Filming Experience

We carried out filming over a span of two days. The first day was located at Highfields park where the majority of the romance narrative would take place. Initially the filming was trial and error, because it was difficult to find the best and lighting and we had to change some of our shot plans as when we arrived at the location we found better alternative shot opportunities. We also found new, surprise locations that we hadn't planned but worked really well with the video and so decided to improvise and take some shots. Surprisingly, we ended up using a lot of these locations in the final video because they added more depth into the narrative about the best times in relationships. One of my favourite shots that wasn't planned, was the shot with the actors sitting on a bench under a tree that framed the shot as they looked out to the lake. I think that it rounded up everything that the music video was about, love and youth. We made sure to take multiple shots of each scene, so that when we came to edit, there would be at least one perfect one. This definitely paid off because we had to discard some footage due to accidental camera movement or lack of focus.

 



 The second location was filmed in my garden because we wanted a casual and relaxed location to create verisimilitude. Prior to filming we decorated the set with props such as fairy lights, drinks and chess, which really made the shots come to life. The filming ran smoothly from the beginning because we were already used to using the camera, so focusing and having the correct camera settings on wasn't a problem. However, we started to loose light quickly because filming took longer than expected, so the final shots looked slightly grainy because we didn't have any lighting equipment as originally we were filming in broad daylight. Therefore, in order to make sure that we had some decent footage we took several shots, which was beneficial as some of the shots looked better quality when uploaded to Premiere Pro. I think my favourite shot that was filmed in the garden was the dance scene, where the male actor spins around the female actor whilst they are laughing. This was my favourite shot because it was completely unplanned, but created an amazing effect that captured the essence of the story we were trying to create.