Thursday, 30 January 2014
What to include in a digipak & What it is
There are many things which needs to be included when creating a digipak in order to make a good album cover. A digipak is a specific type of packaging for CDs or DVD's, typically made from cardboard with an internal plastic holder for on or more discs. Me and my group will be making our own digipak with original images taking ourselves for our music video disc. Digipak's must include the name of the artist or band and the name of the album displayed somewhere. The pack is separated into 6 sections, these sections consists of 3 sections on the front and 3 sections at the back. These sections consists of specific aspects relating to the album. For an example, the tracks on the album are typically displayed at the central back cover of the album. Artists tend to be creative when organising there digipak cover by placing there texts in specific places and fonts in order to say something about the cover and give views an impression which reflects the album itself. The colours, positions of items, size and layout are what determines the content of the digipak. These elements are what people look at before buying an artists's album and if presented in an effective way can be a good way to catch peoples attention making them want to be interested in what is in the disc. Digipak's also include specific themes which reflects the content of the album and the artist(s) such as nature or death. I am looking forward to participating in making the digipak for our music video and making it as original and icons as possible.
5th day of filming
Today was our 5th day of filming which proved to be a very productive filming session as we managed to get a lot of footage's. Today we filmed our band performance scene in our schools drama room in our cool Ska costumes with instruments. The facilities available in the drama room enabled us to be able to use stage lights and choose what sort of background we wanted to use. We took this to our advantage as we used a plain black curtain as our background display. We chose this colour in order to match our costumes as we were all wearing black and white therefore having a black background word emphasis the Ska theme. We also put the lighting into good use as used a spotlight on the led singer to highlight his significance in the band and to also make the whole scene look more interesting to watch.
In terms of filming, we filmed the performance scene over and over again in order to get a variety of angle shots so that we have a lot of shots to work with when editing the full video. We made sure that we also included some close ups of our instruments, wide shots to display the full performance, mid shots to get a closer view of us performing and a Pan of the led singer watching the camera as it goes across him, this will look effective because it displays a connection between the singer and viewers.
In terms of filming, we filmed the performance scene over and over again in order to get a variety of angle shots so that we have a lot of shots to work with when editing the full video. We made sure that we also included some close ups of our instruments, wide shots to display the full performance, mid shots to get a closer view of us performing and a Pan of the led singer watching the camera as it goes across him, this will look effective because it displays a connection between the singer and viewers.
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Monday, 20 January 2014
Analyse of top 3 favioute videos in terms of mise-en-scene, cinematography and editing
One of my favourite music video in terms of mise-en-scene, cinematography and editing is a classic music video by A-Ha called 'take me on'. In terms of creativity this music video is one of the most original video I've seen. Some of the choices of editing I've never seen before and has prove to be very effective because they suit the concept of the video and relate to the lyrics.
The use of editing is exceptional in this music video, I really like the use of the comic forms mixed with reality, it makes the video more interesting to watch every time because I always wonder even up till now how the director managed to merge the comic forms and real life footage's in one shot without any noticeable transition of scenes. Because of such editing it makes the video relevant in the modern day because of the creative use of editing which I doubt will ever get old.
The use of cinematography has also been used effectively in this video. Match-On-Match action can be seen near the beginning of the video when the women puts her hand on the comic book followed by a transition shot as she is then all of a sudden in a comic form with the man that took her hand. This transition shot contributes in the reasons to why the video appears so creative and intriguing to watch.
In terms of mise-en-scene this music video is a perfect example of post-modernism because of the elements displayed in the video. Such as one of the location which is in an old fashion restaurant. In addition to this the bands dress sense and hair style also emphasis the concept of post-modernism because it reminds me of Elvis Presley as that is how he use to do his hair.
Another of my favourite music videos in terms of mise-en-scene, cinematography and editing is 'Bad Romance' by Lady Gaga. Am not a big Lady Gaga fan or even a fan of this record but the music video to single really caught my interest in a way weird way. The choice of costumes in this video was excellent as it corresponded with the who theme of weirdness and extraordinary. Furthermore, the costumes used were original and different as I have never seen some of the outfits Gaga was dressed in before. Lady Gaga is well known for her extravagant and original items of clothing with is reflected in this video, I think this made a positive impact to the single because it made viewers to be more interested in what she would be wearing in the music video as she is one of hip hops most creative wardrobe because she always come up with something new and eye catching which I think worded on me.
