As filming on Wednesday did not go to plan due to our main character not turning up and the weather being bad we decided to do it the next day, Thursday. Because of all the trouble we had and mess about that happened with filming this video we was very anxious and motivated to get absolutely everything done on just a few hours. We had a media lesson at the end of the day so we used this to do the shots of Joe, the guy playing the other singer in the song, as we had all of the gorillas. This will also save us time later on when we filmed the lion’s bits.
So we managed to do all of Joe's shots and a few extras in an hour which was a complete result as we were on track and full of confidence that we will get everything filmed. We went up to our class and met some of the lion actors and waited for Jimmy, the PG actor, as he had to go home and get him clothes and then get back to the school. Once everyone got there we went straight out to the field where we was filming and began straight away as we did not want take to long as we was working with 11/12 year old and they would not be allowed out to late. I enjoyed this bit the most because it was interesting to see how the kids respond to your instructions. For example i was trying to explain to the lions how they have to walk and act towards the camera then when we done the first take it was a little humorous because they were too shy to be as broad as they needed. But we kept showing them and getting them to do it with us to make them a little more comfortable and then when it came to the second take one on the lions just really went for and was waving his arms and bowling amazingly which also gave the other two lions courage to just go with the flow. The footage came out really well, we found out that just because we was using night vision, it didn't necessarily mean we had to film in the night time. We looked on the camera with the night vision filter on, during the day time and found that we didn't have to wait until half past 4 to film. This would have made it so much simpler if we knew this before we started filming. All we would need to do is alter the light/darkness and contrast on the shot when editing. I had to leave at 4:45 as i had work but just before i left we was beginning the confrontation sequence of the video which was exciting because it meant that both "gangs" had to get very loud and boisterous. One shot i was interested to watch was having the gangs run at the camera. I explained to the actors which way they had to run and that they had to run quite close to the camera. We shot the gorillas running first as they were older and understood what was being asked and this would then be an example for when the lions do it. It was funny because some of us were standing in a single file line behind the camera obviously so the actors don't run into us. When the lions were doing theirs i stood back so i could direct them while some of the others were in the line. I explained to them who was running where and that the lion on the bike had to get off, drop the bike and then run while the other lions ran the other side. Well this was the highlight of the day because they didn't quite understand what i said as when we said action the lion on the bike jumped off the bike then ran while the other 2 lions just stood there for 2 seconds, and then ran off. We retook the shot making it crystal clear what we needed them to do, once they knew what they was doing they did it perfectly.
I left the guys filming as i had to leave but i caught up with them later that night and asked how the rest of the filming went and they said it was good and we got everything we needed.
I wasn't too sure that we would actually get our video complete; i thought we would have had only half of the video and just making do with what we had. The 2 things that made the filming process for us so long was one, thinking we needed to film in the night time, Which meant we had to wait for half 4 to come to film. The second thing is working with children. We are glad we did because we have a great idea and will have produced something of a high quality but it is a nightmare at the same time as the children had quite a few other commitments such as outside of school clubs or productions they needed to attend. Also as they were under 18 we had to ask permission from their parents, which wasn't a problem but it meant that when their parents said they couldn't do it, they couldn't do it. This left us in the lurch waiting for another available date that suited everybody. For example, the reason our main actor could not film on Wednesday was because his mum told him he had to clean his room which was an incredible inconvenience for the group as we had all of the other actors. It was at these times i felt bad for the other participants because i felt we was wasting their time but fortunately we had really good actors and they understood.
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