Shoot 5

Shoot 5

Shoot number 5 was the performance scene where we had different takes of the band singing or playing their instrument. From researching other bands in the same genre we found that nearly always that quite a lot of the video is performance based therefore we felt that it was essential that we included scenes of the band performing.

There was a lot of planning going into this shoot for example as the lead singer I had to learn the lines of the song which wasn't too hard considering that there are not many verses. Also a big part of planning was thinking of the location. Firstly we thought of filming it in the studio however we felt that our school studio doesn't look professional enough for an Indie Rock band therefore we had to look elsewhere. We found a drama room with all black walls and a small stage for our drum kit and when we played around with the lighting it looked perfect for what we wanted.

Also when planning we needed to think of how to get instruments as none of the group owned any. We asked the music department if we could borrow some equipment from them which included:

- Drum Kit
- Guitar
- Bass Guitar
- Microphone

This helped us out tremendously as without the instruments we would be unable to shoot the whole performance scene. However, none of us in the group can play an instrument therefore filming someone playing the drums when he can't actually play the drums is difficult. Therefore, we have to make sure we do quick cuts in the editing stage to make sure it looks convincing.

Overall, this session was successful as it was our first try at the performance and we didn't know what we were doing at the start but towards the end we overcome the problems and difficulties and next time we shoot this scene we should be able to start straight away without encountering problems.