FILMING 5.

Today we need to create some more narrative scenes as we have realised that the footage we have taken so far will not be enough for the whole video. Therefore, as it was a nice day, we decided to capture soem more.

We do not have much time left, so we are going to use the school feilds as it is easy to get to and we do not have any travelling involved. We will be using a tripod and camera for this so we can keep the shot steady.

The props that are involved in this will be simply, a piece of paper and a pen. Charlotte is going to write i miss you, i miss you all of the page in different size hand writing along with the lyrics to the song. We feel this will be sucessful as it will be different and will show the audience how the actress is feeling.

EDITING 2.

Editing today, i feel went well because i was able to start putting some narrative scenes in towards the end of the lesson as i was very comfortable with how the performance shots were going.

I started putting some simple narrative shots in as my partner was not in and i did not want to create something she did not agree with. Once i started building the music video up with many different layers, it started to look more like a music video with a selection of different shots changes. I have tried very hard to make the video flow as half way through filming, my partner changed the colour of her hair dramatically from blonde to red, so i have to tie the whole different hair colours in together to make it flow well.

I have set a target to myself that i want up to 2 minutes completed and perfected by the 20th April as i feel having a target will make me work harder and be more determind to complete it. I would like a variety of different shots, both narrative and performance within the 2 minutes and if more footage is needed then i will have to go and film some more.

EDITING 1.

Today we are editing. We are slightly behind as we have had a few times where my partner has not been in and we were unable to do anything. Now we have some decent footage however, i feel that i am ready to start editing the music video.

First of all, i tried putting together a sequence in iMovie, but i could not get along with the program so i moved all of my footage into Final Cut. This program is a lot more easy to get on with and i was able to start editing. I found it a lot easier because there were layers and i could see everything that was going on. having a time line in front of me, makes me feel a lot more in control.

I started by bringing in all of the sucessful performance shots that i feel i could use in the video. Starting from the main sequence on the top line as this will be the most used. I had to ensure all of the clips were in sync with the song and all in time with eachother, therefore i had to mark the clip when the first lyric started and the same with the song, lining them up as i go along. This was very difficult as sometimes the mouth movements wouldnt add with the lyrics but i have to make do with that. Making sure the layers were locked when not being edited, i started cutting into the different clips creating a simple sequence of performance shots. (i will later add the narrative).

For my first try on the editing program, i feel i worked quiet well with it. I got used to where the tools were and what they did and i now feel very comfortable.

FILMING 4.

Filming went to plan yesterday. We managed to capture pieces of the performance shots we needed.

Today we are planning to take some footage within the countryside. As it is a nice day, we are going to take this huge advantage and film as much as we can.

We travelled down to my house where there are a lot of small lanes and it is based in the countryside. As we are on a very tight schedule we did not travel up to Marshfield like planned as it took to much time to get up there and i felt it would be more convenient. I first of all i took some performance shots as i felt it would be a good framing for it. As i only need a little bit of performance footage i only filmed half way through the song.

Then i filmed some simple narrative shots. I filmed using the dolly and walked alongside her with it. As it was very uneven on the floor however, i ended up picking it up and slowly walking along side her. This worked a lot better. I then got a shot of her walking further and further away from the camera. In the end she was so far away, it showed her looking lonely which is what we had planned to do.

KEEPING TO ORIGINAL PLAN.

As my partener has been coming back in, we are able to carry on and continue filming as normal. Today we are going filming and gathering the rest of the performance shots that we will need to be able to do our first rough edit. Today we are going to go into the countryside lanes to film a long shot and mid shot of the model to create our basic performance shots. I am also hoping to film some narrative shots as well as it will fit well with the music video to capture a few shots similar to the performance.

I am also planning to capture some more narraitve shots within tomorrow as well.
LOCATION: we will be using the white backdrop in the studio tomorrow so we are able to capture some more simple shot which will be able to be added into the music video quite well.
LIGHTING: i will be using first of all using one hard light shining from behind the camera so that we create a smalll shadow from behind the model but also to make the model stand out more. We will then be suing to lights either side of her which will be soft which will create a more pure and laid back approach.
SHOT TYPES: i will be using a close up, long shot, mid shot, a shot of her sitting down, this will give me a variety of different shot that will make my music video more interesting.

