Unit 29: Music Video Production - Music Video Production Recap (Assignment(?))

 Slight issue trying to get the photos of the days for this, but if I can be bothered I'll probably update it when I have them to make it beautiful.

 

Day 1:

9/11/2015

On the first day of production we discussed our plans for the production. At this point we had contact with our actors and the crew was ready to begin the video on the next day. We started by finishing off any planning sheets that needed to be completed, as well as gathering photos of the locations and giving a timetable to the cast for when they were needed. No photos were taken on this day due to the nature of what was done, but the day had finished with a large portion of the work necessary for the video to be created completed.

Day 2:

10/11/2015

Day 2 was the first day of shooting. We gathered ourselves and the actors in the reception of the college after the girls had been in makeup (which proved to be the most stressful part of the planning process). Thankfully, the actors were nice enough to do what we asked, even under the obviously difficult circumstances, and one our actors was very helpful in helping solve everything. Before shooting we took a look at costumes (none of which ended up being used, but you can't win every battle) and we also met with the actors to make sure they knew who we were. Once on set, everything was done within half the time we had anticipated, and despite some minor issues, such as the camera operator causing stress with the actors, an unusual occurance of some weird guy on a bike (but that's Teesside for you) and a Greggs truck, we walked away with all the necessary footage, and a few interesting stories to tell.

Day 3:

11/11/2015

The third day was a lot more simple. We had two of the actors (as opposed to the 5 we had the day before) gather in a small studio room within the college, which was more accessable to everyone, and we finished off gathering the necessary footage. No make-up was required and everyone was a lot happier with participating, helping shooting get done in even less time than the day before, with a few extra unplanned shots to be used in editing later if necessary. Our main actor was very friendly and was willing to do a few photos to prove he existed as well, and upon discussion the team agreed that we would be willing to use him again (as well as a couple of the actors we worked with, if they were willing). No incidents occured on this day, but I was forced to participate in photos this time.

Day 4:

12/11/2015

The final day consisted of no shooting whatsoever, and instead we just finished off more paperwork. No photots were taken, again, and there was next to no stress or complaints from anyone in the group. While one of the group was ill and couldn't come in this day, we managed to get everything we needed completed, and were ready for editing next week (tomorrow, now).