Production Log- Week 4

This week Alysia and I uploaded our footage that will filmed last week to the AppleMacs, this was so we could start editing what we have done so far making it easier later on. We also carried on filming, we have successfully filmed the bedroom scene where Alysia shows her emotions, being very sad.
Whilst doing lots of filming me and Alysia managed to edit all the footage we took the previous weekend and edited it, so we could place it into the song making the footage cut to the beat. We edited the footage on Imovie and we did not really add any affects only fades in and out to create a flash affect, the main purpose of us not adding any affects was because we wanted it to focus more on getting the shots cut onto the beat and emphasizing on the different angle shots.
We also edited the song and thought of a concept that can help make our music video more engaging. Me and Alysia have an idea of having an argument at the beginning but you can only see the argument without actually hearing it then towards the end the song will cut and you will be able to see the argument again but with the words as well.
You will hear what they were arguing about then there will be flashbacks after the argument and you will see Alysia (The girlfriend) walk away.
 We edited the music to fit with the concept so at the end of the song the music will cut for the argument. At the beginning we also edited the song making it fade in rather than come straight in so it builds up like how the argument builds up for example the longer they are arguing for the more intense it gets.
 The screenshot towards the left shows that me and Alysia have edited the song making sure their is a gap in the song which is where the argument scene will be seen, we edited the song like this so you can hear the argument.
So overall in week four we done some filming and edited all the footage we filmed making it easier for us in the following weeks. The images towards the right show that me and Alysia started to edit our first lot of filming. We have started off with adding in fade in's and out's.
 What have you contributed this week?

Alysia; The actress

This week I have done the filming whilst Alysia was playing the main role, so overall this week I done the filming. I also had to make sure Alysia was wearing the correct outfit to do filming in because I am the director and know how I want each scene to look like. I also uploaded the footage with Alysia.





This week we had four lessons and in each lesson I contributed something whether it was independently or with Alysia. The first lesson on the Monday Alysia and I uploaded our clips onto iMovie and cut them down to erase any extra bits, this was to make it easier later on when we film more. In the second lesson I brought in the song which I edited, 'Amarachi-Main Girl'. I basically made the song fade in and I added the clock affect for when the rewind happens. The third lesson me and Alysia decided to change the argument idea, we basically changed the order instead of repeating the song at the end we decided to put it at the end but so there was still 40seconds left of the song. This was so at the end it can finish with flashbacks.

How does this fit in with the production schedule/job roles?

This fitted in really well with the time we had to film because the stuff we filmed we uploaded an cut meaning that we would not need to go back to it and edit it. We also uploaded the song which is good because it makes it easier when uploading our new footage because we will already on the software and the software being iMovie.
Were there any problems?
This week there was no problems because we did not have much to do seeing as all our work working up towards the filming process was done and we just needed to plan what we was going tp be doing in the half term.

What are your plans for the following week?
The following week is going to be half term so, mine and Alysia's plans for the next week is to film everything. We need to make sure we get the cafe scenes filmed with the argument and happy scenes.

Production Log- Week3

Weekly Update
In the third week Alysia and I made sure we carried on updating our blogs with new aspects of our work towards our music video. These aspects included the location reccies and the job roles me and Alysia would share between us. We uploaded our location reccies which show our test shots and the locations we have chosen to film in. We also put on our blog the job roles and responsibilities between each other which was to show clearly who will be managing what things for example Alysia will be the main editor and I will be the main Director.

We also handed our first draft shooting script last week to our teacher so we could receive feedback in ways in which we can develop it and make it better and more suitable for us when filming. Our teacher told us that there were not enough movement in our script so during the rest of the lesson and some of our free time after school, we decided to re-do the shooting script to make the script more descriptive and show more movement, as this was the cause of concern.

We also finished our production schedule. We had agreed on days we will film our music video scenes and who would be needed for each day. By finishing our production schedule helped us know when we was filming, where we was filming, who we would need that day and all the different shots we needed to cover that day. We made sure that all of our work was uploaded on our bolg so we could start filming on Tuesday 31th janaury 2012.

This week we also got our cast members to sign a wavier which is basically a contract stating that they give their permission to be in the music video under the circumstances that me and Alysia put int place. The cast members had to know before signing the wavier that they do not have any input they cannot determine how we edit things and so on.
What have you contributed this week?
This week it was my job to make sure that I have received all the wavier cast sheets from my cast with their signatures on them seeking the permission I need to contain them into mine and Alysia's music video. I also helped Alysia with the production scedule and the Shooting scripts as these two pieces of work needed to be done as a pair.
How does this fit in with the production schedule?
This fits in with the production schedule because without the wavier cast we cannot begin to film and also by doing the production schedule makes u more arranged meaning that it will help us in future reference when filming certain things.
Were there any problems?
Overall there was not any problems this week because it was just me and Alysia making sure all our work is updated to our blog so we can start filming. The only problem that accrued was the weather when we decided to film on the weekend it started to snow but this was not a major problem because we filmed inside on the Saturday and decided to not film on the Sunday.
How did you overcome them?
We overcame them by deciding to film inside on the Saturday and then we did not film on sunday at all because of the weather but we have came to a decision that we would do extra filming in the half term to make up for what we did not film.
What are your plans for the following week?

Our plans for the following week are to upload the filming we have done so far and edit our filming. The other plan is to also carry on filming the main scenes. We also need to upload the song this week so we can start editing the footage.