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.

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.

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.

Audience Feedback (Questionnaire)

This is just a draft of what i would ask my first audience of my draft music video when the time comes..

Did you like my music video?
If yes, what did you like about my music video?
If no, what did you dislike about my music video and what would you change?
What Elements within my music video did you notice the most?
What would you Change and/or Improve?
Do you think the narrative goes well with the song?
Do you believe the mise en scene goes well with the song?
Does my music video link with the genre of the song? (hip hop)
Do you think the representation of my characters goes with the genre of the music video?
If no, what representation do you believe would have suited the character better?

(Just a draft version of questions i may ask)

Filming Schedule (update 27.10.10)

Having looked over my shots from the weekends filming (23rd & 24th October) i have decided that i am going to re-shoot some if not most of my shots this coming weekend.

Looking at the Weather Widget on the right of my Blog page, Saturday's weather looks very promissing to film on, so i have booked a camera and other filming equipment for the weekend. I hope and have to finish filming this weekend with deadline only a few days away.

Evidence of filming

 Some Shot's i took whilst filming to show some props and equipment i used. These pictures are from the first few scenes, sadly did not take anymore shots whilst filming. However, More shots of equipment and evidence of editing will be coming soon.

And thats a rap!

Today i finished filming, however I'm going to say filming my draft because i feel some tweaks may be needed, so my next plan of action is to do a draft edit of my music video and see how it fits then see where needs improvements and what not.

Risk Assessment

This is my risk assessment for when i film my shots. As a lot of my shots are repeated, some risks could be repeated. Such as falling down the stairs etc. because it happens 4 or so times in my music video.

Potential Risk	Who it concerns	Where?	Action to be taken
Falling down the stairs	Cameraman(myself)	At Home inside	Practice walking with camera down the stairs. Walk slowly.
Falling over plant	Cameraman(myself)	At Home inside	Practice walking over the plant with the camera. Walk slowly. Big steps.
Tripping whilst walking towards car	Character	At Home outside	Make sure the surface is gravel free and character has sensible footwear on.
Car Accident	Character/Cameraman	On the roads	Make sure both drivers have licenses. Wear seat belts. Don’t put whoever is driving off etc. When character has quick glimpse at the alcohol on passenger seat make sure road is clear and visible surroundings so it’s safe.
Getting pulled over	Character/Cameraman	On the Roads	Make sure the shots with the driving and drinking are done quickly and safely. Secluded roads.
Tripping whilst walking towards park	Character/Cameraman	On path at park	Make sure the surface is gravel free and character has sensible footwear on.
Falling off of swing	Character/Cameraman	At the Park	Not swinging too aggressively. Holding on whilst swinging.
Getting hit by a car	Character/Cameraman	On the road next to the Park	Have spotters at each end. Road being in a secluded area.
Trespassing	Character/Cameraman	Field	Check that it is ok to film on edge of the field.
Getting lost in the field	Character/Cameraman	Field	Don’t wonder off. Stay close together.
Getting hit on the head by a thrown bottle	Anyone	Field	Make sure surroundings is clear and safe when character throws bottle.

Schedule

I was planning to get filming finished during half term. 18th - 24th October, however with the weather during the week looking like it is going to rain i shall have to keep an eye on the weather for any improvements.
With issues with cast HERE i will also have to work around their schedule.

It Currently stands at:

Filming (With character)
23rd October

24th October
Additional Filming (if needed)
30th October
31st October
Filming (Point of View Shots)
19th October Onwards (depending on weather)

Editing
24th October Onwards

I hope and i am pretty certain i can get it filmed in two days. Also, as a lot of the shots are Point of View shots, i could do them without the character being there which means time needed by character will be slim and will give me more time on the character shots.
Despite the Additional filming which i hopefully will not need, i hope to have a finished product by the start of November, a few days before the deadline.

Evidence of my research of upcoming weather within this week. Both locations of shots.