More filming!

Yesterday I filmed with all 3 of the girls in my video. This gave me the opportunity to film the remaining scenes at the beach, in the car park and in the supermarket aisles. By having 3 actors, with the lead always positioned in the middle (Becca) gave more of an independant, confident and feminine feel to the music video:

 

By filming in a dingey car park connoted their strong and quite urban personalities, and with the song repeating the phrase 'wild child', had to show this element of wildness. This was also achieved by using a supermarket aisle to dance in, as it is quite contreversial, and echoes the fun they get up to!

 

A location which also conveys this idea of being a 'Wild Child', was something which we accidently, but fortunately came across when at the beach. It was a construction site, as they were tearing down an old building. I got footage of the girls wearing hard hats (which we borrowed from the builders), infront of the building site walking towards the camera, making it look like they were constructing the mess, and walking away:

 

 

Filming on thursday

On thursday I managed to do some successful filming with Becca (the main character) in the street and in the forest. Luckily it was a sunny afternoon so my footage in the forest has a nice spring feel to it (suiting the pop genre)

 

We used 2 different costumes in the different locations, this is typical of a female pop song.

 

 

 

In order to check that the weather was going to be suitable for filming, and that there would be no chance of rain I checked BBC weather the night before: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

Equipment

I will be using a Nikon d3100 to film my video, i will need a Monopod and Tripod to hold the camera smoothly.

Costume

Becca's (Main singer) Costume:

To fit the indie pop genre of the song, becca's costume will be indie, but with some colour and fitted items.

 

 

Helen's Costume:

 

Helen's costume will be the most feminine, with a floaty dress.

Alys' Costume:

Alys's costume will be very hippy and boho, and incorporate a denim jacket.

     

Locations

I want my music video to show Helen (singer) walking through several different locations, showing the strong beat encouraging her to walk. Throughout the different locations her costume will change and Alys and Becca will come in and out of the shots. Here are some ideas I have to film at:

A quiet supermarket aisle:

This location will be very fun and upbeat, fitting the genre, and has been used in music videos such as Rihanna 'We found love'.

 

 

Beach:

Southbourne beach will give a complete juxtaposed effect to the supermarket, and look nice and relaxed.

 

Forest:

Again, this location will be completely different to others that the actors will be in.

Street:

I will most likely use Ringwood highstreet, as it will be quite  busy, and this will show the contrast that the actors have to the ordinary people.

Car Park:

I lie the idea of an empty car, as it shows a varse amount of space and has been done in pop music videos such as Black Eyed Peas (Pump it)

 

 

 

Actors

Alys

Alys will be one of the dancers in my video, who joins in with Becca (the main actor) She has a quirky look and is a very good dancer. I hope to dress her quite alternatively, very boho and hippy. As the 3 actors will be having different looks.

Helen

Helen will be another dancer which does the same as Alys, they will be very upbeat, and interact with Becca at some of the different locations. I would like Helen to look quite girly and wear several dresses.

Becca

Becca will be the main actor in the video, who will take on the role as the singer (so will be lip-syncing for some of the song) She will be in all of the music video and the focus will be her strutting (walking) to the beat of the song. Her style will be quite indie-rock, and she will probably have a few costume changes for the the different locations she is in.

Target Audience

The genre of my song is indie pop so will attract an audience that like listening to pop music, but with an alternative edge. This will be reinforced by the costume and location of my my music video, being quite quirky and upbeat. I believe my target audience will be younger females, as the main singer and dancers will be females. Though, this may also appeal to young males who enjoy the music and females in involved. The female singer will be attractive, and take the focus due to her confidence and dancing/strutting.

Deciding on the best method to filming my video

Today I tried out a steadicam, wheeled tripod and monopod, to see which would be easier to produce the smoothest image for the walking shots in my music video.

 

The steadicam was very difficult to keep at the same level constantly, and with the risk of it being slightly unstable the image it captured would have been affected.



The wheeled tripod was good in the sense that I didn't have to worry about maintaining holding the camera at the same level, but wasn't good when the floor had any lumps or grooves, as it made the footage shaky.



The monopod was the most effective, and the footage seemed to be clear and steady. As I will be walking backwards in front of the singer lipsyncing, I will have to make sure I can walk safely without bumping in to anything.