Apart from learning that dancing for 10 hours in three inch heels and opening party cannons can be a lot of hard tiring work, I gained a lot from the workshop. The first thing I learnt was that music video shoots are very long and tiring, and are usually 12 hour days. Our call sheet had originally said that our shoot would be from 8am till 6pm, but were warned that we may have to run over till 8pm due to difficulties and disruptions.
We found out very early on in the day that difficulties and disruptions were very common on shoots, for example we only started shooting our first shots an hour late, due to technical problems with the camera. Later on we also had a bad curtain encounter, but this was fixed later on the day. So from these two hiccups very early in the morning, we realised that shoots never completely go to plan, so it is always necessary to give extra time when planning a shoot schedule in case.
Secondly, I learnt a lot about the different types of equipment, and got a look at the high tech cameras and lighting used. It was really interesting and great to see how cameras could be connected to monitors, connected to a jib and placed onto a track. All the proffesionnal equipment used really gave me an outlook on how it is to be part of the media industry.
Finally, although I was acting for most of the day (as I was part of the band) I got to see all the different roles needed for a music video shoot. From cable bashers to stand ins, there are so many people needed to make a shoot successful, and each person plays a key role.
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