production log 2

For our second shoot on Thursday we are going to shoot more of the band scenes in our music video. We are aiming to get a few more shots of the individual band members so that its not constantly a full band shot. This is because there are parts of the song where we want the audiences attention to be on specific band members. For example on the guitar solo we want to get a close up of the guitarist playing. If we were to only use a full band shot then the audience is going to get confused and probably get bored. We want to mix it up and use a variety of shots to make it more interesting for the viewer.  we also want to reshoot some shots as they were blurry, this we will fix by using a crane for the over the shoulder drum shots.

Once again we will probably book out two cameras so that we can have two people filming at once which speeds up the whole process. Obviously we have to consider not getting in each others way but i'm sure we can work around that.  We will likely book out a tri-pod too incase theres any full band shots or and shots that need to be steady with ease. A steady cam might also be needed if there are any shots that require a steady hand, so if we are including a lot of motion in our camera movement we want to avoid getting too much camera shake. Lastly we will need to book out the LED light that places on top of the camera. The reason we use this light is because when trying to film close ups of the band we noticed that the shadow of the camera and the camera man was being shown in the frame. This was because the lights being used to light the scene were behind us. Using the LED light was helpful as it got rid of that shadow. 

George k, Tommy d, Max r, Harry lj

shoot 1

The first shoot went well we shot 3 full band performances as a wide angle shot, we also used a steady cam for close ups and different angled shots this went fairly well the lighting on the band was picked up perfectly with the cameras, we also used a clip on camera light we used this to illuminate the close up of the person or object we were filming this will be edited in post production to blend with the other colouring.
However the next time we shoot we need to re shoot certain shots as the drummer (Tom Ross) has his hair down in one shot and another its up so we need to re shoot the scenes with his hair down all the way through. we are also going to film smaller details like the shot of the drummers foot when the build up is made with the base drum. there is a shot we filmed of over head of the drummer however this came out blurry this we will fix by reshooting and using the camera crane to steady the camera.
Here are some stills from the shoot:

production log 1

We have planned to do our first shoot on Wednesday next week. We have asked the drama staff whether it will be ok to shoot in the room we need which they have agreed will be fine. We will book out the equipment we need on the day. This includes: 2 cameras, Tri-Pod and a steady cam. 

We also need to make sure that the band members are available to shoot that day which so far everyone except the guitarist has agreed on that day whilst the guitarist (Luke) has not got back to us but we are convinced it should be ok. 

We need to message the band members to let them know what kind of clothing we need them to wear. This will be decided by the group member in charge of mice-en-scene (George). 

Max r, Harrylj, Tommy d, George kelly

test shoot

we did this test shoot just to get a rough idea of the space and the shots we would like to use. we were able to work out placement of the drums and the actors within the frame. this makes shooting easier as we have already planned where people are going to be and also able to see what the lighting will look like and whether or not the room will work.

DIGI pack final

This is my final DIGI pack idea, i used the text RINGBEARER this font had a rock genre vibe to it as it was slightly distorted. i wanted my front cover and my back cover to be very plain and dark so that when you open it the dark galaxy blue colours pop out and make eye catching this idea was taken from the number 1 album 'thats the spirit' by Bring Me The Horizon. this was theirs:

The reason of the copied idea was because they are within the same genre as the watchmen and have the same kind of sound. I also created a logo for the band which is the W and the T overlapped creating an awesome logo to place on the CD and the inside of the DIGI pack, creating a symbol the band will be remembered by. The image i have used follows the rock genre as the costumes used are very dark and the people in them where made to look very serious creating a very rock style to the image.

DIGIPAK ideas