Monday, 14 March 2011
Sunday, 13 March 2011
Evaluation..
How did you use media technologies in the construction and research planning and evaluation stages?
Below is a video of myself talking through the scenes of my music video, explaining the effects I used and how/why I believed them to be effective...
Aside from the explenation in the video above, the programmes used in order to construct my video made it look so much more professional than it would be without them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k0XCGGCXho
Below is another video of myself explaining what my video is essentially about and why I feel it to be an effective music video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F3Nq0nwfU0
And finally, my last video simply consists of the technology I used to create my video and all ancillary tasks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be1EU4j81M8
Aside from the explenation in the video above, the programmes used in order to construct my video made it look so much more professional than it would be without them.
- Progammes I used:
- Photoshop CS3 - Photoshop allowed me to full edit my ancillary tasks. Without the use of photoshop, I would not have been able to complete my tasks to a high standard.
- Final Cut Pro - Without FCP my music video would simply not exist. FCP allowed me to cut, edit and add effects onto my original footage, thus making it more effective. FCP helped me make my project look tidy and professional.
- Toast - Toast was the programme that allowed me to change the video's format into MOV files. Without Toast, it would have made life a lot harder by not being able to easily change the video format.
- Screenflow - Screenflow was only used at the end of my coursework. I used it in order to film the 'construction stages' of my music video. It is responsible for all of the video I posted on the blog (minus my actual video).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k0XCGGCXho
Below is another video of myself explaining what my video is essentially about and why I feel it to be an effective music video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F3Nq0nwfU0
And finally, my last video simply consists of the technology I used to create my video and all ancillary tasks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be1EU4j81M8
Evaluation..
What have you learned from your audience feedback?
After completing my music video and my ancillary tasks, it was time to get it reviewed and examined by separate audiences.
The first audience were my class mates, as they obviously in my class and they share similar music taste and are all roughly the same age as me.
In order to carry out the results, I had to create a questionnaire which I had done previously on my blog. I printed out several questionnaires and went round the class rooms at the registration time and asked if they could fill them in. Out of the one hundred I printed out, I received eighty-seven back. From these results, I devised a bar chart on their feedback:
After completing my music video and my ancillary tasks, it was time to get it reviewed and examined by separate audiences.
The first audience were my class mates, as they obviously in my class and they share similar music taste and are all roughly the same age as me.
In order to carry out the results, I had to create a questionnaire which I had done previously on my blog. I printed out several questionnaires and went round the class rooms at the registration time and asked if they could fill them in. Out of the one hundred I printed out, I received eighty-seven back. From these results, I devised a bar chart on their feedback:
- The audience feedback from my class mates was most positive, the bar chart below proves this:
- However, different audiences have different results depending on mainly their age. Which brings me onto my next audience, which were a class of 13yr olds. Their results (below) show a much more childish approach to my video, however they enjoyed the ancillary tasks. I believe the problem with the music video was that they don't understand how complex it is to create a music video.
- I handed my last printed questionnaires around the staff room, and from the forty five I handed out, I received forty two, from which the results were mostly positive as you can see below:
You can tell from these results that my music video and my ancillary tasks were was well received. The weakest task was the Special Thanks page, this could possibly because the photograph I used may have been to similar to the ones I had use on my previous tasks.
Seperately, here are my results for my music video.
Seperately, here are my results for my music video.
As you can see from the above graph, my results did not go below 85 on the scoring chart, which I am very happy about.
Friday, 11 March 2011
Evaluation..
How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
My main product is an acoustic music video composed by Joshua Radin, I have followed the codes and conventions of similar music videos in order to make this video look as realistic as I possibly could. The genre of my video is acoustic as I have previously stated, therefore the ancillary tasks have to follow the same mellow and relaxing format. The artist's name for my magazine advert is Ernest, I picked the name Ernest simply because I found it to be a very simple, individual name. There are many artists in the world with their band/solo artist name as their own name, an example of this could be James Blunt, or Jack Johnson two very respected acoustic artists.
My first ancillary task was my music magazine advert. I tried to make it look as professional as I could, I researched several magazine adverts, including Green Day's new album premire in NME magazine. I found out the advert needed to be bright, colourful and appealing to my target audience. Therefore I have inserted the artist's name in the centre of the advert, making it easily recognisable to the audience that Ernest is the name of the artist. The background used was actually a photograph I took in Brighton, on the beach. I thought this photograph was perfect for my background, as it was very bright, colourful and entailed an old boat that I thought set the scene of an acoustic artist. I have also included texts such as 'Empire rates this five star' as this is the sort of review you would find on a succesful album, hence the reason why I have used it in my advert.
In comparison to other acousitc artist's adverts, I found mine to be very unique as I could not find any other music advert that had original photography as the background, traditionally, an advert for an ablum would be the album's front cover and possibly some reviews, however I felt that my advert needed to be different in order to attract a wider audience.
My second ancillary task was he front cover of the CD. This was also taken on the beach of Brighton and captures the same essence of my music advert (tranquil, bright and colourful) it features a piece of rusty machinery, and the album is titiled 'Working Progress' which highlights the rusty machinery and the idea that the album is a steady start to something brilliant.
My third ancillary task was the back of the CD, similar to the front cover, the back needed to follow the same codes and conventions of the front cover, to keep it looking professional. The back cover again was taken on Brighton beach, this time of an old boat, that I edited in photoshop, desaturating the colour, flipping the original photo around so it looked more retro. I had to make sure the song titles were easily readable, therefore I had to make the background quite plain, so I merged two colours from the sky together to make a dull white, making the text easy to read.
Finally, my fourth task was the 'Special Thanks' page. This page simply consisted of myself creating names of people who helped film, and create the album. The picture behind it was taken on a beach in Brighton, of two people walking side by side, symbolising the peacefulness of the song, and the album artwork. The white font colouring complimented the blue sky background, making it appealing to the audiences.
