Filming Schedule

Filming Schedule

A filming schedule is important to have as it allows myself and my group to follow a structure and plan for all of our camera shots. A filming schedule is a list of shots that are listed out in order that include all of the different micro elements that go into them so we know exactly what we have to film and what goes into every single shots. These details of the filming schedule include the date and time of the shot so we know where and when we are filming it and what time we want it to be during the shot to help support our setting and other micro elements whilst making it look realistic. Other micro elements that are mentioned within the filming schedule that are shown in each shot include the mise en scene with location so we know where exactly we are filming, the content, e.g the narrative we are filming the and action so we know what to film and what we are trying to achieve from the shot in terms of visuals for the audience. It also includes the shot type and duration in terms of cinematography, the costume/hair and make up of the artists and iconography and equipment that is required for each shot allowing us to get organised and ready for our filming and bring any props, etc. that are necessary. This therefore means a filming schedule keeps us planning ahead occupied for filming and allows us to go back and make any changes that are needed if something was to go wrong or if we wanted to change something that didn't go to plan. It also means that we don't have to waste time when filming planning what shots to do next and thinking about what we include because we have it all ready for us in our schedule and can follow that list of shots. We also don't need to worry about making each shot conventional or detailed as everything is planned out and ready for us and with the filming schedule, all we need to do is put everything in place and create the paper plan version into a visual for our audience and music video. filming schedules are therefore important to have in order to create a conventional and successful music video.

When filming our music video, we did not follow the structure of out filming schedule or film our shots in order sue to changes we had to make with filming and changes we had to make to our shots. This was done multiple times and was due to complications with many of our micro elements that went into every shot, including the date and time, setting, type of shot and duration and the personnel. Firstly, we had to change the order of shots for our pub scene as we did not have our filming schedule or storyboard on us so we therefore had to film on what we knew and the shots we remembered. This held us back when filming as we didn't have the exact shot list on us so we didn't know the shot lengths or shot types so we had to improvise with the narrative we had and what we knew yet still make it conventional. For example, we did not film in the correct lighting or at the right time so we had people walking in the background and it didn't look as professional or realistic as we hoped, despite us using the correct shot type and other micro elements. Therefore, the changes we made were that we had to come up with a new shot type so we didn't have any random extras or interferences in the background and we had to change the lighting and filter when editing as the shots we filmed didn't match up with the filming schedule. As well as this, someone in our group didn't turn up to filming the scene and they were needed to work the camera so we had to cut someone out of our music video who was supposed to be in the background of the shots and they had to be our cameraman. To make up for this and because we couldn't include our pub scene that we filmed, we filmed an alternative scene of the couple alone with each other during christmas where they are opening presents for the artist Kerry to find her boyfriend has bought her alcohol as a present, demonstrating how he has an alcohol problem. We included this so our narrative has a clear structure and breakdown of the relationship so it makes sense for our target audience and its done in a professional manner but we still had to ensure that it was conventional to the indie genre. Other complications we had during filming and altercations we had to make to our filming schedule were that we had to change the editing and camera techniques as we didn't film some of our shots correctly. Some of the additional shots we filmed were we introduced a lot more filler memories into our narrative and filmed a series of them to tie in with the breakdown of the relationship and to be played during the end of the song when it is at a higher tempo and a more dramatic moment as these filler memories will be fast paced and meant for dramatic and emotional purposes. Some of the filler memories we introduced were mis shots of the couple having fun, playing around and joking with each other at our chosen settings and also darker ones of glass alcohol bottles being smashed, pills being laid out across the floor and the boy in a dark place. We filmed these additional shots in order to have more content in case we needed it or to give our video a more dramatic effect. Some of our filming also didn't go to plan or wasn't as long as expected so we therefore made up for it with these filler memories. From this, I have learnt the role of a filming schedule is vitally important in planning the structure and ideas of a music video and is needed in order to stay on task and organised when filming. It is also not going to turn out exactly the same as we expect or had planned on our filming schedule so we will therefore need to film precisely and use our filming schedule wisely and correctly at all times. To make up for this, we went out and filmed some of the same shots twice so we had the option between the two to pick whichever one looks the most professional and better, as well as filming each scene we had to do still after this problem twice and at different camera techniques so we again had the option of the two.