Version 9

The final version of our music video has been produced.

• The Victorian font has been changed to Plane Crash
• Muzzle flare has been added to the gunshot
• The present day font transition has been changed to "typewriter"

Version 8

Version 8 had been updated so the video looks more professionally produced.

1890s:

• Colour correction - combat filter
• Cinematic bars during narrative
• Looped industrial sound effect during narrative

1930s:

• Colour correction - sepia filter
• Replaced gunshot sound effect

1950s:

• Colour correction - increased saturation and reduced exposure

1970s:

• No changes made

Green screen:

• replaced dance moves with higher quality versions

Present day:

• Changed font to Digital7
• Added siren sound effect modified with "spaceship" effect and "large room" effect

Seventh Day of Filming

Moreton

On this day, we ventured to Moreton to reshoot the opening to the 1970s section. The previous opening was simply three still shots that get closer when cut between. We decided that we did not like these shots as, in order to keep them in time to the music, they had to last for longer than we wanted. To rectify this, we added in new close up shots to break these shots into shorter sections.

Old shots:

New shots:

Green Screen

After reshooting the intro to the '70s, we ventured back to Ryan's house to refilm some of the green screen section. Unfortunately, the lighting was very different and we were unable to replicate how the lighting had been before so some of the shots did not line up perfectly.

Equipment

We are using a Fujifilm Finepix S4700 Bridge DSLR camera:

Nikon Coolpix P600:

Tripod:

Final Cut Pro X:

Green Screen:

Dolly:

Sixth Day of Filming

Green Screen

The main focus of this day was to film in front of a green screen. We purchased a green screen on Amazon for about £6. We wanted a green screen since we had the idea of intermingling all of the different time periods in a dance section during a section of the song which has no vocals. It was crucial that this was done on a green screen since each time period had to have the same background so that there was some consistency holding each shot together. We decided upon a white background since a plain background looked better and white offered a nice contrast to the character where black may have blended in with some of his darker clothing.

Shooting in front of the green screen was fairly simple, especially since the camera was not to move throughout the process. We did, however, encounter some difficulties. Firstly, the green screen was shipped folded, meaning there were creases that needed to be flattened out in order to get the background looking right. Usually, in the industry, a rig would be used to support the green screen, stretching it out and removing any creases. We could not use a rig since one was beyond our budget so we simply had to try and stretch the screen as much as possible before attaching it to a wall with tape. In a moment of poor decision, we attempted to iron the green screen in order to remove creases, but quickly stopped once we melted through a small section of it. Luckily, this section was in the corner and could simply be placed on the floor out of shot.

The main issue we had when filming the dance section was the dancing itself. Our choreography was, in truth, lacking and this was not aided by Ryan's inability to dance or lack of flexibility. We wanted to use dance moves which represented the character in each time period (hence the Saturday Night Fever thing going on in the above picture), however our lack of knowledge in regards to dance moves meant we were left to improvise, knowing only the types of actions we wanted for each character (for example, we were aware that we wanted the 1970s character to act more eratically than the others).

Fifth Day of Filming

Moreton

We started filming at about 9:00. We met in Moreton to re-film certain shots for the 1970s section. Our main focus on this day was to sort out issues concerning lip syncing. We managed to collect clearer shots this time which were usable in the final version. It took several attempts to get shots that looked good, but we now knew what we were looking for so we had an aim, unlike when we first filmed where we did not know if a shot was going to be lip synced well enough.