Shot lists for upcoming filming days

We have all come to the agreement that we have significant amounts of varied locations however we do need to revisit some locations to correct some currently unusable footage and to also gain more varied footage. We have decided to return to Maria's house in order to re-do various shots which unfortunately were not in focus the first time around, we do believe that this is an advantage however as we can return and hopefully gain several more shots giving us a bigger variety to work with once we are in the editing stage of the process. On Thursday 17th November we will be filming at the Manchester Christmas Markets in Albert Square. This, we believe will set the same atmosphere as the coffee shop shots. This will give us the opportunity to create an abundant amount of heavily shallow depth of field shots due to the lighting around this area. Like the coffee shop, we are trying to go for a cosy and warm atmosphere and we believe this specific locations will portray that.

Christmas Markets:


Shot List

• Long, mid and close up shots of Amy walking around the Christmas markets
• Mid shot lip-sync with shallow depth of field background
• Establishing shot of the Christmas markets that will establish where we are when in editing 

Costume

We are hoping for Amy to replicate Pixie Lott's style however still feel comfortable at the same time. Because the Christmas markets are based around the festive season we think it's best that she wrap up warm to connotate the season and the weather that comes with it. We believe that something floral and girly (similar to what Amy has already been currently wearing) would be fine under a chunky coat and winter accessories. We have found that Pixie Lott likes to accessorise her outfits with both jewellery, scarfs and hats therefore we will try and include these.

Precautions

Because it is the opening day of the market we may find that it is busy and therefore the camera may be blocked however if this is the case we will hopefully return on another night closer to the closing time of the market to avoid as many people as possible.

'Pool House/Diner' Shot List:


Shot List

• TBA

Costume

Amy will wear the same outfit as last time.

Precautions

We are aware of the elements which went wrong last time and we are prepared for them. For example we now have a tripod which will hopefully eliminate the shakiness that we incured last time.

Update: Due to the high volume of people on the date of filming at the Manchester Christmas Markets, we were unable to film there. Instead we chose a different location not very far from there. Despite still running into difficulties with the public walking infront of the camera we were then able to find a higher ground position which eleminated this. It was an advantage also as we were able to create a high standard shot with the use of shallow depth of field blurring the lights in the background of the building behind Amy. We believe that this shot, which may not have been better than what we originally would have intended, still has been made to a high standard and fits in perfectly with our overall production piece.


We also looked through the shots which we had from the Pool House/Diner and we were able to extract several which were originally deemed as 'bad' and use them within the production as they fitted in nicely and were still to a very good standard. This enabled us more time to focus on editing.