The choreographed dancing was also a good aspect in this music video as it made it more entertaining to watch rather than scene purely of her just singing. The use of wide shot whilst filming some of the choreographed routines I think worked well because it shows all of the dancers including Gaga dancing at once and it makes the whole scene look more synchronised. This choice of shot also makes them stand out as from the background and any other distraction because it covers the whole screen which draws full attention on the dancers. Near to the end of the video a number of close-up shots of Gaga's face can be seen. This worked really well because it helped emphasis the distressing emotions to the song. This then creates multiple ideas of the song being more than just a fashion show but an emotional, well thought of peace of music with meaning behind the lyrics. The use of pan during the middle of the video was also an effective trait. This is because I feel it worked well in showing off the use of special effects displayed with the diamonds floating around Gaga. In addition to this, it also displays Gaga in that part of the video as an inferior person because she is surrounded by men sitting down watching her. This could suggest implications of a venerable side to Gaga as she has been put in a position of being surround by dominant being. This idea is supported via the lyrics as the song is all about her being "caught in a bad romance" and have been emotionally damaged because of men.
The use of editing can also be highlighted in this music video. One of the most obvious which I liked the most was in the middle of video were she is surrounded by diamonds somehow just floating in air. I personally have never seen something like that before which is why it immediately caught my attention and am sure this is the same with thousands of other views, this makes the video an element of mystery behind how the special effect was pulled off and makes the video stand out more.
Another of my favourite music video is 'Forever' by Chris Brown. As well as the music video being a master peace I also really like the song itself regardless of the video and I think this single will also be an icon classic. In terms of mise-en-scene I think some of the locations used in the video had the video as a whole even better. The choice of an abandoned warehouse I believe to be an interesting choice of location for a choreographed dance routine, this has contributed in making the video different from the typical dancing in a club scene. The choreography and solo routines in the video was nothing less than brilliant which I wasn't too surprised about as Chris Brown is well known for his great performance both live at concerns and in his music videos. This is an effective aspect in the video as it doesn't just show Chris as a great singer and recording artist but also shows off he's other qualities such as his talent for dancing, this shows us that Chris has more to offer in the music industry than just having a voice. This puts him in a more superior position compared to other artists who don't possess such qualities as viewers will have a reason to watch Chris's video's knowing its going to be full of energy and excitement .
The use of editing is evident throughout this music video. The use of special effects with the moving lights brought an exhilarating and magical feeling to the song making it more eye catching and exciting to watch. The pace of the editing is also very good because it has been done steady to the rhythm of the beat which has prove to be effective as it makes the whole music video flow with the lyrics. Furthermore, the use of slow motion at a point in time in the video when the women fell off the roof worked well because it really captured the women's beauty and makes the footage look romantic as Chris slowly comes into contact with the women which will hit a soft spot in the viewers because its looks elegant and beautiful.
The use of cinematography has been used effectively in this music video as the constant rotations of low angle shots, mid-shots, wide shots and close-ups whilst the choreographed routines are taking place makes the scenes more engaging because of the the variation of shots rather than the basic wide shots covering Chris and the background dancers, that would have been very plain and boring. In addition to this the variation of shots worked well because it contributed in showing off Chris talent on the dance floor, e.g. The close up on his feet shows off his rapid foot work. There is also a slow Pan used whilst Chris is surrounded by moving lights whilst singing, this also shows off elements within the video such as his fashionable cloths and the use of special effects as the lights moves around him. This makes the footage's look more magical and also beautiful because there is also a Pan when he is with the hot female adding the sense of romance making video more emotional when watching.
The use of editing is exceptional in this music video, I really like the use of the comic forms mixed with reality, it makes the video more interesting to watch every time because I always wonder even up till now how the director managed to merge the comic forms and real life footage's in one shot without any noticeable transition of scenes. Because of such editing it makes the video relevant in the modern day because of the creative use of editing which I doubt will ever get old.