My main product is an acoustic music video composed by Joshua Radin, I have followed the codes and conventions of similar music videos in order to make this video look as realistic as I possibly could. The genre of my video is acoustic as I have previously stated, therefore the ancillary tasks have to follow the same mellow and relaxing format. The artist's name for my magazine advert is Ernest, I picked the name Ernest simply because I found it to be a very simple, individual name. There are many artists in the world with their band/solo artist name as their own name, an example of this could be James Blunt, or Jack Johnson two very respected acoustic artists.
My first ancillary task was my music magazine advert. I tried to make it look as professional as I could, I researched several magazine adverts, including Green Day's new album premire in NME magazine. I found out the advert needed to be bright, colourful and appealing to my target audience. Therefore I have inserted the artist's name in the centre of the advert, making it easily recognisable to the audience that Ernest is the name of the artist. The background used was actually a photograph I took in Brighton, on the beach. I thought this photograph was perfect for my background, as it was very bright, colourful and entailed an old boat that I thought set the scene of an acoustic artist. I have also included texts such as 'Empire rates this five star' as this is the sort of review you would find on a succesful album, hence the reason why I have used it in my advert.
In comparison to other acousitc artist's adverts, I found mine to be very unique as I could not find any other music advert that had original photography as the background, traditionally, an advert for an ablum would be the album's front cover and possibly some reviews, however I felt that my advert needed to be different in order to attract a wider audience.
My second ancillary task was he front cover of the CD. This was also taken on the beach of Brighton and captures the same essence of my music advert (tranquil, bright and colourful) it features a piece of rusty machinery, and the album is titiled 'Working Progress' which highlights the rusty machinery and the idea that the album is a steady start to something brilliant.
My third ancillary task was the back of the CD, similar to the front cover, the back needed to follow the same codes and conventions of the front cover, to keep it looking professional. The back cover again was taken on Brighton beach, this time of an old boat, that I edited in photoshop, desaturating the colour, flipping the original photo around so it looked more retro. I had to make sure the song titles were easily readable, therefore I had to make the background quite plain, so I merged two colours from the sky together to make a dull white, making the text easy to read.
Finally, my fourth task was the 'Special Thanks' page. This page simply consisted of myself creating names of people who helped film, and create the album. The picture behind it was taken on a beach in Brighton, of two people walking side by side, symbolising the peacefulness of the song, and the album artwork. The white font colouring complimented the blue sky background, making it appealing to the audiences.
Evaluation..
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My inspiration for creating this music video, came from the simplicity and effectivness of several acoustic artists performing in their own music videos. I had to research several music videos in order to find a song and video that I found appealing and do-able and most of all, entertaining for the audience.
Because I live in Jersey, I am surrounded by various fields and countryside backgrounds, therefore I felt it to be appropriate that I chose a song that was quite mellow and relaxed, as it would make it ideal for filming and there are several good locations to film a relaxed acoustic song. After several weeks of choosing what song to create my music video too, I stumbled across the American Folk/Acousitc solo artist Joshua Radin, who I have been a huge fan of for a very long time. The title of his song 'Brand New Day' immiediatly appealed to me, as I had an idea of what my video was going to consist of before I had even started filming.
I used some of his ideas in order to make my music video seem and look as professional as I possibly could. One of these examples was the constant use of different camera angles, emphasizing the emotion within the song, brought out by the use of different camera angles. I watched the music video for Brand New Day at least thirty times in order to truly capture the esscence of the meaning behind the music video. I found that each shot in his video held a different reason as to why he chose to do that shot, it was to highlight many important ideas, whether it be highlighting a sense of location, expression on a character's face, what as going on in the background, focusing on certain props, close-ups on the guitar and him singing the song itself.
All of these small editing techniques and camera angles added up to create a truly brilliant music video and this was the main reason for me to chose this video, as I found it very appealing with a wide target audience, it was simple yet effective to film, I already had a very good idea of the locations I would be filming in and I enjoyed the actual song, which meant I wouldn't get bored of it, or give up on it half way through the filming process.
I encountered some problems whilst filming this music video, one of which being a friend of mine running over the newly bough tri-pod with a 500lb tractor, this set back one day of filming as the tri-pod got demolished in the process. One of the main problems, apart from the tractor, was the weather. In order for my video to look professional, it had to look as if I had filmed it all on one day, however this is almost impossible to do, therefore I had to film on days where it was not raining, and the weather was suitable to the mood and genre of the music video I originally chose. Luckily I was able to film almost all of my footage within a week where the weather was quite continous, although there was a few weeks where we encountered snow, which really set back the filmiong process.
I feel as though I have followed the traditional codes and conventions of similar media texts, as my research proves this. Looking at several music videos helped me to decidde what genre I would eventually choose to film.
My inspiration for creating this music video, came from the simplicity and effectivness of several acoustic artists performing in their own music videos. I had to research several music videos in order to find a song and video that I found appealing and do-able and most of all, entertaining for the audience.
Because I live in Jersey, I am surrounded by various fields and countryside backgrounds, therefore I felt it to be appropriate that I chose a song that was quite mellow and relaxed, as it would make it ideal for filming and there are several good locations to film a relaxed acoustic song. After several weeks of choosing what song to create my music video too, I stumbled across the American Folk/Acousitc solo artist Joshua Radin, who I have been a huge fan of for a very long time. The title of his song 'Brand New Day' immiediatly appealed to me, as I had an idea of what my video was going to consist of before I had even started filming.
I used some of his ideas in order to make my music video seem and look as professional as I possibly could. One of these examples was the constant use of different camera angles, emphasizing the emotion within the song, brought out by the use of different camera angles. I watched the music video for Brand New Day at least thirty times in order to truly capture the esscence of the meaning behind the music video. I found that each shot in his video held a different reason as to why he chose to do that shot, it was to highlight many important ideas, whether it be highlighting a sense of location, expression on a character's face, what as going on in the background, focusing on certain props, close-ups on the guitar and him singing the song itself.
All of these small editing techniques and camera angles added up to create a truly brilliant music video and this was the main reason for me to chose this video, as I found it very appealing with a wide target audience, it was simple yet effective to film, I already had a very good idea of the locations I would be filming in and I enjoyed the actual song, which meant I wouldn't get bored of it, or give up on it half way through the filming process.
