R+P Post 32: Test shoot and rough edit

Test Shoot Schedule

During our test shoot, we learnt a lot for our shooting inside the Seward Studio and the outside location shooting. The organisation was important for both projects, as we soon learnt that organizing a set time where everyone was available was a difficult task. When directing, I realised it was of vital importance to give those acting clear, quick and simple direction rather than long-winded advice on how they should perform on camera.

When watching the music video test shoot, our group had a lot of constructive criticism given to us from both our target audience and teachers. It was clear that some things definitely worked really well in the music video. However, the male narrative was quite unclear, as we were not able to show clearly that the shots in Shoreditch were all part of a dream sequence. As well as this we edited the music video by showing a lot of shots that would start and finish to the ends of lines in the music video. These studio shots needed to have more variety in shot type with more interesting camera movement that could adapt to the nature of the lyrics that the song included. As well as this the movement of the camera during the running shots in the male narrative needed to have greater variety with more handheld shots in front and behind our actor Andy. In order to achieve this, I realised that I would have to play a big part in the filming of these shots, running with the tripod in hand. The shot of Jerom and I closing towards Andy on the tube to show the paranoid mindset that dominated our male narrative did not look smooth and actually confused the male narrative. As well as this we needed to establish more of a direct relationship between Layla Obi and the male narrative, showing more camera tricks and editing tricks, for example doing a pan that blended from the studio to the location of both people in the music video itself.