2. PRODUCTION LOG:
GUIDANCE
• This document is for you to track the progress of your
production – filming, editing and post-production.
• This is so you can track what you did and how you did it,
explaining and amendments and changes you made and
tracking the decisions that have shaped the practical
creation of your music video.
• The more detail you include about how you made your music
video, the better. The document is broken down in to two
sections, Filming and Editing, each of these is then made of
specific elements that occur in both.
• For each slide there is a prompt detailing what you should
include, delete the prompt after you have complete the slide.
• Remember, images often show what you’ve done more
effectively than words. Use text to explain an illustration.
3. FILMING
Explain what worked and didn’t work about your filming and how you
managed this covering the following areas:
• Technical – using the cameras and any technical equipment; this
could be how you did your lip sync, used the green screen, dealt
with problems with batteries, etc
• Logistical – did your locations work? Did you have any access
problems? Did it rain?
• Personnel – how were your cast/crew? Did anyone let you down?
How did you manage this?
• Planning – did your planning help? Do you think it could have
worked better? How?
• Next steps – do you need to re-film? Film more? Have you
changed your video? How/why?
4. TECHNICAL
Firstly, the technical side of my production went straightforward.
I used my iPhone and a gopro. My iPhone shots were effective
as I have lots of experience using it, therefore I was confident
with zooming and changing exposure etc. Also the gopro was
ideal as it's waterproof so I got very creative with my shots that
include water.
A downside to the technical side would be the loss in resolution
when applying glitch pre-sets to my gopro shots. With them
being free pre-sets and quite complex ones, the more glitch I
applied the more resolution I lost. This made for an uneven look
as some shots are crisper than others. A final issue was also my
phone battery, unfortunately towards the end of my filming,
when there was still a few shots, my phone died meaning I had
to re-plan. I also corrupted the final half of my video in edit,
which meant I had to cut it drastically shorter. This was my
biggest issue overall.
5. LOGISTICAL
My locations all but one worked flawlessly. I walked from
location to location as they were all relatively near eachother,
and had no issues with the public, security or safety. The one
issue I encountered was when trying to film a COVID test
site. These shots were vital for my production but
unfortunately upon filming them I was told to stop by
security. This however made for one positive as I had a shot
of a secuirty guard telling me to stop, which was quite fitting
anyway.
6. PERSONNEL
My cast was a large unsuccess. I had initially planned to have
maybe 5 to 6 people in my production but when it came to
filming only two were available. This is unfortunately due to
circumstances with my friends as I had informed them all of
the date I was filming. With the two people I had, it all went
smoothly, I directed them and they followed accordingly.
Another issue was lack of transport, though the initial plan
was to walk, and they are all in walking distance, all but one
of us had bikes so if the other had it would have been much
more convenient and give more time.
7. PLANNING
My planning was incredibly helpful. The tool I used the most
was my shot list. I had listed my shot list in a way so that we
could chronologically walk to each shot and not go back on
ourselves or walk long routes. Also, I had a sort of list of
ideas (like a moodboard) which I referred to in filming for
inspiration. One downside to my planning was cast, although
I informed them of the date, I didn’t pester them enough so
when it came to the date they had unfortunately forgot and
made plans or didn’t get it off work.
8. EDITING
My editing process went as I imagined up until one point where it all went wrong. When
I was nearing the end of my production, I applied certain presets and delved too far into
effects and unfortunately corrupted the project. I could only recover the first half.
The overall editing process however was smooth, I began by sorting through my media
and selecting clips I wanted. Once I had completed my timeline, I began adding effects.
My shots mostly transition regarding beat change. My main effects were glitch, the
glitch transitions worked nicely however the full filters lowered resolution and made for
huge rendering times.
Another area of my editing was blurring my face, This was very tedious. Due to the view
of my face getting obstructed frequently, I had to map frame by frame the blur in many
sections. This was very time consuming but not too challenging.
A positive area of my editing process was one of my shots where I wash my hands. I
applied a preset which must have gone wrong somewhere, and it gave this very
distorted low-resolution compilation of shots, which I incorporated effectively and it
came out ideal in the final video.
9. WHAT WENT WELL
[3 EXAMPLES]
Filming – My actual filing went better than intended other
than the cast issues, I found so much more to film when
walking it made for an overflow of shots to choose from. This
was great as I had underestimated how many I would need.
Editing - I had envisioned my opening shot many times and
luckily in edit I got it spot on. Other than the lowered
resolution due to glitch effects, everything was ideal. I got my
text to enter with a glitch which I had imagined beforehand
which I was very happy with.
Time – I filmed and edited in a total of 3 days. I filmed over
about 12 hours from the morning through to the evening. It
was very successful to get it all done in one day and kept me
on track with editing. Editing then took 2 days which was
quicker than intended.
10. WHAT PROBLEMS DID
YOU HAVE? [3
EXAMPLES]
Lack of props – I had intended to use fake blood however when
purchasing props, I realised the fancy dress shops are closed
due to coronavirus and I didn’t have enough time to order it.
This meant I had to change my plan and work out new ideas. I
tried to make my own fake blood but to no success.
Lack of cast – When filming day arrived, I called up my cast
individually to find out only two were available. This meant I had
to change my plan and overall I just had to deter from my
original idea massively as I wanted groups of people to be quite
prominent.
File corruption – In edit I messed up my pre-sets and effects and
couldn’t recover my original video. This meant I had to work off
the first half only and cut it short as it would have taken simply
too long to re-do.
11. NEXT STEPS…
Editing – the main thing I got from this project is getting familiar with premiere pro. I
had previously done small video edits but only cutting and minimal effects and text etc.
This time I was delving into all sorts which I enjoyed, and I now feel drastically more
confident with editing.
Filming- I had owned my gopro for a while however had not filmed much with it yet and I
hadn't used the waterproofing. This project allowed me to become more confident using
my gorpo and using its waterproof feature to my advantage was A great skill to learn.
Directing - I had never directed anything before but I wanted to have a go as creative
directing is a field I'm interested in. I learnt so much about getting people to listen,
making my communications clear for everyone and being politely bossy.
Public - I learnt in filming that it can be risky to film in some areas. I had begun with the
attitude of I can film what I want, but in filming I was told of the legality's surrounding
filming COVID test sites and I realised its very serious. This taught me to be more
carefully of what I'm filming.