I encountered some problems whilst filming this music video, one of which being a friend of mine running over the newly bough tri-pod with a 500lb tractor, this set back one day of filming as the tri-pod got demolished in the process. One of the main problems, apart from the tractor, was the weather. In order for my video to look professional, it had to look as if I had filmed it all on one day, however this is almost impossible to do, therefore I had to film on days where it was not raining, and the weather was suitable to the mood and genre of the music video I originally chose. Luckily I was able to film almost all of my footage within a week where the weather was quite continous, although there was a few weeks where we encountered snow, which really set back the filmiong process.
I feel as though I have followed the traditional codes and conventions of similar media texts, as my research proves this. Looking at several music videos helped me to decidde what genre I would eventually choose to film.
Final Edits...
I have come to the end of my music video, and I am now editing the lighting, background/contrast of my music video. I am using the programme 'MagicBullet' to do this, as MB allowed me to give the video a more crisp and warm feeling to it.
I feel as though MagicBullet has enabled me to give my video that final professional touch it lacked previously, and now I am confident that my music video is ready to be handed in. The way in whcih I have used MB shows the progression of bad things happening in my music video. As time progresses, the background gets bluer and colder, if you watch closely, it starts of very bright and warm, and ends coldly and depressing.
I feel as though MagicBullet has enabled me to give my video that final professional touch it lacked previously, and now I am confident that my music video is ready to be handed in. The way in whcih I have used MB shows the progression of bad things happening in my music video. As time progresses, the background gets bluer and colder, if you watch closely, it starts of very bright and warm, and ends coldly and depressing.
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Change to the beginning..
I had a slight change of plan for the beginning of my video. I basically felt that the beginning of my video needed more of an introduction, therefore I filmed why I had to film in the garden, (because my car broke down) and this was the only reason I would film in such a strange location.
I also felt that I needed a more interesting and amusing start to my video, and by introducing the element of the car breaking down I felt this added a new sense of location to the video.
I also felt that I needed a more interesting and amusing start to my video, and by introducing the element of the car breaking down I felt this added a new sense of location to the video.
Friday, 4 February 2011
Friday, 28 January 2011
Updates..
Tomorrow I am going to the Hospital to re-film the part where I am injured in the kitchen, as I found that filming in a hospital would be more appropriate as the location matches the scene.
For this, I will firstly need to ask permission to film in the hospital, then I will need to find a suitable loaction within the hospital to film. I have crutches to emphasize the severity of my condition and what I essentially plan to do is as follows:
For this, I will firstly need to ask permission to film in the hospital, then I will need to find a suitable loaction within the hospital to film. I have crutches to emphasize the severity of my condition and what I essentially plan to do is as follows:
- Film myself close up, then slowly zooming out to show I am in fact in a hospital
- (Close up of Hospital sign?)
- Myself limping out of the Hospital into a car
- Get driven away
- End up back at my house
- Walk to the garden
- And continue the scene where it left off before I filmed at the hospital
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Friday, 21 January 2011
Finished Tasks..
These are my finished ancillary tasks:
Below is my finished CD cover. My aim for this cover was to keep it as simple as possible, as the song is quite mellow and calm. I used Photoshop CS4 to edit this photo that I took in Brighton, I hightened the stauration and editited out a boat that was previously there so it looked as if it was very tranquil and away from society.
I tried to follow the codes and conventions of popular CD covers by entailing the artist's name and the album title. The piece of machinerey in the middle of the picture emphasizes how the album name 'Working Progress' is relevant to the picture. I felt this to be necessary as I wanted a relationship between the title and the picture, as opposed to a pointless title.
My back cover for my CD follows the traditional values of the front cover, in that the beach scenery is still featured. I felt I should keep the style of calm and somewhat 'individual' theme continuing throughout the CD. The back cover features a similar style to the front, taken at the same location and using similar effects. I made sure that the back cover had a vast amount of white space so that the black text would stand out.
For my actual CD I studied many CD's cds' and found out many popular CD's use their main image as their CD image, possibly because it is easy to establish what CD it is from. I slightly edited the CD so that the album name was centered as opposed to be allinged to the right, as if it was, it may have been cut off in the process.
My special thanks page is the last of my CD ancillary tasks, it is featured in the inner pages of my CD case. It simply contains the thankyous to the people that helped make the CD. Obviously all of the names and comments on this page are fake, I simply wanted the thankyous section to look as if it had been proffesionallu made, and because I filmed and designed of of my content, I could not mention my name in the thankyous.
The final part of my ancillary tasks was my magazine advert. I thought this advert was produced and designed to the best of my ability, as the picture used in it resembles the scenery of my previous photos, I believed that I should continue the tranquil/acoustic style of my music video so that it is reflected on my advert poster. I hope I have achieved this as I edited the photograph that I have used to make it seem professional and appealing to my target audience.Thursday, 20 January 2011
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Making The Thank Yous..
These are all of the files that I have used in my project. All of these files were PDF files and then I turned them into JPG files so that they can be viewed in the right pixelation after completion.
The screen shot below is a screen shot of my uncompleted 'Special Thanks' part of my CD. It entails the thank yous and mentionings of the people that helped create and devise my music video and design the CD. To make this section look and seem as professional as I could, I wrote of all the thank yous and tried to make them sound as cheesy and realistic as possible. I did some research into the thank yous on certain CD's and found that the majority of them name literally all of the people that helped with the production, even the people that made the coffee.
The background was a picture taken by myself and simply edited in photoshop.
Saturday, 8 January 2011
Yet another change in plan..
For the final scene for my video, instead of filming in a kitchen, I have decided to film myself on a gurney being fixed up, and bandaged, back ready so I can run back into my garden.
Friday, 7 January 2011
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Editing My Ancillary Tasks (CD)
I began editing my CD project at the start of November 2010 with the idea of my music video already in mind, I thought I would start designing my CD. I new the CD had to resemble the song of my choice, therefore the genre of the song would tie in with the design of the CD, which was quite relaxed, happy and brightly coloured. Therefore the photograph of an old boat positioned on Brighton Beach was perfect.
