filming

I have currently filmed the beach shots locations & half of the studio shots.
The beach shots I choose to construct first due to weather conditions. I filmed then towards the end of October & the weather appeared on camera as a mild summer day. With the sun streaming in in a few of the shots. This gives off a good effect on camera. The studio shots were taken yesterday and provide some singing shots and dance sequence shots.

Outfits
The beach scene
Jessica - lead female
The costume i choose for Jessica was a typical female teenage girl look. She wore black leggings and a cream coloured cardigan with a small scarf. The type of outfit suggested that she follows typical female traditional roles of being dismissive as appose to dominant. Jessica wore her hair down and curly. I choose this look as she has naturally curly hair therefore it doesn't look as if she has made massive amounts of effort. Also the track "Hello" has a strong female lead voice, I think that curly hair emphasizes a strong voice.

Matthew - the lead male
I wanted to go for a more casual look with Matthew but also make him look dominant. I choose a pair of jeans with a checked t-shirt and a black V neck jumper over the top. I believe the shirt and jumper made him look smart casual and that he came across as a dominant character

Studio locations
Jessica - lead female
i shot half of the studio shots yesterday of Jess only. The costume that she wore was a leotard and thin black tights. This choice of outfit came from the advice from the dance teacher i interviewed bellow. She advised that traditional ballet costumes are leotards and tights too allow full movement to be shown on performance.
When I began filming with Jess and her leotard I found that the leotard looked to plain for the dance sequence. I therefore added a maroon coloured scarf which allowed a more interesting outfit for the audience to look at. Her hair was pulled back into a bobble. I choose this look as i wanted the dance sequence Jessica performs to look as though she is performing for her own pleasure within the song thinking of her partner, Rather than it look as though she is performing on stage.
The studio was set against a white background, using 2 bright lights either side of Jessica to emphasize the lighting of her face. This also created a black shadow to the left of Jessica which came across as a nice added effect on camera.