Thursday, 28 December 2017
Friday, 15 December 2017
Storyboard
Below are some photos of our completed storyboard for 'Don't Get Me Wrong'. We have started each new verse on a new piece of paper in order to help us edit to the beat and clearly see where the music changes. As this years task is a lot more focused on timings and editing to the beat, we have written the lyrics above their relative shots as this will also help us determine how long they should be.
Between sheet 7 and 8, there is an instrumental break in the music where we will include a montage of various shots. This 36 second break has not been storyboarded as we are going cut a lot of shots together. We do however, have a list of locations where we are planning to shoot the montage shots.
Friday, 1 December 2017
Monday, 27 November 2017
Friday, 24 November 2017
Lyrics and Timings
'Don't Get Me Wrong' is split up into very distinctive verses and instrumental sections. The timings are as follows:
17s- instrumental
19s- verse 1
21s- verse 2
16s- instrumental
19s- verse 3
21s- verse 4
18s- verse 5
36s- instrumental
19s- verse 6
37s- verse 7
Lyrics
Don't get me wrong
If I'm looking kind of dazzled
I see neon lights
Whenever you walk by
Don't get me wrong
If you say hello and I take a ride
Upon a sea where the mystic moon
Is playing havoc with the tide
Don't get me wrong
Don't get me wrong
If I'm acting so distracted
I'm thinking about the fireworks
That go off when you smile
Don't get me wrong
If I split like light refracted
I'm only off to wander
Across a moonlit mile
Once in awhile
Two people meet
Seemingly for no reason
They just pass on the street
Suddenly thunder, showers everywhere
Who can explain the thunder and rain
But there's something in the air
Don't get me wrong
If I come and go like fashion
I might be great tomorrow
But hopeless yesterday
Don't get me wrong
If I fall in the 'mode of passion'
It might be unbelievable
But let's not say so long
It might just be fantastic
Don't get me wrong
17s- instrumental
19s- verse 1
21s- verse 2
16s- instrumental
19s- verse 3
21s- verse 4
18s- verse 5
36s- instrumental
19s- verse 6
37s- verse 7
Lyrics
Don't get me wrong
If I'm looking kind of dazzled
I see neon lights
Whenever you walk by
Don't get me wrong
If you say hello and I take a ride
Upon a sea where the mystic moon
Is playing havoc with the tide
Don't get me wrong
Don't get me wrong
If I'm acting so distracted
I'm thinking about the fireworks
That go off when you smile
Don't get me wrong
If I split like light refracted
I'm only off to wander
Across a moonlit mile
Once in awhile
Two people meet
Seemingly for no reason
They just pass on the street
Suddenly thunder, showers everywhere
Who can explain the thunder and rain
But there's something in the air
Don't get me wrong
If I come and go like fashion
I might be great tomorrow
But hopeless yesterday
Don't get me wrong
If I fall in the 'mode of passion'
It might be unbelievable
But let's not say so long
It might just be fantastic
Don't get me wrong
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
Contacting Maddy Vian
As mentioned before, we took inspiration from Savannah Brown's 'Loving Like An Existentialist' video which was animated by freelance illustrator Maddy Vian. I decided to contact Maddy through Twitter to see if she was able to give us some tips for creating our own. She was really helpful and let us know how she created the effects for Savannah's video and we can consider this method when we create our own animations.
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
Loving Like an Existentialist
Savannah Brown's 'Loving Like An Existentialist' video features similar animations to what we are planning on adding to our music video. The small, doodle style drawings (created by freelance illustrator Maddy Vian) add a simple yet effective dimension to the video, something we feel really brings it to life.
If we were to add similar style animations to our video, they would act as an extension of our protagonist and display his inner thoughts and actions in a more creative way than filming alone can express.
Sunday, 19 November 2017
Reasons for Change
As discussed in yesterday's post, Rachel and I have decided to again change our idea for our music video and continue with 'Don't Get Me Wrong' rather than 'Hitsville UK'. Listed below are some reasons as to why we decided to rethink our pitch.
