Component 3 - Production

Day 1 (28 December 2023)

On the first day we are having the shooting day for the Lip sync scenes where we focuses on constructing the Lip sync part. The scene was plan to act as self reflective phase where she will be alone with blank spaces as time doesn't exist. 

Problems: We didn't really plan on the shot list and how our artist should act during the lip sync scene so at the end we wasted lot's of time during the set.

Solution: we will try to inform our artist and try to do some rehearsal before arriving at the shooting location or far away before the production day 

Day 2 (21 January)

On the second day of production we are having the "Play Date Scene" in Ikea. The team arrived at around 4 pm. After all the members and actors arrived we do some short rehearsal that this scene would be them acting naturally without any guidance and the camera man (me) will just try to documented the moment

Problems: We didn't know that camera's aren't allowed to use inside the Ikea store

Solution: Since we have no other choice we have to use one of our phone camera member to documented the scene since we have arrived.

Day 3 (27 January)

On the third day of the production we were having the "parking lot date" in Lotte mart parking lot. This scene will be about how the artist is waiting for her boyfriend where the scene will be the introduction of the music video.

Problems: The weather was very cloudy where potential rain is likely to happened

Solutions: We have prepared our umbrella and raincoat so we can still proceed to the shooting.

Day 4 (3 February)

On the fourth day of the production we were having the "Picnic in Car day" in Pantai Nyanyi where this scene will be the about the couples having fun while slowly started to fade away. Since the location is quite far from our place we decided to to a full day shooting production and do the "Realization day" where she will be alone and showing she realize that her boyfriend has gone for good. We also decided to do the photoshoot there as we have spend quite a lot for renting the place

Problems: There were sudden rain where the team was force to leave the place.

Solutions: We have to wait for the rain to stop and luckily the rain stop after we finished our lunch and we were able to countinue the production phase

Day 5 (17 February)

In the last day we did our last shot on cafe for making the cafe scene where everything goes as we planned where we can get our desired shots as the owner of cafe was very cooperating.

Here's the behind the scene (a little bit humurous)

Reflection: 

The production and filming of our music video demanded extensive planning, innovative strategies, and quick decision-making, all of which my team and I successfully employed. Despite encountering various challenges and having to abandon some initial concepts, our teamwork and determination enabled us to overcome obstacles and continuously enhance our video. While I'm proud of our overall performance, I acknowledge that certain problems could have been avoided with better preparation, such as securing filming locations and addressing late arrivals through improved communication and planning. Moving forward, I aim to maintain our collaborative spirit and problem-solving abilities while learning from the mistakes made during this project, which will undoubtedly benefit me in future endeavors beyond A-Level Media Studies 

I shot the video with Sony A7iii, Fujifilm XA-5 and Iphone 12 pro and with 35mm lenses. Sony A7iii has a very quick focus mode where it's very essential in making our music video. The use of Iphone 12 pro is also crucial in recording the behind the scenes where this will help us in track with the project. The use of Fujifilm XA-5 is important for doing photography as the strength is having a more vibrant colour depth compared to the Sony A7iii. I also used the blogpost itself for recordings and journaling my pre production, production and post production. Media technologies are heavily contributing to my project where the internet allows us to find and cross check references and looking up for what’s the meaning of the song and watching her interview about the song give me more understanding about the song deeper. The weather forecast in the phone really helps us in predicting the weather where most of our shooting location is outdoor. The software that I used is premier pro where it’s one of the most known editing software where this software really helps in compiling the files and scenes.