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Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Monday, 22 November 2010
Shotlists for actors
I have produced some more detailed shotlists for the actors appearing in my music video. I will be printing out these sheets and handing them out before the main day of filming. This gives the actors a basic idea of the storyline, and where they appear in the video.
Action Plan and Deadlines
Main Task Deadline: Friday 28th January
Ancillary Task Deadline: 18th February
The main music video must be handed in by the 28th of January which gives me the Christmas holidays for more filming and editing at home. I have listed some more specific dates below. Now that I have completed the research and planning stage of my portfolio, I can start filming and editing footage.
Various filming and editing
Monday 22nd November - Friday 22nd January. Between these two dates I will be filming various parts of my music video, including time lapses and other tasks which I can complete on my own. I will also start the editing process as soon as I start filming and have some footage to play with.
Main day of filming
Monday 20th December. The main day of filming will be taking place on the 20th December. This gives me the whole day for filming purposes and allows me to organise the characters in my music video. During term time, there isn't enough time for a filming day as many of the characters have other commitments. There are also low lighting issues, whereas using a day during the holidays; I can film in lighter conditions during the daytime.
Editing
Editing will be taking place throughout, as i will be editing footage as soon as possible after filming. This allows me to save the project and return to it later when more filming has been done. I will be using Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects to edit my footage.
Ancillary Tasks
For the portfolio we are required to create two separate ancillary tasks after the completion of the practical work. I will be producing a digipak cover for my music video, where i need to design the cover using a template. I will be designing graphics using Adobe Photoshop from pictures taken on set. The second ancillary task is a choice between producing a double page spread from a magazine, or a website page promoting the music video. I have chosen to create a website as I am more experienced in this field.
Conclusion
Overall I am happy with the progress of my work and I will be trying to keep to deadlines and dates set in my action plan as well as possible.
Ancillary Task Deadline: 18th February
The main music video must be handed in by the 28th of January which gives me the Christmas holidays for more filming and editing at home. I have listed some more specific dates below. Now that I have completed the research and planning stage of my portfolio, I can start filming and editing footage.
Various filming and editing
Monday 22nd November - Friday 22nd January. Between these two dates I will be filming various parts of my music video, including time lapses and other tasks which I can complete on my own. I will also start the editing process as soon as I start filming and have some footage to play with.
Main day of filming
Monday 20th December. The main day of filming will be taking place on the 20th December. This gives me the whole day for filming purposes and allows me to organise the characters in my music video. During term time, there isn't enough time for a filming day as many of the characters have other commitments. There are also low lighting issues, whereas using a day during the holidays; I can film in lighter conditions during the daytime.
Editing
Editing will be taking place throughout, as i will be editing footage as soon as possible after filming. This allows me to save the project and return to it later when more filming has been done. I will be using Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects to edit my footage.
Ancillary Tasks
For the portfolio we are required to create two separate ancillary tasks after the completion of the practical work. I will be producing a digipak cover for my music video, where i need to design the cover using a template. I will be designing graphics using Adobe Photoshop from pictures taken on set. The second ancillary task is a choice between producing a double page spread from a magazine, or a website page promoting the music video. I have chosen to create a website as I am more experienced in this field.
Conclusion
Overall I am happy with the progress of my work and I will be trying to keep to deadlines and dates set in my action plan as well as possible.
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Actors & Costume Research
I am currently planning on the costumes and characters which i which will be featuring in my music video. The costumes are very simplistic and casual.
The postman - I will be aranging for a Royal Mail postman to appear in my music video. The first appearance willl be when the postman collects the letters from the postbox, and another postman will also appear when delivering the letter towards the end of the video.
Costume - Since I will be aranging for a Royal Mail postman to be in my music video, the costume will be the conventional and traditional Royal Mail uniform. This normally features a jacket with the Royal Mail logo, carrying a bag or on a bicycle.
Male Character - The male character in my music video is the first character which the viewer sees. This character could be considered as the main character as the first shot will be of this character sitting at a table. The character will be a 17 year old male. I am arranging for one of my friends to fill this part, so hopefully he will be available.
Costume - The character will be wearing very casual normal clothes and puts on a coat when walking out onto the street outside the house. He will also be wearing jeans. Overall a very casual costume to reflect an average older teenage male today.
The postman - I will be aranging for a Royal Mail postman to appear in my music video. The first appearance willl be when the postman collects the letters from the postbox, and another postman will also appear when delivering the letter towards the end of the video.
