Filming Blog

   Since choosing our song, our group has created the storyboard. We have decided where we are filming, and what shots and angles we will be using in each scene. We have decided our filming locations will be at the beach, one of our houses, and along a street that has nice scenery. So far, we have not began the filming process for this music video. My group members and I were unable to begin filming because all three of us were already busy with prior plans the entire weekend. We also have many other AICE classes that we already had work to do for before we were assigned this project. But, this class is very important to us. The distance between where each of my group members live is also very far. It is hard to find a day where all three of us are not busy and can get a ride to wherever we're filming. But, we will begin the filming process within the next couple days.
   To film our actual music video, we will be using one of our group members phones. On the last project we did, the Nike commercial, we used the camera provided by our teachers. But, for this project we have decided that we want to try something new. That is why we will be using one of our iPhones instead of the camera. We also believe it will be easier to access the footage if it is on a phone. To edit the music video, we will be using iMovie on one of our computers instead of Pinnacle Studios like we did with the commercial. We found Pinnacle slightly difficult and confusing to use, so we are going to be using iMovie instead. I have used iMovie many times in the past, so I know exactly how to work the editing software. I have found it is not only easier to edit with, but it is less time consuming. Using iMovie will also be simpler because we will be able to dump the footage straight from our iPhone into iMovie.
  My role in the music video filming process will be to ensure we have transportation to each of our filming locations, and to make sure we include the correct shots and angles. We will most likely be filming a majority of the shots in or near my house, so I will be in charge of making sure we have safe transportation to each location. Our transportation will probably be provided by my mother and her car. For the shots and angles, I will make sure that while we are filming we are including the right amount of angles and that we are identifying them correctly. I will ensure the shots and angles we have on our storyboard correlate with the shots and angles in our music video. One of my other group mates will be taking on the role of lighting and safety. She will make sure we have good lighting throughout the filming process and that we have the right materials to keep us safe in the unlikely event one of us gets hurt. My other group mate has the role of locations and costumes. She will ensure we are able to film at the location as well as find new locations if needed. She will also make sure the costumes and outfit we wear make sense and correlate with the location and scene.