Filming Process

For the last two weeks we have been filming for our music video, Although we neglected to photograph much of it, we spent this time trying to find solutions for many of the issues we had in filming the shots we wanted. As shown above, we used a skateboard to get a tracking shot from the side, because we could not afford a dolly and walking was not steady enough. Another issue was filming in the car, something we had discovered difficult because of space. This involved attaching a camera mount to the back seat to keep it steady and centred on the actor, as well as hanging mostly out of the passenger side window to film a side profile of the driver. Using what we learned from the test shots, we lit the car using a camping light diffused with baking paper.
The walking shots were slightly easier, and we got these simply by using the camera handheld with the strap stabilising it as best we could. We will attempt to stabilise them as much as we can using the warp stabiliser in Premier Pro, but from my previous experience of using it I doubt will we use it.
The only shots we have left to film is the party, which we will not be able to do until after the winter holiday.