The use of cinematography has also been used effectively in this video. Match-On-Match action can be seen near the beginning of the video when the women puts her hand on the comic book followed by a transition shot as she is then all of a sudden in a comic form with the man that took her hand. This transition shot contributes in the reasons to why the video appears so creative and intriguing to watch.
In terms of mise-en-scene this music video is a perfect example of post-modernism because of the elements displayed in the video. Such as one of the location which is in an old fashion restaurant. In addition to this the bands dress sense and hair style also emphasis the concept of post-modernism because it reminds me of Elvis Presley as that is how he use to do his hair.
Another of my favourite music videos in terms of mise-en-scene, cinematography and editing is 'Bad Romance' by Lady Gaga. Am not a big Lady Gaga fan or even a fan of this record but the music video to single really caught my interest in a way weird way. The choice of costumes in this video was excellent as it corresponded with the who theme of weirdness and extraordinary. Furthermore, the costumes used were original and different as I have never seen some of the outfits Gaga was dressed in before. Lady Gaga is well known for her extravagant and original items of clothing with is reflected in this video, I think this made a positive impact to the single because it made viewers to be more interested in what she would be wearing in the music video as she is one of hip hops most creative wardrobe because she always come up with something new and eye catching which I think worded on me.
The choreographed dancing was also a good aspect in this music video as it made it more entertaining to watch rather than scene purely of her just singing. The use of wide shot whilst filming some of the choreographed routines I think worked well because it shows all of the dancers including Gaga dancing at once and it makes the whole scene look more synchronised. This choice of shot also makes them stand out as from the background and any other distraction because it covers the whole screen which draws full attention on the dancers. Near to the end of the video a number of close-up shots of Gaga's face can be seen. This worked really well because it helped emphasis the distressing emotions to the song. This then creates multiple ideas of the song being more than just a fashion show but an emotional, well thought of peace of music with meaning behind the lyrics. The use of pan during the middle of the video was also an effective trait. This is because I feel it worked well in showing off the use of special effects displayed with the diamonds floating around Gaga. In addition to this, it also displays Gaga in that part of the video as an inferior person because she is surrounded by men sitting down watching her. This could suggest implications of a venerable side to Gaga as she has been put in a position of being surround by dominant being. This idea is supported via the lyrics as the song is all about her being "caught in a bad romance" and have been emotionally damaged because of men.
The use of editing can also be highlighted in this music video. One of the most obvious which I liked the most was in the middle of video were she is surrounded by diamonds somehow just floating in air. I personally have never seen something like that before which is why it immediately caught my attention and am sure this is the same with thousands of other views, this makes the video an element of mystery behind how the special effect was pulled off and makes the video stand out more.
Another of my favourite music video is 'Forever' by Chris Brown. As well as the music video being a master peace I also really like the song itself regardless of the video and I think this single will also be an icon classic. In terms of mise-en-scene I think some of the locations used in the video had the video as a whole even better. The choice of an abandoned warehouse I believe to be an interesting choice of location for a choreographed dance routine, this has contributed in making the video different from the typical dancing in a club scene. The choreography and solo routines in the video was nothing less than brilliant which I wasn't too surprised about as Chris Brown is well known for his great performance both live at concerns and in his music videos. This is an effective aspect in the video as it doesn't just show Chris as a great singer and recording artist but also shows off he's other qualities such as his talent for dancing, this shows us that Chris has more to offer in the music industry than just having a voice. This puts him in a more superior position compared to other artists who don't possess such qualities as viewers will have a reason to watch Chris's video's knowing its going to be full of energy and excitement .
The use of editing is evident throughout this music video. The use of special effects with the moving lights brought an exhilarating and magical feeling to the song making it more eye catching and exciting to watch. The pace of the editing is also very good because it has been done steady to the rhythm of the beat which has prove to be effective as it makes the whole music video flow with the lyrics. Furthermore, the use of slow motion at a point in time in the video when the women fell off the roof worked well because it really captured the women's beauty and makes the footage look romantic as Chris slowly comes into contact with the women which will hit a soft spot in the viewers because its looks elegant and beautiful.
