We made this video as we feel that it is important to show the other shots that we filmed on our day of practice filming. We have many more shots and footage that is of good use, however we did not use it as others that we did use were better. This video contains only bad shots to show how we either re-filmed them to make them look better or simply disregarded them as they do not look professional nor convincing.
The first shot that we selected as one of the bad shots is this high angled shot . The focus of the shot is our actress; Frankie, who is shown to be vulnerable through the use of the high angled shot. The high of the shot makes Frankie appear to be small and therefore connotations such as victim and loneliness are implied to the audience through this one simple shot. However, in the shot as the subject falls back, her knickers are on show. This is not a good look due to our target audience. Our target audience are teenagers and so it would not be ideal to show this within our video. Although Frankie is not our artist, many people still look up to and idolise people in music videos: as a result of this it is important that we ensure that we do not influence our audience in the wrong way. In addition to this, we all agree that the angle and mise-en-scene of the shot is very good. The messy unfurnished room implies a sense of carelessness which is the idea that you get from the lyrics. The wine bottle relates to the narrative in our song and we like the way that it is subtly placed in the shot without no real focus: it is simply there.
The next shot that we selected was a mid-shot of our artist walking across a subway. Although the stomping and powerful walk of the artist gives off strong impressions, I think that the shot is out of place as it shows the artist Faith to be walking from one wall to another and this does not make sense. We did get a shot of Faith (Karina) walking through the subway in a liable direction and this we used for our final practice filming piece. The continuity of the shot is also low in quality as for this shot we did not use a tripod. The reason as to why we did not use a tripod is simply because we wanted to experiment with both steadicam and handheld camera effects. In this shot I like how the colour of the clothing shown is black. This is because it suggests a sinister vibe and this is what I got from reading the lyrics. I also like the different colours within the brick work on the walls as they are randomly placed showing that nothing is right and how everything is distorted: alike to the lyrics of the song. The leaves on the floor also have this effect.
This shot is one that I both liked and disliked, however there is so much wrong with it that in order for it to be used in our final video it would need to be filmed again. This is due to the unsteady camera as, again, we did not use the tripod as we were experimenting still. I like the positioning of the artist Faith, the costume, the camera angle and the setting of this shot: however the lighting is too low and needs to be higher in order for the overall shot to look more professional. In this shot the subject walks down the stairs. She looks powerful and confident in the way that she walks. When I was experimenting with editing techniques I used a reverse button that played the shot backwards in reverse mode. This looks modern and is quite effective.
This shot was very bad and I do not think we should use. We had the right idea however our execution of the shot did not go to plan. Karina filmed this shot. She held the camera up to the window and filmed as Frankie drove us along to our next destination. We thought that this might look quite cool and that the miserable weather would suit our genre and match the semantic field of sorrow within the lyrics. The car window was dirty and this is obvious in the shot: making it look unprofessional and amateur like. The camera was also very shaky as Karina found it difficult to hold the camera at a steady rate whilst we driving down sharp country lanes.
This shot has similar criticism alike to the other shots. The camera quality was poor and it looks unclear. This was one of the last shots that we filmed and therefore it was fairly dark outside meaning that it was even harder to see Karina in the shot: especially amongst the strong bright lights of the fast travelling cars. However I still think that having filmed this shot earlier on in the day and having had a better camera this shot could have been really effective. The fast cars travelling only centimetres away from our artist makes her appear daring. This makes our artist Faith appear to be tough which is relatable to the subjects that are mentioned within the lyrics.
This shot is of our actress and group member Frankie. I like the shadow of Frankie's hand on the wall as she is holding a drug. The double sighting of this emphasises the fact that she is taking drugs. No one takes drugs for no apparent reason and therefore the audience would get the enigma of 'why is she taking drugs?'. When listening to the song, the audience would make the connection of the shots of the drugs to the heartbroken theme within the lyrics. However, the fact that Frankie is laughing in the picture could confuse the audience. The narrative that we was attempting to put across on film was that the actress is going crazy as she is love sick and this is why she was taking drugs because her relationship went wrong. However I do not think it necessarily worked in this particular shot.
Finally we have the very first attempt of our opening shot. The reason why this one was bad is because of the unsteady camera. The setting for this shot was in an unfurnished room and therefore there was no set flooring and only concrete. Because of this even with the camera panning along on a skateboard the overall look is still shaking. When we film this again for our final filming we will place down a thick plank of wood or material in order to ensure that the skateboard can glide along on a smooth surface. This will make it look more professional.
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