Filming in School- There were a lot of parts of the video that we had planned to film in school, but we then thought it would be hard to look realistic. As we go to an all girls school, we would have to use extras and other people in the background to create the illusion that it was a mixed school as our protagonist is male. As well as this, it would prove difficult to film in school as our actor goes to a ifferent school and does not have home study periods where he could meet us tofilm, The majority of our filming would have to be done after school and on weekends, times when we are unable tofilm in school.
Storyboarding- Whilst trying to storyboard we were finding it difficult to make the video interesting and we were discovering that neither of us were really invested into the video. We continued with it as we were unsure of what to do instead but since coming up with our new idea we are feeling much more positive. Since changing to 'Don't Get Me Wrong', we already have many more ideas for our video.
Genre/ Product- The video we had planned to produce was begining to feel more like a film opening as there weren't many elements of music video. With the new idea, there are more opportunities for us to conform to music video conventions such as clear verses for editing to the beat.
Filming in School- There were a lot of parts of the video that we had planned to film in school, but we then thought it would be hard to look realistic. As we go to an all girls school, we would have to use extras and other people in the background to create the illusion that it was a mixed school as our protagonist is male. As well as this, it would prove difficult to film in school as our actor goes to a ifferent school and does not have home study periods where he could meet us tofilm, The majority of our filming would have to be done after school and on weekends, times when we are unable tofilm in school.
Storyboarding- Whilst trying to storyboard we were finding it difficult to make the video interesting and we were discovering that neither of us were really invested into the video. We continued with it as we were unsure of what to do instead but since coming up with our new idea we are feeling much more positive. Since changing to 'Don't Get Me Wrong', we already have many more ideas for our video.
Genre/ Product- The video we had planned to produce was begining to feel more like a film opening as there weren't many elements of music video. With the new idea, there are more opportunities for us to conform to music video conventions such as clear verses for editing to the beat.
Friday, 17 November 2017
'Don't Get Me Wrong'- The Third and Final Idea
Over the last few weeks, we have been planing our music video for 'Hitsville UK', however we have come to the decision that we are no longer going to continue with this. There are a few reasons for why we have decided to change our idea which I will discuss in another post. However for now, we have decided to rethink our pitch and both myself and Rachel are much happier with the new plan.
We've decided to continue with a song called 'Don't Get Me Wrong' by The Pretenders, a song which is ultimately about being too shy or embarrassed to tell someone how you really feel. For this song we thought we could create a video which almost resembles a modern day fairytale.
The idea is that we would have a male and female character, most probably our friends Ted and Catherine. We want to have these characters have a brief encounter, possibly just bumping into each other in the street or sitting together on a busy tube, something that will put them in the same environment and for enough time to have them notice each other. We would then have the female character leave the scene but have left something behind, maybe a phone. This prompts Ted's character to search for her round London, following the famous landmarks on his way, in order to give it back to her. We haven't yet decided on the ending, if we're to follow convention then we'll have them meet, but we're not sure yet.
A modern day Cinderella!
We've decided to continue with a song called 'Don't Get Me Wrong' by The Pretenders, a song which is ultimately about being too shy or embarrassed to tell someone how you really feel. For this song we thought we could create a video which almost resembles a modern day fairytale.
The idea is that we would have a male and female character, most probably our friends Ted and Catherine. We want to have these characters have a brief encounter, possibly just bumping into each other in the street or sitting together on a busy tube, something that will put them in the same environment and for enough time to have them notice each other. We would then have the female character leave the scene but have left something behind, maybe a phone. This prompts Ted's character to search for her round London, following the famous landmarks on his way, in order to give it back to her. We haven't yet decided on the ending, if we're to follow convention then we'll have them meet, but we're not sure yet.
A modern day Cinderella!
