Problems with filming

I am Having problems with trying to book the theatre. Every night it is booked due to a panto, and within college hours there are lesson that go on in there. Another issue I am troubled with is that two of my cast members, Lucy and Katy, have told me that they can no longer film after college. So I am having to find other times and possible dates and possibly including searching for another theatre location to film in.

First edited Draft

First evening of filming

Yesterday I managed to book the theatre to do an hours filming.

Unfortunately, my friend Lucy was ill today, and wasn't available to film, so I sat and wondered what filming and productive ideas I could do with my friend Danny. 

When going through some ideas, I came up with the following idea; 

my friend Lucy is an identical twin, so for my music video to show the contrast of life, and death i have decided to cast Lucy and her sister Katy. I want to dress them in a similar style, one wearing black dress, and the other wearing a white dress. This will hopefully bring across the contrasting look I am aiming for. 

So I decided to do the shots with Katy sitting on the chair with the spot light cast upon her, whilst Danny walked round her. I felt that the filming went really well although I found that picking up Katy's expressions through the camera was difficult due to the quality of the camera.
When I next do some filming I think I will look into different techniques and settings on the camera to try and get a better quality picture. I am also hoping to have plenty more time in the theatre, and for all my cast members to be free.

Filming schedule

March 2013
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8 Filming?	9
10	11	12	13	14	15 Filming?	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

Filming schedule

February 2013
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21 Booked the theatre for 22nd february	22 Filmed in the theatre. Looked at booking the theatre for another day.	23
24	25 Book theatre	26 Health and Safety Check list	27	28

Analysis of timing (Up)

Intro- (0.00-0.15) 15 secs

Verse 1 

How can I find you (0.16-0.17) 2 secs
When you're always hiding from yourself (0.18-0.21) 4secs
Playing hide and seek with me (0.22-0.23) 2 secs
Till it gets too dark (0.24-0.26) 3 secs
Too dark, inside your shell (0.26-0.28) 3 secs
Why do I even try (0.29-0.30) 2 secs
When you take me for granted (0.31-0.32) 2 secs
I should know better by now (0.33-0.35) 3 secs
When you call I already hear that crashing sound (0.36-0.39) 4 secs
As it all falls down (0.40-0.42) 2 secs
Chorus
It's never too late to turn it back around (0.45-0.49) 5 secs
Yeah I know you can (0.50-0.51) 1 secs
Don't bury your demons deep in the ground (0.52-0.56) 5 secs
When it all falls down (0.57-0.59) 3 secs
The only way is up, up, up (1.00-1.06) 6 secs
The only way is up, up (1.07-1.14)  7 secs
Verse 2
I watch your spirit break (1.15-1.17)  3 secs
As it shatters into a million pieces (1.18-1.21)  4 secs
Just like glass I see right through you (1.22-1.24)  3 secs
And your parade of excuses (1.25-1.27)  3 secs
Feels like groundhog day (1.28-1.30)  3 secs
You say the same things over and over (1.31-1.34)  4 secs
There's that look in your eye (1.35-1.36)  2 secs
And I hear that crashing sound (1.37-1.40)  4 secs
As it all falls down (1.41-1.45)  5 secs

Chorus
It's never too late to turn it back around (1.46-1.50)  5 secs
Yeah I know you can (1.51-1.52)  2 secs
Don't bury your demons deep in the ground (1.53-1.56)  4 secs
When it all falls down (1.57-2.00)  4 secs
The only way is up, up, up (2.01-2.06)  6 secs
The only way is up, up (2.07-2.14)  8 secs

Middle 8/Bridge
It's your love that's strong (2.15-2.17)  3 secs
It's the only thing that keeps me holding on (2.18-2.20)  3 secs
It's your heart that's weak (2.21-2.23)  3 secs
But it's not too weak to bring you back to me (2.24-2.34)  11 secs

Chorus
It's never too late to turn it back around (2.35-2.39)  5 secs
Yeah I know you can (2.40-2.41)  2 secs
Don't bury your demons deep in the ground (2.42-2.46)  5 secs
When it all falls down (2.47-2.49)  3 secs
When it all falls down (2.50-2.54)  5 secs
It's never too late to turn it back around (2.55-2.59)  5 secs

Never to late (2.55-2.59)  5 secs

Never to late (2.55-2.59)  5 secs
When it all falls down (3.00-3.02)  3 secs
The only way is up (3.03-3.09)  7 secs
The only way is up, up, up (3.10-3.15)  6 secs
The only way is up, up (3.16-3.25)  10 secs

When it all falls down (3.26-3.38)  18 secs

Outro – (3.39 – 3.45) 7 secs

Prop Lists

Props for when I am filming in the theatre;

• Chair- I am hoping that the chair will help characterize my narrative. My idea is to have one of my  performers sitting in the chair, whilst the other performer will walk round speaking(singing) to them. Making it look dream like rather than reality.  
• Mirror- With the mirror, I am hoping that it will bring through my narrative story of being depressed and trapped in ones mind. 
• Stage lights (Spot Light)- I am hoping that the spot light will bring more character to my music video by bringing out the important features to my characters and to bring to life my music video. 

Props for when I am filming outside;

• Glass vase- I will either be filling the glass vase up with water, or with coloured powder. Then once half full, I will be dropping the vase hoping to capture each fall using three different camera shots/angles.

My updated cast list for my music video

There are two Genres within the song I have chosen, Adult contemporary and Pop.
From this I have been able to create two different structures to my music video, Performance and Narrative
I have chosen to use three characters to whom all will be part of the Performance and Narrative structure, Danny Barley, Lucy Clark, and Katy Clark.





Danny Barley
Danny will  present my male singer, showing two contrasting characters within my music video. He is a very talented musician, and will always put 100% work and effort into what he is doing. With his dashingly good looks, polished characteristics, and smooth style, he has everything I am trying to present in the song I have chosen.

Lucy and Katy Clark

Lucy and Katy will be my female singer, Lucy presenting the inner good and innocence of my female narrative character, and Katy presenting the inner dark, and depressive narrative character in my music video.

Lucy and Katy both have very petite, and natural appearances. Lucy and Katy are going to be mirroring one another displaying each different side to my character. Through this I am hoping to show two contrasting sides.

Lucy and Katy always puts 100% work and effort in everything they do, and I know that they will work alongside each other very well.

Brain Storming

New Ideas

When editing some of my narrative tap, I released that my music video wasn't progressing, and developing into what I had imaged. From this, I sat down and went through my planning and footage. Afterwards, I watched the original music video and released that what I was trying to work towards wasn't working out. I knew there where better ways and ideas to communicate to my audience to bring across the lyrics and the message written within the song.
From this, I have decided to brainstorm, and storyboard my new idea for my video. I have decided on sticking with my chosen locations and set styles for both characters. But I will be modifying my cast list to adapt it to my new music video.