Filming: Quarry Opening Shot

As planned in the storyboard, the opening shot of "Just A Day" will feature Jack abseil down from the quarry wall, picking up a guitar, and playing the first few chords of the song. From research of music videos, we discovered that opening shots are usually longer, so this idea will fit nicely with the convention. It also sets the scene for the band that will also be playing in this setting, later in the video. This idea also fits the quirky and random vibes of Ok Go videos that we hope to work towards.


It is difficult to organise the mise-en-scene of a quarry as it is public property (and we can't exactly move the boulders) so we made sure to chose a open area, with a plain rocky background. From the test shots we found an open place where there are less shadows, and even if the sun begins to set, the shadows will stretch forwards from where the camera will be positioned, and therefore the tripod's shadow won't be seen in any long shots. (Though this doesn't matter much for the opening shot)



Because I have pre-arranged commitments, I couldn't personally be there for the filming of the opening shot, but Jemma did inform me of the shooting and how well it went. However I did remind them that Jack had to wear something different to his narrative character. (We couldn't find someone else to do this wall climbing shot).


They chose a sunny day for better lighting as it was out doors (this is fortunate, considering its October!) and had Jack's brother to help them in setting up the rope and other climbing equipment. Adam (Jack's bro) has a certificate as a rock climbing instructor so knows the health and safety procedures for climbing. Although, he did protest against Jack not wearing the helmet (it looks better aesthetically) and to no avail :)

As you can see from this screen-grab... the helmet, although a sign that we value the safety of our performers... looks unprofessional(but the ghost-hunter logo is still cool!). In terms of styling and mise-en-scene, not only does it look amateur-ish, it also does not fit the genre of our music.