Contacting the Church Reverend

We needed to contact the Reverend of St Annn's Limehouse Church to ask for permission if we are allowed to use the graveyard. Julius decided to E-mail him and he replied to us, asking for how many people are going to attend and a letter from out subject teacher etc. We got Ms McLeod to type out a letter so we can give it to him. A printscreen of the conversation with the Reverend and a photo of the letter is attached below.

UPDATE: Me and Julius filmed at the graveyard and we even ended our music video with the footage that we filmed there. however, an examiner watched our video and didn't really like the ending as he thought the music was more about the characters having an argument and not the female dying.

Props

These are the props we will use for our music video. A guitar, bunch of white flowers and a cancer letter. The guitar is for when Julius is performing and singing, the bunch of white flowers are used to put on the female actress grave and the letter confirm that the female has terminal cancer and doesn't have long to live. The white flowers are used to connote peace and purity which reflect on the personality of the female actress, and for her to rest in peace.

UPDATE: Although we used the flower when we were filming, we didn't use the footage at the end because an examiner came in and said that he didn't like the graveyard ending so we had to remove it. 

Filming Schedule

Date	Time	Location	Equipment	Attendees
6/12/12	11am-3:30pm	Julius House & St Ann’s Limehouse Cemetery	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina & Julius
9/12/12	12pm-4pm	Millwall Park/Mudchute Farm	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina & Julius
12/12/12	3pm-4:30pm	Art Classroom in School	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina, Julius & Agata
13/12/12	10:30am-3pm	Millwall Park/Mudchute Farm	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina & Julius
14/12/12	10am-3pm	Cable Carts UPDATE	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina, Julius & Agata
17/12/12	4pm-6pm	Scenes at Agatas House	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina, Julius & Agata
16/12/12	10am-3pm	Tate Modern Bridge UPDATE	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina, Julius & Agata
7/01/13	4pm-6pm	Canary Wharf	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina, Julius & Agata
15/01/13	11am-2pm	Julius House Re-shoot UPDATE	Nikon SLR Camera & Tripod	Mumina & Julius
20/01/13	----------	Canary Wharf Agata Writting Letter	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina, Julius & Agata UPDATE
27/01/13	1:30pm-4pm	Mudchute Farm & Station	Sony HD Camera & Tripod	Mumina & Julius

UPDATE - 14/12/12: Julius and I have decided not to shoot in the cable carts no more because it takes us hours to film just one scene and each ride on the cable carts is £3, which lasts only five minutes. If we did go on the cable carts we would end up spending a lot and we cant afford too many rides.

UPDATE - 16/12/12: The Tate Modern Bridge scene was cancelled and instead we thought of doing it at canary wharf.

UPDATE - 15/01/13: Julius and I went back to his house to re-shoot the letter scene as it wasn’t very clear when we used the Sony HD camera so this time we used the Nikon SLR. We also had to finish filming Julius running down the stairs as we didnt have enough time last time.  

UPDATE - 20/01/13: This was kind of like a last minuite idea to do filming of Agata writting the letter as the other one we did wasn’t as emotional. As it was a last minuite thing I couldn’t go to do filming as I had an exam the next day and I needed to revise and as it was filming of just Agata, Julius was able to do the filming.

This table shows the filming schedule for our music video. We had to do a practise shoot of our artist so they get comfortable infront of a camera and get used to lip synching to the song and acting. We finished the practise shoot on the 05/12/12 and started filming for our real music video straight away. In the first week we filmed julius solo parts as Agata was busy with work and she wasnt available but now she has quite work we can start filming the parts she stars in. We have filmed the scenes in Julius house, the Cemetry and  Millwall Park/Mudchute Farm but we will have to go there again to film. Hopefully by this week we will finish all the filming and start editing our first draft. We are going to have to film quite alot at Agatas house such as reading the cancer letter, packing her bags and the argument with Julius. If we dont get all the filming done by then we might have to go and film there again. We need to go Canary Wharf to film the date scene of Julius and Agata with the Christmas lights in the background as it looks really romantic if they walk under the trees holding hands. We also need to do the scene of Agata writting the letter and the station scene where Agata disappears.

Testing Shoot

This is a testing shoot that I had to do so the actors confidence builds in front of the camera and so they don't feel shy. Julius had to learn the lyrics for the song before we got to film so when we edit the footage in with the music, it flows. By doing the editing it also helps as we get used to using the software and matching the lip syncing with the music, before doing the real music video.

http://youtu.be/ABZ3KfmXUoU

Actress Profile

Name: Agata Tyburska

          Age: 17

          Ethnicity: Polish

Hair Colour: Brown

Eye Colour: Hazel

          Job: Waitress

The actress for mine and Julius music video is going to be Agata, she was the first person me and Julius thought of and luckily she accepted straight away. I did ask one of my friends as back up just in case Agata had a change of mind but she stuck to what she said. We knew she was going to be comfortable in front of the camera as she’s done another music video in the past. Also I and Julius are comfortable working with her as she is a close friend of Julius and she won’t let us down.

