Production Blog: Getting Started

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The first thing I did to start making my video was review my storyboard to see if I should change anything in it. I decided not to change anything in the storyboard for now. After that I finalized my locations and decided where I would put the camera to film each scene. Another thing I did was decide what costumes and props I wanted to use for each scene. Then I started filming my video.

I did the first and third scenes with me lying in my bed looking up at the ceiling singing the first lyric of the song. In these scenes I will be using a medium close-up shot to show me. I didn't use any props and since I was under my blanket you can't see any costumes in these scenes. Because of this there is no point in listing the costumes and props for those scenes. In order to get a good shot, the person filming needed to be standing over me so that the camera was above my head.


For the second and tenth scenes I went out to my backyard and decided to use a basketball and my basketball hoop as props for the scenes. In the second scene I am shooting the ball at the hoop. I tried a few different positions for the camera. I decided to position it so that the camera was behind me showing my back while I was shooting and the hoop in front of me. In the tenth scene I will be facing the camera and singing the song. Again, I tried a few different positions for the camera. I decided to shoot with the hoop and trees behind me instead of the side of my house. I think this makes it look less like I'm in my back yard and more like I'm having fun outside. In the second and tenth scenes, I will be wearing athletic shorts and a t-shirt.

The next thing I'm going to do is practice editing these clips together to make sure everything works before I film anything else. 

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