The use of cinematography has been used effectively in this music video as the constant rotations of low angle shots, mid-shots, wide shots and close-ups whilst the choreographed routines are taking place makes the scenes more engaging because of the the variation of shots rather than the basic wide shots covering Chris and the background dancers, that would have been very plain and boring. In addition to this the variation of shots worked well because it contributed in showing off Chris talent on the dance floor, e.g. The close up on his feet shows off his rapid foot work. There is also a slow Pan used whilst Chris is surrounded by moving lights whilst singing, this also shows off elements within the video such as his fashionable cloths and the use of special effects as the lights moves around him. This makes the footage's look more magical and also beautiful because there is also a Pan when he is with the hot female adding the sense of romance making video more emotional when watching.
Saturday, 18 January 2014
Storyboad
As part of the planning process we had to create a storyboard which consisted of all our shot ideas and rough footages of the scenes which will be evident in our music video.
Thursday, 16 January 2014
Detailed research into the band
An energetic gang of 8 sonic marauders, who roam the countryside playing epic ska punk. Most people who know the band would say they are crazy, but in actuality there an approachable bunch, looking to help people celebrate living and get a little rambunctious. More than just your typical rock stars.
Based out of the frigid north country State University of New York at Potsdam, Behind Bad Luck brings a high energy sound, nostalgic for the good old days of ska, all while still rocking a modern organic injection of their own character. The content is outrageous, the stage antics are playful, and the feeling whenever they play is joyous. These balls are backed up by their "normal life" where all the members focus on "honing the awesome" through their studies at the Crane School of Music.
The band perform at parties, nightclubs, weddings, concerns and are currently looking to go on tour if they can get the right team of worker and funding this year.
Based out of the frigid north country State University of New York at Potsdam, Behind Bad Luck brings a high energy sound, nostalgic for the good old days of ska, all while still rocking a modern organic injection of their own character. The content is outrageous, the stage antics are playful, and the feeling whenever they play is joyous. These balls are backed up by their "normal life" where all the members focus on "honing the awesome" through their studies at the Crane School of Music.
The band perform at parties, nightclubs, weddings, concerns and are currently looking to go on tour if they can get the right team of worker and funding this year.
We found this band on Unsignedartists.com which has prove to be a very helpful site in terms of finding out more about the band. The website had all of the necessary information people would want to know about the band and how they can follow up the bands movements via there Myspace link and Email address. There is also a playlist available for viewers to click on to list to a few of their singles.
Possible costumes and props
Essential item which we will definitely have when filming our music video is a ska tie, black shirt, smart trousers and smart shoes. This will not cost us anything extra as everyone already has all of these smart wear because we dress to sixth in smart cloths anyway. The only item which will need to be purchased is the ska tie which will me just £3 from Amazon. We will also also need to have red cape and red underpants, this costume is going to be for the lead singer as he want to be superman. We decided not to have him in a full superman costume because it would look too cliche and forces. The whole concept of the music video is about young teenager wanting to obtain an image which people could identify to being superman, so we wanted to make this as realistic as possible to in an ideal word a young teenager would go for a cheap copy of superman in order to pretend that he was the actual thing.
4th day of filming
Last week Sunday was our fourth days of filming. This session proved to be highly productive and worth while because we were all able to visit our filming locations such as Piccadilly Circus, Westminster bridge and the St. James Park in London as a collective group with everyone present which resulted in us getting a considerable amount of footages in our storyboard recorded. The weather was yet again terrible as it was extremely cold, windy and we received some light showers. As you can see keeping warm to us was essential!.
Our journey to London and back to Dagenham proved to be very stressful, tiring and expensive due to the unviability of the district line service between Barking and Tower Hill. This meant that we had to find take alterative lines in order to go around the district line and get to Liverpool Street. This took use a number of trains as we had to take the c2c train then Central line then Northern line and then back to the Central line in order to get to London. When we found out about the termination of then district line in some areas we were very tempted to call it off and reschedule, but we just put our heads down and got on with it because we really needed the filming time and us getting such an opportunity were every member is free may not come again during the week so we had to sees the opportunity.
The first place we visited was Westminster bridge were we recorded some of the group performances and also some shots of the lead singer in our music video which we hope to use at the beginning of our video. We choose to use this location because of the excellent view and atmosphere, it also an iconic location because Big Ben was present not too far away. We did this in order to show the examiner that we had really though about interesting and different places to film our scenes in, hopefully our efforts will pay off.
