Performance, Rehearsals Evidence

Shoot Schedules and Shoot Boards

We made shoot schedules for each one of our shoots to help us organise everything before the day of the shoot. The schedules enabled us to look at the time and date that we needed everyone to get to the studio for. The sections that are highlighted in blue represent the times that we aren't actually filming, and are instead being used by setting up and preparing. This allows us to see when the kit and equipment will be needed in the studio, and what times we will need to get access to the kit. This really helps when looking at this alongside our kit list as we can see what parts of kit we will need and at what times we will need them. 

They were really useful for us because not only did they allow us to see what times people were expected at the studio but also how long each shot would take and who/what props were needed for each individual shot. Having the times included on the schedule was really important as it kept the shoots much more organised and made it easier for us to manage our time properly so we were not to run out of time without completing all of the shots.

These were the shoot schedules we used for our first shoot.

Call Sheets

We made call sheets for our different shoots to help us organise the cast and crew for that day. It lets everyone know what times to be on set, where we will be shooting, and what props/equipment will be needed for that shoot.

                                               

Studio Schedules

We had to share our studio space with 4 other groups and so we had to stick to a strict studio schedule that allowed us to know which days and which times the studio would be available to us specifically. This meant that were able to figure out which days we would use to shoot which scenes. We were able to talk to our cast members in advance to ensure that they were free on the days that we needed them.

Using these timetables along with our shoot boards we were able to make more specific shoot schedules that gave us more detail on how long each shot would take, who we would need in each shot, and when we would be shooting them. 

Final Kit List

Lighting and Set Design

Performance Scene

This is a video that we took during one of our group meetings in the studio; we used our time in the studio to test out lighting, this video shows the lighting that we were testing for our performance scenes. The choice of colours for our lighting was inspired by our recurring theme of using a pink and blue colour scheme that we used throughout our branding. We wanted Georgie in the centre to be under blue light, and the two DJs either side of her to be under blue light. We had quite a lot of trouble trying to balance the colours correctly so that one did not drown out the other. It took a lot of time to perfect the lighting but I think we managed to get it right in the end, to the point where we all happy with how it looked, The final set up is shown at 0.45.

The final lighting set up for our performance scenes.

We wanted to make our performance a bit more interesting to look at so we thought about different props that we could use to make the set more enticing to the viewer. We decided that our set design should match our Alice in Wonderland theme of the video so we searched online at different Alice in Wonderland themed party pictures, as well as thinking about the main themes in the book and the predominant imagery in the film.

We decided that we really liked the playing card imagery that runs throughout Alice in Wonderland, and that it would work really well with our set design. We cut out large playing cards and made templates of the numbers and of the different suits, cut them out of different coloured paper and stuck them onto the large cards. We hung several cards up from long invisible string to hang in the back of the scene, we also used cards to put on the front of the DJ desks to make them look much nicer. I'm really pleased with how the set looked for this scene.

Setting up the cards for the performance scene.

Balloon Scene

Keeping with the blue and pink colour scheme we decided that we wanted the backdrop to be lit with blue lights, while the floor of the studio and the actors would be lit with white lights. Using the white lights instead of coloured lights made the scene a lot brighter and looked nicer on camera. This gave the scene a more colourful and fun feel, more so than the performance scene which was darker and more serious. Here is a photo of the scene from the lighting desk during one of our shoots. You can really see how the pink/blue colour scheme worked well for this scene.

For this scene we took inspiration from the mushroom forest in Alice in Wonderland and so we decided to paint some large red and white mushrooms that we could hang in the background, using the same method of hanging them up that we used for the playing cards.

Alice In Wonderland mushroom forest

White Scenes

The first set up of the music video is when Georgie first enters the studio and sees the cupcake on the table. In this scene we will also include shots of Alice in Wonderland over the close up footage of Georgie. This is why we wanted to use white light and a white background to make the Alice in Wonderland footage seem really clear. We decided to use a white spotlight on the cupcake to make it really bright. Hopefully this will make the scene completely white and bright to make the room look really big.

Costume, Hair, and Make-Up

Georgie

Georgie

Georgie will be wearing a different outfit for each set up in the video; for the first set up - all of the white scenes - this is the style of outfit that we want Georgie to be wearing. The white scenes come at the beginning of the video while Georgie is in the character of Alice - a normal girl who comes across a strange white room. This is why we wanted a pretty basic and simple outfit for Georgie to wear during this scene, we decided some plain, slouchy jeans and a casual jumper with some bright trainers to make the outfit pop a little bit more.

Grey sweater, blue mum jeans, red trainers

We took inspiration for this outfit from the style of Kiesza in her video for her single Hideaway.We liked the simplicity of the style, and tried to replicate this idea so that we made our artist relatable to many of our target female audience, using clothes from American Apparel, Topshop, and Nike.
     

A still from Kiesza's video for Hideaway

We wanted Georgie's hair and make up to be quite simple as well; we thought that her make up should resemble an 'everyday/school' sort of look, to make it look like it's just a normal day for her character. To achieve this we decided that basic foundation, eyeliner, mascara, and nude tone lipsticks would look best, along with Georgie's hair being worn down, in its wavy natural state.

Glittery black jumpsuit and black sandal-like heels

For the performance scenes we wanted Georgie to be wearing something more special, and more glamorous to give her that 'popstar' factor. We wanted to keep her sort of tomboy look at the same time so we decided that a jumpsuit would be the best choice as it works for both her tomboy side, and her glamorous side, creating the perfect balance. We also thought that Georgie should be wearing heels in the performance scenes, but we thought sandals/wedged heels would work better than some stilettos, giving her a more comfortable look.

Plain white t shirt, black leggings, black trainers/

For the paint fight scene we wanted all of our actors to be wearing plain white t shirts so that the coloured powder paint would show up really well. We thought that it would be best for Georgie to wear black leggings as they would most likely be the easiest to wash the paint out of afterwards. This was more of a practical decision as it would work for all of the actors to be wearing white tops and dark leggings/trousers. We wanted Georgie to be wearing basic make up in this scene, it was unnecessary for us to do much with her hair and make up as after the first shot she would be covered in paint anyway.