I used Adobe Photoshop CS3 to design my CD project.
PRINT SCREEN HERE
With tools such as ...... and ......... It helped me to brighten, darken or basically re shape the colour of the photograph to suit my needs. Finding a suitable font was quite simple, I needed a font that stood out and brought life to the image, but I also needed something quite mellow and smooth. The font I eventually chose I think brgins out both of these attributes, and I am satisfied with the result.
Hue and saturation were in need of editing in my photograph, I needed the sky to really stand out, therefore I raised the saturation and the vibrancy to around 90% to maximise the brightness levels to make the image look outstanding.
The back of the CD cover followed the same process as the front cover, as well as the inner parts of the CD as Photoshop was the most appropriate programme to use.
Finishing The Ancillary Tasks..
Previously in the year I did some research into similar media texts regarding the use and design on the strucuture of CD cases and what makes them effective. Over the past couple of months I have been designing my own CD case consising of the front cover, the back cover, the inside of the CD and the CD itself. Because of the genre and name of my song, I felt it to be appropriate that I made the front cover of my CD very bright and eye catching, as it would stand out from the other CDs. I have used a photograph that I took of a rusty piece of machinery in Brighton and editited on the programme Adobe Photoshop CS4 to make it have a better impact on the audience and to simply add more or less colour or edit out any people or buildings I did not want in the shot.
The back of the CD cover is also taken in Brighton and is a picture of an old boat. I felt that this was similar to the front cover as both are on the same beach and both share an artistic flare which makes them both attractive to an audience.
The CD itself consists of the same image as the front cover, just enlarged so that the sky is clearly visible with the album name written across the top.
The inside..
The back of the CD cover is also taken in Brighton and is a picture of an old boat. I felt that this was similar to the front cover as both are on the same beach and both share an artistic flare which makes them both attractive to an audience.
The CD itself consists of the same image as the front cover, just enlarged so that the sky is clearly visible with the album name written across the top.
The inside..
Some Slight Adjustments..
I have come to finish my project now, however I have found that there are a few lighting issues that I needed to sort out.
Because I filmed on seperate days the weather and lighting have changed in certain shots, so to make my music video look realistic and professional I will need to adjust the lighting so that it looks like it was filmed on the same day.
To do this, I have simply put the footage I want changed into the programme AfterEffects and editing the hue, saturation and brightness of the clip and then copy and pasted it back into Final Cut Pro.
By doing this, my music video now looks cleaner and flows smoother than it did before.
Because I filmed on seperate days the weather and lighting have changed in certain shots, so to make my music video look realistic and professional I will need to adjust the lighting so that it looks like it was filmed on the same day.
To do this, I have simply put the footage I want changed into the programme AfterEffects and editing the hue, saturation and brightness of the clip and then copy and pasted it back into Final Cut Pro.
By doing this, my music video now looks cleaner and flows smoother than it did before.
Back To Work..
Now that I have returned from my Christmas Fetivities I need to finish my blogging. I have almost finished my music video, there is only editing left to do, I have all the nessescary shots and footage I need for the completion of my project.
I plan to strart my evaluation as soon as I finish my last pieces of editing on my video.
I plan to strart my evaluation as soon as I finish my last pieces of editing on my video.
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
More Editing
I have come to almost complete my entire project now, however there are still a few touch ups that need to be added.
Such as the tractor scene, I found there was too much of a delay when the tractor comes back around, so I have changed the idea and video so that as the tractor drives past there is more focus on my facial expression and more focus on different camera angles of the tractor. For example a close up on the wheels and the drivers facial expression, a trailer with a tree in it may even be added to add comical effect.
I simply felt the shot was too boring and tedious, hence the reason for change.
Such as the tractor scene, I found there was too much of a delay when the tractor comes back around, so I have changed the idea and video so that as the tractor drives past there is more focus on my facial expression and more focus on different camera angles of the tractor. For example a close up on the wheels and the drivers facial expression, a trailer with a tree in it may even be added to add comical effect.
I simply felt the shot was too boring and tedious, hence the reason for change.
Preview Of My CD Front And Back Covers
Below are the previews of the front of my cd cover and the back of my cd cover. What I hoped to create in these covers was a sense of peacfulness and tranquility. Because the song is rather melow and all acoustic, I felt that a bright and joyful front cover was needed in order to compliment the song. The photograph I have taken was taken in Brighton on the Brighton Pier and the image I captured was a rusted piece of machinery. I felt this to be a good front cover as the album is called '..Working Progress' and the fact that the image I have used is rusted machinery means I am trying to fix it, however it is taking progress.
The song title also appeals to the front cover as it is entitled 'Brand New Day' and the front cover shows a sunny day with a clear blue sky, emphasizing the happines of the album.
The back of the cd cover is similar to the front as I felt that if I made the back cover very different to the front cover, it would not have the feeling of continuity and would not suit the song choice. The back cover consists of a photograph again taken in Brighton of an old boat on the beach. I felt this was a good choice for the back cover as it is subtle, calm again and beautiful to look at. The text is easily seen on the white/orange background as is the copyright details.
I had to edit this photograph to make it look more attractive and suitable for my CD cover.
This is the transformation
The song title also appeals to the front cover as it is entitled 'Brand New Day' and the front cover shows a sunny day with a clear blue sky, emphasizing the happines of the album.
The back of the cd cover is similar to the front as I felt that if I made the back cover very different to the front cover, it would not have the feeling of continuity and would not suit the song choice. The back cover consists of a photograph again taken in Brighton of an old boat on the beach. I felt this was a good choice for the back cover as it is subtle, calm again and beautiful to look at. The text is easily seen on the white/orange background as is the copyright details.
I had to edit this photograph to make it look more attractive and suitable for my CD cover.
This is the transformation
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Another Slight Change of Plam..
I have also decided to scrap the beach scene at the end of my video because it has no relevance whatsoever to the other problems I encounter in my video. I feel the ending of my video should be myself struggling one last time to make this music video look good.
