Filming: Production Schedule

I have set out a production schedule for my project spanning the months between the beginning of production and the deadline. This is between October and Christmas 2017. My schedule details milestones I am aiming to reach at points across these three months.

Throughout October I am aiming to complete filming of some of the shots that will be the most simple to complete. These shots will be small in duration and can be used for filler across the music video when editing. Examples of this include establishing shots, along with interesting, relevant images that I may decide that I want to include. Throughout October, I will also begin to setup the editing environment in Adobe Premiere Pro. This is so that when I compile enough shots I will be able to get into the editing process as smoothly as possible.
For November my goal is to begin to shoot most of the footage for the video. During November I will also begin to edit the footage that I have together. I will also start developing some of the editing effects such as the titles for my music video and the transitions. The main milestone for November, however, is to complete most if not all of the filming that is required.


For December I anticipate that most of my time will be spent editing. It is possible that, while editing, I will feel that some additional footage is required, or that I need to reshoot particular shots. For that reason some extra shooting may take place during December, although the main goal for December is to finish my editing and complete the project.

As laid out in my Casting post, my music video will place myself as the lead actor. This can pose some difficulties in filming, as setting up shot composition is likely to be more difficult than if I had an actor to work with. Despite this, my aim is to successfully complete most of the filming with the camera on myself.


There are specific times at which my filming must take place. For example, there are sequences in the video that twill take place outside during the daytime. Due to the fact that the filming will all have to take place during winter, I will likely need to get these shots in the morning, perhaps between the hours of 9:00 and 12:00. If I leave to shoot later than this, and it may start getting darker outside, and there will be lighting inconsistencies between shots. Other segments of the video will take place outside during the evening. This places even more lighting risks, as I will have to get the necessary shots just before the sun sets. These will have to take place between 16:00 - 17:00, to get the nice evening/sunset look I am after. I will film other shots in my home, at night. It is important that these are shots are at night, as the distinctive element of these shots is that all of the illumination will come from a laptop screen, representing the loneliness of the online age.