Personnel Details

Personnel Details

Actor Release Forms

I had to get my actors to sign a form consenting to being in my music video and eriefing them so they know what it involves.

Production Diary - 25/11/11

Recently I uploaded my footage and began to edit and cut it, as well as renaming each clip to make them easier to find and organise. I have began to put together my music video with the clips and the music, making the first draft of my video. This is important as I will be able to improve it and also I know how much more footage I may need to shoot, for example if certain shots are out of focus. Additionally I continued to receive audience feedback from people who fit my target audience.

Floor Plans

As I am conducting shoots in two locations, I created two floor plans, one for each place, to help me set up efficently and quickly when it comes to the actual shoots.

Floor Plan

Floor Plan2

Production Diary - 19/11/11

I have now shot the initial footage for my music video, I took the Canon 550D away at the weekend and shot the main actress getting ready all in close ups and extreme close ups. I felt this went fairly well, as I got a variety of shots and as I shot in her room the lighting was very warm and went well with the bright colours. I did struggle at first with shooting in shallow focus however I feel some of my shots looks very effective and will be useful in my video.
I also shot on Wednesday after school in front of the green screen with one group of my actors, as well as miming the lyrics I also got them to use balloons, bubbles and silly string. I feel this effective in that not only does it make my video more fun and exciting, but it also helped my actors to relax and feel more comfortable in front of the cameras. This made them appear more natural and less rigid in their performance, thus making my footage appear more professional. However, I plan to shoot another bit of footage using a different group of actors, as my audience feedback suggested it would be difficult to direct a large group of people thus I divided my actors into two groups so I would still be able to have the variety of actors in my video.
I also craeted floor plans for each of my shoots that helped me in terms of placing everything correctly and helping my visualise what the shoot would look like and how it would work.

Prior to shooting my video I made an equipment list of everything I would need including cameras and props. This made sure that I did not forget anything on the day and that I had bought everything I would need so I would have no problems shooting.

Equipment List

This list will ensure that I keep organised, and have everything I need in preperation for my shoots, as well as making sure I remember them on the day.

Equipment I will need when shooting at school:
- Camera
- Tripod/Dolly
- Spot Lights
- Fill Lights
- Green Screen

Props
- Guitar
- Balloons
- Party Poppers
- Bubbles
- Silly String


Equipment I will need when shooting at home:
- Camera, Canon 55oD
- Tripod
- Dolly

Props
- Make up
- Dressing Table and Mirror
- Clothes
- Alphabetti Spaghetti
- Play dough
- Magazines and newspapers to cut out letters
- Large Pieces of white card

Costumes

Shoot with Main Actress

Red Lipstick - This is a typical colour of the indie-rock genre, symbolising being rebellious and passionate thus appealing to my target audience as they are likely to hold similar values. For example, they would expect the band to be passionate and serious about their music. It also enforces her femininity whilst still suggesting her to be edgy, and this with fairly basic eye makeup allows her lips to stand out significantly.Red Velvet Dress - This deep colour and material fits with the warm atmosphere of the room. Such style also portrays her as somewhat unique and quirky yet still fashionable. This again appeals to my target audience as they are likely to be individualists or mainstreamers believing themselves to be individualists thus will aspire to such people.