After giving our initial pitch our class helped us find positive aspects of our plan which will work well and also parts which we have missed and nee to improve or alter. Some of the positive aspects people picked out included the amount of time we had taken to plan our location shooting. Using varied locations is important to creating a professional music video. We matched our locations to the genre by having lots of outdoor locations and also a garage instead of a studio to reflect the indie style. Other positives picked out were the amount of time we've spent planning contingencies such as a lack of actors available and the lighting in our video. We have a back up actor Reece Chambers in case Will is not available and also have bought an artificial light in case our set isn't as light as it could be.
A problem picked out was the moving of heavy props and actors around different locations. For example we will need to move a drum kit around when shooting. We should have two cars available for this and also are only taking the majority of a drum kit not a full sized one. Another potential difficulty we could face is with our drumming. We did not mention that our actor Morti can actually play the drums. We have made sure he knows the song and can play on the beat. Also some mentioned that busy roads may be an issue. We have asked locals and have come to the conclusion that a road in Aust that is straight and quiet will be effective for filming.
Some advice we were given was to inform actors on dates to make sure of availability. We have also been advised to film all of the drum shots on one shooting day to avoid hassle. Something I need to consider is practicing with our actors as lip syncing can be different to actually singing as you need to express yourself to the camera.
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