Monday, 23 October 2017
Shot Ideas/ Locations
Whilst in the library, Rachel and I noticed a few potential shot locations we could use whilst filming in school. Here are some pictures we took of shots we could use:
We thought a shot of the protagonist through the book shelf would really emphasise the idea this is set in a school. It's a typical location within a school and one that all viewers will relate to.
We thought a shot of the protagonist through the book shelf would really emphasise the idea this is set in a school. It's a typical location within a school and one that all viewers will relate to.
With this shot of the school fences, we could use it to show the protagonists isolation from the other school kids. A quick sketch of this potetntial shot shows our character walking behind the fence, separated from the groups of other kids laughing and chatting at the tables in the foreground.
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Intertextual References- 'The Book'
In Andrew Goodwin's 'Dancing In The Distraction Factory' theory, he suggests that intertextual references are an important fact of music videos. This is when references to other media are made in the video, something which we will incorporate into our music video through 'the book'.
As our central character is intended to be the past self of the lead singer, he will carry around a note book with him which the audience sees as his prized possession, something that never leaves his side. Throughout the book there will be references to hit Clash songs, with famous lines or doodles representing lyrics featured on different pages. These will be our intertextual references.
^possible ideas for the notebook and doodles style
As our central character is intended to be the past self of the lead singer, he will carry around a note book with him which the audience sees as his prized possession, something that never leaves his side. Throughout the book there will be references to hit Clash songs, with famous lines or doodles representing lyrics featured on different pages. These will be our intertextual references.
^possible ideas for the notebook and doodles style
Monday, 9 October 2017
Song Timings
As the brief specifies that the music video we create is around the 3 minute mark, we are going to need to cut and edit parts of the track as it is 4:28.
The timings of the original song are as follows:
0:00- 0:14 -1st instrumental
0:14- 0:24 - 2nd instrumental
0:24- 1:11 - 1st verse
1:12 - "Remember!"
1:13- 1:59 - 2nd verse
2:00 - "So Hit It!"
2:01- 2:24- 3rd instrumental
2:24- 2:53- 3rd verse
2:53- 3:49- 4th verse
3:50- 4:28- repeated last line
We are going to cut off the repeated last line as a) it is too long, and b) we think the message of the song is clear through only including the last line twice- this allows for us to easily shave 40 seconds off the song without having to alter the middle. This brings the song to 3:50, which is still too long, but getting closer to the ideal time. At the moment we are editing out different parts of the song to see which bit we can lose without losing the essence of the song whilst reaching the right time.
The timings of the original song are as follows:
0:00- 0:14 -1st instrumental
0:14- 0:24 - 2nd instrumental
0:24- 1:11 - 1st verse
1:12 - "Remember!"
1:13- 1:59 - 2nd verse
2:00 - "So Hit It!"
2:01- 2:24- 3rd instrumental
2:24- 2:53- 3rd verse
2:53- 3:49- 4th verse
3:50- 4:28- repeated last line
We are going to cut off the repeated last line as a) it is too long, and b) we think the message of the song is clear through only including the last line twice- this allows for us to easily shave 40 seconds off the song without having to alter the middle. This brings the song to 3:50, which is still too long, but getting closer to the ideal time. At the moment we are editing out different parts of the song to see which bit we can lose without losing the essence of the song whilst reaching the right time.
Saturday, 7 October 2017
'Hitsville UK' Lyrcis Analysis
Here's the lyrics to our new choice of song, Hitsville UK. I have highlaighted some lyrics which we feel could be shown through the video.
mise-en-scene
intertextual referencs
concept/ narrative
They cried the tears, they shed the fears,
Up and down the land,
They stole guitars or used guitars
So the tape would understand,
Without even the slightest hope of a thousand sales
Just as if, as if there was, a Hitsville in U.K.,
I know the boy was all alone, til the Hitsville hit U.K.
