Filming of the Clock

The reason for why we chose to film a clock in our video is because this illustrates that time was passing and that Connor’s drinking happens on a regular occurrence. We filmed the clock at different times so then in the video we can make out that his drinking is happening throughout the day. We filmed the clock for a minute at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00. We will be playing the clock scene when the lyrics in the song says ‘Wake up’ as if the time of the clock is when he wakes up due to him passing out throughout the day due to excessive drinking.

The first clock we filmed:

This was the first clock we tried to film, however, it didn't work as well as we hoped for because it didn't have a second hand which we wanted to be the main feature so that the audience can see time passing by. We carried on filming the clock for an hour so that we could test speeding it up so that you can see the hands moving, but the footage wasn’t good enough. Another reason for why this clock didn’t work because it had a school plaque on show and the colours and style wasn't manly enough for it to look like Connors clock. This shows that the clock clearly isn’t Connor’s which would make the quality of the video weak. It doesn't look spooky or unsettling which is what we were aiming for as it had to look quite dangerous and scary as it is presenting quite a haunting message. Mrs Mckenna very kindly then gave us one of the clocks she said we may be able to use, however, we came to the conclusion that that clock would not look right in out video.

Cally went home to find other clocks that we could use and she messaged us in a group chat we made. There was one clock that was similar to the previous one but this one had a second hand which is what we wanted from the first clock. After discussing thoroughly in the group, we decided that the silver clock would look best in our video as the dark lighting would react well to the white face and the silver frame the create a good effect.

This shot was unsuccessful as the lighting wasn't bright enough which meant the clock wasn't standing out enough and didn’t create the tone we wanted.

The lighting in this video was used with a torch in full darkness. We turned off all the lights in the corridor and placed the clock in a dark corner. We then shone the torch on the clock to create the tone we wanted. This gives a sense that Connor is always in darkness. This footage was filmed for a minute at 12:00 which would then be sped up.