Therefore after I get beaten up by those youths, I am getting bandaged up in my house, by a doctor/parent and I then go back to where I started (summer house) I am being recorded leaving my house on crutches with a head band and a black eye, walking down to my garden, turning the corner to find the youths waiting for me at the summer house, the tractor mowing the lawn, ducks are in the way of my camera. By doing this, it shows what I have been through to make this video, and my final stand to make the video look professional. I go to sing the last line, and the chair breaks and the tractor drives into the camera to finish it.
Therefore after I get beaten up by those youths, I am getting bandaged up in my house, by a doctor/parent and I then go back to where I started (summer house) I am being recorded leaving my house on crutches with a head band and a black eye, walking down to my garden, turning the corner to find the youths waiting for me at the summer house, the tractor mowing the lawn, ducks are in the way of my camera. By doing this, it shows what I have been through to make this video, and my final stand to make the video look professional. I go to sing the last line, and the chair breaks and the tractor drives into the camera to finish it.
Slight Change Of Plan
Because of the limited amounts of ideas I have come up with, there will be a slight change of plan in my music video.
On the second part of the song, I am now going to get beaten up by a gang of youths whilst I try to record my video, as I feel this is the most appropriate decision for my music video. I was going to be filming myself in a park with various people surrounding me and disturbing me however I have come to the conclusion that what I have chosen to do (stated above) is more relevant to the lyrics in the song.
On the second part of the song, I am now going to get beaten up by a gang of youths whilst I try to record my video, as I feel this is the most appropriate decision for my music video. I was going to be filming myself in a park with various people surrounding me and disturbing me however I have come to the conclusion that what I have chosen to do (stated above) is more relevant to the lyrics in the song.
Monday, 6 December 2010
Editing Update..
I have come to finish the first part of my editing for the first 1:05 of my music video. The first time I edited my video, I have five different camera clips and using Final Cut Pro moved and edited them to match the lip syncing.
My first draft of my music video entailed a scene where I was annoyed by several ducks, I changed this because I found a more suitable idea for that particular part of the song. Although I am still retaining the idea of the ducks annoying me, so I managed to fit the duck clip into the first part of my song, where it looked more realistic than what it was before.
The main principal for the first part of my video was to introduce the audience to the start of my problems whilst filming my music video, I feel all the camera shots I used addressed the emotion behind my music video, and that emotion was a combination of anger and hopelessness.
My first draft of my music video entailed a scene where I was annoyed by several ducks, I changed this because I found a more suitable idea for that particular part of the song. Although I am still retaining the idea of the ducks annoying me, so I managed to fit the duck clip into the first part of my song, where it looked more realistic than what it was before.
The main principal for the first part of my video was to introduce the audience to the start of my problems whilst filming my music video, I feel all the camera shots I used addressed the emotion behind my music video, and that emotion was a combination of anger and hopelessness.
Sunday, 28 November 2010
PScreens..
Throughout the course I decided to take screen shots of my progress and what I had done to achieve certain tasks during my development.
I had to edit certain parts of the original footage to match up with the song timings and lip syncing. I did this by using the cut tool on final cut pro, this allowed me to delete parts of my footage that were not needed in my video to make it look more realistic.
I also had to re-render the sound on my video, muting the sound in my original footage and replacing it with the song I chose. This allows the song to play smoothly throughout my video without any other annoying noises from my original footage.
Some of this screen shots are mid way through my project.
I had to edit certain parts of the original footage to match up with the song timings and lip syncing. I did this by using the cut tool on final cut pro, this allowed me to delete parts of my footage that were not needed in my video to make it look more realistic.
I also had to re-render the sound on my video, muting the sound in my original footage and replacing it with the song I chose. This allows the song to play smoothly throughout my video without any other annoying noises from my original footage.
Editing Prologue..
I have started editing the first 'scene' of my music video. I have edited the first part of the song up until the end of the first chorus. I have been using the programme 'FinalCutPro' to merge the clips together and I also used this programme to add some simple cut effects, to make my project look more professional.
I have used several different camera shots in my first editing scene, as this keeps the video flowing and doesn't become tedious or slow.
I found lip syncing particularly hard, as you first have to lip sync to the song, but then edit the clips to make it look like you were singing throughout the different camera angles. It took time to merge all of the clips together to make the lip syncing look realistic, but I have finally completed the first part of the video.
I will be filming in a seperate location next..
I have used several different camera shots in my first editing scene, as this keeps the video flowing and doesn't become tedious or slow.
I found lip syncing particularly hard, as you first have to lip sync to the song, but then edit the clips to make it look like you were singing throughout the different camera angles. It took time to merge all of the clips together to make the lip syncing look realistic, but I have finally completed the first part of the video.
I will be filming in a seperate location next..
Encountering Problems..
I could not film this weekend, as there was too much snow, and it would have looked ridiculous if I had one cut of a garden with snow, and one without. This was not helpful whatsoever, therefore this delays the completion of my final project.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Letter to The Artist..
This is the letter i devised and sent to the artist Joshua Radin. It addresses what I needed to use his song for, and why I thought it would be appropriate for my music video.
By sending this letter, it first of all asks the artist if I can use this song without claiming the rights to it, or making money from it, and it is polite to ask the artist if you are actually aloud to use his music for your A2 project.
The song I am using is called 'Brand New Day' and it is by the American artist 'Joshua Radin' I am using the song throughout the entirety of my music video, and asking for the rights to do so is simply polite and I cannot get sued for doing so.
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Filming Update
This is essentially my last scene...
- Beach (?)
- Chair - Breaking
- Rain (?)
- Everything else
Filming Update
Now that I have got my entire footage I can now start filming on a seperate location, the park.
On the ..... November I started filming the second part of my music video. For this, I simply copied the filming proccess I went through for my first scene, I video'd my self singing in different camera angles much like my first scene.
On the ..... November I started filming the second part of my music video. For this, I simply copied the filming proccess I went through for my first scene, I video'd my self singing in different camera angles much like my first scene.