They say true talent will always emerge in time,
When lightening hits small wonder
Its fast rough factory trade,
No expense accounts, or lunch discounts
Or hyping up the charts,
The band went in, 'n knocked 'em dead, in 2 min. 59
- No slimy deals, with smarmy eels - in Hitsville U.K.
Lets shake'n say, we'll operate - in Hitsville U.K.
The mutants, creeps and musclemen,
Are shaking like a leaf,
It blows a hole in the radio,
When it hasn't sounded good all week,
A mic n boom, in your living room - in Hitsville U.K.
No consumer trials, or A.O.R., in Hitsville U.K.,
Now the boys and girls are not alone,
Now the Hitsville's hit U.K.
mise-en-scene
intertextual referencs
concept/ narrative
They cried the tears, they shed the fears,
Up and down the land,
They stole guitars or used guitars
So the tape would understand,
Without even the slightest hope of a thousand sales
Just as if, as if there was, a Hitsville in U.K.,
I know the boy was all alone, til the Hitsville hit U.K.
They say true talent will always emerge in time,
When lightening hits small wonder
Its fast rough factory trade,
No expense accounts, or lunch discounts
Or hyping up the charts,
The band went in, 'n knocked 'em dead, in 2 min. 59
- No slimy deals, with smarmy eels - in Hitsville U.K.
Lets shake'n say, we'll operate - in Hitsville U.K.
The mutants, creeps and musclemen,
Are shaking like a leaf,
It blows a hole in the radio,
When it hasn't sounded good all week,
A mic n boom, in your living room - in Hitsville U.K.
No consumer trials, or A.O.R., in Hitsville U.K.,
Now the boys and girls are not alone,
Now the Hitsville's hit U.K.
Thursday, 5 October 2017
Song Choice and Idea Pitch
So, our final song choice is 'Hitsville UK' by The Clash. In our pitch we have discussed the plot and idea we are planning to follow and gone through factors such as intertextual references, coatumes and props, and filming locations.
Video Concept
Unlike typical music videos from the post-punk genre, we have decide to create a narativ video rather than a performance video. The plot line would follow the protagonist through his day to day life where he's often seen alone in school and unpopular. Throughout the video there will be small hints that suggest the character is infact the lead singer of The Clash 'pre fame', and shows how he was at aschool. A focal point of the video will be 'the book', which I will discuss in a separate blog post.
Video Concept
Unlike typical music videos from the post-punk genre, we have decide to create a narativ video rather than a performance video. The plot line would follow the protagonist through his day to day life where he's often seen alone in school and unpopular. Throughout the video there will be small hints that suggest the character is infact the lead singer of The Clash 'pre fame', and shows how he was at aschool. A focal point of the video will be 'the book', which I will discuss in a separate blog post.
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Possible Song Choices
We've thought of some more possible song choices, at the moment it's between:
- Boys Don't Cry- The Cure
- Smile- Lily Allen
- Hitsville UK- The Clash
- Town Called Malice- The Jam
I really like Hitsville UK and think there's a lot we could do with that song, it's really interesting how it's nothing like any other song from The Clash and could be a totally different style music video to some of their others.
- Boys Don't Cry- The Cure
- Smile- Lily Allen
- Hitsville UK- The Clash
- Town Called Malice- The Jam
I really like Hitsville UK and think there's a lot we could do with that song, it's really interesting how it's nothing like any other song from The Clash and could be a totally different style music video to some of their others.
Monday, 25 September 2017
New Group and Possible Ideas
After our Christmas music video didn't work out, Rachel and I have teamed up with Abbie and George to see what we can come up with together. After talking to eachother in class it seems that we have quite different styles, but this could help to push eachother out of our comfort zones and create something we never would have before.
A couple of ideas for songs we've come up with so far as a group are 'Smile' by Lily Allen and 'Boys Don't Cry' by The Cure, but nothing's been finalised yet.
A couple of ideas for songs we've come up with so far as a group are 'Smile' by Lily Allen and 'Boys Don't Cry' by The Cure, but nothing's been finalised yet.
