Creative Process - Green Screen

 Above is a screen shot of the progress we are trying to make with the green screen. We tried to edit the shots we got from the green screen but we found this very awkward. We found after that this was because of the amount of creases and shadows that were present when filming Sterling falling in the middle of no where. When we were trying to edit it we were using a guide from the internet which tried to get the smallest amount of marks in the background as possible. This is what we had difficulty with. We couldn't remove everything from the background, making it clear Sterling was sitting on a table.

After seeing this green screen and discussing it with my group, we think it would be best not to include it with the music video. We think this part looks like it makes it not fit in with the mood which is given to the audience throughout the rest of the video.

Filming Log Posts 19/11/13

London: 
In London we filmed the last shots that were on our storyboard waiting to be filmed. We traveled up to Waterloo and found a tunnel full of graffiti which made the mise en scene look quite rough, which creates a contrast to the relaxing feel you get at the beginning of the music video. We managed to get some lip syncing shots and quite a lot of cutaways which will make up the rest of our music video. However whilst we were filming we found it difficult being in such a public environment, this is because people were walking into our shots and distracting the performer. My individual contribution to this was filming the shots, and making sure the shots were correct with the storyboard.

Filming log posts - 12/11

Above is a video of me and my group setting up the green screen for some of the shots we needed in our music video. These shots were of Sterling falling and some shots of hands holding another hand in front of the green screen. While setting up the green screen we had to make sure there was minimal shade and creases on the green screen, because it would then make things easier for when we start to edit the footage we captured. While setting it up another way to get rid of all the shadows is by setting up the lighting correctly as that creates more and more shadows on the green screen.

Filming log posts - 12/11

CD Cover Tests

Above are the pictures of the test shots we needed before we actually shot them so that we could see what they look like. We had to do this because we didn't actually know if they would look professional and effective as the inspiration we used for these ideas.

The middle one we used the slow shutter speed, we used the bottom photograph at first to get to terms with how to use this technique. We then used Sterling to move his head to capture the movement of this. 

These are only testers therefore we will develop these for when we actually create our CD covers, these have also made us think of how we can change these to make them look better. For example, we would like to use the green screen for the head shot of Sterling's movement so that we can have a better background. Also, for the top picture we wanted to change it from being grass and green, to making it wood, so that it can link to the filming we done at the cabin. We are hoping this will be a development from these testers we have created. 

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Boxhill Filming

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22nd October - First day of filming - Sutton
 Firstly, we went out to film in Sutton. We planned for that when we went there we were keeping to our storyboard. Some of the shots we filmed were things like: Sterling lip syncing on a rooftop, cutaways of the lift opening and someone going in it and out of it, also some shots of the underground of a delivery point. These shots are all things which we planned to make sure that our music video is as conventional as possible. I think that these shots we got were successful as the quality of the shots were impressive. We also found a location which we didn't think of using in our music video. We found this location (see picture below) as we was filming and we thought this location would fit in with the feelings we wanted to create in our music video.
Again we all contributed the same amount when filming these shots. I think we need to go out again to these locations to get some more shots which were involved in our storyboard. I think when we went and looked at the shots we got we were very pleased as they were the same as what we planned in our storyboard and everything went to plan.