Group: Brighton footage

Where did you go and what were your aims?

• The locations we went to were: Brighton Pier, the beach, monuments and the Royal Pavilion
• Our aims there were to think up inventive shots that we could use for our music video because Brighton was not a location in which we wanted to record our actual video, so instead we used the time we had to practise potential shots and camera angles.
• We were also given certain tasks to perform such as 360 pan, tracking shots and close ups.

What did you achieve?

• On our location reccie, we managed to carry out the practise shots task which include the following:
• MLS panning establishing shot
• Use of high/low angle
• Footage for sped up shot of character in crowd
• POV handicam shot
• 360 pan
• Tracking shot
• A variety of CUs 
• We also thought of more unique shots such as an over the shoulder 180 pan shot and managed to use the "rule of thirds" to make the framing more uniform and interesting.

What problems/obstacles did you encounter?

• We planned initially to film some of our shots indoors, but that would have required permission in order to do that and as we arrived there on the day and had limited time we were not able to do this.
• The weather tended to change frequently from rain to sunshine, so the continuity of our shots was not totally consistent because of this obstacle.
• Members of the public were in a few of our shots, but this was inevitable since we were filming in a public environment.

What did you learn that you can take into the next shoot?

• We learnt how important framing was in a shot as the environment could overshadow the person and vies-versa.
• You need to take a lot of footage so you have more variety to play around with in case the initial idea did not work out as planned.
• Make sure the continuity is constant eg filming when the weather is sunny or making sure that the actors are wearing the same costume, hair and makeup.