Filming the band

The arranged time to meet the band was at 1pm, so at 11.30 I popped into |Tesco to get some snacks and drinks for them, then met charlotte at school for 12 so we could start setting everything up, making sure that we would have no problems and aligning the camera, setting up the stage lighting, and creating a mise on scene of the bands image and the indie / pop/ rock video. We also used some coloured lights that we attached to this box which flashed the lights in time with the music; this made it feel very professional and looked fantastic. We also set up the CD on the overhead music system so that the band could play along to it.

Just as we had finished setting everything up the band turned up at 1. So we talked to them, told them what we wanted, helped them get set up, and just as we were starting to film Bobbi arrived to help so we had someone on each camera, we had 3 HD camera’s on wheeled tripods and all different heights, to make sure we could use our time as productively as possible, as the band had a recording session at 6. So we started to film, we did many takes and each time re arranged the camera to our pre arranged positions to achieve high shots, low shots, close ups, long shot, mid shot, shots from the left, shots from the right etc. We also filmed each member of the band individually for a full run though of the song to allow us to have a wide range of close ups to incorporate.

Once we had spent a good 2 hours filming, we quickly whisked the band away to get a few pictures for our ancillary task, I had remembered my camera and used one of the tripods from the camera’s, we shot the band on green screen, in a park and on grass, which gave us a wide choice for when we came to do our ancillary projects.

But finally we managed to finish and let the band get to their recording studio, just a little after schedule, then it was just the clearing up left, so once I did that I went to my car, and as Bobbi and Charlotte had already left I realised I had locked my car keys inside the hall, so had to run round to find the groundskeeper to let me back in, then finally I got home and slept!