Practise shots - the mirrors evaluation

Lighting

The reflection

The lighting created a dark atmosphere that was highlighted in our audience response. The white shirt mixed with the black background is an eye catching contrast. This is something we carry on using

Half of the characters face is in shadow creating a sinister feel to his presence. We will use this concept of shadowing for our music video however we will need to make it slightly lighter so that the audience can see the bruises under the males eyes. To do this, we will use torches and have the camera crew pointing them at me

The black and white filter enables the other reflections of the male to really stand out and because the background of the tithe barn is all blacked out, the audience cannot see the mirrors thus creating an accurate depiction of the characters unstable mind

The movement of the character in the mirror in contrast to the other character stood still worked well. However what one of the interviewees said was that the male stood in-front of the mirror should be more stationary in order to show more of the reflections movement

When reviewing the footage, we felt that the male of the right should next time wear a jacket to make it clear to the audience that the reflection is another part of the males personality. The theme of constantly showing differences in people is something we will carry forward for when we film the actual music video

An error in the filming that we will need to improve on is fuzziness around the character. The green/blue screen editing software in iMovie allowed us to create the moving effect in the mirror however this fuzziness is there because we used different levels of brightness for each shot. Moving forward, we will need to maintain the same level of brightness throughout the sequence to limit any unwanted glitches

The mirrors legs can be seen in shot due to the reflections. To get over this mistake, we will need to position the mirrors so that they cannot be seen on camera. In the background of this shot, chairs from the tithe barn stage can also be seen. Going forward, we will need to review the footage on the day of filming to see if any unwanted objects can be seen on camera so that we can reshoot if necessary

Practise shots - the mirrors evaluation

Camera movement

All of the filming was done handheld rather than using a tripod. This was mainly due to us having limited resources for that specific filming slot as it was during the evening when classrooms were locked. When we film the real footage, we will use a Stedicam to ensure there is a smooth movement when going up the males body. This will help us limit the shakiness of the camera. Shakiness is something we feel will break the audiences engagement with our video and therefore it is key we maintain a fluid camera movement

Makeup and costume

We felt that the look of the character wasn't very effective in conveying how unstable he is. For the next round of filming, we will use a ripped shirt and trousers to show contract between the males ‘balanced side’ and his ‘psychotic side’

Subtle things such as the hair being scruffy will help add to the males insane profile. We can still make the hair much more scruffier and to do this we will use hair gel.

The bruising can be seen, yet Anna said the bruising could still be more defined to help it to be a predominate feature. Thinking ahead to filming the real sequence, Anna will use darker browns and eyeliner to make the bruise stand out more.