Research-Prelim Task

Shooting - To shoot our music video we used two cameras, every member of the class had their turn to shoot a scene which gave us all the chance to have our fair share of  contribution. We used loads of different angles for the shots to make the video as interesting and close to the original version as possible. Overall we had around 65 shots to take which took us a long time. Our timetable for shooting was lengthend as we needed more time than we initially thought. 

Mise en scene - For our costume, we were all dressed in school uniform. For the girls this consisted of a shirt, cardigan, skirt, knee high socks and hair in pig tails. For the boys this consisted of a shirt, tie and trousers. Key props we used in our video were the pencil, bags, coats and lockers and a clock.  

Editing - The class split into partners so we could all do some of the editing. However, myself and my partner didn't manage to finish our piece piece to go in the video as the software became slow due to the whole class using it at once. This lead to the allocated time being used up and we had to move on before we could complete editing. However, I had used the editing programme before and had experience with it. 

Directing - Every member of the class was given the opportunity to voice their opinion on how they thought a shot could look or be changed to make it more effective. We all discussed each shot to ensure we agreed it was the best way to shoot it. Some of us were more confident than others with how they felt the piece should look, although the class became very harmonious with their views.