-Video Camera.
The most important equipment we'll need throughout this process, it will be impossible to film anything without a video camera. During our performance shots, we'll be filming in a studio. For this, we're going to use a HD camera as too get the clearest image, so when we're editing the frames that we want to use green screen, we'll be able to get a better result as everything captured is in the highest quality.
-Tripod
Again, a very important piece of equipment. We'll use the tripod a lot during our filming as hand-held isn't something that'll fit in too well with our video. The tripod stand will help keep our camera steady throughout filming so the image stays constant and nothing goes out of shot. It'll enable us to use different angles, which will be much more visually interesting to our audience.
- Professional lighting
Seeing as we're filming in a studio, we wont be exposed to natural lighting- like sunlight- therefore using professional lighting will make our images look much clearer. We can also choose whether to use high-key, low-key lighting or back lighting, depending on the amount of light we use and the positioning of them. The lighting will make it easier for us to set a certain mood and atmosphere, to reflect our song and make it easier for our audience to understand what the mood of the video is. However, we wont be able to use lights when we're filming on locations outside, therefore we'll have to relay on natural lighting.
-Green background (for green screen)
It's important we have a green sheet set up behind us, so when we'll be able to layer another image/video behind our band playing in Final Cut. This'll again make it more visually interesting for our audience and lets us be able to tell two stories in one frame. Again, this is only something we're going to use when we're in the studio.
-Instruments
This is also another very important part of our performance filming, as there's no performance without instruments. What we need is;
- x2 Guitars
- x1 Piano
- x1 Drum Kit
- x1 Microphone/Microphone stand
We need to use instruments to make our band look believable; like they're a real band who are really playing these instruments. It's also important that we have these particular instruments because these are the ones that are featured within the song we have chosen to do.
-Costume/Props
Our costume is another important part of our video narrative. We have decided to use a fox costume and therefore, we need to plan ahead of our filming to make sure that we have the right costume, size, and are able to get it for the days we're shooting. We'll need to make sure we do a costume fitting for the person wearing it several days before we go filming because otherwise we'll need to know whether to make changes to it or not. Also, other band members will need to make sure that they dress in very typical indie-pop style clothing. This could include,
- Trainers
- Ankle length jeans or leggings
- Plain T-shirts
etc. This is important to get right as otherwise our audience might be confused as to what genre our music video belongs to. Lastly, if we want to use any props we'll need to make sure we get them days before shooting to make sure it's available and would fit in with our video.
We need to make sure, as a group, that we all remember our equipment for when we're going to film. We need to make sure we book out cameras in advance and need to check that all the equipment we need is available. It'll be a good idea to do a call sheet and photocopy a version for each group member so they'll be able to remind another member if there's something we've forgotten.
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