Showing posts with label Location. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Location. Show all posts
Monday, November 9, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Through the Wall shot
Here's the finished through the wall shot, more information on my own individual blog if needed.
http://latymermusicvideo09ben.blogspot.com/2009/10/shot-inspiration-going-through-wall.html
http://latymermusicvideo09ben.blogspot.com/2009/10/shot-inspiration-going-through-wall.html
Friday, October 9, 2009
Test Shoot Footage
Some random assorted clips from our test shoot showing off a couple of angles we'll consider using again.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Band Set Ups
Looking at a multitude of videos from the genre and taking our location in mind, there are quite a few band set ups we could use in our final video. We have three main band set ups in mind at our location, one downstairs, in any configuration that we'll decide after our test shoot. We'll aim for a really edgy set up downstairs to compliment the messy, cluttered environment downstairs.
We are envisaging something a bit different like this set up in the video for Bloodmeat by Protest the Hero
We are envisaging something a bit different like this set up in the video for Bloodmeat by Protest the Hero
Upstairs, our band will perform in a standard circle facing outwards from the middle of the room. However, due to the presence of some rather exciting partition walls the band members will be separated, with some long arc shots rotating around the band. Truly exciting stuff.
Here's a shockingly bad animation I whipped up in a few minutes to illustrate what I mean. It probably won't work very well at doing that.
Also, between the two locations we may include another band set up where the band members are in different rooms, including this lovely lift.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Mise en Scene Referencing
There are two videos that I have mentioned a lot over the course of this project for inspiration and I still feel that they are perfect for our idea.
The first is Always by Architects. The performance is in a plain white room and is very open. The band are free to move around and the shooting is very mobile, making every shot interesting to watch. There are some absolutely fantastic angles that I want to duplicate in our project that me and Simon have put in our blog posts about Guitar and Drum stills.
The other is Writing on the Walls by UnderOath. This performance is a complete contrast as the band are crammed into this tiny basement, wearing very dark clothes and there is strobe lighting. It is not particularly strong but more the fact that it creates an air of mystery in the room (maybe I'll rephrase that for the pitch but I was just watching Poirot). All the band shots I THINK (double underline *crosses fingers*) with a fish eye lens at really weird angles and the band members are all very close to each other in this confined space.
I want to use both these concepts in our video to go along with my treatment for Start Something, where the more poppy bits of the track are shown in the clean white and quite large room, whereas the heavier parts are shown to contrast through the sudden claustrophobia and change in shooting style. These powerful mise en scene changes will provide very different performances and help to carry out our concept of energy and its illustration through performance.
The first is Always by Architects. The performance is in a plain white room and is very open. The band are free to move around and the shooting is very mobile, making every shot interesting to watch. There are some absolutely fantastic angles that I want to duplicate in our project that me and Simon have put in our blog posts about Guitar and Drum stills.
The other is Writing on the Walls by UnderOath. This performance is a complete contrast as the band are crammed into this tiny basement, wearing very dark clothes and there is strobe lighting. It is not particularly strong but more the fact that it creates an air of mystery in the room (maybe I'll rephrase that for the pitch but I was just watching Poirot). All the band shots I THINK (double underline *crosses fingers*) with a fish eye lens at really weird angles and the band members are all very close to each other in this confined space.
I want to use both these concepts in our video to go along with my treatment for Start Something, where the more poppy bits of the track are shown in the clean white and quite large room, whereas the heavier parts are shown to contrast through the sudden claustrophobia and change in shooting style. These powerful mise en scene changes will provide very different performances and help to carry out our concept of energy and its illustration through performance.
Location Reccy Photos and Thoughts
The location we visited on Tuesday injected a healthy dose of morale in to the group, and in this post I will look in to just what was so special about it, apart from the lovely management, flexibility, props, lighting extras and of course as Nick rightly pointed out in one of his posts the microwave.
To start off, here is a picture of most of the main warehouse space. If your looking at this and thinking - it's a mess, there's no space, this is exactly what we thought when we first walked in. Then we learnt that we can move whatever we want, so all the stuff against the far wall with the window is going to be moved out the way to make space. We thought if we shoot during the evening when it starts to get dark we could create some cool lighting effects - especially if we use a fair portion of our budget to get strobes. One idea which I think struck a nice chord with the group was putting up a white sheet to cover the window. A possible problem maybe finding the time to move all of the clutter at the back of the room.
This is a shot in the same place as the first one but is more deeper in to the room. The ladder to the far right of the picture shows a step ladder which we intend to use for high angle shots to add general variety to our camerawork. This is a technique we plan to test during our test shoot.
The next photo while showing more of the space also shows a number of carts which are basically dollies (see red arrow). They fold out and while being able to take amazing amounts of weight, are so so so so so smooth and will therefore give us a chance to do cool arcs and tracks.
The cool little contrapment in Ben's hands is a floor light the owner showed us. They are powered by double AA batteries and they have 8 of them which we can use. The picture was taken in full daytime light so you can see just how powerful they are. They should be a great edition to our lighting rig. Another picture in the dark:
It's pretty hard to top the light in terms of coolness but something which comes close is the lift which we were thinking of putting a band member in, possibly the guitarist.
To start off, here is a picture of most of the main warehouse space. If your looking at this and thinking - it's a mess, there's no space, this is exactly what we thought when we first walked in. Then we learnt that we can move whatever we want, so all the stuff against the far wall with the window is going to be moved out the way to make space. We thought if we shoot during the evening when it starts to get dark we could create some cool lighting effects - especially if we use a fair portion of our budget to get strobes. One idea which I think struck a nice chord with the group was putting up a white sheet to cover the window. A possible problem maybe finding the time to move all of the clutter at the back of the room.
This is a shot in the same place as the first one but is more deeper in to the room. The ladder to the far right of the picture shows a step ladder which we intend to use for high angle shots to add general variety to our camerawork. This is a technique we plan to test during our test shoot.
The next photo while showing more of the space also shows a number of carts which are basically dollies (see red arrow). They fold out and while being able to take amazing amounts of weight, are so so so so so smooth and will therefore give us a chance to do cool arcs and tracks.
The cool little contrapment in Ben's hands is a floor light the owner showed us. They are powered by double AA batteries and they have 8 of them which we can use. The picture was taken in full daytime light so you can see just how powerful they are. They should be a great edition to our lighting rig. Another picture in the dark:
It's pretty hard to top the light in terms of coolness but something which comes close is the lift which we were thinking of putting a band member in, possibly the guitarist.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Location Plan B
On searching FilmLondon for a secondary location in case our current one has any problems, I found another larger warehouse, in the same location in Edmonton!
It might not be free, but the fact is it's just as convenient and nearby. I'll look into it if the other location flops.
http://directory.filmlondon.org.uk/locations/locview.asp?dsref=l3837431400&sp=1&kw=
But lets hope it doesn't...
Ben
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Location Reccy
Just thought everyone would like to know that I emailed the warehouse back and they said its all ok if we pop over after school on Tuesday. Oh, and I've done a labels and link list for us. Thats all for now chaps
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