Costume - Since I will be aranging for a Royal Mail postman to be in my music video, the costume will be the conventional and traditional Royal Mail uniform. This normally features a jacket with the Royal Mail logo, carrying a bag or on a bicycle.
Male Character - The male character in my music video is the first character which the viewer sees. This character could be considered as the main character as the first shot will be of this character sitting at a table. The character will be a 17 year old male. I am arranging for one of my friends to fill this part, so hopefully he will be available.
Costume - The character will be wearing very casual normal clothes and puts on a coat when walking out onto the street outside the house. He will also be wearing jeans. Overall a very casual costume to reflect an average older teenage male today.
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Copyright
Almost all popular music released today is protected by copyright from record labels. Copyright is designed to make sure that the artist of the song, gets the correct amount of money back from their music. I finally found a contact address and have written an email to Brushfire Records, the record label of Jack Johnson, requesting permission to use Breakdown by Jack Johnson on my music video. I am hoping for a response soon and Il will post the results here.
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Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Filming Location Research
The photo below is the road i am going to use in shot five, of the postvan driving away from the camera into the distance. I like the colours in this frame and how the road leads your eye away into the distance. Once again I think that it matches the overall mise-en-scene of my music video in general. The shot will once again be from a lower than normal angle showing the van driving into the distance.
I also made up a mock-up of one of the first shots in my music video below. Once again this shot is very simple, with paper and a pencil on a wooden table. I have matched the mise-en-scene of my music video to this shot. This will be one of the first shots in my music video, which is very important as it sets the scene for the rest of the music video.
Friday, 8 October 2010
Treatment & Shotlist
Treatment
The main character, is at home sitting at a table writing a letter, for whom is unknown. We see a close-up of the writing of the letter, with the sound of the pen writing on paper the loudest sound. The music starts and the character walks out of the front door, and away from the camera along a long narrow road. We see a close-up of the letter being carried by the main character. He posts the letter in a small postbox and walks away. A few moments later a postman arrives in a red van, and collects the letters and drives into the distance. A 2X speed shot from inside the van is shown, indicating a long journey. The van drives past the camera through the countryside along a small country road. We then return to the shot from inside the car on a dual carridgeway merged with a map of the UK showing the letter moving across the map. A timelapse at sunset shows the daylight fading and turning dark. A series of night shots are included showing traffic on a dual carridgeway from a bridge. Another night shot is shown, from inside the car. The night light slowly fades into daylight by using a slow fade. The video fades to black and quickly shows a shot of feet walking along a gravel path. We then see that this person is a postman and he walks towards a large house. He posts the letter and the recipitent inside walks towards the door to find the letters on the doormat. The character cycles through the letters to find the letter in question. The letter is read and the person smiles.
Shotlist
Shot One
Male character in house sitting at wooden table, writing a letter.
Shot Two
Close-up of letter, viewer does not see the content of it.
Shot Three
Character walks out of door and along a small long road away from camera.
Shot Four
Character walks towards postbox. Close-up of the posting of the letter.
Shot Five
Postman collects letters and drives into the distance away from the camera.
Shot Six
Shot from inside the car, 2x Speed driving along a country road.
Shot Seven
Shot of van from outside driving through the countryside.
Shot Eight
Inside car shot merged with a map of the UK showing the letter moving.
Shot Nine
Timelapse of sun setting turning dark.
Shot Ten
Night shot of a dual carridgeway, filmed from a bridge.
Shot Eleven
Night shot from inside car, timelapse fade into morning light.
Shot Twelve
Shot of feet walking along path, sound of footsteps on gravel.
Shot Thirteen
Postman walks into drive.
Shot Fourteen
Post letters and recipitent walks to door.
Shot Fifteen
Recipitent cycles through letters to find the main letter.
Shot Sixteen
Character reads the letter and smiles.
Shot Seventeen
Fades to black.
The main character, is at home sitting at a table writing a letter, for whom is unknown. We see a close-up of the writing of the letter, with the sound of the pen writing on paper the loudest sound. The music starts and the character walks out of the front door, and away from the camera along a long narrow road. We see a close-up of the letter being carried by the main character. He posts the letter in a small postbox and walks away. A few moments later a postman arrives in a red van, and collects the letters and drives into the distance. A 2X speed shot from inside the van is shown, indicating a long journey. The van drives past the camera through the countryside along a small country road. We then return to the shot from inside the car on a dual carridgeway merged with a map of the UK showing the letter moving across the map. A timelapse at sunset shows the daylight fading and turning dark. A series of night shots are included showing traffic on a dual carridgeway from a bridge. Another night shot is shown, from inside the car. The night light slowly fades into daylight by using a slow fade. The video fades to black and quickly shows a shot of feet walking along a gravel path. We then see that this person is a postman and he walks towards a large house. He posts the letter and the recipitent inside walks towards the door to find the letters on the doormat. The character cycles through the letters to find the letter in question. The letter is read and the person smiles.
