Problems we faced and overcome

Throughout the duration of our task to create a music video, digipak and magazine advert we faced and over come many problems. Sometimes we found it tough to work through problems when time was running out and we didn't know if there was a solution to fix the problem. But in the end we always achieved our goals set and create 3 products to the best of our ability. Here are some of the problems we faced during this process and the solutions we found.


PROBLEM: Filming space: Due various complications such as times, and travelling arrangements we were unable to use our first desired location to film - Sabrina's mums beauty studio. SOLUTION: Therefore to overcome this I went and spoke to my drama teachers from last year, and booked us a slot to use the college's drama studio. This was a little disappointing as our first location would have created the exact look we wanted, but this location still allowed us to achieve what we wanted to.

PROBLEM: When we arrived at our second filming location in the underpass tunnels near the Grafton in Cambridge, we found that the drawings on the walls of the tunnels has been painted over and did not remain as graffiti like they once had. SOLUTION: However, we still used this location as one of our main sets because in the shots, the drawings on the walls still create the urban feel we were trying to achieve, and the lighting worked really well in creating a the atmosphere we wanted. We also came up with a plan B which was to film some of our footage along Newmarket Road Cambridge in front of the Graffiti on the main wall running along the road. (embarrassment had to be overcome when filming this part, as rush hour was at it's peak!)

PROBLEM: Lack of knowledge in using Photoshop left us wasting time in some lessons trying to figure out how to edit our photos and create the effects we wanted. SOLUTION: However, we worked as a team and put all our heads together and became a lot quicker and more confident when using this programme by the end of the process. Having a team effort in this part of the task helped us to achieve our goal for this part of the package, and create an continuous theme of the graffiti pattern throughout all of our products.