TW: Reflecting on Brighton recce trip

Practice specific shots we have already decided we want to use in our final piece
After editing the footage we captured, one particular shot stood out: we managed to successfully practice a shot of the character running past cars, intercutting the movement from varying camera distances. We also applied time stretch to the footage, slowing it down to 75% and 65% on the two clips that were intercut. This was inspired by the clip from 2:55 - 3:00 , in the music video for Joey Bada$$ - Like Me:

 

 

Secondly, we successfully practiced the use of editing transitions we are going to implement in our final piece. This includes panning upwards to the sky in one location, then panning down at another location to change scene, as well as tracking the camera into the character's back, and then tracking it backwards to change scene.

Thirdly, we practiced specific shots and camera movements we are going to use in our music video. One example is the zoom out from an ash tray and pan upwards to reveal a two shot - where the second character has vanished. This was performed proficiently, and means we know it is an achievable and useful shot to use in our final piece.

Another shot which we practiced was tracking shots - our recce has led us to conclude that tracking shots add a very professional feel to music videos. Practicing the use of a tracking shot (whereby the track follows a walking character), means we feel confident to use a track in our final piece, as well as being certain of the effectiveness.


Another advantage of the trip was the fact we can discount using Brighton as one of our locations. Having already made a treatment and shot list, we know what locations we need. Unfortunately - the busy nature of an urban area like Brighton means many pedestrians disrupt and detract from the shots. The recce has led us to conclude we are only going to film in private locations, as our narrative does not involve many other characters.

Furthermore, we were able to evaluate potential locations for our final piece. For example - one of our locations is set to be outside a bar, we were able to speak to the bar owner about the likeliness of bar owners allowing us to use their benches, as well as perform some practice shots outside the bar. This led us to conclude that a bar location is conventional with regard to Mark Ronson's meta-narrative, as it has connotations of vintage and is a typical funk music genre stock location.