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Chistmas Video- Update
Unfortunately, we've had to no longer continue with our Christmas music video as we've realised just how unfeasible it will be. As we'd need to create Christmas in either mine or Rachel's house for a few days whilst we filmed, we'd need everyone to be available for a few long days of filming, which is just not possible with young children. The only times at which we'd be able to film with children for a few days is during half terms or school holidays, which just isn't possible with the people we would like to use. My cousin lives quite far and has different half term dates to us, and my friend with the younger brother is away for half term.
Onto the next idea...
Onto the next idea...
Friday, 15 September 2017
'Step Into Christmas' lyrics
These are the lyrics to the song we've decided to use. We thought about ideas which would work with the song, and there are a few things we've thought of.
-mise en scene we could incorporate
Welcome to my Christmas song
I'd like to thank you for the year
So I'm sending you this Christmas card
To say it's nice to have you here
I'd like to sing about all the things
Your eyes and mind can see
So hop aboard the turntable
Oh step into Christmas with me
I'd like to thank you for the year
So I'm sending you this Christmas card
To say it's nice to have you here
I'd like to sing about all the things
Your eyes and mind can see
So hop aboard the turntable
Oh step into Christmas with me
Step into Christmas
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Take care in all you do next year
And keep smiling through the days
If we can help to entertain you
Oh we will find the ways
So merry Christmas one and all
There's no place I'd rather be
Than asking you if you'd oblige
Stepping into Christmas with me
And keep smiling through the days
If we can help to entertain you
Oh we will find the ways
So merry Christmas one and all
There's no place I'd rather be
Than asking you if you'd oblige
Stepping into Christmas with me
Step into Christmas
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Oh oh oh
La la la la
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Oh oh oh
La la la la
Welcome to my Christmas song
I'd like to thank you for the year
So I'm sending you this Christmas card
To say it's nice to have you here
I'd like to sing about all the things
Your eyes and mind can see
So hop aboard the turntable
Oh step into Christmas with me
I'd like to thank you for the year
So I'm sending you this Christmas card
To say it's nice to have you here
I'd like to sing about all the things
Your eyes and mind can see
So hop aboard the turntable
Oh step into Christmas with me
Step into Christmas
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Step into Christmas
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Step into Christmas
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Let's join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission's free
Oh oh
Step, step into Christmas
Oh for ever and ever
Yeah come along with me
Now
oh oh oh oh
Oh for ever and ever
Yeah come along with me
Now
oh oh oh oh
Step, step into Christmas
Oh for ever and ever
Yeah come along with me
Now
Oh for ever and ever
Yeah come along with me
Now
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Song Choice
For our Christmas music video, Rachel and myself have decided to use Elton John's Step Into Christmas.
We thought this song would be a good one to use as it is very upbeat, fast paced and also allows for editing to the beat. One of the most important things to me and Rachel is that the song has a happy, joyful feel to it, rather than sad or slow. Much like our AS final film, we wanted to create something fun, and Step Into Christmas would definitely allow us to do so.
We thought this song would be a good one to use as it is very upbeat, fast paced and also allows for editing to the beat. One of the most important things to me and Rachel is that the song has a happy, joyful feel to it, rather than sad or slow. Much like our AS final film, we wanted to create something fun, and Step Into Christmas would definitely allow us to do so.
Saturday, 9 September 2017
Friday, 8 September 2017
Possible Song Choices
If we were to go with the idea of a Christmas music video, these are some songs we could possibly use.
Elton John- Step Into Christmas
Wizard- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Shakin' Stevens- Merry Christmas Everyone
Elton John- Step Into Christmas
Wizard- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Shakin' Stevens- Merry Christmas Everyone
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Christmas Music Video
For our music video, we have decided that we want to create something different and unique. A genre I have never seen done by past students is the Christmas song genre, and this is something we think could be really fun to explore.
