FIRST SHOOTING- Solo scenes of the Artist

Time & Date:    17/10/10  2pm onwards

Scenes:             Solo scenes of artist

Locations:          Barbican Serviced Offices

                          Central Point

                          45 Beech Street

                          London

                          EC2Y 8AD

Equipment:        2 Canon Video Cameras, Still Digital Camera, Reflectors, Gels, Camera Lights, Lighting Kit, Tapes



                      

  

Private apartments
estimated at around £2Million

 

My Partner Mia setting up



We had 3 main sets: The Barbican Terrace Garden, Stdio white background, Tiled Glass Background

   

 I have provided some shot of the terrace garden. Even though it was a very sunny and beautiful day we had to wait for the sun to go behind one of the large private apartment blocks as the sun created a glare in the camera lens. Throughout the shooting we had good lighting in most of the scenes, as these shots were to be used in the singers montage of solo scenes we have decided that we will hand pick the very best shot of our singer to put in the video. This is to be done so our artist not only looks good in the shots but also makes the quality of the video look good and professional which attracts more audiences and appeals to more people rather than an amateur made film.

However we did encounter some other minor problems like some shots contain a lot of shadows on Lizzie's face and you cannot see her face probably we tried to resolve this problem with  lights and reflectors however if was very difficult as the problem was due to the natural lighting.

 

Our second set was the tiled glass background, we are aware it was not in our original plan however we decidede to see what it would look like and experiment a little with different backgrounds to challenge conventions. As with all plans we did face some minor problems again, firstly as you may be able to see from the pictures there was very limited space and these pictures were taken before the lighting and camera and reflector was set up. Seconly the electrical mains with the extension cord did not reach the far end therefore one of our lights and tripod hadd to be moved to the left side however we used the handlight to balance the lighting out a little. Even though the shadow was not taken off it did reduce the shadow. Furthermore the light behind the glass added a glare to the camera so the crew had to stay very still until the sensors went off and the light switched off. However after using the light and standing very still we managed to sort out the problems and shot some very good shots which we decided we are using. The artist is wearing blue to connotate sadness and her dress matches the carpet even though we cannot see the floor in the video.



Our last set was the white background in the studio, it was the least problematic and the one with ethe best outcome. The studio shot follows all major R'n'B conventions, from the plain white background solo scenes too the tight black clothes and heels. Due to the good lighting and contrast between the clothes of the singer the shots came out very good. I was most pleased with these shots as well, we did use a gel on the camera to flatter the skintone of our singer and make the shot seem more interesting rather than just black and white, I believe this challenges sme conventions which is great as the audience do not want to see the same looking video over and over again.