UNUSABLE FOOTAGE

Though I did get some footage during my filming process I also recorded a lot of footage that later turned out to be unusable. By going over this footage each day I was able to review how the filming process was going as I was doing it which has taught me about what works and watch does and allowed me to rectify any mistakes I have made through re-filming so that I have all the footage I need to create my music video.

Here are some examples of unusable footage and why I decided that these clips wouldn't make it into the video:

CLIP ONE:

In this shot I was experimenting with changing the exposure on my camera as the shot was initially too dark but found that this overexposed my actress to the point where her facial expression and lip-syncing was barely visible. This therefore made for an unsuccessful shot as the audience would be unable to see that she was lip-syncing and my actress' skin tone would be inconsistent. 

CLIP TWO:

I found that the composition of this shot seemed too cluttered and that the footage was not aesthetically pleasing. I'm glad that experimented and reviewed this shot whilst on location as this realisation allowed me to make changes while filming and move the ballet shoes to a more minimalistic setting, allowing the prop to act as a more focal point in the footage.

CLIP THREE: 

This shot was disrupted by the glare on my camera (the green dot) which ruined the earthy and natural atmosphere my actress' surroundings. Though I salvaged some of the footage at this location, by cropping the frame, I found that the glare in this shot could not be cropped out without spoiling the composition of this long shot.

CLIP FOUR:

Though there was nothing technically wrong with this footage, I thought that it looked altogether quite strange and that the bright red background of the shot did not fit in very well with the natural colour scheme and atmosphere I was trying to maintain.

CLIP FIVE:

The issue with the final bit of footage was how shaky my camera work was; even after I stabilised this clip during editing I found that it was still unusable. Through reviewing this footage on location i was bale to correct the way I was holding the camera to create more stable and usable footage.