The idea we have had follows a young child (around 6 years old) very early on Christmas morning as they creep downstairs and begin to wreak havoc in the house by opening presents, pulling all the crackers, making fake snow, etc. Towards the end of the song we would have either the rest of the family or just one family member (most likely the 'older sister' of the child) come down to find the house covered in wrapping and cracker gifts with the child sat in the middle having fun. It would be a very fun, light-hearted video to an upbeat Christmas song.
There would be a strong focus on the mise-en-scene and costume with the house being highly decorated and there being seasonal features like the tree, cards on the shelves, and stockings over the fire. We'd also have everyone dressed in Christmas pyjamas. For this video, there are a couple of people we have in mind for filming. As the child would need to be fully comfortable around us, we thought we could use my cousin (6) and myself as the older sister as then she would be totally comfortable being filmed. Failing this, my friend and her 4 year old brother would also be up for taking part and, again, would be comfortable around each other.
The idea we have had follows a young child (around 6 years old) very early on Christmas morning as they creep downstairs and begin to wreak havoc in the house by opening presents, pulling all the crackers, making fake snow, etc. Towards the end of the song we would have either the rest of the family or just one family member (most likely the 'older sister' of the child) come down to find the house covered in wrapping and cracker gifts with the child sat in the middle having fun. It would be a very fun, light-hearted video to an upbeat Christmas song.
There would be a strong focus on the mise-en-scene and costume with the house being highly decorated and there being seasonal features like the tree, cards on the shelves, and stockings over the fire. We'd also have everyone dressed in Christmas pyjamas. For this video, there are a couple of people we have in mind for filming. As the child would need to be fully comfortable around us, we thought we could use my cousin (6) and myself as the older sister as then she would be totally comfortable being filmed. Failing this, my friend and her 4 year old brother would also be up for taking part and, again, would be comfortable around each other.
Friday, 18 August 2017
Genre Research: Florence + The Machine
Their videos consist a lot of narrative story lines with lip-syncing integrated into it. However they also have videos which are entirely abstract/ performance with no narrative.
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Genres
Music genres can vary massively and all have different conventions that put them within that specific genre. With a lot of modern music there are cross overs, where conventions of two genres are used to create a hybrid, for example, indie/rock or indie/pop.
Some of the individual genres that can be explore are: pop, rock, indie, jazz, country, classical, r'n'b, hiphop, soul and many other variations within these.
The genre I will be looking at most is pop, including crossovers into indie pop. I will be delving into various conventions of pop music, videos from specific artists, how these artists are presented in the media, and analyses of their videos.
Some of the individual genres that can be explore are: pop, rock, indie, jazz, country, classical, r'n'b, hiphop, soul and many other variations within these.
The genre I will be looking at most is pop, including crossovers into indie pop. I will be delving into various conventions of pop music, videos from specific artists, how these artists are presented in the media, and analyses of their videos.
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Film Opening VS Music Video Prelim
From making our preliminary task, it is already hugely obvious some of the differences between making a music video and a film opening.
The main difference, I found, is the style of editing. Editing to the beat is massively important as I feel like it helps for the video to flow well and match to the music. As pointed out by Andrew Goodwin, 'editing to the beat' is essential for a music video as it forms a relationship with music and visuals. In our AS coursework, we had a small introduction to editing to the beat, as there are 2 titles which appear when the music changes; though not essential to the film opening, it would definitely be an important factor to a music video. As this is such an important factor, it will require much more planning in regards to shot length and pace of shots than our film opening did.
Sunday, 23 July 2017
Prelim Feedback
The feedback from our preliminary task was really positive. After showing itto the class, we recieved a few comments such as:
"great matching of props and costumes" - Izabell
"editing to the beat was done so well" - Emma
"the accuracy of this compared to the original is so good!" -Lucy
"great matching of props and costumes" - Izabell
"editing to the beat was done so well" - Emma
"the accuracy of this compared to the original is so good!" -Lucy
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Friday, 14 July 2017
Prelim Filming
The actors we chose when filming were used as they looked similar to the actors used in the original, especially our friend Emma.
