Filming Day

Yesterday was our filming day and to be honest we believe it went really well. Originally we wanted to be at the location for 16:30 to give us sufficient time to set up and finish filming before Derry had to go to bed. However we didn’t actually get there until 18:30 as we had to pick up members of the band and there was a problem fitting all of the equipment into one car, therefore we had to get another car to help carry the equipment. Once everything was set up the location actually looked quite professional, with the stand light focusing on the two main members of the band (Derry and Greg) and the drummer (Harry) slightly in the shadows.

Loaded car

Setting up

Band Shot

We underestimated the time it would take us to film each individual shot that we needed as at times the band members where messing around and not fully concentrating. However once everyone started concentrating and engaging with the video it was easier to get the shots we wanted. We took regular breaks during filming to ensure that everybody stayed concentrated throughout the process. We achieved a variety of shots such as close ups, mid shots, long shots and different angled shots. Towards the end when we were finishing getting the final shots the camera ran out of battery and we didn’t have the charger, this could be quite detrimental to our video and therefore we will most probably go back to the location in order to get the finishing shots we need. However it was a very enjoyable, successful day and we are pleased with the majority of the shots we captured. If another filming day is required we will update the blog with the new date etc.