Filming- Final Draft

Today we decided to film our final piece for media. Obviously we knew we had to make changes to the video. We decided we would have fairly natural makeup with red lipstick and hair scraped back into a bun with a headband and flower. This time we preferred the new look without so much makeup as it looked realistic and sophisticated. After finishing the makeup and hair we decided we would add earrings and we decided not to wear a necklace. In our draft I wore no nail polish but this time I decided it would look better if I wore a bright red polish to co-ordinate with my lipstick.

Once we were happy with the look, we started to practice the song as we filmed it all in one take so one small mistake would mean having to start from the beginning which could make it a fairly lengthy procedure. One of the difficulties was that we couldn't get the lighting right for a while as the three point lighting didn't work at first but after a bit of time and effort we managed to achieve this. This was important as we didn't want any shadows to be apparent. We had to practice a few times as we slightly changed the routine and did things in a different way. We also decided that I would amplify certain words and use actions to do so. We thought it would look better if we removed most of the makeup in the duration of the video so I had a mirror in front of me so I could see what areas of makeup needed taking off.

After the practices we then went for the real thing, in which a few times we had to stop and re-film as different things kept stopping me from carrying on. For example when untying my bobble my hair got stuck and we had to film again, and on another occasion my necklace would not unfasten so we decided to not use as we didn't like it that much in the end.
After filming the whole sequence a few times we were eventually satisfied with the finished product.

In conclusion I think it is good how you have a draft and then a final piece as there is always things you can improve and make your video look more professional and of a better quality. feedback certainly helped as we were able to clearly notice what needed to be changed and some points of where improvement was needed.