Health And Safety

Before we started filming our music video, we decided to write up a health and safety sheet to ensure we were aware of any possible dangers or hazards that could occur whilst filming. We wrote up lists for our own safety and the safety of the camera.

• Camera Safety
• Make sure the camera is securely attached to the tripod
• When moving the camera, remove it from the tripod
• Make sure the tape and battery are properly inserted into the camera
• Personal Safety
• Make sure there are no tripping hazards such as wires
• Make it clear where emergency exits are
• Keep all doors and windows clear in case of an emergency
• Make sure there is sufficient filming space
• If filming outside, be aware of other people
• If working with special lights make sure you operate them properly

Shooting Schedule

Before our group started filming we wrote up a shooting schedule in order to keep organised when booking the equipment, finding when both cast and crew were free and to make the day of shooting run more efficiently. The shooting schedule also helped us to keep on track with the film.

Shooting schedule - 18th January 2011

1:30pm - Group meet at chosen location, collect camera and other props (Guitar)

1:45pm - Group arrive at shooting location (Forest)

1:50pm - 2:00pm - Prepare location and look for any potential safety hazards

2:05pm - 2:20pm - Crew set up and prepare the camera whilst the cast prepare for the shoot e.g. costume and props

2:30pm - 3:40pm - Begin shooting the base shots for our videos, these were the most simple, as they only included the band members roaming around the forest, and a few mid/long shots of the lead vocalist playing the guitar

3:40pm - Lunch break

4:00pm - Begin to shoot the lyrical verses, this meant a mix up of close ups and medium close ups/medium long shots as we wanted to capture the words coming out of my lips.

5:00pm - The weather really starts to darken, so we as a group decide to get one last shot, which was the water shot, the weather was perfect for making the water reflect.

5:30pm - Weather conditions, being too dark, force us to quit filming.

5:35pm - Review the days filming and plan a second day of filming.

(We knew we wouldn't be able to capture every shot, so we made a new date for where we used the woman in our video)

Shooting schedule - 25th January 2011

1:30pm - Group meet at chosen location, collect camera and other props (Guitar)

1:45pm - Group arrive at shooting location (Forest)

1:50pm - 2:00pm - Prepare location and look for any potential safety hazards

2:05pm - 2:20pm - Crew set up and prepare the camera whilst the cast prepare for the shoot e.g. costume and props

2:20pm - 4pm - Shoot all the band shots together, also the shots of us looking around the forest for the girl. Primarily long shots and medium long range shots used. This helped the forest interact and create a feeling of being 'lost'

4:25pm - Weather conditions, being too dark, force us to quit filming.

4:30pm - Review the days filming and plan a third day of filming.


Shooting schedule - 1st February 2011

1:30pm - Group meet at chosen location, collect camera and other props (Guitar)

1:45pm - Group arrive at shooting location (Forest)

1:50pm - 2:00pm - Prepare location and look for any potential safety hazards

2:05pm - 2:20pm - Crew set up and prepare the camera whilst the cast prepare for the shoot e.g. costume and props

2:30pm - 3:40pm All the shots of the mysterious, purity woman are filmed. This inculded shots of her walking round the forest, but also a close up of her singing the second verse of 'Awake My Soul' - this helped the audience see this womans real beauty.

4:00pm - All shots have been finished, we watch over all our tape and it looks like we've captured what we need and have all the shots we intended on having. We knew if we needed to change any little things, colours etc, then using Logic software we would be able to add effects.

Shooting Diaries - -

Within our filming we felt we kept sharp focus, kept the whole procedure safe and well regulated. This allowed us to get efficient and wanted footage. We had all the contact details of people involved, and also used health and safety procedures to make sure we kept a safe environment. We realised that shooting over different days would inevitably leave us with different weather situations, but we knew with the software 'Final cut' we could darken/lighten up areas of footage. We also made sure that we were wearing the same clothes each time of filming. No problems occurred throughout, which lead to a successful 3 separate days of filming.

Production (Shooting scripts)

These shooting scripts were done to help me and my group gather ideas about what shots will look and what will fit in with our initial ideas. The pictures are not drawn in any detail, but this still helped ignite ideas and allow us all to get a visual picture of what it will look like. These pictures encompass the forest, the band members, instruments etc. I gave short descriptions of what is going on in the image to help capture the idea.

A call sheet was made to help create a safer environment, this meant, that all of our production crew, no matter what part you were given, has a knowledge of who and what people are doing, but also contact information incase of assistance or even emergency. A copy of this was given to everyone involved, but also our tutor Dann Jubb, incase he/or we ever needed to contact him.