Filming Update
On the 7th of November I filmed the action parts of the video, basically the dramatic parts of the video where the most action takes place. I have footage of myself attacking a fly as this is the start of the problems that go wrong. The problems start off minor, and then slowly get worse and worse as the song progresses. After the fly incident, woodwork then falls from the top of the summer house where I am singing in front of. This adds a comedic element to my video, as this and the other problems relate to the point of the song. After the woodwork scene, two builders the enter and hammer the wood back onto the house. I then have a short break where I can sing without interruptions, and then a tractor drives straight in front of the camera, and then takes the camera away with him whilst on the tractor, again ruining my music video.
TBC
TBC
Filming
I started my filming on the 6th of November in mid afternoon, the weather was brilliant for filming as there was no rain or clouds. I started filming the begining of my music video, which is basically 4-6 videos of myself filmed in front of an old summer house in my garden. I felt this to be appropriate as it is a very tranquil and calm atmosphere and background to film on. Also, it is quite and old structure, and in my video, parts fall from the top of the summer house, so again this helps with the atmosphere and the comedy of the video.
The main hurdle I came across whilst filming, was the choice of camera shots, therefore I decided to film myself singing certain parts of the song several times over, to give myself as many camera angles as I could.
On the 6th of November I filmed a fair amount of footage which will help me in the long run with my music video, as everything I filmed can be used for quick cuts in my video when I finally come to edit it.
The main hurdle I came across whilst filming, was the choice of camera shots, therefore I decided to film myself singing certain parts of the song several times over, to give myself as many camera angles as I could.
On the 6th of November I filmed a fair amount of footage which will help me in the long run with my music video, as everything I filmed can be used for quick cuts in my video when I finally come to edit it.
Planning Update..
So far so good, everything is going according to plan. I have the equipment needed to ensure that my music video will look as proffesional as possible. I have had no problems finding the time to film my video, as I have managed my time well. Weekends are the main point in the week where I can find the time to film my video, however when the weather is nice, I take advantage of filming in the sunlight, as filming in the rain/clouds dampens the mood of my video. Props and actors are something I have not yet come across in my filming stage yet, however I have a number of committed actors who are willing to give up their time to help me film my video.
The only main problem I may meet in the future is the unpredictable weather forcasts, as my video needs to be filmed on a sunny day, as the song is quite a happy song, and the video needs to maintain this joyful mood if it is to fit the criteria for my song.
The only main problem I may meet in the future is the unpredictable weather forcasts, as my video needs to be filmed on a sunny day, as the song is quite a happy song, and the video needs to maintain this joyful mood if it is to fit the criteria for my song.
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Calender..
September
- Research into Similar Texts/Target Audience
- Planning, supplying props, actors, location planning and storyboarding
- Film editing
- The draft of finsished projecty
Monday, 11 October 2010
Treatment Sheet (Part Deux)
My first draft of my treatment sheet was mearly the foundation of what is yet to come.
0:10-:26 seconds
Me playing guitar, setting up in my garden, looking all cool, nothings gone wrong yet.
0:26-0:32 seconds
Fly gets in my way, I get slightly annoyed.
0:32-0:43
Something falls off the shed, making my video look unprofessional.
0:48-0:56 (Chorus)
A tramp casually walks out of the shed. I am confused and shocked.
0:56-1:03
Tractor compromises my view, camera is hidden behind the tractor, I try to poke my head around the tractor, you will barely see me.
1:03-1:16
Ducks attack me whilst I am on the chair, I fall back, ducks continue to attack.
1:16-1:20
I put my hand over the camera, and turn it off, the blackness from my hand then turns into the other shot of my setting up the camera in the park.
1:20-1:30
Amp falls over whilst singing, I go to plug in the amp, and people take my bench space
1:30-1:40
People start to eat and get out food and newspaper, I struggle to play the guitar.
1:40-1:46
A man spills food on me, I go ballistic and get up from the bench and walk off.
1:40-1:46
I begin to walk off, fixing my trousers and then looking behind me.
1:46-1:49
I get hit by the swing whilst looking behind me, slow motion shot as I get hit and fall down to the floor.
1:49:1:55
I hit the floor, close up on face, still singing, and getting up
1:55-2:02
I sit up, stare at the camera in medium close up whilst still singing, going to get up, camera follows.
2:02-2:04
I stare back at the child on the swing, holding my face and swear at him, over the shoulder shot showing my hand gesture.
2:04-2:06
I have turned around at this point and I am faced with a parent, close up on the parents face and my face, filled with fear.
2:06-2:08
Close up of me saying the line 'I'll be okay' whilst looking useless
2:08-2:13
Camera pans to me running away from parent, and parent following, walking.
2:13-2:19
I grab the camera, it again is darkened by my hand, same effect is used to cut to the next scene.
2:19
Fallen onto a beach wall thing, singing to the camera, I lay my back down and sing to the sky, trying to relax.
2:33-2:37
Looks at camera, but see's a beach behind the camera. A look of shock and ore fills my face.
2:37-2:40
I point and jump around at a beach (camera only focuses on me) The camera then turns to the beach.
2:40-2:45
Me running towards the beach, camera is behind me chasing me, use of steady cam.
2:45-2:51
Close up on a single white chair, then cuts to me setting up my amplifier, ready to sit down
2:51-2:55
Long shot of me about to sit down, looking happy.
2:55-3:13
'I'll be okay' I fall down on 'okay' through the chair, everything attacks me, everything that I have mentioned.
Mention footballers somewhere
Construction on Summer house
3 MAXIMUM different shot angles, need to be good
TBC
0:10-:26 seconds
Me playing guitar, setting up in my garden, looking all cool, nothings gone wrong yet.
0:26-0:32 seconds
Fly gets in my way, I get slightly annoyed.
0:32-0:43
Something falls off the shed, making my video look unprofessional.
0:48-0:56 (Chorus)
A tramp casually walks out of the shed. I am confused and shocked.
0:56-1:03
Tractor compromises my view, camera is hidden behind the tractor, I try to poke my head around the tractor, you will barely see me.
