Filming Journal - Day 2

First Hour:

I arranged to meet my actors at different times this day as one was needed for more shots than the other. We met at the park I had planned to film at as the wide open space offered the perfect setting for my shot and thankfully I had chosen to film on a day where the weather was rather dark and almist morbid as it served as a mood-setter for my shot.

Once I had met my actor, I ensured he was dressed in the correct costume with nothing missing or added from filming on the first day as that would ruin the mise en scene completely and would make my music video look unprofessional. We set up the scene, moving all unecessary bags and items out of the shot and set up the camer on the stand. I used the 75mm lens for a narrow and for a more focused shot, and instructed my actor to get into position and filmed him walking towards the camera. I only had to do this once, but I tried it a few times with different angles and camera height to have the perfect shot for my product.

We then moved to the road leading up to the main location for filming, my house, and i filmed a few shots there, too, at foot level of my actor walking. This is to create an air of mystery as you don't see his face, though from his slouched stance and slow steps it should be clear immediately that this is a more dark and sad video.

Second Hour:

I then contacted my second actor to gather everyone needed at my house. Once I had explained what I needed them to do I set up the camera on its stand at a height that allowed a view of both actors facing my front door. This proved to be more difficult than I had originally planned as the driveway as sloped, meaning the legs of the tripod needed to be altered in order to allow me to have a level view facing the door.
After this had been perfected I made a practice shot of the scene to ensure the lens I had picked was perfect for the shot, and that I could easily see what the actors were doing. I then filmed this scene and moved my camera to another angle to film the shot a second time with a different view of what was happening to provide a clearer view of their acting. This will benefit me in post-production editing as I will be able to cut between the two for when I need a clearer view so that the visuals will match the music.
I then moved the camera to the top of my driveway and set up the tripod and selected a lens that gave me a clear view of the road. I instructed my actor to run down the road, giving him indicators of where to start and where to finish. This was one of the last shots I filmed and it was important for me to have this shot as the music video will end in a similar way to how it begun and in the same location, the road.