative protagonist, (Henry) outside her house before he then moves away. The idea behind this was to add to the nostalgia of the video but also symbolize  that the protagonist has moved on. However after some feedback, we found that some audience members felt that the protagonist came across as a stalker who's unable to let go, meaning this segment may need re-shooting. Other than that I'm pleased with the work we did.

Here are some shots of the footage after some editing: A still image of the fade transition we put in as well as the editing timeline of the footage.

    

progress update

Today we pieced together all the footage we already have to see how long the potential video could be. I have finalised one of the new narrative storyboards and we plan to film these scenes on sunday the 14th October with another filming day set for Tuesday 16th October. The performances scenes we've planned will also be shot on the the 16th. So far the work has been a challenge and we have had to make changes to our orginal idea, but I'm confident we can gain enough good quality footage before our deadline. 

Class feedback

During the lesson we received feedback from other class members about our video thus far. The main point that was made was that during our performance scene, the class felt that Our singer (Henry) didn't look convincing playing the guitar and that his lip-syncing wasn't particularly good either. It was suggested by the class that we re-shoot this scene with a different lead singer who can play guitar. It was also suggested to incorporate this new footage we would also have to re-shoot the narrative based scenes, the "break up"scene for example.

 

In response to this feedback we have decided to split the project in two with me directing the narrative based scenes, and Charlie directing the performance based ones. The reasoning behind this is that it's felt the video would look better if I wasn't the singer but could still be used as an actor in the narrative scenes of the video.

 

 

Some other feedback we received was that we could show why the couple split up in the narrative based scenes. Personally I don't like this idea because it wouldn't fit the lyric "think about you wonder what went wrong"and to me you don't use the word "wonder" then show what happened. Plus not showing why the couple break up adds enigma and leaves the piece open to audience interpretation.   

  

Filming day #3

In this filming session we shot the "band" scenes to link in with the lyrics "me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard". Due to schedule clashes thier were changes to the orginal cast list. The cast we used are as follows:

 Henry Inman as lead singer/lead guitar

Will Davidson as Bassist  

 

Kane guichard as Drummer



We shot various close ups and mid shots of Kane and Will as we needed that footage of those two so we have enough to work with when editing as our idea for this scene is to fade out each band member on the lyric "Jimmy quit, Jody got married" to show how all involved eventually moved on from this time in thier lives.


We then shot the whole band performing the song under lights, from various angles  so we have enough performance footage to use and a good choice to use so we can make the best possible video and gain the best possiible grade. As on the previous filming days I'm happy with the footage we have and really enjoyed the session.