Filming Ellie and Luke

Ellie and I decided to film the couple narrative first as we had planned for these shots to start and end the video we felt it was a good place to start. We filmed in Rochester as planned and set up for filming in vines early in the morning to ensure we had the daylight for as long as we may need to film. Ellie and I both filmed, Ellie filmed all the shots that she did not have to be in and I filmed the shots that included both Ellie and Luke. We used a tripod for the majority of the shots but for tracking shots we hand held the camera and kept it as steady as possible (any slightly shaky shots could be stabilised at a later date of editing). Before we set out for filming Ellie and I created a list of the shots that we wanted to achieve during the filming session this would then suture that we left nothing out as if we had to refill these shots it would be nearly impossible as it turned out to be a very sunny day for the time of year and this may not have happened on a second filming day. Ellie and I find match on match very important especially in regards to the main narrative. Luckily we stuck to the list tightly and filmed far more than we needed just to be sure. We also experimented with Luke lip syncing some lines, this however was unsuccessful. The lighting of certain shots made it very hard to focus the camera, so we had to take our time ensuring every shot was focussed, partially the ones we had planned to a T. One shot that Ellie and I had planned quite extensively was a shot that takes inspiration from Tame Impala's 'The Less I Know The Better' music video. The shot follows the boy and girl in the video as they walk past each other, they both look at each other for a split second and the camera shows a one second shot of both of their faces as this moment unfolds, the shots then follows the girls as she walks off, the boy can be seen in the background. The girl then turns round as she is walking and plays with her hair as she looks at the boy and continues to walk backwards. We decided to put our own unique spin on this shot and Luke and Ellie acted well together as I filmed from various angles. We attempted this shot many times to ensure it was to the best of our ability.

The shots that were not planned also took us to an unplanned location, we filmed some shots of Ellie following Luke in and about the High-street. We then set off to film on Rochester's pier as we decided to film the ending of the music video in this location due to lyric near the end of the song. The water was at high tide and looked very aesthetically pleasing. The bright blue sky reflected off of the water beautify and we wasted no time in ensuring we got the shots we needed while it was still light. I filmed from many different angles and Ellie and Luke both walked up to the edge of the pier from a mixture of entry points so we could use the best one when looking at the shots at a later stage before editing. Overall, the filming session was very successful and by constantly referring to the sheet Ellie and I used to plan we were able to come away with many extra useful shots that we had not planned on filming. I am glad to say that the filming session was successful, due to the sudden change in narrative and song choice Ellie and I were determined to make the situation work as we felt it was the right one to make.