Film Day 26/11/17)

Today, we filmed the who performance side of the project. We were filming at Pirate Studios in Bristol. We had ordered in advance and it came to a total sum of £30, so £10 each. This was very cheap for what we got when we had arrived. Our peers also went here and they came back with information about the place in general. They said that they had a very small room which made it difficult to obtain key angles and movement. We thought this would be an obvious problem as we wanted to go round the back of the drummer and singer. However when we arrived, it was very spacious and cosy. We did have difficulty going behind the drummer but we used spontaneous ideas to counter the problem. For example we took some shots stood upon the sofa which gave us the concept of height, this further developed the layers of the project and makes for unique clips. The lighting was somewhat an issue as we found it particularly dull, even with the lights maxed out. The lights were like mini spotlights as apposed to one big light. This led to the outcome of a grainy video. However we claimed that it fits with the genre and for example "Chelsea Dagger" has this grainy effect. We had booked the studio for 6pm-9pm on the Sunday and the problem was that 2 of us in our group had football in the day which meant we had to trust the actors to make their own way to the studio. We paid them for the bus and they made it on time, likewise. The filming went very smoothly using a shotlist we had prepared as well as the story board. Both Josh and Pete, singer and drummer where very serious in doing it. Pete, who has been playing drums for the past 8 years was exceptional and without him the who thing would have looked extremely poor. Both boys are actors so they were not shy in-front of the camera. It was also very generous of them to give up the Sunday evening when both of them are doing their own Alevels. The last bus out of Bristol on a Sunday is at 9:30 and it's about a 30 minuet walk from bus depot to the studio. We were very careful of this and allowed Josh and Pete to leave 15 minuets early so it would ensure they have enough time to get home. When they left, we tided everything in the room up and made it look the same as when we arrived.