Behind the scenes.

Setting up the lighting.

Focusing the light on the subject.

Making sure the shot looks good through the camera.

The final lighting setup.

Our mask/costume.

Third Day Filming

Today we went to film the band sequence for our music video however it was unsuccessful as we did not properly plan ahead for what we was going to do. We went to the drama rooms in our school which are ideal for filming as they have professional lighting equipment and a curtain backdrop etc. We did not plan ahead for what we was going to shoot exactly, however we did have a rough idea. We asked a music teacher if we could borrow a couple of instruments and we were given permission however we only had 10 minutes with the instruments, this made us rush and not get the shots we wanted. Next time we go to film the band sequence we will schedule a time that we know both the drama room and the instruments will be available to us for a long enough amount of time for us to get the ideal shots.

Second Day Filming

Our second day of filming was very successful as we managed to get almost all of the narrative filmed, minus 1 or 2 shots that we still need get. Today was the only day that we could film as this was the only day that myself (werewolf/main character) and our good friend (red riding hood) were available at the same time. We made sure that we got all of the shots involving both characters first so that we could spend more time on them and then come back to the shots that only I am in later so that we do not have to rush anything. We had to do a small bit of improvising costume wise as I had left my bag with my clothes in it far away from where we were shooting so we improvised by swapping jackets and hoodies with the other two members of my group in order to give the appearance that time is passing in the video and that the narrative takes place over a period of weeks.

We still have the band sequence to film and 1 or 2 shots left of the narrative and then all of our filming will be complete and we are ready to start the editing process.

Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines Controversy

When American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke release his single 'Blurred Lines' featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. it raised a lot of concern and stirred up a lot of controversy for several different reasons.

One factor that contributed to many people thinking that this song is outrageous is because of the lyrics in the song and how they can be offensive, especially to women. For example one line in the song is; "I'll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two", which a small amount of woment may find offensive. The entire song is about sex and Thicke uses the word "bitch" to refer to a female in the song.

One other reason that people may find this offensive is the video for the song. The song is simply just Robin Thicke, Pharrell and T.I. moving about and wearing suits while a group of females dance around them and grope them. There are two versions of this music video, one of them is more explicit than the other because the women in the song have their breasts out as oppossed to being in underwear. There is also a shot in the video where there are large, red balloons that spell out the sentence "Robin Thicke has a big d**k" which in the less explicit version is sensored. There are some people, such as feminists, that will find this type of video offensive to women, say that it is degrading and protest against it.

However, although the lyrics in this song and the nature of the video may be seen as offensive to women, it is not anything the music industry haven't seen before. US music critic Maura Johnston stated that "this is just a cheesy pickup line song and everyone was like: 'No, it's about forcing women against their will.' There are so many songs out there that are worse about demeaning women." There are also many music videos that include naked or semi-naked women, which have not been called out on demeaning women. For exapmle, Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus contains multiple shots of her fully naked and performing sexually suggestive actions.

Personlly I do not believe that this song or the video is offensive to anybody. I believe that feminist women simply saw Robin Thicke as an easy target and went after him, in the same way the feminist community has protested against Eminem's lyrics along with the LGBT community. I do not see the music video to be degrading to women as there is not much of a difference between this video and other female, pop artists music videos.

First Day Filming

For our first day filming we tried to get the narrative part of our video filmed so that all we needed to film was the band sequence. We ended up not using any footage from this day because we realised the footage we shot was not very good. We learnt from this day filming and now know what mistakes to avoid next time. One shot that was particularly challenging was a shot where I (the main character in the narrative and lead singer) walking into a wardrobe and walk out less than a second later with different clothes on. One reason this was challenging for us was that between the two shots of me wearing two different sets of clothes, I had accidentally moved some bed covers which meant that the two shots could not be edited to look like one.

The next time we go out to film we will be much more thorough with our planning and make sure that we do not make any mistakes that will cause us to re-shoot again.