Our shoot was on Friday 11th November 2011. We had set up a day earlier, but we ended up changing the position of the band so we could benefit from better lighting. We didn’t much to set up in the first place because our set just consisted of the four band members and their instruments. We did, however have to collect and bring all the props from the off-campus storage to the cabins outside our set so they could be accessed during the shoot. Also, a lot of time was spent to arrange the lighting correctly which our video depended on. It was crucial to spend time on this because the camera would be in a fixed position the whole way through the shoot, which means that the lighting had to stay the same throughout.
This is the camera we used – the same one we shot our AS Thrillers on.
We started by shooting the wide shots of our band. The lights were synchronised and were placed on the perfect spots after spending a lot of shoot time to arrange this. We then proceeded with the single band member shots where the light was still.
Each of our band members played at all four different positions - front, back right and left. This is an example of our bassist who in this shot was playing on his left.
By the time we finished that, it was time for our lunch break. We were on schedule with our shots, so everything was pretty smooth. After that, we filmed all the shots we required with our props. We then ended by filming the close-ups of each of the band members in various different positions. We also filmed a few shots of the band members swapping instruments and playing each others’.
This is an example of our band members swapping roles and instruments.
All in all, we had a hassle-free shoot that ran pretty smoothly and thankfully we didn’t face any big challenges, other than synchronising the lights. We got all the shots we needed on time, and our band was well-prepared.
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