Diary Day 2 (Friday 2nd October 2015) - Day 2 of Filming 'Narrative'

Today at 8.35, Myself and Thomas Whitehead went over to QEMS back to the set to start filming the Introduction to the narrative and the Ending. I was hoping to film the Dream Sequence in the 2 hour shoot i had planned however Georgia my second Actress got taken ill meaning this needed to be filmed another day where by Thomas and Georgia are both looking Fit and Healthy. I told Thomas to

wear his standard Landau Forte Suit as i wanted to give the feeling like he's running to a formal gathering such as a Party or Prom. He decided to wear his purple tie which connotates the goofy emotion this character has, The Character is a hopeless romantic who's never found a place in his heart for the right girl to come along and change his life forever. As Thomas is the Drummer in the Band 'T5' i wanted to create a character different to what we see during the performance, Meaning Thomas would have to wear completely different clothing and act like a different person. I decided to use Thomas in my Music Video as i wanted to give the feeling like the Band is the Guy who predicts their future to be a complete disaster but when they're in a mind of their own, the world is their oyster, making the impossible happen. Even though Georgia couldn't be with us to film part of the narrative we were still able to make good progress with the Music Video. The Performance is complete and all the shots in the shoot were captured correctly corresponding to the Story Board i created 3 weeks prior to the shoot, and the beginning and ending of the narrative are now complete. The only things i need to film are (The Dream Sequence 'Using the Set at QEMS' and The Shots around Tamworth for the Second Verse, Chorus and Bridge in the Song).

The shoot took a total of 20 minutes to film due to its simplicity, We only used one camera 'Canon EOS 500D DLSR' which was placed on a Tripod with an attachable dolly. Their were a few Shots which i wasn't particularly happy with so i shot them a number of times to try and get the best shot possible. At the end of the Shoot we had to transport the Drum Kit back over to QEMS as they

needed it for the Drum Lessons, However after we moved the Kit back over Matt Johnson and I started to Design and Finish the Lighting used in the Dream Sequence. We have save a total of 3 Presets which correspond to the Actors movements in the scene. For example, At the start of the dream the character is sitting on a chair in a spotlight on an empty stage, he turns his head to look out at the audience floor to see a Girl standing in a spotlight. We designed the lights so that a Spotlight is visable on the stage while he's sitting in the chair with Red Lighting surrounding him to create the feeling like he's in his head which is surrounded by darkness and the only way to see past the dark is if he steps into the lighter side of his life. We were able to place a spotlight on the Audience floor where Georgia will be standing (Due to the characters not being there when designing the lighting we will adjust the lighting positioning once the characters are ready to film on the day of the next shoot) In the second part of the Dream Sequence we see Georgia and Thomas walk towards each other with Spotlights following them, we were able to create a tracking spotlight with a motion time of 8 seconds which allows the lights to move slowly at a pace where by Georgia and Thomas can walk towards each other without having to rush.

When Filming the Beginning Narrative I was able to create some really nice looking focus shots which focused more on the character than the background, i did this by placing the tripod in a certain position and auto focusing on the character before acting the scene, I did this at the beginning where the character runs through the Hall Doors to find he's missed the Performance, This makes the character stand out above anything which is what i originally intended

I plan to film the next shoot This Friday coming '9th October 2015' at 8.30 - 9.30 meaning we have a whole hours filming time. The reason why the shoot is planned shorter than the Performance shoot is because all we need to do is activate the Lighting System and place a chair on the stage in the place marked 'X' to pin point the spotlight positioning.