1:03-1:16
Ducks attack me whilst I am on the chair, I fall back, ducks continue to attack.
1:16-1:20
I put my hand over the camera, and turn it off, the blackness from my hand then turns into the other shot of my setting up the camera in the park.
1:20-1:30
Amp falls over whilst singing, I go to plug in the amp, and people take my bench space
1:30-1:40
People start to eat and get out food and newspaper, I struggle to play the guitar.
1:40-1:46
A man spills food on me, I go ballistic and get up from the bench and walk off.
1:40-1:46
I begin to walk off, fixing my trousers and then looking behind me.
1:46-1:49
I get hit by the swing whilst looking behind me, slow motion shot as I get hit and fall down to the floor.
1:49:1:55
I hit the floor, close up on face, still singing, and getting up
1:55-2:02
I sit up, stare at the camera in medium close up whilst still singing, going to get up, camera follows.
2:02-2:04
I stare back at the child on the swing, holding my face and swear at him, over the shoulder shot showing my hand gesture.
2:04-2:06
I have turned around at this point and I am faced with a parent, close up on the parents face and my face, filled with fear.
2:06-2:08
Close up of me saying the line 'I'll be okay' whilst looking useless
2:08-2:13
Camera pans to me running away from parent, and parent following, walking.
2:13-2:19
I grab the camera, it again is darkened by my hand, same effect is used to cut to the next scene.
2:19
Fallen onto a beach wall thing, singing to the camera, I lay my back down and sing to the sky, trying to relax.
2:33-2:37
Looks at camera, but see's a beach behind the camera. A look of shock and ore fills my face.
2:37-2:40
I point and jump around at a beach (camera only focuses on me) The camera then turns to the beach.
2:40-2:45
Me running towards the beach, camera is behind me chasing me, use of steady cam.
2:45-2:51
Close up on a single white chair, then cuts to me setting up my amplifier, ready to sit down
2:51-2:55
Long shot of me about to sit down, looking happy.
2:55-3:13
'I'll be okay' I fall down on 'okay' through the chair, everything attacks me, everything that I have mentioned.
Mention footballers somewhere
Construction on Summer house
3 MAXIMUM different shot angles, need to be good
TBC
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Location(s)
Location is obviously essential in order to film my music video, as location can determine the mood and obviously atmosphere of the video. Props and cast will also play a main part in my video, as it makes it more interesting and intriguing.
For my first scene, I will be filming in my garden, the reason for this being the song is supposed to start off happy and tranquil, and by filming in my garden on a bright sunny day really compliments the song's lyrics and tone.
Camera shots: The camera for the most part will be using medium shots, long shots and close ups.
My video consists of short sharp camera shots, all primarily focusing on me, as that is wear all the drama and action happens. The reason for the camera focusing on me for almost the entirety of the video is because it is genuinely my music video I am trying to create.
For the first scene, the video starts by having the camera come up from the grass turning into a medium shot of myself playing the guitar outside my garden shed, as this introduces me as the character and is very personal. The camera then focuses on my outfit, what I am wearing, showing that I have made an effort for this video, camera showing my upper body, showing my facial expression is happiness. The long shot continues as the tramp leaves the shed, snap close up on my face to show myself looking shocked and confused. The camera will then reverse back to a long shot, and myself going back to playing the song.
Ducks then walk across the path of the film, I stand up and look annoyed, a medium shot is then used on me singing, and a tractor stops right in front of the camera, my head appears from the side of the tractor. After this has happened, the camera returns to a long shot, and footballers ruin the last part of the chorus, I stand up and yell at them, I walk up to the camera and go to turn it off, however this cleverly cuts to the next scene.
What will be included in the set is as follows:
Second scene analysis: The scene starts with the end of the first scene, I set up the camera looking like a novice, I put my AMPLIFIER on the bench and start playing. People then sit on the bench, they begin to annoy me, someone spills food on me, I go nuts and go to get up and walk into head first into a swing. The camera goes slow-motion as I fall to the ground, the camera then ends up on the ground where I am, filming me singing, face on the floor. I then get up, camera medium close up, I swear at the kid, (over shoulder shot) the parent is behind the kid, medium shot of the parent walking towards me, close up on my face to show horror, the camera then focuses on me, I run out of the view of the camera and the parent follows, but the camera doesn't.
Third scene analysis: I fall onto a ledge, holding my face, as I am very stressed out, looking into camera, I look to the side of me, and there is an empty beach with one single white chair lying there. Camera focuses on my face, then the single white chair, I grab the camera, and the other camera follows me down the beach, I trip but maintain balance slow motion is used to show the success I think I will achieve. A long shot is used of me setting up the amp, I give the camera a thumbs up, I am about to sit down to play, and the chair breaks, I sit there and look depressed, camera zooms up to the board I am holding up that says 'Tomorrrow is a Brand New Day'.
For my first scene, I will be filming in my garden, the reason for this being the song is supposed to start off happy and tranquil, and by filming in my garden on a bright sunny day really compliments the song's lyrics and tone.
Camera shots: The camera for the most part will be using medium shots, long shots and close ups.
My video consists of short sharp camera shots, all primarily focusing on me, as that is wear all the drama and action happens. The reason for the camera focusing on me for almost the entirety of the video is because it is genuinely my music video I am trying to create.
For the first scene, the video starts by having the camera come up from the grass turning into a medium shot of myself playing the guitar outside my garden shed, as this introduces me as the character and is very personal. The camera then focuses on my outfit, what I am wearing, showing that I have made an effort for this video, camera showing my upper body, showing my facial expression is happiness. The long shot continues as the tramp leaves the shed, snap close up on my face to show myself looking shocked and confused. The camera will then reverse back to a long shot, and myself going back to playing the song.
Ducks then walk across the path of the film, I stand up and look annoyed, a medium shot is then used on me singing, and a tractor stops right in front of the camera, my head appears from the side of the tractor. After this has happened, the camera returns to a long shot, and footballers ruin the last part of the chorus, I stand up and yell at them, I walk up to the camera and go to turn it off, however this cleverly cuts to the next scene.
