Drafting & Planning: Skirt scene initial footage.

Unfortunately, my camera ran out of battery as we were filming, so I had to use my phone which uses a lower quality of MP. This is why the footage is portrait instead of landscape.

In the first section, slow motion is used, as this was the planned effect. This effect emphasises the actress' care free nature that needs to be demonstrated in the music video. I will definitely use this effect when editing begins. The only improvement that needs to be made is that I need to direct the actress' hands away from the skirt so that they cannot be seen in the shot.

In the second section "motion blur" on Movie Plus is used. I chose to do this as this effect could represent the 'funny feeling' you get when you're embarrassed because you have crush on someone. This effect could also be used later in the music break scene to demonstrate disorientation.

The saturation was raised to 66% in this piece of footage. This was experimental and doesn't look very professional in this scene in my opinion. However, this effect could be used in other elements of footage to create a psychedelic effect.

In this footage I decided to use the bandstand in Cannon Hill Park to film from a low angle, to show the power the actress has over the protagonist. To do this the actress had to wear thick leggings so that the audience could see the inner linings of the skirt without detracting from the innocence of the crush.

I think that this final piece was the best footage that was taken. The way the actresses hair and skirt moves was exactly how I imagined when I created my storyboard, so I will seriously consider replacing some of the mid-shots with high angle shots so that the full movement of the skirt can be seen. I also think that slow motion works much better when the actress it situated on the bandstand as it allows her to spin in one place much more easily.

In conclusion, doing this initial filming has been extremely beneficial to improving my ideas for my trailer, as it has allowed me to find out the best angles in which to film the actress from.