Blog 17 Rejected Footage

Here are some of the footage we decided not to use because of bad mise-en-scene such as lighting,locations or acting:
Clip 1:
We decided not to use this shot because of the bad acting and lighting:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vMWQxNzA4ZTMtNzgzOC00OGUzLWIwN2QtNGUzZTAxMTljNjBj&hl=en

Clip 2:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vYmIyMjJiNjQtNWJjNy00YjRlLTg0ZjYtNTZiNTNmZDkwZDU4&hl=en

Clip 3:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vYzY3NjEyN2UtMGExZC00N2I5LWEwNzgtNzY2NTNmYjgwNmFm&hl=en

This was a shot taken on a very sunny and bright day. We used that lesson to experiment with the cameras and tried to make some effects with the light of the sun. However this wasn’t a good shot as it’s very bright and the character cannot be identified.

Clip 4:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vMDdiN2JlYTMtODQ4Yi00NDgxLTgwYzUtZWI1M2Q4YmZjMDgw&hl=en

This shot is from the band performance in the TV studio at college. The reason we didn’t use it is because it’s been disturbed by our teacher dropping one of the equipments during the take. This was also disturbing for the bassist performance as he was distracted by the falling equipment in front of him. We thought this was bad acting and it wouldn’t suit the target audience.

Clip 5:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vNjA4ZmRkODQtOTYzNS00MmYzLThmN2YtYmZkMzNlNmRkMTE5&hl=en

This shot was also taken on a very sunny day and we made a few experiments with the camera to achieve some extra effects. However the sun was in our eyes and both the camera girl(Chantalle) and I (the girl in the shot) couldn’t really see what was going on. We decided not to use any shots with sun light as we thought it wouldn’t fit Green Day’s genre.

Clip 6:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vZDc5MmEzYjgtMDhmZC00ODI3LTlhZTAtZjg0MWM0ODE0NDkz&hl=en

This was a very short shot filmed in the college buttery. At first we decided to make a few group shots of the girl and her friends in places like the buttery or library to show that she’s enjoying herself with other people and to contrast this with one shots of the boy walking around on his own. However when we started editing the video we decided not to include this shot as we thought the acting was bad and wouldn’t appeal to Green Day’s audience.

Clip 7:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vNmUwNGMwMGEtNGM3OC00OWJkLWJmZTgtM2M1N2RjNGU5NTQz&hl=en

Most of the footage we didn’t use was because of bad acting. In this clip we thought the acting was pretty bad and unprofessional. I think this happened because we didn’t really plan the shots with the new boyfriend as we found the boy at the last minute.

Clip 8:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vMDEzMzNkZWQtODYwYy00ZGFmLTgyODAtZmQ0MDMyNTgzYTlm&hl=en

This shot was from the band performance and we wanted to take a few extreme close-ups of the music equipment as most Green Day’s and other punk bands’ videos have lots of band performance and they always turn the audience attention to the music equipment (part of the mise-en-scene). However this shot wasn’t filmed well because it’s going from one equipment to another and this could be a bit confusing for the audience as the artists aren’t identified. A better scene would have been if it was going from a member of the band and then to his equipment.

Clip 9:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vNjI2ZWM1ODYtYmY5NC00ZDFhLTliZjAtZTViNTI4YjgwYzZm&hl=en

This shot was the opposite of Clip 8 as we wanted to get a close-up of the drummer’s face. However the shot was ruined by the bassist’s guitar which was in the way and blocked the drummer’s face. We thought this wouldn’t appeal to the audience, as they like to see the band’s performance and reactions and when they are not visible it could be disappoint the target audience.

Clip 10:
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1JR4gOQbA9vMWQ1ZGU3YTYtZmEyMy00MGEyLTkyNDYtYTY5NDUzMjhmMmY1&hl=en

The purpose of this shot was to take a close up of the vocalist’s guitar. However the guitar wasn’t visible even though the zooming was smooth.