Tuesday, 27 November 2012

1980's Shoot prep & filming

*This is a copy of the email I sent via facebook to all the members of the upper school and sixth form choral drama group. All these girls are extremely confident and experienced performers and thus i new it was vital to secure them in order  to create a sequence that had natural rhythm and effective choreography. We have managed to secure a large wardrobe of costumes for example : neon leg warmers, bright vests, leotards, block tee's, leggings, high shorts, denim jackets etc, for our cast to wear; and also are going to provide refreshments and a reward for their generous participation (client care is of course just as important as the shoot itself). 

 Ellen Fraser
                  Hello choral drama people, (and please forward this on to anyone you have on facebook but i haven't included / remembered or any friends who are interested in drama or dance esp ) for my A2 media film we have to make a music video, and for my piece i am including a montage of sequences from different historical eras as my protagonist (main girl) travels back through the decades to find herself (the idea probably makes no sense to you right now but thats irrelevant for the moment). The reason i am explaining all this is because tomorrow lunch we are filming the 1980's scene in the gym, and we (me and my media group) already have quite a few people to come down and take part but are desperate for others, we want people to dress in : leotards, leg warmers, bright tights or leggings, sweat bands, or coloured hair pieces, tight shorts, big denim jackets or cardy's / jackets etc basically 1980's http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?num=10&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&rls=en&authuser=0&biw=1360&bih=555&tbm=isch&tbnid=aZbdx3PZv5R5HM:&imgrefurl=http://www.simplyeighties.com/&docid=tHdVoEUhgvYnAM&imgurl=http://www.simplyeighties.com/resources/81_physical_98.jpg&w=322&h=478&ei=Txy1UJPXKIHO0QWl-YC4CA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=337&vpy=4&dur=257&hovh=274&hovw=184&tx=108&ty=89&sig=115379148672381749777&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=136&tbnw=91&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0,i:126 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?start=25&num=10&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&rls=en&authuser=0&biw=1360&bih=555&tbm=isch&tbnid=GKb2JL2E06qBrM:&imgrefurl=http://mediarelations.illinoisstate.edu/report/1011/nov30/rec.asp&docid=MKacseNUA0tNCM&imgurl=http://mediarelations.illinoisstate.edu/images/600-00917063w.jpg&w=550&h=462&ei=Txy1UJPXKIHO0QWl-YC4CA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=4&vpy=238&dur=420&hovh=206&hovw=245&tx=96&ty=110&sig=115379148672381749777&sqi=2&page=2&tbnh=141&tbnw=188&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:25,s:0,i:19
if anyone would be able to come to the school gym at 1:25 (lunch tomorrow) and be in the video then my and my group would be SOOO grateful, all we want people to do is literally dance along to a song & it would only be for a small while, like i say if anyone would be able to come or get their friends to come i would love you forever, thank you & don’t worry if no-one can make it.

 20:12
Ela Pincham
: sounds really cool, I may be able to come :)  xxx





 20:25


Sofia Victoria El-engibawy

 : Will be there.





 20:25


Rosie Barwick

I'll come :)xo




 
  20:26

Thea Goozée

okay;) : same i'll brign leggings and i will look for leg warmers

 
 20:40
Rosie Barr: I have some physics thingy but I'll defo come if I can get out of it xxx

21:43 Hannah Brownie : sounds awesome i will try and find stuff to wear...i might have rehersal not sure so will have to double check but will try my best to be there xxxx

22:03 Tara Drummie : COUNT ME IN.
22:04 Rosie Barr : Yay Tara, we can skive physics together! ;)xx

22:07 Tara Drummie : yeaaa:') got it all sorted and in my bag:)))


22:16 Lotte Nash : I’ll be thereee :D

SHOOT
Our shoot went really well, everyone was so efficient, positive and proactive which made the filming so much easier to complete. Hair, make-up & mis en scene were a hug part of this scene - they helped to define the generic features of the era & create sterotyped iconography for our audience to relate to in order to catch on to the interextual link. We spent ages kitting everyone out with a huge variety of colourful tops, leotards, leg warmers, tights, jumpsuits, hoodies, jackets, trainers and so on. We did everyone's make and transformed the teen girls into brash, eccentric, 80's divas - hot pink lips, glittery blue eyes & hair in high pony tails, half pony tails, or curled.  The location - a retro style gym, (along with the flash of colourful movement created and choreographed by myself and the other 'GEAR' girls before we started) helped to really bring the era to life. Everyone was so relaxed and co-operative and this was the atmosphere we really hoped to create, we wanted to ensure that our cast members felt at ease, as well as performing with energy & authenticity. We brought a fellow peer along to photograph the shooting, which enabled us to really get involved with our own work & stick meticulously to the story board with out additional tasks to complete. Thus moreover we managed to shoot each shot that we aimed to produce and now have a vast array of angle and different movement (camera) styles to sift through & choose our final footage, however in terms of some of the close up / extreme close up reaction shots & emotional expression we may be lacking in. Largely we concentrated on mass clips and making the extras feel as at home as possible & thus may need to consider later on when fully examining the footage if it's at a high enough standard for our liking. 





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