Filming Blog

     Hello everyone! Over Thanksgiving break my team and I began and finished filming our music video. I filmed on Wednesday at Lauderdale-By-The-Sea by Anglins Pier. I arrived a little later than everyone else, but as soon as I got there we got right into filming. I also invited one of my friends to come, so we had more actors and a bit more help. Overall we had a great time filming at the beach, it was really enjoyable. The weather was nice as it was just the right temperature and the lighting wasn't bad. Not many people were at the beach which was very surprising for it being the first day of break. We took about 5 minutes deciding where we should start filming and finally compromised by the bathrooms. On the walk there we shared about our commutes there and how we feel this is going to be a good filming day.
     The first scene was recorded by a pink bathroom door and we chose this because it was the most vibrant and upbeat color out of all the other doors. We then filmed our walk from the bathroom to the beach. We had to fake a conversation between us to make it appear we were actually talking instead of just walking. The next scene we filmed was us arriving at the beach after our commute from the bathroom. As our feet touched the sand we ran towards the ocean ready to begin the fun. Teenage Dream is a bit of a long song so my teammates pretended to be a couple trying to enjoy some alone time but being constantly taken apart by their friends. One scene was me getting pushed into the water by one of the girls and I got to get wet which was really good to be honest. The next scene was the “couple” holding hands and walking down the shoreline. While they were enjoying themselves I split the boy up from the girl by lifting him up and carrying him away. Let’s just say he was kind of heavy and was glad the scene was over when it was.
     My next scene was the group walking from the beach to the ice cream shop. We went and bought ice cream (well my teammate’s mom did) and we recorded us sitting down and talking while enjoying the treat. We then recorded us looking at puppies through the store front and they were so cute. The next and final scene was us walking away about to say our goodbyes. The “couple” hugged and mid way through we pulled them apart and went our separate ways. Overall the filming was really fun for all of us. We got to spend quality time with each other while getting some work done. The next step is to edit and put our video together and add the music. I can’t wait to see how the music video turns out, to be honest I feel it’s going to be so good. Thank you for listening!