Main Task - Production - Shoot 1 (Performance)

Having finally managed to find a date that most of the team could do, we were ready to film. Unfortunately, due to work commitments, I was unable to be there on shoot day, but this is the feedback I received from my production partner after film. Luckily, however, one of our friends was able to accompany my production partner on the shoot, and was in control of the second camera.

We were very fortunate in that the day we had chosen to film on was very sunny - something we were concerned about due to the fact that British weather is so unpredictable. If the weather had been bad, it wouldn't have matched the tone of the song, and therefore the entire music video wouldn't have fitted together with the audio.
The drummer of the band had a practice space at his house that he allowed us to use, which helped reflect the rustic, DIY nature of the indie band. The space itself was quite wooden, and therefore didn't look particularly interesting on camera. Fortunately, prior to the shoot day, myself and my production partner had collated a variety of props, such as patterned backdrops and fairy lights. The simple use of a colourful backdrop made the setting look a lot more exciting on screen. The only issue that my partner found with the practice space was that it was quite small, meaning she was unable to get any wide shots of the band from this location.

After filming at the performance space for roughly an hour, the drummer informed my partner about a forest area that was just across the road from his house. So, laden down with camera equipment, instruments and fairy lights, they all headed down to the forest area. This location fitted perfectly with the genre of the song, as indie music videos are often filmed in places very similar, due to the fact they are so easily accessible. 
After having set up in what they thought was a good location, my production partner realised it was far too bright, meaning that the shots were overexposed. Having moved somewhere slightly darker, the team continued to shoot, and managed to get a lot of footage, including some wide shots, in the time they had left. My production partner was very happy with the footage, due to the fact it was what we had envisioned when storyboarding prior to production.