This filming session was entirely aimed to re-shoot the wall shots due to the mistakes made in the last filming session (s).
Firstly we filmed Sophie singing the second verse on the wall, like before. We similarly did this for all the shots that we had filmed before so that there would be no gaps in the music video as it currently stands. During this filming session due to our previous knowledge of how interesting eh music video looks when there are different angles and shots involved. Therefore due to this, we filmed these wall shots several times, more than we did in the first filming session, to ensure that there was enough footage available to cut within. The process was faster this time, because we knew which angle we were going to shoot and also Sophie was more familiar with the song, therefore the performance came across more confident. This will hopefully help the character’s alter ego’s emotion of “anger” and “frustration” to come across more clearly.
We then filmed the “bridge” shot, which we had done with the mannequin but we thought it needed doing again, because Sophie’s performance in that section of the “mannequin” scenes isn’t overly confident, due to the fact that that section was rushed due to our poor planning. Therefore we filmed this again in the leaves near a curb. The choice of location was because I thought that she would look quite vulnerable if she is positioned low to the ground, and although dressed in the “alter ego” costume, the positioning of her will be incongruous to the previous act, therefore showing different layers of the character to the audience, hopefully then making them empathising with her. This slow section in the song, is a huge section of the narrative, because it is where the character gets confused and makes drastic decisions. Therefore slow cuts and long takes are used in this section so that the audience can concentrate on the character and really try to understand them. I filmed this section, which was a nice experience seeing as though I had taken a back seat on most of the filming, bar the odd shots, until now. I filmed this shot because I had the clearest image in my head how I wanted this shot to look and how it would work the best. To add to the effect of the shot, it was windy, therefore Sophie’s hair blew in the wind, therefore creating quite a vulnerable image, giving the impression of the character “thinking”. I positioned myself around Sophie and we made sure the leaves were in the shot, doing the bridge section several times. After the bridge to the beat of the music she flicked her hair and kicked the leaves. This shot was to fill the instrumental section but also to increase the voyeurism in this shot.
We also filmed Sophie walking towards the camera and did a hand held camera shot, where I walked backwards. This shot was quite successful because, due to the slight shaky camera work, which we wanted, it looked as if Sophie was coming at “the audience”, therefore symbolising them as the “boyfriend”. This would perhaps make Sophie look quite intimidating and the audience would maybe be unsure of what she is now capable off, this would hopefully make them engage with the music video, therefore increase audience engagement.
Towards the end of this section I tested a certain idea which contained possibly breaking the 360 degree rule, however we would cut it, during editing process so this wouldn’t be applied. I circled Sophie as she sang the penultimate chorus, this would hopefully give the impression that her mind is confused, frustrated and the spinning shot would maybe make the audience feel displaced and unsure again, about what she is capable off. This was a spontaneous shot, which may be used in the final product to portray her confusion.
Draft On Set Filming Video - Verse/Bridge 1
Draft On Set Filming Video - Verse/Chorus 2
Above are two on location filming, filmed by me to get a first impression of the shots. (Note - Sound quality isn't muted)
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