Risk Assessment.

This part of the risk assessment includes vital information, including where people can be contacted, and who is involved. It also includes information on where shooting is taking place.This also includes a hazard risk, of which we have indicated what the potential hazards are while filming. The only hazards which are a risk during filming are falling from heights, as some shots are located at the top of a set off stairs. The other risk we have is disturbance of noise, as we are filming in a busy area.This risk matrix exemplifies the rate of the risk our actors and other members face while filming. 

Part B of the risk assessment explains who is at risk from the hazards previously mentioned. It also explains how these risks can be mitigated, and how likely they are to happen.








Part B of the risk assessment explains who is at risk from the hazards previously mentioned. It also explains how these risks can be mitigated, and how likely they are to happen.

In-depth shooting schedule

We made a basic shooting schedule before we began filming in order to keep track of what w were filming and when. On top of that, we also kept a more detailed shooting schedule, which we would use before each shoot. This allowed us to be efficient with our time, and kept us focused on what we were filming. It helped each shoot run smoothly. However, some shoot didn't go as planned, and therefore we didn't end up sticking to this schedule, due to interruptions when filming, or technical issues. For example, when we were trying to film an outdoor shot, the camera we used would only record for 11 seconds at a time before cutting out. Therefore this meant it took much longer to film anything, and our time wasn't used as efficiently as we originally planned. 

 

Shooting Schedule

In order to keep on track of timings and stay organised, we created a shooting schedule. We planned out roughly how long we thought we would need to shoot each scene, and planned to do this over a few days. However, we didn't stick to this that much, as sometimes it wasn't always possible to film when we had originally planned. 

We originally planned to film everything and then allow ourselves 3-4 weeks to edit so w had time to re-film anything we needed to. However, we found that we ended up editing whilst we filmed, and therefore the editing and filming merged into one, as filming took much longer than anticipated. We also felt editing while filming would be more efficient, as we weren't always able to film when we planned, due to weather issues or other commitments which gt in the way. 

Location Scouting.

As we went for an audition within our music video, we had to find the perfect location which gave the impression it was an audition. We wanted a white background, so the person auditioning was clearly seen and stood out to the audience. The white background would help emphasise the colour in the characters clothes, which helps the audience identify that they're the person auditioning.

For the audition scenes, we searched for a white background for a while, before finding a white wall in school. This meant we could film whenever needed, and was therefore convenient, as well as being suitable. While this did mean there was the noise of people in the background walking past us, we soon realised this wouldn't be an issue, as we were deleting the sound and replacing it with the song anyway.

For the filming of the music video scenes, we decided to film in front of a brick wall. We felt this fit with the simplistic theme we were going for throughout our video and with our digi-pack and website. We felt this gave our music video a sense of style, and was smooth all the way through.

Costuming ideas

Original Music Video Ideas

Today, Carmel and I got together to come up with some ideas for our music video. While we have already made a mind map considering things such as location, audience, location etc, we knew we had to confirm these in much more detail. In our original mind map of ideas we decided to have a narrative in our video, however we decided we would do both a narrative and story running side by side in our music video. 

Our main idea, is to have auditions for the music video taking place within our music video. We aim to film six or seven people singing different parts of the song, with one person being chosen as successful. We will then incorporate the successful candidate into the narrative of the video. We aim to film the auditions in colour, using the same background for all candidates and have them all wearing similar clothes. We're aiming for natural shots in the auditions, where they go wrong or sing the wrong line, to make sure we're making it as natural as can be. We're then going to edit the narrative to black and white to ensure we're still staying on track with the theme of the artist.

We think the costumes in the narrative should be simple, mainly black and white. The costumes in the auditions may be slightly more colourful, to show the individuality of each person auditioning. We will also style the character who gets the role to be in the music video, as similar to what will be in the video and similar to the style of the artist. This will show the character and how they have thought about the role before auditioning.

The audition shots will all be interior shots and filmed in the same place, against a plain wall, with a clapper board at the start or each scene. The narrative shots will mainly be outdoors, possibly in a much darker setting, filmed in late evening, to ensure some genre conventions are identifiable.

Defining Our Audience

I created a mind map in order to help define our audience, and gain a better understand of who our target audience is. I felt this was essential in gaining the right effect for our music video.