Filming schedule - Miss Miller

Filming Schedule

Introduction
My filming schedule was important as it helps me and my group to plan out when we are to to film, and what elements we are going to include. Our filming schedule was planned as a group, and we decided to create a table with 9 different rows to show different headings. The different headings are; shot, date and time, location, content/action, shot type and duration, costume/hair&make-up, iconography, personnel and equipment. These 9 different titles helps us look at things individually and plan out what things are going to be inclded for each. We had 5 different shots for our locations, where we would be showing many different shots from these locations at some different times, but all found as one instead of naming individually. An example for our first shot explained is: The first location is the stage within the school and the backstage. The date and time for this location is the 9th of the 11th 15. This is the time that we filmed and where it took place. This location was for the performance style of the music video, and we as a group would capture various shots of Amy our artist on stage, singing the song Hometown Glory. The various shots would consist of Amy picking up the microphone entering the stage, singing parts of the song, and leaving the stage and putting the microphone back In its place. All of these shots would take time as we would have to place the camera in the right position, and all be happy with the final shots. Within this stage performance, we would see our artist Amy wearing a black dress, black high heels, and curly hair which all connect to the soul genre. Each shot consists of the same explanation so we have an idea of what to take and use when filming specific shots. Having a filming schedule meant we could plan our time wisely and no time was wasted, using our time efficiently, also means we have a structure to our planning, so there would be no rushing around nearer to the end of our deadline.

Conclusion

My filming schedule has allowed me and my group to plan out specifically what we are going to include within each camera shot, and what we will need to include, this table gave us a clear structure and understanding. We did follow this filming schedule, and stuck to each of the five shots that we planned on using. Seeing as we had planned our filming schedule before hand, this enabled us to film in a formal order, and not fall behind, this also meant it was less time consuming for us as a group and could plan out where and what times we was filming together. For some of the locations we chose to film in, we had to book times to ensure we could film at that time and place. For example the main hall within our school where we would film Amy our artist performing on stage for the performance element of the music video. Also the London scenes, we had to plan as a group when we was all free, and could arrange a time around school and work, this was the same as the Theydon Bois scene. Although London is a journey away on the train, so ensuring we planned out when we would film before would stop time wasting. The music room within the school was free the majority of the time, so me and my group went when we all had a free period at school and filmed then, ensuring we all had input, although some of the filming we completed was only by specific group members, as others couldn't work around the schedule. Due to us planning ahead and creating a filming schedule, it meant we had extra time once filming was all completed, and meant we could re analyse the camera shots we had collected and see if any filming again was necessary to ensure a high standard. If some people could not make the filming schedule that we had planned, then we would either work around that person, depending on who it was and if they was in the scenes on that day. If they was scheduled to be in the scene, then me and the rest of my group would change our arrangements and film another scene to the music video, or simply change the day, so the whole group could make it and film together. 

I didn't follow the filming schedule that i created, as times were changed regularly as some of my group couldn't make the times arranged. The parts that were followed by my group and myself which included the stage scenes and the piano scenes. The piano performance was filmed on the 9th of November and was filmed by two members of my group, as the other two were in lessons at that time of the day. This being filmed at the time we arranged meant we had a time slot for this booked room, and knew what shots we were going to film. The shots that were taken in this scene were Amy playing the piano, showing close-ups, long-shots, points of view and panning shots. These were all filmed to a high standard and nearly every shot was included in our music video for the performance style. Moreover, the performance on the stage was filmed on the 13th of November, and all of our group participated in this scene. The shots that were taken in this scene included long shots of amy singing on the stage, panning from the floor upwards up to Amy's face showing her expression on her ace and meaning into the song. The other two scenes of London and Theydon Bois were not filmed at the times and dates that we expected, as times needed to be changed due to group embers not being able to make the times expected. Because of this we filmed on the 2nd of December instead, this included me and Amy filming London and all of our group filming in Theydon Bois, but all the shots we planned to use were included.

A filming schedule is important as it allows planning before hand and no time wasting, and allowed us to plan the shots we was going to include.