SD Shoot Evaluation

We knew that we only had one chance to get all our filming done for the music video as it was so difficult to get the Trinity Theatre as our location. Planning was key so we arranged our band members to discuss the equipment needed and find out how to get it there. We realised it could be difficult to get a drum kit down to the Trinity so we arranged a larger car to take it. Once this was sorted, we retrieved two guitars from Mike's house and one more from Edd's. The Trinity were kind enough to supply us with a dummy microphone and stand with wires as well to make the stage look more authentic and realistic.
Once we had arrived at the Trinity, we set up all the equipment how we had planned and also were allowed to alter the lights to the setting we wanted them. We decided on a blue and red effect on the lights so it would give the whole performance a bit of colour. The idea of the dip to black sequence when the spotlight was just on the lead singer was also put across and tested before we actually started filming. Using the Trinity's sound system we were able to play our track through the main speakers so we could get a feel for the song and make it easier for us to lip sync for the editing.

The filming started with our introduction to the song which consisted of the lead singer (Sam) walking through corridors then down steps to the performance stage. We filmed each section at least 3 times to make sure that when editing we hadn't done anything wrong, such as leaving camera cases in view.

We were very pleased to find that the shots we had taken at The Trinity Theatre merged well for continuity. This was one aspect we were worried about in filming, but we were happy that we had shot for the edit.