PLAN FOR FIRST SHOOT.

Tonight will be my first shoot for the music video. As it is a nice day i will be using the advantage and film outside.

LOCATION: Today i will be concentrating on the performance shots. As i have planned previously, these will take place in a field allowing space to move around and be experimental. I will also be taking influences out of the previous music videos that i have analysed as personally, i feel they worked well.

COSTUME: The music video is based on a sad time but as these are the performance shots, the girl will need to be dressed up as if she was talking about her previous experiences. Thereofre i will dress the girl in a smart casual style using natural colours. The style of the music video is also old fashioned colours and quite hippy, the girl will be dressed in a similar style.

SHOT TYPES: As i am focusing on the performance shots tonight, i will need to do a variety of different shots. I will focus on getting a few mid shots of the girl and a long shot of her. I will also focus on getting so extreme close ups of her. These are very simple starting points for the music video but i will expand on the shots as i need them. I will capture some shots of her walking up to the camera in a slow, dawdle like fashion along with walking away and dancing around in various different places.

CHANGING OF MODEL.

Recently, the model that we have been using for our music video has not been in and i have been unable to film anything for at least 3 weeks. Therefore i am going to make a plan for a new model to step in. She lives close to me and is free most evening so i am able to film whenever i need to. As it is very close to the deadline i need to get most of the filming finished as soon as possible.

POSTER.

ANCILLARY TASK.

This is the lyrics of the song we are creating a music video for. I have added these to the digi pack because

This is the final two pages that i will be adding to my digi pack.

INSIDE COVERS.

ANOTHER FINAL CD COVER.

This is the final cover that i have edited of Charley. I feel that this is a lot better than the previous one because of the m ore raw colours and the way she has been presented. The close up of her gives a more personal feel the the cover which is what the audience is looking for. The framing of the image is also a lot better because there is not a lot of negative space around her face, which gives the audience more to look at.

the graphics at the bottom right hand corner also stand out well because of the colour and the style. The font is very formal and works well with the image because she looks femanine. Because the graphics are also black, they stand out because of the fact that the rest of the image a very bright and a lot lighter than the writing. I am very pleased with this CD cover and will use this as the final.

I now have to create the rest of the digital pack which needs to be relivant with the front cover. Therefore i will be using images within this shoot to create it. i will use the paint splatters throughout the pack aswell so carry out a theme or style.

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK.

For our ancillary task, we both thought it would be a good idea to include Gabrielle Aplins fans comments about her actual EP. Thereofre we used social networking sites Twitter and Facebook and publish posts asking for feedback. Once we got these comments we used them within the CD cover.


Here we used Tumblr, "What do you think of Gabrielle Aplin's EP?" We thought that as Tumblr is still a new and not very known about social networking site, that we will get more honest and detailed answers instead of comments that were not very important.

Once again, we asked people on Facebook. As Gabrielle Aplin has a fan page and over 13,000 followers, it would be a lot easier to post a comment on her wall about her EP. As fans on the page are very "into" her music we will get a lot of good feedback and would be able to use this within our ancillary task.

Here we used Twitter. We asked a specific question about the actual song we were using which is called "Ghosts!" we got a lot of feedback on this page as twitter is widely used across the world. We got a wide variety of different answers which is what we were hoping for.

NEW PHOTOSHOOT.

We experimented with the first photo shoot we had produced but the final outcome wasnt what we had hoped as looking back at other artists CD covers, they had nothing in common. Therefore we produced a new photo shoot with Charley really dress up with her hair and make-up done in a bright style. Our shoot was located in a white studio backdrop and i positioned the lights in the way that the model would look more professional. Once i had set up the studio for the photo shoot, my model (Charley) was positioned in different ways, and also changed outfits. I took long shots and close ups of her along with extreme close ups as we could use them as well. Here are some of the images i feel would work well for the CD cover.

This image is a good image because of the closeness of the model. As she is taking up most of the frame it seems interesting and fun to look at. The colours also work well together because the colour of her hair contrasting with the lip colour really stand out and give a wacky feel to the image.

The angle the picture has been taken on also works well because as the angle is high, she is looking up at the camera which makes her seem slightly valnerable which is what the music video is about. So this would be a good image to use for the front cover.