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Prelim- storyboard and planning
Below is the storyboard which we will work from when filming our preliminary task. We've used screenshots from the original video as our pictures and noted down their duration, shot type, and any camera movements involved in order to make ours as close to the original as possible. It also clearly lays out any props or costumes we would need. Unlike our AS prelim, this was filmed in a variety of locations and so we didn't use the storyboard as a way of organising a shooting schedule, however it did prove useful for recreating the original shots.
Duration: 5 seconds
Shot Type: wide to mid
Movement: zoom
Duration: 3 seconds
Shot Type: close up
Movement: none
Duration: 2 seconds
Shot Type: close up
Movement: none
Duration: 3 seconds
Shot Type: wide
Movement: none
Duration: 2 seconds
Shot Type: wide
Movement: sideways track
Duration: 2 seconds
Shot Type: mid
Movement: none
Duration: 1.5 seconds
Shot Type: n/a- animated
Movement: zoom out
Duration: 1 second
Shot Type: mid
Movement: upwards track
Duration: 1 second
Shot Type: mid/ close up
Movement: none
Duration: 2 seconds
Shot Type: wide to mid
Movement: zoom
Duration: 3 seconds
Shot Type: close up
Movement: none
Duration: 4 seconds
Shot Type: mid/ wide
Movement: none
Shot Type: wide to mid
Movement: zoom
Duration: 3 seconds
Shot Type: close up
Movement: none
Duration: 2 seconds
Shot Type: close up
Movement: none
Shot Type: wide
Movement: none
Duration: 2 seconds
Shot Type: wide
Movement: sideways track
Duration: 2 seconds
Shot Type: mid
Movement: none
Duration: 1.5 seconds
Shot Type: n/a- animated
Movement: zoom out
Duration: 1 second
Shot Type: mid
Movement: upwards track
Duration: 1 second
Shot Type: mid/ close up
Movement: none
Duration: 2 seconds
Shot Type: wide to mid
Movement: zoom
Duration: 3 seconds
Shot Type: close up
Movement: none
Duration: 4 seconds
Shot Type: mid/ wide
Movement: none
Friday, 30 June 2017
Prelim Planning
For our preliminary task we have decided to used 'Afterglow' by Wilkinson. We chose this as there is a lot of editing with the overlaid texts, and it allows us to experiment with different shots and locations. Although this isn't necessarily the genre we will use for our final project, we thought it would allow for us to practice editing to a beat and gain editing skills (such as text) not developed in our AS portfolio.
Unlike many modern music videos, there are no advanced special effects, or extravagant locations which will be inaccessible to us; this makes it a usable video for us to recreate and allows utilise the resources which are available to us.
Unlike many modern music videos, there are no advanced special effects, or extravagant locations which will be inaccessible to us; this makes it a usable video for us to recreate and allows utilise the resources which are available to us.
Monday, 19 June 2017
Andrew Goodwin- Research
Theorist Andrew Goodwin (1992) suggested a list of conventions that many music videos conform to after studying them for a year. His findings were published in his book 'Dancing in the Distraction Factory'. Below are some examples of videos with Goodwin's conventions.
Lorde- Green Light
This 2017 music video from Lorde conforms to 5 of the conventions laid out by Andrew Goodwin. The narrative video follows the genre conventions of pop by utilising bright colours and fast dancing. It also uses lots of close ups and the majority of shots focus on Lorde herself, creating the idea of a 'star image'; also, mirrors conform to the frequent reference to looking, as well as assisting the star image idea. Finally, the editing between the different locations is relative to the beat ad the title ('Green Light') is relative the filming on roads, therefore works for the relationship between the music and visuals and the relationship between lyrics and visuals.
