https://padlet.com/n2taylor/uekntf5tmuva How did it go? en-us 2017-11-11 20:49:10 UTC 2017-11-11 21:24:47 UTC hello@padlet.com n2taylor https://padlet.com/n2taylor/uekntf5tmuva/wish/205921420 Day 4 is the day when our main focus was to get the correct movement in the filming. We was previously warned about having enough movement in our video to make it feel less static and awkward. We took this opportunity to film the custom swipe scene. We started off with the pillar that stood in the middle of the house. We filmed a pan that showed a long shot of Melia singing on the sofa and then panned behind the pillar. The camera operator had ensured that the the pan movement was smooth by using the Fig Rig]]> 2017-11-11 20:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/n2taylor/uekntf5tmuva/wish/205921420 n2taylor https://padlet.com/n2taylor/uekntf5tmuva/wish/205921446 Overall the filming went very smooth. We were able to capture all the shots we planned as well as filming a few additional ones. For the majority of the time we were able to play with the lighting. Our main aim was to get the lighting correct. The lighting didn't need to be exactly really colourful, but it did need to reflect a bit of colour back into the camera. From reflecting on the test shots, we tried to plan out where the lights should be placed. We noticed the the pink lighting areas was actually the orange light before editing. For this reason we placed the orange filter on the left hand side to Melia and pointed it directly at her. We then placed the green filter light on the right hand side, directing it at the background and slightly on Melia. The reason why we directed the orange light at Melia and not the background was because we wanted Melia's skin to reflect the pink light, whilst the background and a part of melias face projected a blueish tint. Another factor we had to keep in mind is the separation of the green and orange lighting. In order for the lighting to work like how it worked in the test shots, we need to see a clear separation between the green and orange lighting. As if there is a line running down the middle of her face which separates the colours. I believe we cheated this to the best of our ability and to the best that our equipment offered us. In general the success of the lighting over powers the problems in the graininess that effects the quality.]]> 2017-11-11 20:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/n2taylor/uekntf5tmuva/wish/205921446 n2taylor https://padlet.com/n2taylor/uekntf5tmuva/wish/205921482 We also wanted to show evidence of our contextual studies within media. Reflecting back to Mulvey's theory of the perception of females within music videos. To support her theory we filmed the scenes that shows Melia's feminine personality. Firstly having the imagery of a sofa and soft furry material all around her, reflects on her delicacy and fragility, which is stereotypically a trait of a female. Another movement scene we filmed was the camera panning up her arm to the shoulder. The shoulder is perceived as a almost intimate place. this is the most we would show without going too over the top, and it still supports the conventions of both Mulveys theory and R&B music videos in general.]]> 2017-11-11 20:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/n2taylor/uekntf5tmuva/wish/205921482 n2taylor https://padlet.com/n2taylor/uekntf5tmuva/wish/205922283 One thing that we noticed half way through filming was that we could have greatly improved the lighting by positioning the lamps at a certain angle. Essentially the coloured lighting you see in the background image is bounce light. This is where the light from the lamps project onto Melia and then bounces straight off her face and into the camera lens. This means that the camera can only detect bounce light, which is often very soft lighting and also doesn't tend to be as bright. The reason why the camera could only detect bounce light was because the camera was actually infront of the lamps when filming and directed away from the lamps. Later on through filming we noticed that if we positioned the camera behind the lamps but still kept them out of frame, the brightness had greatly improved. This is because there is now also direct light that is entering the camera. Never the less, we wanted to achieve this dark and contrasty look in our chorus so it really doesn't effect the continuity or quality of our music video. If anything, we always re-film.]]> 2017-11-11 21:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/n2taylor/uekntf5tmuva/wish/205922283