Layla will film her music video using a Canon 500MM SLR camera for its high quality and features like interchangeable lenses. She will use wide angle and fisheye lenses to achieve different shots. Additional equipment includes lights, a white backdrop, and access to a green screen for visual effects. Layla will edit the footage using Adobe Premiere, which she is still learning but knows it can create a professional finish. She will also use Photoshop to edit photos from the shoot and InDesign to design marketing materials like a digipack and magazine ad.

1. Research Into
Equipment
Layla Keegan

2. Camera & Lens:
The camera I will be using to film my music video is a Cannon 500MM lens SLR. I am using this particular
camera because it’s a high quality model and I have good experience in using this from previous projects it
also has a digital viewer to view the footage whilst filming and can also take pictures whilst on set in the
process of filming. It has good focus and captures colour and detail extremely well. I enjoy being changing the
aperture and different variety of lens to change the style of the shots. With a Cannon it gives you the choice to
be able film in black and white too, Ironically, keeping the colour will give better-looking results when you
convert to black and white using photo-editing software. However it just highlights that this camera is a good
model to film on as it has many different features. This camera will also be practical for me to take in my bag
to my locations as its not to big.
From using a Cannon I am able to change to a Fish-eye or a Wide angled lens to achieve the effect and footage
I want to create. There are lots of exposure modes and metering options on your EOS, this will allow me to get
the perfect exposure for the suitable lighting I am filming in as I can adjust it to suit me best. I am able to zoom
into certain features with this camera too, what is helpful to get close up shots.
I am thinking of filming some under water shots with a Go Pro camera as this would look very effective in my
music video. Go pro is a fantastic quality camera to film underwater with. It’s used by professionals and would
certainly work well in my filming process.

3. Lighting:
I will also get access to lights and a white backdrop for my studio filming / photo shoot which will improve the
image itself and have a better high quality to it. The white backdrop will also make the images easy to edit
without having any difficulties. The lights are used by professional shoots which will provide a realistic vibe to
my music video and photography. They will also add high quality aspect to my work as the equipment is at a
good standard.
The lighting will be used as a spotlight mainly for a performance which will be shot in a studio, however for
the outdoor shooting and in other locations, I am going to be using natural light especially if I am going
somewhere out in public. E.g. London, side streets or in the middle of a field.
There will also be a green screen. That I will be able to access through school. I will need this to be able to
successfully edit effects into my music video. Especially in the underwater footage and certain close up that I
would like to edit coloured lighting into.

4. Software:
The software I will be using when it comes to editing all footage and making it into a music video is Adobe
Premier. This software is something I have only use occasionally so I am not that use to using it. However I will
be able to learn how to edit my music video with different lighting and paces. Premier is a high quality and
well know software in order to get a professional finish to my music video.
Another adobe software I will be using is Photoshop. I have used this software many times throughout my
time studying media and I feel very confident with using this. It will be used to edit my photo shoot images I
end up using. My photos will only have small touch up. E.g. changes in colouring. Some of them may be edited
with the white background cropped. This will be done with the magic wand tool. If I need to change / adjust
my models make – up I am able to do that from editing on this software by using the patchwork tool this will
be very useful. Photoshop can also change the brightness of the image and colour, lighting is also a good
option too.
I will also be using Adobe Indesign CS6 to start producing my digipack and my magazine advert. There are
many tools I will be using to edit or construct my work to make it look neat and professional. The software
itself helps me with guidelines of where to place certain things and to not go out of the templates. I find this
software slightly similar to Photoshop, as its very easy and quick to use.