First Day of Filming

 

Today, I began the production process for my "Feels" music video. Before filming, I had to gather all props and equipment needed and make sure they were all in place. I also had to change into the shirt and bathing suit that I wanted to wear for the video. Then, I had my older sister help by filming the scenes. First, I went into the bathroom to film the first scene in front of the mirror. I then went out to the backyard pool deck, where my sister filmed me walking out. We filmed some shots of the pool area itself, as well as the planned close-up shot of me pouring Sprite into a solo cup. Next, I lye down on one an outdoor chair and my sister stood in front of me to film the next shot. This part was tricky, since I needed to lip-sync one of the lyrics from the song, even though it wasn't playing. I will have to manage this during the editing stage. Next, after a quick panning shot showing the pool, my sister filmed me diving into the pool and resurfacing. The water was extremely cold, so it didn't come out as graceful as I expected it to. As we filmed each scene, I looked at it to see if it was good. For the next scene, I got out one of my other props, a pool raft, and put it in the pool so I could lay on it. Then, I sat on the edge of the pool and lip-synced another song lyric, which might also be tricky to manage later. After this, I got my towel and dried myself off for a few seconds while my sister filmed me. When I made sure I was completely dry, I put my shirt back on and filmed the next scene, where I step back inside my house. For the final shot, my sister stood in front of me and recorded me sitting on the couch and giving a thumbs-up. I looked through all the footage we had and edited the clips as needed. I will have to reshoot a couple scenes tomorrow, as they were not filmed entirely correctly. Overall, I think it was a successful filming day.