Rough copy of music video

This is the rough cut of my music video, which has made me realise that there are a few things which need to be changed in order to make this music video to the best of my ability. Some of the settings for the colours need to be improved as while filming at Ruislip Lido the lighting was very bright which caused my video to look too bright at some places. Furthermore some of the shots need to also be shortened for my music video to be a bit shorter and for me to be able to fit another part at the end in order to end my music video successfully.

Additionally, this means that it will then have three parts to it, the beginning, the middle part where it can either be a disruption or a story telling, and the end where everything either goes back to normal or the problem is sorted.

Unfortunately I was unable to film the last part of my music video which involves filming on stage where the male is singing with the spotlight on him and then the girl walks in so the camera moves on to her with the spotlight on her and as the song is near to finishing they both get together and touch hands. This last part will however be added during Christmas holidays as I have planned to film then and add that to my video and edit it perfectly.

Narrative and structure of Music Video

This is the narrative of my music video which highlights what each scene will show. This has helped me plan my music video more carefully and having received feedback for it, the audience have highlighted that they are aware of what will be happening in my music video and they do like the storyline.

Raw Footage

This is the rough cut of my music video, which has made me realise that there are a few things which need to be changed in order to make this music video to the best of my ability. Some of the settings for the colours need to be improved as while filming at Ruislip Lido the lighting was very bright which caused my video to look too bright at some places. Furthermore some of the shots need to also be shortened for my music video to be a bit shorter and for me to be able to fit another part at the end in order to end my music video successfully.

Additionally, this means that it will then have three parts to it, the beginning, the middle part where it can either be a disruption or a story telling, and the end where everything either goes back to normal or the problem is sorted.

Unfortunately I was unable to film the last part of my music video which involves filming on stage where the male is singing with the spotlight on him and then the girl walks in so the camera moves on to her with the spotlight on her and as the song is near to finishing they both get together and touch hands. This last part will however be added during Christmas holidays as I have planned to film then and add that to my video and edit it perfectly.

Alternations made along the way

There are many alternations that have been made along the way. For example my first narrative idea was that I wanted to have my actor at the end go to a grave yard in order to highlight that the lover singing the lyrics has died however I found that very depressing and I wanted to have a more happy ending.

Therefore, I decided for the female to do a live performance which added some variation to my music video and I made it look like the whole video is being sung from a female perspective, where while she is finding the lyrics around a field and stepping on them like they mean nothing to her because she is emotionally strong. This has been highlighted because I wanted to break the 'usual' convention of females being more emotionally weak than males.  Near the end of the song the song speeds up and that is where my music video goes in reverse order and the video ends with the male stepping in the live perfomance and touching hands with the main singer Katie.

I made this big change as I believed it gave my music video a better narrative and a happy ending leaving the audience feel good after watching it.

Lastly, another big change I made was the location I wanted to film in.

I firstly wanted to film in her house and the field only however later on I decided to also film in the studio to overall give my music video some variation shots in order to make it more attractive.

Key concepts - Genre

Key concepts - Narrative

Risk Assessment and Health and Safety Evidence

This is the Risk Assessment sheet and it involves some of the risks that could occur while filming and the ways to minimise the risks. This helped me as I was able to now be more aware of the risks that could happen while filming however now I am more cautious and aware of those risks, therefore we will try and avoid those problems while filming my music video.

Location Release

 

This document is my film location release contract. I had to make this in order to confirm the agreement between the producers and the owners of Ruislip Lido, to make available to the producers the following premises "Ruislip Lido Woods", Reservoir Road, HA4 7TY, London.

 

By completing this document it gives me the right to film my music video there without any problems. 

Actors Auditions

Deciding who I wanted to use in my music video as my main actor was very difficult. I had to make sure that they would be reliable and able to attend the filming sessions whenever I needed to. On the other hand I also needed to make sure that the person in my music video knew what they were doing and did not have to be told about everything and every move.

Luckily I made the right decision by picking one of my friends Katie Norris as she is a very confident student and knows her stuff. Furthermore, Katie is a reliable person, and even though she has a lot of her work to complete she managed to stay focused while acting for my video and attend every session. Therefore, as I was sure about Katie being the right actor for my music video I did not hold any auditions as I felt it was pointless and time consuming.