After recording all the aspects needed from our storyboard we went to our next location which was St. James Park which is another iconic location as it is next to the house of parliament and is where the royal family can be located. At this location we filmed the scenes were our lead singer Tom starts his childish behaviours and pretends to be Superman. Whist filming here we got a lot of very interesting shots which we will be using midway in our music video where our Tom aka Superman begins to act like superman.
After our trip to St. James park we took a quick lunch break before heading off to our finally location of the day which was Piccadilly Circus where me and Connor went to film on our 2nd day of filming. At Piccadilly circus we filmed some more footage of the lead singer Tom pretending to be superman. This was a great ideal place to film this because there was lots of tourists presents which makes the whole thing look more realistic as we got footage of people starring at Tom and looking at him like a weirdo because her running around in a giant red cape pretending to be superman. As our filming at Piccadilly circus progressed we started to lose day light as it got dark. This proved to have been beneficial as everywhere looked even more beautiful and interesting at night because of all the bright lights and a number of tourists attractions such as people dressed up in costumes. We found a man dressed up in a Star War costume pretending to be Dark Vader. We recorded some good footage of Tom posing with him which will look really good in our music video after some editing.
Our journey to London and back to Dagenham proved to be very stressful, tiring and expensive due to the unviability of the district line service between Barking and Tower Hill. This meant that we had to find take alterative lines in order to go around the district line and get to Liverpool Street. This took use a number of trains as we had to take the c2c train then Central line then Northern line and then back to the Central line in order to get to London. When we found out about the termination of then district line in some areas we were very tempted to call it off and reschedule, but we just put our heads down and got on with it because we really needed the filming time and us getting such an opportunity were every member is free may not come again during the week so we had to sees the opportunity.
The first place we visited was Westminster bridge were we recorded some of the group performances and also some shots of the lead singer in our music video which we hope to use at the beginning of our video. We choose to use this location because of the excellent view and atmosphere, it also an iconic location because Big Ben was present not too far away. We did this in order to show the examiner that we had really though about interesting and different places to film our scenes in, hopefully our efforts will pay off.
After recording all the aspects needed from our storyboard we went to our next location which was St. James Park which is another iconic location as it is next to the house of parliament and is where the royal family can be located. At this location we filmed the scenes were our lead singer Tom starts his childish behaviours and pretends to be Superman. Whist filming here we got a lot of very interesting shots which we will be using midway in our music video where our Tom aka Superman begins to act like superman.
After our trip to St. James park we took a quick lunch break before heading off to our finally location of the day which was Piccadilly Circus where me and Connor went to film on our 2nd day of filming. At Piccadilly circus we filmed some more footage of the lead singer Tom pretending to be superman. This was a great ideal place to film this because there was lots of tourists presents which makes the whole thing look more realistic as we got footage of people starring at Tom and looking at him like a weirdo because her running around in a giant red cape pretending to be superman. As our filming at Piccadilly circus progressed we started to lose day light as it got dark. This proved to have been beneficial as everywhere looked even more beautiful and interesting at night because of all the bright lights and a number of tourists attractions such as people dressed up in costumes. We found a man dressed up in a Star War costume pretending to be Dark Vader. We recorded some good footage of Tom posing with him which will look really good in our music video after some editing.
Monday, 13 January 2014
Top 5 music videos 2013
At number 1 is also a Miley Cyrus song called 'Wrecking ball' which is Miley's latest single up to date. This single received an astonishing amount of view with 474,380,247 which has been recorded to be the most amount of views on YoTube this year. The one thing i have realised with this single is that the lyrics are very easy to memories as they are very repetitive making it easy to single along to, i myself am not a massive Miley Cyrus fan yet i know all the words to this single somehow. This shows us how catchy the song is and how it can be appealing to a vast range of audience which is why it has made such a hit. I believe one of the reason for the succession of this single is because of it music video. This is because it will attract a lot of male audiences. Miley's songs are usually more appealing to the female audience but this single has made it so that the male section will also want to listen to this single on youTube which can be seen to be the reason for such high views. The high nudity evident in the video is what the male audience are attracted to in this single because it displays Miley naked swing on a wrecking ball. Young boys will definitely find this appealing and hearing about it would encourage them to watch the video on YouTube for the footages rather that the music itself. Despite some of the controversies on this video being a porn video there is also an emotional message being displayed behind the lyrics which is what creates a connection to the female audience as the single can seen to sad but beautiful at the same time. The single was about the tragedy of her previous relationship, how she had been played and miss treated. This emotional breakdown is reflected in the video as there a glimpse of Miley crying in the video, this displays a personal attribute as it is about her real life making it more than just Miley swinging on a wrecking ball naked. This beautiful side to the video has also proven to be effective because it has attracted alot of people.
