On Wednesday, November 27, 2019, I was finally able to film the music video. A lot of preparation went into making sure everything goes according to plan, so it was exciting to actually get to film. Making a thorough plan made it easy to do the filming because I knew exactly what needed to be videoed. There were no issues with filming, the weather was perfect, our location had no other people, and the actresses did very good acting. I'm very thankful for the actresses in the music video because they didn't have to be in it. They volunteered their own time to help me and my group mate. For that reason, I am very thankful.
The filming day officially started at 9:45 am. This is when I arrived at Leila's house with the two actresses. The actresses carpooled with me, so we could all get there at the same time and start right away. At Leila's house we went over the food we would have for the picnic setting. I helped her transfer all the food into the cooler so it would be easy to take to our filming location. Some of the props, such as plates and cups, were also put in the cooler for easy transportation. When packing the cooler, I made sure to pack some waters, so no one would get dehydrated. After the packing was finished, I examined the camera and tripod like I did the day I received them to make sure everything was still working. I also made sure the camera's battery was full. I charged it the previous night, so I wouldn't have to worry about it dying while filming. Around 10:00 a.m. my group mate, actresses, and I headed out to our filming location. We decided to walk because the park wasn't to far from Leila's house.
Once we all arrived at the park it was time to set up. I had previous experience with the camera, so I set it up for filming. While Leila was creating the setting I was giving the actresses a rundown of the music video. I was explaining to them what the video was about and what scenes we will need to take. Also the kind of emotions they will need to be showcasing. Once everything was set the filming began.
One of my roles for the music video was being the camerawoman. I filmed most of the point of view shots which was actually harder then I expected. It was very awkward holding the camera directly in front or besides one of the actresses' faces. Since the camera was also directly near the actress's face it made it sort of difficult to see what was being filmed. I made sure a lot of shots were taken because of this. I wanted to make sure I had perfect takes to work with when editing. While it may have been difficult, it was fun getting creative when figuring out how to take the shots. Also, as a camerawoman I would give signals to the actresses when the camera was rolling and when they could begin acting.
Another one of my roles in the filming process was to co-direct. Being a co-director gave me the ability to direct the actresses on what to do in certain takes. Before shooting a take, I would discuss with my group mate, who was also a co-director, on exactly what needed to happen in the take. For example, I went over how one of the scenes was a tilt going down to up and that the main actress needed to be in frame and act very happy. I would also discuss this with the actresses so they would know what they were doing in a take. Another example of directing is, during the point of view shots of playing the guitar, I would direct the actress on when to start playing.
Overall, the filming process went very well. Everything was videoed in an orderly fashion and my group mate and I were able to finish all of the filming. There were no issues with the camera and none between the actresses and myself. The actresses did everything I needed from them, but I also told them if they weren't okay with doing something in a certain take, they didn't have to and I would change it. I didn't want the actresses to feel forced to do anything when they were volunteering their time. I believe that the filming process was a lot of fun and I learned a lot more about filming from this experience.
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