Shotlist
Shot One
Male character in house sitting at wooden table, writing a letter.
Shot Two
Close-up of letter, viewer does not see the content of it.
Shot Three
Character walks out of door and along a small long road away from camera.
Shot Four
Character walks towards postbox. Close-up of the posting of the letter.
Shot Five
Postman collects letters and drives into the distance away from the camera.
Shot Six
Shot from inside the car, 2x Speed driving along a country road.
Shot Seven
Shot of van from outside driving through the countryside.
Shot Eight
Inside car shot merged with a map of the UK showing the letter moving.
Shot Nine
Timelapse of sun setting turning dark.
Shot Ten
Night shot of a dual carridgeway, filmed from a bridge.
Shot Eleven
Night shot from inside car, timelapse fade into morning light.
Shot Twelve
Shot of feet walking along path, sound of footsteps on gravel.
Shot Thirteen
Postman walks into drive.
Shot Fourteen
Post letters and recipitent walks to door.
Shot Fifteen
Recipitent cycles through letters to find the main letter.
Shot Sixteen
Character reads the letter and smiles.
Shot Seventeen
Fades to black.
Monday, 4 October 2010
Jack Johnson's record label
Brushfire Records is the record label of In Between Dreams, which the treack Breakdown is included on. I will be emailing the record company, asking permission to use the track on my music video. I will post the results here.
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Song Choice
The song which I have chosen for my A2 music video is Breakdown by Jack Johnson. I like the rhythm and lyrics of this song, and think that it is very suitable for my storyline.
Monday, 27 September 2010
History of the music video
The history of the music video dates back to the 19th century, where in 1894 two musicians hired an electrctian and actors to promote sales of their new song. They projected a series of relevant images on screen, accompanied with live performances from the musicians. This is widely regarded as the first form of the music video, and the basic conventions and forms of this are still in use today. Although this wasn't a music video in the form we see it today as it wasn't a single moving image format this was the first step to combine commercial music with moving images of dancers and actors.
In 1926 Vitaphone produced a series of musical short films which were produced by Warner Bros. These videos were six minutes in duration and featured a song accompanied by a series of animations and shots of the artist singing the background song. Many people consider these shorts to be the first music videos as they combined music and visuals in one video format.
Later in the 1960's the hit band "The Animals" filmed a music video to accompany their song House of the Rising Sun. The video featured a performance of the band miming to the song on a location set specifically built for the video. The video featured a series of tracking shots, close-ups and establishing shots and most importantly had a unfolding plotline. After this, many videos followed suite with popular bands such as the Beatles creating music videos to accompany their songs. Also the introduction of specialist music video channels in the late 90's such as MTV allowed the broadcasting of music videos. After the introduction of MTV, the music video became very popular.
In 1926 Vitaphone produced a series of musical short films which were produced by Warner Bros. These videos were six minutes in duration and featured a song accompanied by a series of animations and shots of the artist singing the background song. Many people consider these shorts to be the first music videos as they combined music and visuals in one video format.
Later in the 1960's the hit band "The Animals" filmed a music video to accompany their song House of the Rising Sun. The video featured a performance of the band miming to the song on a location set specifically built for the video. The video featured a series of tracking shots, close-ups and establishing shots and most importantly had a unfolding plotline. After this, many videos followed suite with popular bands such as the Beatles creating music videos to accompany their songs. Also the introduction of specialist music video channels in the late 90's such as MTV allowed the broadcasting of music videos. After the introduction of MTV, the music video became very popular.
In 2006 with the rising popularity of video sharing websites such as YouTube, it allowed bands to reach millions and become internet viral hits. Music videos such as "Here it goes again" by Ok Go became huge viral hits gaining millions of views on YouTube. It allows artists with a small budget to broadcast their media online for free, where as before it may have been an expensive and lengthy process to have a music video broadcasted on television channels. YouTube also allowed amateur filmakers such as ourselves to reach millions for free and created a whole new division of amateur music videos.
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