Prelim evaluation task

We had already been influenced but other music videos on their ideas of shots and themes, which gave us the ideas for ours. Therefore we simply had to listen to the track and write a timeline of where seemed appropriate to change shot and which shot worked best where. Alongside this we also had a list of shots and also the order in which we would shoot them. An example of this would be we started off with a wide shot, then a mid-shot of the instruments and close ups of things such as the bass. However, due to timing we made sure we got the shots necessary but couldn’t get other ones we would have wised to have filmed if we had had the whole day, not just 25 minutes.

Once in the studio we had to swiftly set up the band how we had planned it and the way we thought would look the best. So we had to lead singer in the front with the two backing vocals behind her on either side. The instruments then surrounded them in a semi circle shape on the right, so all members of the band could be seen in a wide shot

In general all of the shots were filmed without fail first time round, there were a few which needed to be re-done to make sure that they were perfect, such as the close up of the lead singer, we found that there was a symbol from the drums in the shot so we had to film it again. This is however expected, as not all of them can be perfect. There were a few problems which arose when we made the decision to as the BV’s to stand out of the close up of the singer, not much of them would have been seen, but it would have made a big difference while editing as the continuity looked slightly strange when cutting from all 3 girls to just one.

It was useful to us to be filming in the studio as it meant we could plan in advance as we were well aware of which space we were using. We could get into the studio quickly and position the band in very little time as we new the pace and what would go where. The studio was also brightly lit which was convenient when it came to editing as it seemed like natural light and therefore setting.

We had already written out our timeline and because of this it made the editing process much more straight forward as we more or less new where each shot was going in comparison to the music. Though saying this, we did end up changing quite a few things depending on how well the shots were filmed on the day and as we had now met the band we new more about the image they represented so could fit the shots better to the music with this in mind. I defiantly think my editing skills have developed since the AS thriller task, I also think though as I composed the music for the thriller and had to match it to the action this helped me match what was going on to the music.

We all took turns to do the different roles during the production process, so I would start off as director and say what I wanted to happen in this section and then would swap with someone in my group to being on the camera and shooting was I was being told. I think as a group we worked well together and got the job done quickly with little dispute over what would look best, we listened to each other and respected the others ideas.

Overall, I was happy with the final section we produced, it worked well with the bands image and style and fitted in well with the track. We worked well as a group and I think I have learnt a lot from doing it.