After finding a background which would work, it needed to be edited using Photo shop to create a dark look on the brick work to give the effect that the scene was taking place at night.
Once we had our background, as we had previously decided through researching into nightclubs, we needed to add fliers and posters to the set to stick to the conventions of a typical nightclub.
Jamie was able to create posters using Fireworks software and once they were created asked the rest of the group for approval.
Once all the props were printed and we was ready to film, we had to cut out all of our images ready to stick onto the walls.
Once the set was completed and the dolls were positioned for the first shot, we placed a lamp from all different angles around the set and took a number of images to see where produced the best lighting for the night scene we was looking at achieving.
The part of the scene which involved the Barbie's was fairly difficult to complete as we had difficulty taking still images without the support holding the Barbie's upright showing. To resolve this we had to place one Barbie in front of one another so that they hid the backs of each other as they walked towards the nightclub.
The males were much easier to maneuver as their feet were flat, whereas the Barbie's were not.
Taking the close up images of the Barbie and Action Men's faces proved to be more difficult than expects due to the light making the images overexposed. To resolve this problem I used a flash on my camera, which made the background dark but also added more detail to the faces of the dolls. Creating a sense of becoming known to the characters involved in the video.
