Miss Georgiou - Filming schedule

A filming schedule is an important thing to have, this is for a number of reasons. This is as time allocated towards the filming of a production can be used efficiently through organizing what time and date every individual frame will be filmed. This avoids confusion towards what will be filmed on certain days and what items will be within the shots, avoiding any confusion between filming crews. More importantly it helps towards time wasting, as every shot will be planned out individually, giving everyone a better insight towards what will take place and when. Without a proper filming schedule being established, the filming time will be very unorganized and can result in the wrong things being filmed, unnecessary stress, time wasting; all of which is avoided through creating one.

We followed our filming schedule to an extent, except not for certain segments. The shots located between frame 58-73 where we originally intended upon filming in another location in Liverpool street, yet this fell through due to time issues with not being able to return to the location easily. This was because of both time restrictions and availability of other individuals which we required to film for the following from, so because of this, we found time as a group to film in another location closer by, on the same date stated within the schedule. This enabled us to finish off filming the remainder of the performance segments of the music video, and made the shots possible to film because of the convenience of the location, as we required the assistance of others, and requesting them to travel too far away would discourage them to partake in the video, so filming in this location suited well in the end because as a group we managed to gather the assistance of three other individuals, evident in the new playing location scenes.

Another additional change which was made during filming relates towards the equipment, more specifically the tripod. We intended upon using it within all of our shots from 1-92, yet when coming to filming it was only used on a few occasions. An example of a shot where we did use the tripod was during the time lapse shots, where we left the camera on the tripod for about 5 minutes while our artist played. This was due to the cameraman's preference of filming and how they felt as if the tripod made filming in a busy and congested area too much of a task, so due to the crowds and other obstacles a lot of the filming took place using a handheld. During the shots taking place at Buckhurst station however the tripod was also used there just because the filming location was clear of commuters, so we felt this needed to increase the quality and stability of the visuals.

With exception with the Liverpool street scenes, we changed the shots where the artist would be shown partaking in performance only shots against a brick wall (taking place within the 58-73 frames). This was replaced with further shots in the new playing location of Loughton. This was done as during the filming of the music video, having a urban wall scene of just performance on its own wouldn't fit with the flow of the visuals of the narrative, and in turn would make the visuals choppy and take less importance away from the connotations shown throughout the visuals of the video.
One shot we included which wasn't originally within our filming schedule was a reaction shot of the mugger stealing the money basket. We incorporated this shot into the new playing location to vary the use of shots, as well as conveying more emotion towards the viewer as it emphasises the artists negative emotions and struggles which he experiences. Alongside this it suits the progression of the narrative through showing this emotion, as his circumstances are shown as getting gradually worse at the visuals continued.

I have learnt that with a filming schedule, not everything can always go to plan, and certain shots may have to be changed along the way. This is as when going to film certain shots, they can sometimes sound better than how they might look in person, so other alternatives shots are taken and can look better within the other shots. Although the filming schedule was still essential and very useful towards our production as my group and I followed the majority of the shots we planned, I have found that it is most important for providing with a basis for filming so that dates are planned and shots can be filmed as planned.