3rd day of filming

FILM LOCATION UPDATE

We were unable to film at a number of locations because of certain reasons.
We were unable to film at Alexander Palace because we didn't have permission and there was a form we had to fill in, it is too late to film there now as the rough cut and final cut deadline approaches.
We were unable to film at  Carnaby Street due to time constraints. and we couldn't get to Chinatown in time so we filmed extra base tracks at the locations we managed to film

Filming in Camden

We shot in Camden Market on the 12/11/12; we shot base tracks with the artist on the street. We wanted to do some shot in a really fun quirky comic store but we did not get the permission to film there. We shot at Regents Canal so we had to make sure that no one fell in or damaged any of the equipment. And so we had considered our risk assessment filming in this location. We also had a lot of pedestrian where we were filming and had to be mindful that we didn’t disturb or film in places where people did not want to be filmed.

Filming in Hampstead Heath

We have already filmed at this location twice once we went to film scene shots to incorporate into the music video and more recently to film our base tracks with the artist. We shot a lot of different base tracks of him sitting on a bench, an extreme close up of his lips rapping to the track and him siting and climbing on a tree. Fortunately the weather was good so it was ok for us to go out and film in a forest, however it was really muddy and we kept on slipping and struggled to travel, so we had to be extra cautious on keeping the equipment safe and not to damage it when we were walking around filming with the camera. The whole group worked well with as a team and everybody had a role such as the camera man, the stylist making sure that the artist looked the way we wanted him in the shot and then one of us made to look after all the equipment and take pictures documenting on the whole filming process. We all rotated to make sure everyone has a go.

Summary of base-track filming in Hampstead Heath

Today we also filmed the base-tracks at Hampstead heath, here we managed to get more shots of the camera tracking the artist so the video has more movement to it. We also filmed the artist in his mask climbing a tree, which could potentially be used in our music video. We also filmed an extreme close up of the artist, and some more shots of the artist in one place. The weather was good today so it didn't effect the lighting, however, in the low angle shots, the shade from the trees has made the footage darker.

Summary of filming base tracks in Camden

In Camden, we filmed the base-tracks for the music video, on a street and next to the canal. We also filmed shots of the artist doing various stuff such as climbing a gate or jumping onto a postbox. We got some good tracking shots which would give our video some movement and the settings we chose go well with the mood of the song. We were unable to film in the marketplace because the area was busier than usual and we were attracting too much attention with the camera.

website analysis

As our artist, Annoyin Wanderer has just started to make music, he lacks resources that bigger artists would have, so he utilises the resources he can access to promote his music. He has created a blog where he has uploaded 3 of his songs and on each song, the audience can leave feedback which is essential for a new artist as they can see areas in which they can improve on.

The masthead for the blog is suitable for the target audience, people aged 17-25 who like to listen to independent music rather than mainstream music because the colour scheme of the letters is just right as if the letters of the masthead had a brighter colour scheme, it could attract a more younger audience and as the music isn't appropriate for a younger audience, the blog would not be very successful. The masthead also contains a little character that's replacing the D in wanderer, this is helps generate more interest in the artist and the blog. 

masthead of the blog

Little guy featured on the masthead

The background of the website features a notepad with a swearword and an illustration. This is also useful in attracting the right target audience because it the swear word shows that he is a bit immature which would suit our target audience very well because if there was a polite word written there, it would not intrigue our target audience therefore they may choose not to view the rest of the website. 

The website features little buttons that connect to various social networking sites so he could promote his music to a more wider audience. 

Here is a link to the blog of Annoyin Wanderer

http://theannoyingwanderer.blogspot.co.uk/