1st day of Filming

1st Day of Filming

(not one to remember for me)

On the 5th of December 2013, it was the first day that we had the chance to go out and film one of our opening scenes which is in the playground located near All Saints School. This was exciting times as we haven't had the chance to film before due to some of our team members being unavailable due to timetable clashes. The weather conditions did not exactly help as it was extremely windy which actually led to an accident involving me and the camera!! The weather really was not kind to our filming because in the footage, the camera was swaying from side to side in the birds-eye view shots when the camera was unattended at the top of a slide. As the camera was left unattended and the record button was pressed, the wind was so strong that it blew the tripod off the slide and it just so happened to land on my head as I attempted to catch the camera as it is very expensive. Thankfully I caught the camera but unfortunately the tripod hit me on the side of my face and left quite a bad cut on my eyebrow. Anyway other than that accident, we managed to get some decent footage completed and it set us up to go and film in London as we where able to see what went well and perhaps what didn't go according to plan.

Focus Group - Pitching Ideas, Analysing Results

Focus Group

This video contains two of my group members; Connor and Dapo pitching our primary and secondary music video ideas to some students that attend Robert Clack school. Unfortunately, due to a clash of timetables and myself being in lesson, I could not participate in this activity, thankfully though, my group members addressed our questions to these students incredibly well without myself and our other group member Aaron. From the response received, it is easy to conclude which song we are going to use for our music video. They 2nd idea of the ska band - 'Behind Bad Luck' was the one that received more positive feedback and was preferred by all three students. This being because the audience held the view that the ska music will be easier and better to produce an end product as apposed to the idea of the green screen because it was suggested not to be as practical. Going further, our primary idea of the green screen was questioned because to have a good quality end product, we must use a good quality green screen which unfortunately breaks our cost limits staggeringly. The ska band superman idea was suggested to be more realistic and didn't raise as many practical issues as apposed to the green screen idea. To conclude, based on the emphatic response from our audience, it would be very difficult to go against their wishes and pick the green screen idea, so it was an easy choice when our group selected the ska band superman idea as it was also the idea that we wanted to pick anyway. We valued our audiences comments and we hope that this is the correct decision and helps us in producing a grade A music video.

Storyboard

Storyboard

Here are pictures of our Storyboard. The storyboard was simple created to help us when filming. It gives us clear step by step stages of filming and also editing:

Shot List

Shot List

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

Costumes and Props

Costume and Props

Character Name: Nicholas
Costume: Nicholas will be dressed casual at the beginning when the group first meet up. So this consists of jeans and maybe a t-shirt and a coat. Then after when we proceed to London, we will be dressed formally in a black shirt with a ska tie.
Character Name: Dapo
Costume: Dapo will be dressed casual at the beginning when the group first meet up. So this consists of jeans and maybe a t-shirt. Then after when we proceed to London, we will be dressed formally in a black shirt with a ska tie.
Character Name: Connor
Costume: Connor will be dressed casual at the beginning when the group first meet up. So this consists of jeans and maybe a t-shirt. Then after when we proceed to London, we will be formally dressed in a black shirt with a ska tie. Character Name: Aaron Aaron will be dressed casual at the beginning when the group first meet up. So this consists of jeans and maybe a t-shirt. Then after when we proceed to London, we will be formally dressed in a black shirt with a ska tie.
Character Name: Tomas
Tomas is the only exception and he will be dressed in a formal black shirt with a tie but when the song proceeds he will be dressed in a superman costume. This is because he fits the ‘superman’ description best and he is also a good actor.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Group Members: Nicholas, Dapo, Connor & Aaron

Location: The Shard, Westminster Bridge, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, London tube, Performance Stage, Playground

Hazard	Person(s) at Risk	Likelihood of Hazard 1 – Extremely Unlikely 5 – Extremely Likely	Severity of Hazard Outcomes 1 – Very Low Risk 5 – Very High Risk	Risk Level (Likelihood + Severity)	Measures to Take to Manage Risk	Risk Managed? Y/N
Minding the gap when boarding trains (London Tube)	All group members	2	3	5	Look before stepping onto trains	Yes
Stay on the left hand side when using escalators (London Tube)	All group members	1	1	2	By always having it in mind to stand on the left along with other members of the public	Yes
Not to leave any of the equipment's or instruments on the floor without some looking after it(All locations)	All Group members	3	1	4		Yes
Being careful not to trip over any wires or equipment whist preforming(Performance Stage)	All group members	1	2	3	By covering any loose wires or moving them as far as possible away from us performing	Yes

