Production Blog: Starting to Film


   Hey blog, I'm back again! This week I have started to film my music video. On Monday, my group went to the mall. There was one minor setback, as it was planned out to be filmed on my phone. However, my camera recently broke, so we had to film on Mia's phone, which wasn't an issue. When I first got to the part of the store the filming was being done, I had asked for permission. The worker said it wouldn't be a problem, so I continued. Half of the film ended up being completed. I had acted the entire time, as my group decided I am the one "starring" in the film. I will say, at first it was awkward having a camera recording me doing something out of the ordinary. But, I ended up getting used to it. It did take a couple of retakes to get the scenes in order. Despite this, the time frame that I planned to follow was still working. My costume ended up being leggings as I said in the previous blog and a sweater. No make up effects were used as this was the part of the video that the stalker was not revealed. 6 different scenes were shot, including one in the garage parking lot. These scenes ended up using a tracking shot, close up, and multiple wide shots. Since, the second half of the film is not done it is hard to say what transitions will be use to connect these scenes. But, they were aligned with the song choice and it fit well. There is a schedule in place for the next half of the music video, and I hope to update you guys then. Talk to you soon blog!



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