Diary Entry: 8th October

In todays lesson I looked at the footage that was filmed on Friday. I was very happy with the shots as it is exactly how I imagined it to be. Once chosing our favourite videos we edited the shot by making them shorter and adding effects in such as dissolves.

However at first we imported the new re-shooted footage from thursday and edited this so that it would look more clearer and flow well. We then edited Fridays shots adding a range of effects and transisitions to make the video more fun and professional. 

The footage that we have currently got is very effective and was exactly how we wanted it. We kept it simple to ensure it would be effective because last year we found that our filming was very complicated and it made the end result very poor.

After school we went to a council home that is currently in progress of decorating, this was the perfect location for our photoshoot as it fitted with the grunge theme we were going for. This property belonged to Lauren's sister and we were pleased that we did not have to worry about having to find a place and have permission which would take a long time.

To make sure our actress we looked the part me and Lauren played the role of stylists, directors and cameraperson. We put a lot of black eye shadow around Grace's eye so that in the pictures it stood out and looked bold. We kept the foundation pale as well as the lips so the eyes were centre of attention. This vision portrayed very well in the pictures capturing everything we wanted. 

The front cover shots were of Grace sitting on the floor. We varied the shots and incorportated cigarettes to symbolise the album title- Light Up. However we took the same photos without the cigaretted incase this prop was not allowed. She wore a black and grey silk dress, ripped tights, high heels and a leather jacket. We wanted this black consistency through the clothes because it had to be relevant to the music genre and we felt this looked good with the scene.

The second set of shots were of Grace cuddling up to herself. For this shot we wanted the shotn to be in the frame of a medium close up, showing a bit of leg but not the shoes-the upper body. This photo would be used for the back cover as it was the perfect positioning for the track list to be written down the sides. Grace wore the same ripped tights and wore an oversized grey jumper.

Finally the third set of shots were of Grace sitting on a run down, tatty arm chair. She sat on the chair in a landscape way with her legs hanging off the arm rest. For these shots she wore a grey slouchy vest with black jeans and high heels. This shot would be used for the magazine cover as the main image. We tried a variety of shots using this prop as it worked well with the background.

All the shots were taken in black and white and some with a tint effect. At first the shots were taken in colour however we felt it did not look as effective therefore we took the images all in black and white. Using this colour correction made the shots better because it fitted with the concept and it fitted with the other albums of The Pretty Reckless.

Author: Kiran Paul