At number 2 is Miley Cyrus with 'We cant stop'. This single was shock to many views when it first came out as it presented Miley in a different way, mostly in her image. She cut her hair short, got a number of tattoos and makes refers in the lyrics to the street drug 'molly'. All of these elements are not what a lot of her original fan loved as they were young girls, but after her new image parents wouldn't encourage their young daughters to watch or listen to Miley because of her new wild, sexual and nude image. All this attention and controversy about her knew image as an artist has worked in a positive way for her as it has made a larger population of people aware of her due to the media attention. It has also given her new fans such as older teenagers and young adults who are exposed to all of the parting and other social conventions. This music video displays idea of a crazy and partying lifestyle which is evident in the lyrics and portrayed in the video, this reflects Goodwin's theory on music videos having a link to its lyrics. This section of people find this new Miley appealing because they can relate which is why the views for this music video is so big due to all the attention. Beside all the changes to her image and additional fans she still has an amazing voice and is well known for producing good music. This reputation has still be maintained as this song consists of a good instrumental and will be played in many clubs and parties because people can dance to it.
At number 3 of the most viewed music video on YouTube is Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko- Stay with 231,42,295 views. Rihanna has done is again with this number 1 single on the UK chart show an has said to be one of Rihanna's best single in her album 'unapologetic'. This single received such a positive reception because it displays a more sympathetic side to Rihanna. The use of close ups have worked really well because of the concept of the video being sad, soft and mellow. The close ups also emphasises her negative emotion state, there is even a close up which shows her slows bursting into tears. This automatically creates a connection between the views and the video as they can also feel Rihanna's emotional distress and feel some level of sympathy. The levels itself can be seen to be depressing and sad which corresponds to the video as it is also depressing and sad. This confirms Andrew Goodwin's theory on how pop video are presented. The element which I think worked well and is the reason for the succession of the song is the music video to the single and the emotion connections it brings.
At number 4 is Naughty Boy Featuring Sam Smith- La La La with 228,783,058 views. This is single is available to be purchase on iTunes in the artist latest album called 'Hotel Cabana'. This single has been such a hit because the type of music is very appealing to the modern day's taste on music, especially the young audience as it is often played at clubs, bars and parties. The song is very vibrant and has a good tone to it which makes people want to get up and dance along. The music video to this song is also very good as it tells a story of young boy accompanied by two others on a journey in order to find a cave. The lyrics in the song goes with the video as the lyrics are telling us about blocking out supressing people, the video reflects this as it displays the young boy and an old man covering their ears when they were being shouted at and running away from the problem. This supports Andrew Goodwin's theory on pop videos. I believe the reason that this song has been so popular amongst people is because it has a vibrant tone to it and it makes people want to dance.
At number 5 is the UK band One Direction with 'Kiss you'. This single received 194,703,977 views on YouTube and increasing. The single is one of many hits the boy band One Direction have successful released as they the have a number of other successful singles such as 'Story of my life' and 'What make you beautiful'. One Direction are very popular girls and have a massive fan base with about 90% being female. Girls love there voice and find them attractive which us why they have been such a success on YouTube as many girls would want to see them in their music videos. The lyrics correspond to well as it is appealing to females because it is all about a girl why they are in love with. Furthermore the single is very bubbly and the video is funny to watch which adds as other reasons for why people would want to watch this music video. The bands good voice and image is what I think made this music video such a success on YouTube because these are elements the female audience love.
