Second filming day- Pre-production meeting

This was our meeting on our second day of filming. We were filming in Spring Park and in Sachin's house in which we did the path scene and Jake our main character playing the guitar, as well as many angles. It was a productive day and we are on schedule for our filming.

Behind the scenes pictures from filming day 2

Before Filming Day 2 - Blog

Me and Anika talk about what we will be filming today while we wait for all the group to arrive.

Filming Day 1 - Main Character Walking

This was the filming of the path scene where the main character is walking down a lone path in the winter dwelling on his thoughts which adds to the conventions of our music video.

Sunday 20th November- First filming day- Pre-production meeting

This was our group meeting before we started filming in which we discussed what we were planning doing and the limitations we had already faced.

Location: Bingham Park

Path 1:

Path 2:

Path 3:

Location Ideas

Our group has picked a range of places for possible locations to shoot our video. We have all agreed that locations where there is graffiti and worn down places will not be in our video. We are trying to find nice locations where our main character can walk through without the audience being distracted by anything unnecessary in the background.


Bingham Park - The "two paths" scene. Spring park has a few split pathways which can be used to our advantage when trying to shoot the scene where the main character needs to choose between two paths. Once will have a sign saying "move on" and the other will say "sleep on it".

Crystal Palace Park - Paths for the main character to walk down

Addiscombe Tram Stop - Possibly being used towards the end of our video or another scene for our main character to walk through. This location looks nice at night.

A cafe - There is a scene where the main character will be shown out of touch with reality whilst his friends are enjoying themselves. This will take place in a cafe as a meeting point for the main character and his friends

A house -  This is where we can use a plain coloured wall to film the main character playing through the song on the guitar. There is also a scene where the main character will need to be filmed being stressed while working from home.

London South Bank - This area has some nice scenery we could use if we wanted our main character to walk down. This area and around it are nice areas to shoot. London at night looks really nice.

Production Meeting: Project Schedule / Locations

This is one of our prodyctuion meetings where we discussed shooting days and any issues to do with our production.

Connotations of 'Never Again'

Shooting Script (possible changes throughout)

Camera Shot	Timing (seconds)	Description
Medium Shot (Black & white) *Before the song actually starts playing	0:-05 – 0:15	Main character appears to be up close to the camera to make it look like he has turned it on himself. The main character will then walk towards and sit on a stool placed in front of a plain coloured wall. He will then start playing the intro to the song before the lyrics start.
Extreme Close Up (Black & white)	0:15 – 0:20	Showing the main character’s mouth lip synching the words.
Close Up - Side Shot: Angle 45 degrees upwards to right side of face	0:20 – 0:27	Main character carry’s on lip synching, the close up’s show his emotion.
Medium Shot (Black & white)	0:27 – 0:40	Main character is in the same position as the first shot, on the stool, playing the guitar and lip synching.
TRANSITION TO MAIN CHARACTER STARTING HIS JOURNEY
Medium Shot (Colour)	0:40 – 0:43	Shows main character working at home but feeling stressed.
Close Up (Colour)	0:43 – 0:46	Shows PC main character is working on. He minimises his work and looks at his desktop background which is of him and a girl.
Over The Shoulder Shot (Colour)	0:46 – 0:49	Looking at friend’s happy faces as they chat and they notice that the main character isn’t interacting so they ask him if he’s ok.
Over The Shoulder Shot (Colour)	0:49 – 0:53	Shows the main character nod and give a weak smile.
First Person Shot (Colour)	0:53 – 1:06	Main character looks at two paths ahead of him. He sees the same girl that is seen on the background of the PC. She is holding up 2 signs next to the paths, one saying “Move On” and the other saying “Sleep On It”. The main character will look at one path and see the girl with one sign and then look at another path and see the same girl but with a different sign.
Fade to white	1:06 – 1:08	From the park to back to the main character playing the guitar again.
Extreme Close Up (Black & white)	1:08 – 1:11	Showing head stock and left hand of main character holding the strings of guitar neck.
Extreme Close Up (Black & white)	1:11 – 1:14	Showing right hand of main character strumming the strings.
Close Up (Black & white)	1:14 – 1:17	Showing the guitar from a side angle so both main character’s hands are visible.
Medium Shot (Black & white)	1:17 – 1:28	Main character is in the same position as the first shot, on the stool, playing the guitar and lip synching.
Over The Shoulder Shot (Colour)	1:28 – 1:31	Shows shot of boss shouting at main character because he is not doing well at work.
Over The Shoulder Shot (Colour)	1:31 – 1:34	Shows main character with blank expression on his face and he turns away to look at something on his desk.
First Person Shot (Colour)	1:34 – 1:38	Shows main character looking at a photo in a frame of the girl that has been occurring throughout the video.
Various Shot Types (Colour)	1:38 – 1:55	Shows main character walking through a location with his head down and looking sad.
Long Shot then a Fade into another shot (Colour)	1:55 – 2:04	Shows main character walking off into the distance.
Fade into another shot	2:04 – 2:05
Long Shot (Colour)	2:05 – 2:10	Shows the main character at Addiscombe Tram Stop waiting for an approaching tram.
Over The Shoulder Shot (Colour)	2:05 – 2:15	Shows a girl across the platform similar to the girl that the main character has been seeing throughout the song but before the main character can do anything, the trams he has been waiting for passes by and blocks his view.
Long Shot - Side Shot	2:15 – 2:20	Shows main character getting on the tram but suddenly turns his head as if to step back out of the tram because he wants to see that girl across the platform to put his mind at rest.
Medium Shot - Panning Shot	2:20 – 2:25	Shows tram doors closing behind main character as he walks down the tram. As the tram leaves, the camera pans left to follow the tram but as we keep panning, we see the same girl standing there with a sign saying “Move On”
Video Rewinds back to beginning	2:25 – 2:55	Ends with main character turning on the camera but because it is rewinding, it looks like he is turning it off instead thus ending the song.

Storyboard: 'Never Again' - Meaning In Masterpiece

Storyboard

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Initial Audience Feedback

I decided to write down some brief notes and comments people made when we gave our initial presentation on our ideas, there will be more detailed research when we show our first draft but these were some peoples initial thoughts on both our ideas

Questionnaire

Here is a template of the questionnaire we created in order to get feedback into deciding which genre and song to go for. For question 4 we wanted to be more personal with the respondent to why they picked that genre, giving them the option to write their personal opinions. 

We created the Questionnaire on SuveyMonkey as this was a quick and efficient way to gather data. It also automatically analyses the results, thus saving our time. We posted it on social networking sites (shown below) and emailed them to fellow friends and peers from both in and out of school in an attempt to get unbiased data. 

The results show:
The results are as follows:

Treatment: 'Never Again' - Meaning In Masterpiece

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Treatment / Story Board: "Lost Without Your Love" - Dontae

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