Filming (day 1)

We decided when we planned out our filming schedule that it would be best to focus on both elements of the music video individually so that we could focus on each element separately to make sure quality was as good as possible. The other reason for doing this was so that actors, and helpers were not wasting their kindly donated time by standing around aimlessly, and becoming de-motivated.

On the first day we focused primarily on filming the miming section of the video. To do this we all met up on time at the previously selected location with all the necessary equipment, (lighting, reflectors, props, actors)

to get enough footage, we filmed Ben, one of the main features in the video miming the entire song from many different angles. By doing this it gave us room to play around with footage when editing, with little chance of not having enough to stretch throughout the entire song.

We shared duty's throughout the day and tried to rotate and be fair when allocating. The main jobs we divided out where of course filming, along with lighting, lighting aids (reflectors, filters) and 'water control', which meant keeping equipment dry, as well as the actor and lens of the camera so that the footage was not ruined with unwanted rain and lens marks.