Filming Blog

  The last time I filmed, my actors weren't able to o much due to our lack of costumes. This time, I made sure to have all costumes, props, and equipment ready. Our preparations allowed us to film efficiently. During thanksgiving break, I was able to pick the costumes up from a family friend. The costumes consisted of fake horse body suits and cowboy hats. We also picked up props such as toy guns and holsters. Today we filmed both inside and outside. Our outside area consisted of a large grassy field, basked in sunlight. My two actors wore little-to no makeup which included: hydrating lip gloss and primer- to give their faces some shine. Our filming consisted mostly of key light that filled the whole scene.
  Before we started filming, I confirmed that the audio for the actual video will be the first minute and fifteen seconds of Old Town Road. This way, we were able to introduce all the actors of the video in the intro of the song.  I started off my filming with shots for the introduction. This included the actors individually dancing or looking at the camera. The introduction shots will be in slow-mo  once edited. While filming I went through all the scenes with my actors and made sure they did correct movements and acting. The introduction of the music video was filmed inside. While inside, we used the TV to play music and filmed in front of a crème backdrop. The rest of the video was filmed outdoors. Once we transitioned outside, I used a speaker to play music.
  I filmed the video from many different shots. Most of my filming included 2 shots of the two actors. The introduction shots I filmed were medium shots. The 2 shots included medium-closeups from the chest-up. I did some pans shots to showcase props and introduce the actors. I also filmed several tilt shots of the actors dancing. I filmed two transition scenes where the actors jumped at the end and beginning to look as if they jumped from inside to outside. I filmed the transition out scene from a low angle. The transition in scene was filmed at a high angle. I used several other angle shots and movements while filming. After, we cleaned up our space and removed the costumes and props.