Todays Lesson (29/11/10)

In Todays lesson i started analysing 'Examples' album 'Wont Go Quietly' because i am going to be making a similar digipak.
I will finish the album analyse and post it onto the blog when finished.

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Music Video Update

Today i finished filming and editing my Music video, i believe it is than my draft music video which is a positive.

I will do a full analysis soon.
I will post Music video onto YouTube and blog as soon as possible.

Music Video Update (22/11/10)

As the music video deadline is coming close and fairly fast. (This Friday) i am starting to get worried about finishing it in time.
With the feedback i got i had to re-think my locations and actors and the narrative (give it a narrative). So today i started re-filming, and because of the addition of more people in the music video it took a little longer than i hoped, which is bad. In addition, the natural sky light is rising later and setting sooner, so i have no day light time other than school time, so i can only film at lunch times now. So i am starting to worry i wont get it done in time.

Also with all my exams but media in january, i should start revising which is getting in the way. Also having other subject deadlines, it makes my life harder. so my conclusion is that i am going to do media in my other lessons this week and make up for thsoe lessons next week.

Todays work (22/11/10)

Today i finished planning and annotating my design for my Album cover and back, i feel it is very simple and affective, and fits with the style of my music video. I feel it continues the style of my music video because in my music video the camera is focused above shoulder height most of the time and on the face, which i am carrying over to the album cover where i shall have pictures of me above my shoulders, in different clothing and props placed neatly over the front cover, similar to a window.
I shall hold up print outs of letters of my artist's name to go on the front of the album.
On the back of the album i shall have around eleven songs which will be placed top left of the page. Towards the bottom right of the page i shall have some more picture frames of me scattered so the style from the front continues towards the back.

(I shall post a picture up soon)

Draft Music Video Feedback

Currently at Level 2 (16/40)

-Rushed
-Works fairly well - set ups are effective
-Mise en scene poor
-lip syncing needs work
-more cast
-more locations
-Better than 1st attempt

From my feedback from my teacher i am able to understand my weak areas. I welcome the constructive criticism as i want the best grade possible for my music video, so i have made notes and will continue to film soon.

U2's Digipak

Poster Research

This is a Poster for Kanye West's most recent Single 'Runaway'

This poster is a still image taken from his 35 minute music video called 'Runaway' i shall add a little snippet from the video including this poster..

 

 

Here are some Kid Cudi posters which are simple but allows the viewer to see who the artist is and feel close to them.

 

 

As i am going with an 'Example -wont go quietly' look, with the window like images, i may decide to do a similar effect with the poster.

Digipak Research

A Simple fold digipak. The colours and the 'spilt coffee' look which is also used on the CD keeps the theme throughout the digipak.

For my digipak i would keep the theme throughout to make it look more professional.

This is a album cover and theme i may go throughout my digipak, reason being, in my music video i used many people with camera angles just catching their shoulders and above, so i think this would fit in if i took the characters, took a picture on a white background and put them on the front, and then have the picture of the main character (myself) in the middle of the shot, slightly bigger.

I shall draw up a draft of my ideas and analyse them, i shall put them on my blog soon.

Music Video Draft

This is my first draft for my Music Video.

My New Media Progress Today (03.11.10)

My Filming and Editing of music video so far. Black areas through the video is going to filmed and edited tomorrow.

New Location shots

Reason i picked these locations;  fairly derelict, leafs and tress add to the setting and they are realistic within the action.

Camera Practice

This is practice for myself for when i have to film myself walking and trying to keep the camera fairly steady and in the right frame setting. Personally i feel it has been a successful effort.

How i did it?
All i did was extend two legs of a tripod and hold the tripod with those two legs, i would also have the camera tilted towards me in the right position. Their is a slight delay between pressing record and the action because i need time to press record and get into position.


Filmed 7.30am 03.11.10

Project Update (02/11/10)

With a new narrative and filming. Tonight i did some filming and here is my progress.

Four shirts i will be using in my music video.

 My Practice with Stop Motion using shoes.
(For some reason when uploaded to YouTube the quality went to not so good)

I am considering using the Stop Motion as a intro and a outro to my music video where no audio is included, however i will see how the filming and editing goes as i may not use it at all.

I will edit what i have filmed in tomorrows Media lessons and also film the majority of my music video. So far i have four people willing to help me, including me makes five.

Stop Motion?

My Very Quick attempt at stop motion and the idea i would use it for in my music video.

Change of plan

At the last minute for my draft, i have decided to change my plan of music video. After discussions with my media teachers we came up with a suitable idea that suits the music of my choice, which is continuing to be 'Pursuit of Happiness by Kid cudi'.
I am currently practicing with a camera from school, elements i am /may use in my music video.
One of the elements i am definitely going to use is where the camera is focused on the head of the character and the character is moving with the background changing and the character still looking the same.

In addition, I am considering using stop motion for a very small amount of my music video, just at the start. During the stop motion the movement is very little, so stop motion will play a tiny part in the start of the music video which makes it simple to do.

My Idea for my Music Video:
- Stop motion of shoes walking on their own towards the bed. (only a few feet/steps)
- Cut scene, character waking up and getting up.
- Cut Scene, Character then puts on shoes.
- cut Scene, Stop motion of character trying 3 pairs of shirts.
- Cut scene then leading to the camera being on the face at all times. (number of faces/character close ups (walking))
- Character walks out of house and then cut scene to walking and lip syncing, each shot only being a few seconds (2-5) depending on part of the song.

I would like to end the music video where it started with the main character getting back into bed and then end the music video with a fade out.

Number of characters and locations being used. For example, all characters one locations then all characters again with a different background location but same costume.

Will post practice with camera as soon as i get a chance at school.
Hope to do filming during break, period three and lunch tomorrow (3rd November 2010) and i also have a free day to film and hopefully edit on the 4th Novemeber.

Guideline

This is a video just for a guideline of what still needs to be done, Evidence of what i have done so far with editing. I decided to do this because it will be the easiest way to explain to my actor on what needs improving and what bits need doing.

The Goods/The Bads

This post is to identify the goods and  the bad's of filming the music video.

The Goods

• Wasn't over time consuming.
• Stuck to schedule
• Most of the props went well
• Representation went exactly how i wanted it to.
• Camera angles worked well

The Bad's

• Weather became an issue
• Actor played up a bit.
• Some Equipment played up. (Tripod)

One of my locations (The Crop Field) the first week i filmed it was there the second week it had gone so i had to improvise and re-shoot in a different field.