Shoot Day: Performance set

We came in feeling positive about the day ahead, knowing we had previously set up.
To begin we got a keyboard from music tech, an electric guitar and a dj set which we had earlier organised for two other students to bring in for us to borrow for the shoot. We then used a table to the set for the dj set to sit on, adding skulls for aesthetic purposes, aswell as candles on the keyboard.

We then set the camera up on a tripod, remembering what we had learnt in AS from the thrillers. The camera was then linked up to a tv screen. The group then discussed what we thought of the shot through the tv screen, which showed how it appeared on the camera. Jason pointed out that the laptop we were using (a silver mac) didnt work with the rest of the dark image. We found a backup as Sienne luckily had a purple mac cover which looked much better.

Getting the band into character meant adding eyeliner for the grungy rock image, aswell as using studded chokers and lip peircings to enhance this look. They all remembered to wear dark grey and black clothing, however we also added a long black coat for the main singer, and a black denim jacket for the guitarist. We then planned where all the band members should be placed in the room, moving them about on various occasions to get it completely right. This is a picture of our final decision:

To get the band more comfortable with singing the song, we played it on repeat so they could get used to the song and being on camera. Whilst doing this we adjusted small details about the shot. For example we placed joker cards into the singer pocket at first, but then decided this didnt look good, and tried out using a dead flower from our props. This looked much better so we used this for the rest of our shoot.

We started with a shot of the whole band together so that the audience straight away got a feel of the look we are going for as a whole. Then getting close ups of the main singer, the guitarist, the dj, and the boy on the keyboard. We tried to go for shots which looked different to draw the audiences attention. We also got close ups of the singers hand on the microphone with his skull ring, which added a creepy image. Shots of the keyboard with the candles in the background were also used, aswell as the dj with the skulls on his table. All this small detail would give the audience a further idea of the image we are going for, grabing our target audience's attention.

However during this shoot we came across a problem, as Jake our main singer, had to go for an hour and do a test. We decided that during this time we would take more close up shots of the guitar strings, keys, keyboarder, and dj. We just had to make sure we managed our time well and got as many shots of the band all together before he could leave. He then came back later to take more shots that we were thinking of whilst he was away. I think we overcame this problem well and we were on track with time.