Filming Of Connor At The Bar

This setting shows his repetitive drinking as it is clear he has a bar in his home.
The black bar with the red chairs works really well with our tone and message as it relates to his clothes and the connotations of these colours are danger and death which links to our music video.

This footage starts with Connors face, we then see him drink, once he has put the bottle down it starts to zoom in on the label of the bottle, this is to highlight his problem as the lighting shows it is clearly the middle of the day yet he is still drinking. We made sure we kept his hands in the shot as he had them in fists and starts to tap them on the bar which makes it clear something is on his mind which is why he is drinking. 

We struggled filming this shot as there was a mirror behind him therefore we had to set up a chair for the camera to sit on and then we relied on the zoom, this was so that we didn't show up in the mirror. This ruined our shot a bit as we wanted to film him drinking and then move to the clock on the wall next to him, however, we changed our shot and tried to film what we could. 

This shot uses just the bottle, we made sure his face was in the beginning of the shot so that the audience could see it was Connor, we then zoomed in on the bottle while Connor made a fist in the corner of the shot. This is a successful shot as we see that the main focus is the alcohol, the most important features of Connor have been incorporated as his face is shown at the beginning and his hands are shown making fists which relates to the dangerous mood of the video.

This footage is successful as Connor is looking at the bottle in his hands, he then makes a fist and puts his fist on the bar which could either mean he is disappointed and angry with himself for drinking, or feeling angry about what has happened with Lilly which is drawing him to the drink.
We start to zoom in on the shot and then we zoom out this is visually unsuccessful as it looks very unprofessional. Connor then looks at the bottle with his hands in fists and then looks at the clock to show how it is a viscous cycle as he drinks throughout the whole day.

In this shot Connor looks at the bottle and then the clock, we then zoom in on the bottle and his hands as he starts to move his fingers along the bottle.I like the shots where it zooms in on the bottle and his hands as his hands indicate he is thinking and that he is relying on the drink as he is holding on to it.

In this shot Connor looks at the bottle before drinking he then closes his eyes as if trying to escape his reality. He then looks at the clock which tells the audience that his drinking is clearly repetitive and destructive. The shot ends on the bottle and Connor's hands as he makes a fist and puts his hands together as if thinking or praying this shows how desperate he is for the drink to take away his problems.


These shots are successful as they portray our message very well, the way they are shot are successful as the lighting ensures his location and facial expressions are clear which is important as the location links to our message and the facial features link to our tone and mood.