We tried out lip syncing with 3 of our actors to get an idea of who was best at lip syncing and therefore would be the lead singer in our band. After a few attempts we found that David was best at lip syncing as he already knew all the word to our chosen song 'use somebody' by Kings of Leon and was in time with the music. Testing out the lip syncing before filming our music video made it a lot easier to pick who was going to be which band member as we knew straight away that David was right for the lead singer role in the band.
Monday, 24 March 2014
Risk assessment
RISK ASSESSMENT OF FILMING
On the 20th of October was our first filming day where we went to the Christ Church in Epsom. We needed to film inside a church as multiple lines of our chosen song for our music video relate to religion and churches. We chose an evening service on a Sunday where a choir would play, a priest would read from the bible and the public would sing along with hymns.
I believe parts of the filming went well where in advance I made a list of the things needed to be filmed in the church so when we were at the church to film I knew exactly what needed to filmed so there was no confusion of trying to remember what needed to be filmed. As a result we got the desired footage we needed to be apart of our music video.
As well as parts of our filming going well some aspects didn't work as well as others. We planned on filming the outside of the church as well as the inside but found the evening service was too dark where on the camera the outside of the church was not visible. This would be the only part of filming we needed which we did not get, therefore will have to go back to the church on another evening but at an earlier time to re-film what we needed to get.
Whilst we were planning our music video we wanted a male priest to be part of our music video as it would relate more to the lyrics and look better overall if it was a male, but on the evening service we went to the priest was a female, this is something we could not control.
Whilst we was filming we came across a few hazards which affected our filming. There was a member of the general public who had mental health issues who became a disruption as he wanted to be filmed dancing and wanted to be in our footage, we had to patiently wait and stop filming every time he was in the view of the camera which resulted in us to keep stopping and starting our filming. Whilst in the church there was also a bat flying around which was a distraction and we had to make sure it was not in our footage.
On the 9th of November Tilly and I went to the firework display at Hook road arena in Epsom. As fire is a big part of our music video I thought that firework night would be a good night to film as after the fireworks there is an extremely large bonfire. This bonfire would look good as part of our music video as having a little bonfire in my garden would not have that much of a great effect.
I think my idea of filming the bonfire worked well as I got really good footage of the fire, the flames, the ash and the smoke coming from the fire. All these different aspects we can use in our music video. The camera allowed us to zoom right into the fire so we got some good shots that were zoomed in, mid shots and establishing shots.
A part of the filming that did not work so well is that we did not have a tripod. This is because it was raining and firework night is always really muddy therefore the tripod would have just sunk and got ruined, therefore I had to hold the camera as still as possible. Another hazard we came across was the fact we was filming with an expensive camera. There are many teenagers around, some had been drinking as well as some not being the nicest of people therefore we tried to keep out of the way of the crowds and film at the sides as a result not bringing any attention to the camera we had.
On the 20th of October was our first filming day where we went to the Christ Church in Epsom. We needed to film inside a church as multiple lines of our chosen song for our music video relate to religion and churches. We chose an evening service on a Sunday where a choir would play, a priest would read from the bible and the public would sing along with hymns.
I believe parts of the filming went well where in advance I made a list of the things needed to be filmed in the church so when we were at the church to film I knew exactly what needed to filmed so there was no confusion of trying to remember what needed to be filmed. As a result we got the desired footage we needed to be apart of our music video.
As well as parts of our filming going well some aspects didn't work as well as others. We planned on filming the outside of the church as well as the inside but found the evening service was too dark where on the camera the outside of the church was not visible. This would be the only part of filming we needed which we did not get, therefore will have to go back to the church on another evening but at an earlier time to re-film what we needed to get.
Whilst we were planning our music video we wanted a male priest to be part of our music video as it would relate more to the lyrics and look better overall if it was a male, but on the evening service we went to the priest was a female, this is something we could not control.
Whilst we was filming we came across a few hazards which affected our filming. There was a member of the general public who had mental health issues who became a disruption as he wanted to be filmed dancing and wanted to be in our footage, we had to patiently wait and stop filming every time he was in the view of the camera which resulted in us to keep stopping and starting our filming. Whilst in the church there was also a bat flying around which was a distraction and we had to make sure it was not in our footage.
On the 9th of November Tilly and I went to the firework display at Hook road arena in Epsom. As fire is a big part of our music video I thought that firework night would be a good night to film as after the fireworks there is an extremely large bonfire. This bonfire would look good as part of our music video as having a little bonfire in my garden would not have that much of a great effect.
I think my idea of filming the bonfire worked well as I got really good footage of the fire, the flames, the ash and the smoke coming from the fire. All these different aspects we can use in our music video. The camera allowed us to zoom right into the fire so we got some good shots that were zoomed in, mid shots and establishing shots.
A part of the filming that did not work so well is that we did not have a tripod. This is because it was raining and firework night is always really muddy therefore the tripod would have just sunk and got ruined, therefore I had to hold the camera as still as possible. Another hazard we came across was the fact we was filming with an expensive camera. There are many teenagers around, some had been drinking as well as some not being the nicest of people therefore we tried to keep out of the way of the crowds and film at the sides as a result not bringing any attention to the camera we had.
Filming schedule
Actor profiles
Band: The New Age Members: David Clark, Aamir Callo, Jake Kiernan and Shahnam Khazforoosh.
Email: dclarkenquiries@bassrecords.com
Contact number: 01955424377
Name: Aamir CallooAge: 24
Website: www.thenewage.com
Email: acallooenquiries@bassrecords.com
Contact number: 01837671112
The guitarist , Aamir has been preforming from a young age. The 24 year old artist has written his own music and is part of the well known band, The New Age. The artists was founded preforming to a small audience as part of a formed group.
Name: Jake KiernanAge: 22Occupation: Drummer, Singer song writer and record producerWebsite: www.thenewage.com
Age:23
Occupation: Band Guitarist
Website:www.thenewage.com
Email: khazforooshenquiries@bassproductions.com
Guitarist Shanham Khazforoosh began playing the electric guitar at the age of 10. The young artist was formally known for his role collaborating with well known artists, The Kooks.
Name: David Clark
Age: 25
Age: 25
Occupation: Lead singer,song writer
Website: www.thenewage.com
Email: dclarkenquiries@bassrecords.com
Contact number: 01955424377
David Clark is a singer song writer. The individual artist is known for his range in music, for his singles, albums and unique voice. The artist is now recently recognised for participation as lead singer in 'The New Age'.
Name: Aamir CallooAge: 24
Occupation: Base Guitarist
Website: www.thenewage.com
Email: acallooenquiries@bassrecords.com
Contact number: 01837671112
The guitarist , Aamir has been preforming from a young age. The 24 year old artist has written his own music and is part of the well known band, The New Age. The artists was founded preforming to a small audience as part of a formed group.
Email: jkiernanenquiries@bassrecords.com
Contact number: 01976651298
The main founder of The New Age. Jake Kiernan began a career in music having a passion for music, and a strong interest in the playing the drums.
Name: Shanham Khazforoosh
The main founder of The New Age. Jake Kiernan began a career in music having a passion for music, and a strong interest in the playing the drums.
Age:23
Occupation: Band Guitarist
Website:www.thenewage.com
Email: khazforooshenquiries@bassproductions.com
Filming set up
Before beginning to film the music video, as a group we arranged the instruments being used into a realist and stereotypical band set up, as if the band were preforming on stage. Doing this before allowed us to move the various instruments and arrange the band members positions to fit into the frame.
Using the black curtain behind the band gives a simple background therefore the main focus is on the band.
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