We had arranged at the end of our first filming day that we would meet again to film the other main section of our music video on the following weekend (12th February). We arrived at the farm about 12:30pm, again a dull, wet day with very strong wind. Hannah and Beth (our two dancers) stayed in the car to put on their make up and finishing touches to the costumes, this was to mainly avoid the weather. Matt Lauren and myself set up the barn by moving the gates, to create enough space for Hannah and Beth to dance in, and sweeping the area of hay and removing any unwanted objects.
As with the other half of the filming we decided to film the dance from many different angles to ensure footage was not scarce and we have a choice of what to edit, where to cut and to allow the desired outcome to be as closely achieved as possible.The dance was choreographed well in advance to ensure the day ran as smooth as possible. We began by shooting the dance from a standard mid length straight on angle and soon moved on more creative shots such as having the dance going on 'around' the camera and extreme close ups of particular body parts (to exaggerate certain dance moves)
An important element of the day was providing 'warming' breaks for the dancers. As we filmed in February, the temperature was not pleasant to be exposed in, and with the thin outfits we chose to use, it was important that the dancers did not become too cold and risk their own health. To counter this effect we provided blankets and additional layers, which we gave to them after every completed shot of the dance sequence.
No comments:
Post a Comment