Bastille- Blame
Bastille released the performance video version of their single 'Blame' which massively conforms to the genre conventions of the song. Although not filmed colour, the colour scheme is very dark and gives the impression that it is actually filmed in black and white. The notion of looking is continually referenced by the use of screens surrounding the band, which often change on the beat of the music and therefore conforms to the relationship between music and visuals. As well as this, Goodwin's convention of star image is a huge factor of this video, with close up shots and spotlights highlighting Dan, the lead singer.
Ed Sheeran- Galway Girl
This video conforms to 4 of the conventions from Goodwin's theory, including inter textual references. By using Irish actress Saoirse Ronan there is a reference to other media texts, and there is a refernce to Rolling Stone magazine when Ed signs the cover of himself. Ronan is also used as the 'star image' with almost every shot focused entirely on her. The notion of looking is also used continually with all shots being POV shots from Ed Sheeran's perspective.
Crystal Fighters- LA Calling
Crystal Fighters combined styles in their 'LA Calling' video by using both performance and abstract videos. The use of clips of performances edited into mirrored shots and kaleidoscopes with bright colours conforms to the iconography of an alternative style of music. There is also some relationship between the lyrics and visuals, with shots if guitars being displayed during the instrumental section of the song; as well as this, there is some editing to the drum beats, giving a relationship between music and visuals. Another convention is the idea of 'star image', there are a large number of shots on the lead singer and the use of shots of the crowd conform to the referencing of the notion of looking.
Lorde- Green Light
This 2017 music video from Lorde conforms to 5 of the conventions laid out by Andrew Goodwin. The narrative video follows the genre conventions of pop by utilising bright colours and fast dancing. It also uses lots of close ups and the majority of shots focus on Lorde herself, creating the idea of a 'star image'; also, mirrors conform to the frequent reference to looking, as well as assisting the star image idea. Finally, the editing between the different locations is relative to the beat ad the title ('Green Light') is relative the filming on roads, therefore works for the relationship between the music and visuals and the relationship between lyrics and visuals.
Bastille- Blame
Bastille released the performance video version of their single 'Blame' which massively conforms to the genre conventions of the song. Although not filmed colour, the colour scheme is very dark and gives the impression that it is actually filmed in black and white. The notion of looking is continually referenced by the use of screens surrounding the band, which often change on the beat of the music and therefore conforms to the relationship between music and visuals. As well as this, Goodwin's convention of star image is a huge factor of this video, with close up shots and spotlights highlighting Dan, the lead singer.
Ed Sheeran- Galway Girl
This video conforms to 4 of the conventions from Goodwin's theory, including inter textual references. By using Irish actress Saoirse Ronan there is a reference to other media texts, and there is a refernce to Rolling Stone magazine when Ed signs the cover of himself. Ronan is also used as the 'star image' with almost every shot focused entirely on her. The notion of looking is also used continually with all shots being POV shots from Ed Sheeran's perspective.
Crystal Fighters- LA Calling
Crystal Fighters combined styles in their 'LA Calling' video by using both performance and abstract videos. The use of clips of performances edited into mirrored shots and kaleidoscopes with bright colours conforms to the iconography of an alternative style of music. There is also some relationship between the lyrics and visuals, with shots if guitars being displayed during the instrumental section of the song; as well as this, there is some editing to the drum beats, giving a relationship between music and visuals. Another convention is the idea of 'star image', there are a large number of shots on the lead singer and the use of shots of the crowd conform to the referencing of the notion of looking.
Monday, 12 June 2017
Introduction to A2
As I am now entering into the second year of my media course, it's time for a fresh new blog! The last blog is still running but will not be added to; from now on, all posts will be uploaded here.
The coursework for the second year of the course is a little different to last year and is as follows:
- music video: 40 marks
-ancillary tasks (digipak and advert): 20 marks
- blog: 20 marks
- evaluations: 20 marks
The coursework for the second year of the course is a little different to last year and is as follows:
- music video: 40 marks
-ancillary tasks (digipak and advert): 20 marks
- blog: 20 marks
- evaluations: 20 marks
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