Mince's top tips - Filming

Camera stance when moving:

- Hold tightly onto the camera and find the record button
- Elbows tucked in for stability
- Someone behind you holding you for support and stability
- Always practise shots before you film
- Direct the actors to save film, eg. markings on the floor, learn the song well
- Count down
- Always film more footage than you need as you can always edit and cut away film

I can practise these filming tips when doing my prelim filming and i hope to apply them fully when filming proper music video.

 After reviewing these filming tips i went out with a camera and a few of my classmates and practised different filming techniques and poses and practised directing my actors around to practise things like timing when singing and walking, zooming in and out on the camera, lighting and sound. Below are some pictures of what we did.

My Mood Board

I have posted a picture of the mood board i created as part of my planning and preparation for my music video. I have used pictures of the sort of location i would like to use on my music video, very scenic areas like mountains and beaches are conventions of a boy band music video so i have added those pictures to my mood board. I also have pictures of close ups of musical instruments and a man singing because after doing my research i have realised close ups of musical instruments and people singing is another convention of a music video. I have also added pictures of the sort of costume and props i would like my cast to wear to help represent the genre of music i am going for. I have also added key words like, emotional, boy band, love and happiness around my mood board, the lyrics to the song i am making a music video to are also on my mood board.

Presenting my ideas

Here is a picture of me presenting my ideas to the class using a mood board. Overall the class thought the genre was clear from my mood board and that my idea would work well. They thought the song choice was good and my costume and props ideas represented the genre well. They also said that I will need to make sure I make my story line a lot clearer and make sure I have a clear beginning, middle and end. It was good to present my ideas to the class as they are all between the ages of 17 and 18, which is part of my target audience so their feedback is very useful.

Risk Assessment

Location	Risk	Solution
The Stage	Someone can slip and fall off the edge of the stage	Put brightly coloured tape along the edge of the stage. Put soft mats on the floor under the stage.
The Stage	Someone could fall off the stool when singing	Make sure all the stools are stable. Put soft mats underneath the stools
The Beach	Someone could slip and hit their head on a rock	Wear suitable shoes and be careful when walking along the stones
The Beach	Someone could down in the sea	Make sure people stay well away from the sea and be sensible when around the sea
The Beach	When the band are throwing stones into the sea, a stone could be thrown at someone by accident	Make sure the path of the stone is completely clear and make sure there are no people around when filming that shot
The Cliffs	Someone could fall off the edge of the cliff	Make it very clear where the edge of the cliff is and make sure people stay well away from the edge
The Cliffs	Somebody could slip and hit their head while walking up the cliff	Find a clear and safe path to the top of the cliffs and ensure the bad are wearing suitable shoes