Actor Profile

Name: Julius Conmigo
Age: 17
Ethnicity: Filipino

Hair Colour: Natural: Black/Dyed: Red

Eye Colour: Brown

Job: Unemployed

After a long think and discussing who to use for our male actor, we chose to use Julius as it’s easier for both of us as were in the group together. He would take it seriously as we’re going to get a grade for the video so we need it to be good also, we have the same timetable and our free periods are at the same time so we could do filming whenever we can.

Contacting Actress

Julius asked a close friend of his, Agata, if she would like to be the female actress in our music video and she gladly accepted. Julius has told me Agata has done some modelling before and has been in a music video so I’m sure she will be comfortable in front of the camera.

Recce

Location	Potential risk to production	What would be affected?	Plan
Train Station	-Equipment may get stolen or destroyed -People may be in the way of filming	It would be an extreme casualty if the equipment is destroyed, jeopardising the whole project If people are in the way of filming, this could become time consuming, in result of filming over and over.	Keep the equipment in a safe box to prevent it being scattered everywhere and having someone look after it Waiting for people to pass by is necessary to get the film going. Or have 1 or 2 individuals asking people nicely to not be in a way of filming
Canary Wharf and  Grass Field (Mudchute)	-There may be sudden changes in the weather. -The weather can damage the equipment such as rain	-This will affect the visuals meaning the clips will be differing from each other. I.E, one of scenes could be sunny then the same exact clip could be gray/rainy -The rain can leak into the camera and stop working which will stop us from filming	When outside during the day, it has to be filmed as quickly yet with precision to prevent casualties. Watch the weather forecast before going out to film and prepare ourselves with umbrellas
House	-Equipment can fall onto the wooded floor and get damaged	-Our filming	Always keep an eye on the equipment and put them in a safe place when not needed

Risk Assessment

Location	Risk	Who is at risk?	Level of Risk	Control Measures
Park	-Lost of equipment -Someone can fall over and hurt themselves -If it rains the equipment can bust and we can hurt ourselves -Tripping over tripod	Crew and People	Medium	-Only take out needed equipment whilst having the rest in a box, moreover having someone look after it -Be careful to avoid any injuries -Check the weather before filming
House (Bedroom)	-Tripping over if the room is messy	Crew and Actors	Small	-Keep the equipment out of danger hazards -Keep the equipment organised
Graveyard	-There is a possibility that someone may damage the gravestones -People might find it rude filming a gravestone in the graveyard -Equipment can get damaged if dropped	Crew and People	Small	-Have a split task by, having one person look after the equipment, whilst the rest manage with the filming and acting at a careful pace. -Avoid people to see or explain its for college work
Canary Wharf	-Canary Wharf is a really busy area therefore there will be a lot of people as well as vehicles so we have to avoid getting in peoples way -Might bump into people walking	Crew, Actors and People	Medium	-Look out for cars when filming in the streets -Wait while the streets or sidewalks are clear of cars and/or people -Watch where you’re walking
Cable Car	-A small chance of breaking the glass -Dropping/losing/leaving behind equipments	Crew and Actors	Medium	-Only have two or three people in the cable car, so it is not packed when moving around
Grass Field (Mudchute)	-Lost of equipment -A dog can chase us as people tend to take their dogs for a walk there -If it starts raining the equipment can bust and harm us	Actors	Small	-Only take out needed equipment whilst having the rest in a box, moreover having someone look after it -Check weather forecast before filming -Avoid contact with the dogs and don't run about
School (Classroom)	-Can trip over equipment -Fire alarm can be set -Pushing and shoving of students -Painting on the wall can fall onto us	Crew, Actors and People	Small	-Film during free periods or after school -Watching where you’re going and holding the equipment properly -Secure the equipment by placing it out of walkways, or have a box next to you so it can be packed ASAP.
Train Station	-Fall into the tracks -Items or Crew and actors might get pushed over if it is a packed station -People can trip over the equipment	Crew, Actors and People	High	-Shoot the movie at an isolated train station or with less people -Making sure anyone is not near the edge of platforms at all times just in-case train comes

UPDATE: We decided not to film inside the cable carts as it will take too long to film inside it and each ride lasts around 5 minutes, we will end up spending a lot of money.