First Day of Filming

The first day of filming was very successful. My crew and I headed out to the beach after school with our friends to start. There was much confusion before the filming process started. Luckily, we worked everything out and show up for the video. The main intention was to execute our vision properly. Na’Mya, one of the group members and I decided we would be the main character of the music video. Because of the location there was a lot of noise. The good thing is we will be able to detach the audio from the actual video and play the song in the background. It was very important that we played the actual song in the background to make sure we were in tune with everything. We also wanted to make we were wording the words correctly and vibing. We started off looking at our storyboard for inspiration on which set to film first. We realized that it makes more sense to just go with the flow. We are not sure if that was the best decision at the moment but it made sense. The song “No Fear” is about being happy, in love, and at peace. I decided to bring this energy to our set so that we would all feel the energy. I’m proud to say that the energy was there and the filming process was very successful. That meant that when we had to take more than two shots we were aggravated or upset, instead we laughed everything off and stayed focus. Though there were two people recording, me and the other actor Na’Mya helped directed as well. We instructed the “directors” on how to properly angle the camera the right way. And because we know they are not pros, we helped them by positioning ourselves to face the camera the way we intend it to. I will say, there was great communication and teamwork on Tuesday. We were able to follow almost everything that was on our storyboard. Though some of the scenes did not match up, we tried our best to match up with everything. Things such camera angles, mis-en-scene, movements, and costume. During the video, there was a point when we freestyled one of our footage. The problem is we are not sure what is in the background. I mean it's not like we can do anything about it though. Because we recorded on one of the group members phone, we all had the footage later. I watched the videos to make sure it stood up to our standard. I truly believe that our vision was executed properly.