Analysis of previous A2 work

I  have decided to analyse a previous Haydon Media student's  work because while watching his video I felt he was successful in showing a simple narrative and also performance styled video. I felt that his work was professional and included lots of different and interesting shots. 

0:00 – 0:30

At the beginning of the video I believe that the song goes well with the visuals of being soft, delicate and innocent. It makes the audience feel sympathy and automatically gains happiness as the pulse of colour of the song lifts and it is effective as it shows the 'hope and happiness' of the little girl.

0:31 – 1:24

Furthermore, the cut between the artist and the little girl as it shows the artist and also tells the audience that the song helps the narrative of the story, additionally the song also tells the narrative of the little girl. There are some really effective shots including the longshot of the artist and breaking of the forth hall. It is like he is telling the audience a story. Also there are some interesting angles used to make it interesting such as the high angled shot as the artist performs. This creates intimacy with the audience

1:29-

Moreover, the girl is then cut back to and her excitement grows as she runs away. The clear pulse is used again to emphasize the excitement and warmth she is getting ready for something important.

2:15-

The shots of cyclists show the reason and the audience are familiar with the shot. The artist performing creates here interesting and intimate with the audience through the use of close ups and medium frame shots. Profile shots are used to emphasize the realistic and relation to life.

4:12 -

The darker shots of the scene represent the darkness and it makes the audience feel isolated, helpless as the ongoing shots are used as they give the bad news.  

Props List

This is my props list and it has images of the types of clothing and make up I will be needing for my music video. Additionally, it also highlights that my rock music video will not only follow most rock music video conventions however it also breaks some rules as it will be very simple. This has been shown through this Prezi as I do not need many props. 

Production Log

During the past couple of weeks I have been very focused on finishing the first draft of my music video. After successfully filming it, I have been spending a lot of time editing it on Adobe Premier Pro. To do so I had to export all my my footage from tape to digital, then import it to the programme I am editing it on. I decided to go through my shots and decide what shots i will be using and what ones are badly shot, or lit. I then changed all the names of each clip, so that the editing process would be easier. 


I have put all the shots together in a way that is paced well with my song "All I Want". They show my main artist walking through the woods picking up different lyrics which are also being sung by Kodaline at the same time, and then everything goes back in reverse order and there is a repeated shot of her feet walking shown, then she walks onto the stage for a live performance. The video has a tragic ending, in order to suit the sad style of music and connotate the lyrics of the song, which talk about how he wishes to see her face one more time.
I have exported and am now going to focus a lot of my time on editing it on After Effects. I will use this programme to edit the lighting with filters and perhaps add some special effects. Either way, I am very happy with my first draft.

Audience Feedback on first draf of Music Video

Audience Feedback 

Positive feedback: 

• High quality visuals
• The subplot of the artist picking up the lyrics is giving the music video some more thought and challenging the audience's thoughts. 
• Mise en scene and the costume have been well thought and they suit the conventions of rock music.
• Grasping storyline and fits in well with the lyrics.
• Location and lyrics fit in well together.
• The pace of the cuts of the shots complements the pace of the song.

Improvements:

• The lighting on some shots needs to be improved as the sun is too bright and directly on the camera lens.
• Some of the shots need to be changed and the ending needs to be included in the video. 

What is a Digipak

In this video I have spoken about what a Digipak is and how it benefits the artist. This has also helped me figure out what I will include in my own Digipak in order to make it sell the band image.

 

Analysis of existing digipaks

This document shows some analysis I have done of existing alternative rock Digipaks. I believe it has massively helped me as now I am aware of some of the conventions I need to include in order to make my digipak successful and to the best of my ability. Additionally, I will be looking forward to playing around with some of the tools on Adobe Indesign in order to make my own Digipak fit in to the rock genre, with lots of colours and ironic things which most alternative rock music digipaks include.

Production Log

In the past few days I have spent my lesson time sorting through all of the raw footage that I took on the day of my video shoot.

 I have began to think about what shots fit in best with the timeline that I originally proposed and how I can change the shots in programs such as After Effects. Additionally, I have been working on my Digipak and I have been creating my back cover, and editing some parts which I have done before as I want to make it to the best of my ability.

Finally, I have also created a quick draft of my magazine advert using PowerPoint. I did this as I wanted to see what the image would look like with the layout that I had in mind and found completing this stage to be very helpful.