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Post #2- 1st week of filming (26th Sept - 2nd Oct 2011)

On Wednesday and the following weekend, Ashley and I went up to London to get more scene shots- we aimed for more sight seeing shots such as Big Ben, Houses of Parliamant, London eye, Westminster bridge Pal Mal and Buckingham Palace.

Sight seeing shots was only a small deal of purpose of going to London, we also managed to do various other shots in London that looked attractive enough, but less known, and we also made the impression that our singer was going through crowds on the pavement alongside sights using the camera as her eye view.

The weather was an issue as well; before getting the train to London, it was grey clouds everywhere spitting rain, but we decided to take the risk, and hoped the weather was going to get better, and so we went to London- we were both glad we took the risk as the weather didn't get any worse. We managed to use Pan, hand held, still motion, tracking and low/high angled shots in this scenery to give off the correct effect.

Post #1- 1st week of filming (26th Sept - 2nd Oct 2011)

On Monday, Ashley and I went up to the Lavender fields near Oaks park. We were hoping for a blossom of lavender throughout the field with the sun and blue skies, but that wasn't the case; it was more of a dull looking purple lavender with the sun struggling to get through the grey clouds, but still good enough to film. The point of us going to the Lavender fields was to shoot one of the many scenes we are going to use, so we can introduce it at different angles and sights in the Lavdender fields into our music video, so the viewer can expect what scene is coming up next.

Though the colour of the lavender was a disappointment, we did still manage to find a patch of lavender that was beaming with a better colour of purple, so we managed to film at that patch as well. Eventually, the sun came out and considering the title of the song we are using for our music video is "The sun is up", we tried to get scenes of pan shots with the lavander field and the sun- it was a success. We also used tracking, still motion, low angle, zoom out/in and hand held as well as pan shots; all of which were good shots.

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Location list

1) Brighton beach. PROS: It would be great scenery to relate to the song we're using for our music video and we know the route there. CONS: It's quite far away, and might cost us a small fortune to travel there. HAZARDS: We'd be filming right near the shore, so some of our valuable possessions could get wet!

2) Lavender fields near Oaks park. PROS: Beautiful scenery, a big field of lavender to film in, easy to get there. CONS: Can be quite risky getting into the Lavender fields as most of the time it is closed, and it is considered trespassing. HAZARDS: If it isn't open when we need to use it, we'd have to climb over barbed wire, which could give us all serious injuries, and it's open/clear land, so risking our possessions could prove bad.

3) London streets. PROS: Easy to get to, we know the area, and yet another use of scenery for our music video. CONS: London streets can be quite dirty, and we will be looking for a street that is reasonablly clean, and we will be wanting a quiet-ish street to film on, and we know London streets can always be really busy.
HAZARDS: London streets can be quite dangerous, as a lot of crime is dealt with within London, and as we're carrying expensive equipment with us, we will have to be extra careful whilst filming.

We have chosen various locations and not just one as many music videos have at least two locations in them. When appropriate with the lyrics, depending on what part it is into the lyrics, we will change to whatever locations most suits that part to make our music video successful. I believe each location will represent a mood for the viewer.

Construction of the mise-en-scene in the music video

The purpose of the mise-en-scene is to set a mood/feeling, so that the viewer can relate to whatever is happening in certain clips- this is exactly what we will be trying to achieve in our music videos.

For example; we have now planned how our music video is going to be made, and certain clips will set the mood, such as when our singer is at the lavender fields, it will come across as a relexed mood, very calm and peaceful- this is what we aim to achieve with each of our selected locations but of course with different mood settings. The lavender fields will consist of:

- Purple lines of lavdender
- Sunset
- Elegant clothing on our singer
- A wooden frame in the middle of the lavender fields where you can sit

The list just consists of what people expect to see at any lavender fields, giving the vibe that this is an actual field of lavender.