COSTCUTTER SHOOT

We went to Costcutter at around 4.00 to film the robbing scene, but we were told we had to come back at 8.00, fortunately our actor, James, was available and we were able to shoot this scene. In the meanwhile however, we shot a couple of short scenes of James smoking, drinking, fighting and walking aimlessly. These actions were influenced and relevant to the song's lyrics, and help to further connote signs of isolation and aggression within the character of Ricky.

In terms of of quality, I am pleased with the shots, especially those from the Costcutter scene. The lighting was good, they are relatively well framed and the handheld tracking shots were held steady.

FILMING NARRATIVE

I asked the shopkeeper in the local costcutter last night if he was ok with us filming in the store today, he was fine with it. We plan to record Wheeler robbing a few items of food and purchasing some alcohol there, as part of the narrative section of the music video. After this we might film him loitering at the local skatepark, an image commonly associated with today's youth, that the audience can identify with.

VOCAL SHOTS 2

We have re-filmed the vocal shots in the studio, and we are happy with the results. Labdarbs was much more confident, and we were able to capture some vastly improved shots, that embody conventions of rock and roll music videos.

VOCAL SHOTS

Last week we made use of the schools photography studio to film shots of the lead vocalist (Labdarbs). We are happy with both the lighting and composition of our shots, however, Labdarbs was not fully confident with the lyrics, and we think this came through in his performance. We have therefore decided to book the studio in order to redo this shoot on Monday.