Filming Schedule

Filming Schedule

A filming schedule is a projected plan of each day's shooting and is important in preparation for any production as this states when and where the production is taking places and what resources are needed. We created our filming schedule on a word document, in a chart style format. The chart explains what date we will be filming along with the location which particular shots will be filmed. The table also includes the shot type which we are hoping to film with the iconography which will also need to be included in the shot. A filming schedule is beneficial to our production because this helps us to decide which scenes we will be filming on particular days. For example, if we have more than one shot/scene located in the same location, we will film all scenes together in order to save time and make sure we use our time given efficiently. Furthermore, as there are certain scenes which are located at a location which is a sufficient distance from the majority of scenes we are filming, such as London, we have organised our filming schedule so that we will try to film all of the scenes which we need on one day so that we do not need to travel back and forth to the location and can use our time wisely and efficiently and could continue with the editing phase of our music video.  

In conclusion, my group have found planning a filming schedule very useful, as this has help us to set out a structure on the basis of deciding when to film specific shots and how to use our time that we have efficiently. This enabled us to realise that it was beneficial to film all scenes that are in one particular location at the same time as this is less time consuming. We planned which location we would shoot first based on our storyboards, the location which requires the most shots we went to first to ensure that we could film these first as they would take up the majority of our time. These scenes were filmed in London. After this, we went on to film the scenes which we could easily access such as in our School hall for the use of the stage. By organizing a time and date which we wanted to use the hall we were able to negotiate times as the hall could have been in use at a particular time and we need to schedule when was the best time for us to use it. After we had filmed the majority of scenes, with timing left over we have realized that the scenes which we filmed in London do not create the effect that we wanted to in our music video and we feel as though they are not engaging enough for our target audience due to the scenery being dull and full of buildings and construction. Since we have used our time wisely with our filming schedule we still have time to re-shoot our scenes of London in a different location which we will think carefully about to include scenery which is engaging for our target audience and can help to make our music video look professional. We did not follow our filming schedule completely. The changes that we made include not being able to film the London scenes due to a variety of reasons. We originally planned to film in London, and the change of weather changed our plans as this was to dark, windy and rainy to film in and would not have created the effect that we wanted. The second time we wanted to film these particular films the camera which we were hoping to use was in use from another group, so the back up camera did not have enough battery so could not continue with the filming. Furthermore, we added additional scenes which were the artist performing on the piano, we decided to add more of these particular shots because the entire music video was more than 4 minutes long and we needed shots which we could add in to continuously change the shot, so that the music video is more intriguing and engaging for the audience to watch. Throughout this process i have learnt that a filming schedule is important to the filming process. This is because it sets out days in which we could possibly film particular scenes and allows us to see what scenes can be filmed altogether to save us more time. Also allowing us to go back and re-film certain scenes if need be.