Being careful when filming on climbing frame with the camera (Playground)	All group members	1	2	3	By minding our steps when boarding and leaving the climbing frame at all times.	Yes
Not being too close to the edge of the bridge (Westminster Bridge)	All group members	1	3	4	By always being a few steps away from the edge at all times even whilst filming ensure that we're not too close.	Yes
We will need to be wary of vehicles whist whether filming or not as Piccadilly Circus and the area around The Shard can get very busy	All group members	1	3	4	By staying way from the road	Yes
Playground equipment's could be faulty	All group members	1	2	3	By checking with a forceful tug being using	Yes

Location Sheet 7 - Piccadilly Circus

Location Sheet 7

Piccadilly Circus

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: Client: Behind Bad Luck Writer: Dapo, Aaron, Nick and Connor Producer: Dapo, Aaron, Nick, Connor Director: Connor Date: 5/11/013

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note - In London - Will require a train to get there - Shopping centre - On the Piccadilly Line  - Roughly 50 minutes  to get there - Journey starts from Dagenham Heathway, change at Mile End, then change at Holbon Access to location via: - Parental permission - Free to the public Name and number of location contact: - Piccadilly Circus, Mayfair , City of Westminster, London W1J

Health and Safety Issues to note: -We will need to be wary of vehicles whist filming as Piccadilly Circus is very busy - Making sure that no instruments or equipment is left on the floor

Potential Filming Problems: - Lots of people there so equipment could get knocked over -  People could interrupt by getting in the way whilst we're filming -  Not to get to London too late otherwise it will get dark meaning the footage's will be hard to see

Additional Notes: (map of area/weather forecast etc)

Location Sheet 6 - The Playground

Location Sheet 6

The Playground

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: Client: Behind Bad Luck Writer: Dapo, Aaron, Nick and Connor Producer: Dapo, Aaron, Nick, Connor Director: Connor Date: 5/11/013

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note -        Mini playground -        In front of All Saints and Robert Clack school -        No closing times -        Available to the public Access to location via: No permission is needed as it is a playground section free to the public Name and number of location contact: Terling Road, Wood Lane, Dagenham RM8 1JT

Health and Safety Issues to note: ●      Being very careful with camera whilst filming on the climbing frame ●      Check all that equipment are not faulty and are available to use ●      Not to leave filming equipment's on the floor as it could get stepped on

Potential Filming Problems: ●      Because it is outdoors the weather maybe a problem as it has been recently raining frequently ●      Weather may effect the filming quality ●      Weather causing us to change our outing costumes

Additional Notes:  (map of area/weather forecast etc) All Saints and Robert Clack students mostly use the school as the play area is in front of them. We are able to use this location whenever we please which is good as we can film here whenever is convenient for us.

Location Sheet 5 - Performance Stage

Location Sheet 5

Performance Stage

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: Client: Behind Bad Luck Writer: Dapo, Aaron, Nick and Connor Producer: Dapo, Aaron, Nick, Connor Director: Connor Date: 5/11/013

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note - Since we are Robert Clack students using this place should not be a problem - Access to location via: - Permission from the  head of  music department at Robert Clack School - Permission from Media Studies Teacher Name and number of location contact:  - Robert Clack School (Lower site) - 02082704222

Health and Safety Issues to note: ●  Not to leave any instruments on the floor whilst filming ●  Being sensible whilst on the stage, e.g. Using the mini stairs to go on and off rather than jumping on or off the stage ● Being careful whilst performing not to trip on any of the wires

Potential Filming Problems: ● Lighting could be poor unless the stage lights are avalible to use ● The stage may be too small to fit all band members and necessary instruments ●   Music department may not have all the instruments we need

Additional Notes: (map of area/weather forecast etc)