What will be included in the set is as follows:
- Garden shed - For myself to be filmed upon
- A guitar
- Ducks
- A tractor
- A football
- A wooden chair
- A small amplifier (will/might be changed)
Now, because my music video takes place in three separate locations, the set will obviously change depending on where the location is.
For my second scene I will be filming on a park bench in a local park with children running around, a typically busy atmosphere, showing that I (being the main character of my video) am trying to find different locations to film that have a lively and happy atmosphere.
Second scene analysis: The scene starts with the end of the first scene, I set up the camera looking like a novice, I put my AMPLIFIER on the bench and start playing. People then sit on the bench, they begin to annoy me, someone spills food on me, I go nuts and go to get up and walk into head first into a swing. The camera goes slow-motion as I fall to the ground, the camera then ends up on the ground where I am, filming me singing, face on the floor. I then get up, camera medium close up, I swear at the kid, (over shoulder shot) the parent is behind the kid, medium shot of the parent walking towards me, close up on my face to show horror, the camera then focuses on me, I run out of the view of the camera and the parent follows, but the camera doesn't.
The set will include:
- A park bench
- A guitar
- Children running around
- A swing/climbing frames - typical park apparatus
- Two adults
- A small amplifier (will/might be changed)
The last scene in my choice of scenery is a beach. The reason for this being, I (in the video) have chosen particularity busy areas to choose to film in, and a beach is the most unpopulated area I can find. There is one single chair on the beach, it looks like nothing can go wrong, the beach is completely empty, it seems like a perfect choice of filming.
Third scene analysis: I fall onto a ledge, holding my face, as I am very stressed out, looking into camera, I look to the side of me, and there is an empty beach with one single white chair lying there. Camera focuses on my face, then the single white chair, I grab the camera, and the other camera follows me down the beach, I trip but maintain balance slow motion is used to show the success I think I will achieve. A long shot is used of me setting up the amp, I give the camera a thumbs up, I am about to sit down to play, and the chair breaks, I sit there and look depressed, camera zooms up to the board I am holding up that says 'Tomorrrow is a Brand New Day'.
The set will include:
- A guitar
- A beach chair (white)
- A small amplifier (will/might be changed)
After the final scene has been shot, and I have given up trying to make my music video, I hold up a sign that says 'Tomorrow will be a Brand New Day' stating that I will not give up on my music video.
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Treatment Sheet
Type: Music Video
Genre: Acoustic/Rock
Band Members: One
Cast: Five
Plotline:
Trying to make his music video, but everything is going wrong, and in the process, his music video is made.
Location: Starts off in my garden, progressively moves to a separate location after each cut.
Starts off going well, getting his guitar, clothes, looking stylish, naive towards making a music video.
Some tramp appears from my shed.
Begins playing, ducks get in the way of the video.
Grandad drives past in tractor, compromising visual.
Footballers get in the way.
Second Verse cuts to different location - Park Bench
Sits down, bit stressed out, begins to play again, something falls off bench.
Two people sit either side of him, to close for comfort, goes to move, gets hit in face with swing.
Close up of him on the floor, still singing, trying one more time to do video, gets chased away by parent.
Third Verse cuts to different location - Beach
Getting very stressed out now, looking around for inspiration and ideas.
Points to camera man, then points to a beach with one single chair in the middle of it.
Steady cam used to follow singer running to beach, sun glaring into camera.
Long shot, to medium shot of singer setting up, about to play.
Chair breaks, singer gives up, it then begins to rain.
End.
Planning Starts Now..
In order for my end project to look professional and realistic, I needed to first set the foundations of my project, which would include..
- A Construction documentary
- A Treatment sheet
- Where I would be filming/shooting
- Who would be in my music video
- If I needed any props
- Storyboarding
- And finally an animatic storyboard
If I am able to follow these guidelines...
Sunday, 3 October 2010
Target Audience Research
In order for my music video to be successful with the public, then figuring out the target audience for my music video is essential if it is to become popular.
Seeing as though the genre of my music video is acoustic/rock, target audience(s) would be people who enjoy listening to that specific genre. Bands and artists such as Jack Johnson, James Blunt, James Morrison and the likes are similar to the artist I have chosen to perform a music video on (Joshua Radin). Acoustic/rock music videos obviously vary depending on the lyrics and emotion the song evokes, but typically the song is about their lives, their friends, their loved ones or family. Many of these bands and artist's music videos affect people on a personal level, songs that have a particular meaning to a specific person's personal experiences.
My music video is based on a young man trying to film his music video for his new song, however everytime he tries to perform his song, something goes wrong. This could relate to millions of people who have tried very hard to create a successful music video, and have failed. The song's lyrics fit the song perfectly, as the song is called 'Brand New Day' emphasizing that everytime the music video goes wrong, he just gets up and tries again, which again could relate to any person in a similar situation in their lives.
TBC
Seeing as though the genre of my music video is acoustic/rock, target audience(s) would be people who enjoy listening to that specific genre. Bands and artists such as Jack Johnson, James Blunt, James Morrison and the likes are similar to the artist I have chosen to perform a music video on (Joshua Radin). Acoustic/rock music videos obviously vary depending on the lyrics and emotion the song evokes, but typically the song is about their lives, their friends, their loved ones or family. Many of these bands and artist's music videos affect people on a personal level, songs that have a particular meaning to a specific person's personal experiences.
My music video is based on a young man trying to film his music video for his new song, however everytime he tries to perform his song, something goes wrong. This could relate to millions of people who have tried very hard to create a successful music video, and have failed. The song's lyrics fit the song perfectly, as the song is called 'Brand New Day' emphasizing that everytime the music video goes wrong, he just gets up and tries again, which again could relate to any person in a similar situation in their lives.
TBC
Questionnaire
Do you enjoy listening to music?
- Yes
- No
- Rock
- Pop
- Metal
- Acoustic
- Rap
- R&B
- Other... (Please State)
Do you enjoy watching music videos?
- Yes
- No
- The storyline
- The band
- Both
- More
- Less
- Not bothered
The results are as follows..
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