YM- Dunorlan Park Shoot, 12/11/2011

On Saturday 12th November, we took our actors to Dunorlan Park to re-shoot some shots that we filmed in London that were technically incorrect.  Specifically, we had to use the tripod for each shot to ensure that we have plenty of static shots to use in our music video.

Our actors wore the same costume as they wore for the shoot in London which will help show the continuity in the video as we cut between locations. 

We did however face some problems on the day:

Firstly, the weather wasn't as bright as was forecast and therefore this may affect the mood/atmosphere portrayed in our video as the sky was very misty and grey unlike the footage from London where the sun was shining for the majority of the time.  The best proposition for a solution to this is to play around with the brightness/contrast and the saturation to use help us brighten the footage up.

Another problem we encountered was one of our actors unable to make the shoot at the very last minute.  This was a problem because it left us unable to shoot the band shots we had planned to, meaning there is now more pressure on us to get these shots in our final shoot in the studio.  As we were at the location with the equipment and actors we decided to go ahead with the shoot but improvised with creative shots that when cut into our music video with the fast cutting rate will not be too noticeable that one member is missing.  Luckily for us, the actor that didn't turn up was the member of the band that appears the least in the London footage and therefore it shouldn't be too obvious. 

Overall, I believe the shoot was successful because the actors followed our instructions well and we were able to re-shoot all the shots we wanted to as well as experiment and film shots that are different and fun, therefore fitting with our track.  The only shots we didn't get we wanted to was the band shots, however we still have the chance to overcome this issue.