Thursday, 9 January 2014
Editing process
This is our first editing session so far. We used this lesson to capture all of the footages we have recorded so far for our music video. It took us roughly 30mins to capture all of the footage, we separated our recording into the appropriate scenes instead of having one long take of footages to put on the timeline. This made things easier for us when organising our timeline from which scenes to start with and will make things easier in the future when we had a lager amount of records because we can place them at different periods in the timeline depending on there placement on the storyboard. As you can see on our timeline, we had started editing our first few footage in scene 1 which is in the playground. We have managed cut all the unnecessary footages in the first scene by using the editing tool on the right hand side. After doing this we were able to create a swift transition between takes from the different angles we record and also add a crossfade effect at the end of the scene when Tom (the lead singer) looks up into the sky. We used this effect in order to create the impression that the upcoming events was a daydream and surreal. Our first editing session went smoothly since every member in the group knows how to use the programme Final Cut Express and we will continue our editing progress after we have record all necessary footages for our music video.
3rd day of filming; Unable to film
Today we were suppose to visit a number of locations but because of the terrible weather conditions we had to call the trip off. This decision was make in order to avoid getting the camera wet or blown away by the strong wind, in addition to this the forecast stated during the course of the day conditions were likely to get worse so we didn't want to risk it. We originally planned to film last week Sunday but the weather was also bad on the day and has been from then right through till today. This has put us slightly behind our deadline because we hoped to have done all of the scenes required in Piccadilly circus, Westminster Bridge and Trafalgar square. We hope to go out filming at our various locations this Sunday, hopefully the weather will not be as bad as it has been in the previous weeks we so can then focus on our next scene which is our band performance in the drama room at Robert Clack School.
Saturday, 4 January 2014
2nd day of filming
In our second day of filming we decided to get some footage of our main base of our music video which is in London. The initially plan was that we all went as a group to film at key locations in our story board such as Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus, but due to a number of individuals having other commitments to attend to we had to limit the amount of footage we could record as we couldn't film the ones which required the main singer or any group scenes because we didn't have everyone present. Because of the constant bad weather we have been receiving today was the only day which the weather was decent which was why myself and Connor (director of the music video) decided to go to Piccadilly Circus and Euston to get some footages simply of our train journey to London and location settings such as attractive buildings and scenes from the underground tube.
When we arrived at Piccadilly Circus it was extremely busy with a lot of on-going traffic, this was a good thing for us as it meant that we could record a lot of the passing vertices and hundred of walking tourists. Along with this and some good editing ideas we feel that this will make a good amount of contribution towards our final piece.
After filming some of the surroundings at Piccadilly circus we made our way to Trafalgar square to get some footages of iconic landmarks such as the massive waterfall. Unfortunately, when we arrived there the waterfall, statues and various part of the premises was barricaded which meant that we couldn't record anything from there. On our next trip to London as a group we will come back in hope that the premises is on display to the pubic as it usually is.
After our disappointing trip to Trafalgar square we made our way to Euston to film at another icon landmark called Speedy's café. This was where BBC One's drama series Sherlock Holmes scenes were filmed. Along with corresponding ideas to do with this footage and editing we hope to use some of our footages at this location in our final music video to show that we have actually thought about interesting and iconic locations to film at rather than just around Dagenham.
When we arrived at Piccadilly Circus it was extremely busy with a lot of on-going traffic, this was a good thing for us as it meant that we could record a lot of the passing vertices and hundred of walking tourists. Along with this and some good editing ideas we feel that this will make a good amount of contribution towards our final piece.
After filming some of the surroundings at Piccadilly circus we made our way to Trafalgar square to get some footages of iconic landmarks such as the massive waterfall. Unfortunately, when we arrived there the waterfall, statues and various part of the premises was barricaded which meant that we couldn't record anything from there. On our next trip to London as a group we will come back in hope that the premises is on display to the pubic as it usually is.
After our disappointing trip to Trafalgar square we made our way to Euston to film at another icon landmark called Speedy's café. This was where BBC One's drama series Sherlock Holmes scenes were filmed. Along with corresponding ideas to do with this footage and editing we hope to use some of our footages at this location in our final music video to show that we have actually thought about interesting and iconic locations to film at rather than just around Dagenham.
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