Over the weekend, I decided to begin filming some footage in my local park's extension. As the two other members of my group were both busy, I decided to go with a friend, who needed to take pictures for her photography coursework, and try to capture some film that was appropriate for our song. I tried to gain a few landscape style shots using a long shot, as these can be used to 'set the scene' in our music video. Moreover, the shots where the focus changes from one subject to another is similar to Ellie Goulding's 'Your Song' video; an inspiration of ours.
Before leaving, I decided to check the weather forecast, which told me that it was likely to rain over the weekend. Unfortunately, this meant I only had about an hour to travel around my location finding interesting areas to film, as well as noting down ideas for when we film with our cast. This consequently only allowed me to gain a small amount of footage, but now that I have grasped the technique, I'm sure I will be able to create similar shots with relative ease.
The technique used for changing the focus was rather simple, once I understood what each symbol on the camera meant. To alter the focus, I first had to set the camera from 'Program' to 'Manual'. I then had to press the 'Focus' button which would tell the camera that I wanted to change the focus and not keep it the same. After doing so, I used the scrolling wheel to change the focus. I think using this technique allowed me to create some really interesting and appealing footage, which I am sure we will use in our project.
Over the coming week, we hope to film a decent amount of the beginning half of our music video, as well as hoping for some sunshine so that we can film the montage section. Also, we will be looking to capitalise on the weather conditions, as we want to give ourselves as much time to edit as possible.
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