Shoot day

 On Friday we had the shoot day! To be organised we followed the plan I have written weeks ahead. 

After meeting with the band and the singer, we all had breakfast and then we put the costumes and the props next to the studio, on a table. While the band and the singer were changing in the changing rooms, my team and I were preparing the set, camera and the lighting. However, when everything was prepared we realised that the basis did not have a bass guitar which was a real problem, but we managed to find one quickly so that we could start shooting as fast as possible. 

Once everything was solved and prepared we started by shooting the wide shot of the first set (the shack). We were though through the process how to direct, use the iPad and position the band. With the first shots that we took (wide shot, mid shot, close up of the singer) I was in charge with telling the actors how to act in front of the camera and to make them relax. We had a problem with the drummer throughout the filming because he was quite stressed and not loose enough, but I managed to make him relax and smile a bit in the end. Alex shot these first shots which were quite static, but really beautiful as the warm/cold lighting contrast of the set created a really nice effect. 

After the first few shot of this set we changed the roles: I was in charge with filming whereas Alex or Lily was with the iPad, Pandora with directing. While I was filming I had to do a closeup on each of the bassists hands and on her face. Because she was moving a lot, I had to follow her movement by moving the camera which was a new thing for me, but I really enjoyed it and I think the result was quite good. After that Lily and Pandora filmed the closeups on the guitarists and the drummer while Alex and I were directing and using the iPad in the beginning of each shot.

After filming all the shots for the first set we first asked the singer to change in her second outfit while the band could go for a longer break as there were not needed for the second set. Then we took all the wood walls for the shack out