Music Video LogBook

We made a shooting list for the music video and selected locations as a group.

We then split the filming into sections and days.

The first part of the filming, I booked the cameras and tripods for that day.

I also helped set up the cameras during the first part of filming. Catherine and I worked together to pick the best angels for the shots ECT.

We didn’t have very many problems during the first part of filming. It did take longer than we had anticipated as the actor in the music video often struggled to get it all correct on first take.

Catherine and I helped by Makin it easier for him to do each time creating a smooth day of filming.

Each day we filmed we had a friend there to take photos of us filming.

Also on the first day it took so long it went dark and so some of the filming had to be postponed till the next day.

After the first part of filming Harriet, Catherine and I uploaded the filmed part onto the Apple Macs.

We filmed the second part, which was the performance, in a friend’s basement.

I drove the equipment and my other group members to the house in a near by village.

This part of filming went very smoothly, nothing went wrong.

We set up 2 cameras and filmed the whole song three times through to allow us to get the best variation of shots.
We even filmed the band from behind.

We then uploaded the new part of the video on to the Macs.

As a group we began to put the first part of the video together by cutting and speeding up certain parts to match with the music we uploaded days before.

It took some time to get used to using the iMovie software. I didn’t find it as hard to use as I have an Apple Mac at home and have used the new version of iMovie before.

We then booked the cameras for the final time and made sure Harriet and her boyfriend were available to film for that day.

Harriet and I drove over to the location with the equipment and Catherine.

As a group we set up the cameras. Discussed the shots and began filming.

Filming the final part was relatively simple, except for the fact that we changed to location of the kiss, form the front door to the car.

Harriet was in the film, which was brilliant as she does drama and so getting her to act was very easy for her and we had no complications.

Towards the final parts of filming the rest of my group had to go else where and so I had to film our actor walking some more and some more point of view shots. This was quick and easy to do.

I then when and uploaded the final part of the film to the Macs.

I then spent some time piecing together all the clips and creating the music video. I edited it all and made sure it all went with the music.

I felt the video was basically finished.

But as a group we went through the video tweaking various parts to make it perfect.

Catherine and I did all the editing in the music video whilst Harriet helped make the correct decisions about it.