This image is a good image to use for the fornt CD cover because of the closeness and personal feel to the photograph. The colours are bright and colourful which would also attract the audience to the CD if it was to be bought.

There will need to be some cropping involved when editing the image because it is the wrong shape and there is too much negative space for a CD cover or the inside pages but it will work perfectly when finished.

FEEDBACK ON CD COVER.

I like these images and they fit to the some because they appear to be quite dreamy. The song is named ghosts and the slightly faded out images on the covers make them look quite ghost like and interesting. This makes the images interesting to look at and I feel they really enhance the look of the pictures. They would be attractive to buyers who are interested in this genre of music and the artwork really works with the rest of the style. This is the cover for the CD and I find it a really nice picture. I like the lens glare and how the sun is coming from the back of the photo. The artist has a very strange expression. It is like she is looking deep into the camera which again helps with the song to keep it like its name. The light in the picture is very good. And I like the font for the writing although I feel experimenting with the capitals and colouring of the lettering would make a small difference. But overall this grabs my attention and I would be interested in purchasing this if I saw it in a shop.

This is the final first edit that i have completed. As you can see, i have changed the colouring of the image slightly. I put the contrast up to enhance the colouring to make it more interesting for the audience to look at. I also used a lens flare on the CD cover to make the image look more pristine and pure because of the brightness coming from behind the model fromt he background.

What i do not like about the image, is that it looks a bit to much like a magazine cover rather than a CD cover because of the shot type. The image, i feel does not seem close enough to the artist to be personal to them.

I would like to experiment with another photoshoot and try and get some better images. this time i will use the studio a it will look more professional.

CD COVER RESEARCH.

Taylor Swift Analysis

CD COVER IDEAS.

CD COVER.

Me and charley have produced a photoshoot around a cold natural environment. We have used many different shots and locations so we are able to experiment and try different outcomes. These are a few of the images we found were successful when finding a good shot for a CD cover.


This image i would crop so we get a close up of the face. I feel that this would work because the cold colours and the black and white coat allow the red hair to completely contrast with the background which gives the whole image a wacky and interesting atmosphere. I feel this picture as a whole would work well as a CD cover because it is also very similar to Rihannah's newest CD cover.

This is also a good image that i could use for the CD cover as everything in the image is very symmetrical and straight. I feel that having the objects and location lined up in a certain form, the image works a lot better. Therefore i used the bench and had my actor looking out of place as she is sat slightly to one side which makes her seem out of place. This is what i was trying to do. The image will obviously be cropped to a square which will allow the image to work even better.

ANCILLARY TASK.

Poster:

For our poster we have planned out a few different designs which we think will work. We needed to think about advertising and what people will enjoy looking at. We need to include colour and bold writing to attract people to come and read it. We also have to make sure that the poster matches the CD cover as we need to have a link between them.



The first idea we came up with is to do a very graphic design which will be influenced deeply by Andy Warhol. We will use a grid style poster with the album cover continuously

ANCILLARY TASK

CD cover:
As we have looked at many different CD covers, we have a good understanding about what is out there. I have noticed that the majority of the covers are a mid shot or close up of the song writter/ singer. All of them are staged and either on a white or black background or on a film set that has been made for the individual purpose of producing the CD cover.

There are a wide variety of colours that are used on the different CD covers and this all depends ont he singers style. As we are producing an indie accoustic music video, the CD cover has to match up. Therefopre gthe colours will have to be quite chalk like and not very bright. This si aalso what i have noticed with looking at different cd covers.

Here are some of our ideas:
Our first idea was to do a long shot or mid shot of Charley stood in the frosty winter wonderland. She would be stood wrapped up warm and in her hat gloves and scarf looking into the camera. We will try a few different positions that she could be standing in mkaybe looking around or staring into space. When we do the photoshoot we will experiment then.

Our second idea was to overlay different pictures of her turning around to portray her as a ghost. I think this is a good idea as it will look good when the final Cd cover is completed. It will also have a frost background so that it looks magical and enchanted. The background will also be quite misty so that the picture also helps the ghost effect.

Our third idea was to overlay an extreme close up, close up, mid shot and long shot of Charley. This will also help the ghost effect to be shown because she will be transparent. The CD cover will be quite lightly colour to ensure that the cover will be plain.