following the choosing of my song i sat down and story boarded my idea's so i knew what shots and angles i'd need.
i then had to decide on the camera i'd use, because school has purchased some new cameras that i found quite difficult to use i decided to use the family camera. also school had purchased some new tripods which maneuvered more smoothly than the old one's and were similar to the old ones so i new how to use them so i also used that.
as i was going away on a family holiday to Cornwall i felt this would be an excellent place to film; taking into account weather, scenery and reliable family members that would help me with filming. i also felt it would be a fabulous opportunity to give my production a professional look and too take advantage of this as no-one else in my group had access to being on location.
on the first day of filming i directed my sister and asked if she could pack away her clothes, i would film one shot, ask her to return all the items of clothing, change shots and angles and have her repeat this same action. for a unusual, creative shot i put the camera into her bag, and had her put the clothes in giving me an excellent close up worms eye view shot that i thought worked very well within the narrative.
then as we went for a meal at the pub and the weather was nice i decided i would get my camera and film Aimee and Alex ( the performers in my video ) as they usually are to create naturalism within my narrative. these shots would be used for the flash backs of their relationship.
as everyone walked back i noticed a phone box and i thought it would work better within the acoustic genre to use this instead of the contemporary mobile phones featuring throughout the narrative.
on the second day of filming we made a train journey to Penzance where i filmed the scenery shot of the harbour, the establishing shot of the train station and the point of view shot of the train journey.
I directed Alex ( the male protagonist ) to run up on to the platform, he did this twice first i filmed a medium shot with him running towards the camera and the second a medium shot of his feet as he ran past.
again, whilst in Penzance, i filmed Aimee and Alex as a couple and didn't give any direction as i wanted it too be totally naturalistic. As we were going by train i couldn't take my tripod with me which i thought would make filming difficult but as i had to get quick shots of Aimee and Alex it made it easier as i could easily maneuver and change angles quickly when necessary.
on day the third day of filming we travelled down to the beach to do the performance element of the music video. initially i wanted it on a long sandy beach but as we couldn't access that part of the beach by walking i settled with film on rockery with the beach and cove in the back group which i think worked well as mise-en-scene. i had taken my tripod down to the beach but as explained i was filming on rockery and it was a very windy day so i couldn't get the tripod to stand straight or stay up so i filmed without a tripod but i still feel very certain that my shots are too a high quality and very steady.
on day four, we were packing up too leave so i filmed Aimee emptying the wardrobe and putting away all her make up. when the wardrobe was empty i took worms eye view, medium and panning shots so i would have a lot of choice when it came too editing.
when Aimee had packed her bag i filmed her putting on her coat and walking out the door with a match on action shot of her from the landing to the stairs.
once this had been shot i asked to borrow her ring which i took many shots of on the dresser and directed Alex to pick it up and walk out, then i had Alex come back in, as he was wearing a t-shirt, pyjama bottoms and had scruffy hair i felt this would be an accurate display of his inner emotions and state of mind following his fiance walking out on him so i filmed him playing on his laptop, sitting staring aimlessly into space and then storming out.
