Next Part of the Video

 

I have completed the next part of the video. I have done about 1min 45 seconds of the music video now, which is a lot futher than the last video I put on the blog. This is beacuse I have had one day where I could sit dow for a couple of hours in order to get the majority of the music video completed.

Start of my music video

This is the start of my music video. I have only done the first qauter of the song. I know that there are some issuees with timing in some of the footage thai have shot. I plan to rectify theese in the second draft. i found out about the timing issues when I showed my video to a group of class mates who all said the same, but it was only in one bit of the music video.

I will keep uplaoding parts of the music video as i complete more, top show the process of how the music video has been built. Then I plan to show some of the editing techniques that I have used in the video, to show how the raw footage has been made into the product you see before you now.

Revised Filming Schedule

Proposed Filming Schedule

This was the filming scheduale that I had initally agreed to stick to. However, for reasons out of my control like the weather etc, I have had to change this to the schedule under this one. I have managed to complete it in the same amount of time as planned but I just had to adjust the timings and scheduale a copuple more months filming further into the year.

Date	What I will be Filming
28th September 2013	I will be filming down at Knypersley Pool. I have found a few locations that will work very well in the music video. I will be filming some long shots and medium close up shots, as these short clips will be used a cut in shots.
29th September 2013	I will be looking at the footage that I had shot from the previous day and will be seeing if I need to shoot anymore footage down at Knypersley pool.
5th October 2013	I will be preparing for shooting the rest of the video and will take the artist and explain the shots that I intend to shoot. I will then get the artist to have a run through ready for the following days shooting.
6th October 2013	I will e shooting the majority of the music video over two days. On this day I will be shooting the music video on the farm. This will allow me to get most of the shots that I want. I will be filming the outdoor shots, and the travelling shots.
7th October 2013	On this day I will be shooting the barn parts of the video and will be seeing if I need to film any of the outside space again. This will allow me to be able to get all of the shots that I want and I ill have the artist there to re shoot any scenes. This should be the last day of filming, but if anymore scenes need to be shot, I will do so.
28th October 2013	I will be shooting more in the barn today. This will allow me more time to maximise my assets and be able to have more freedom when I am editing the shots.
29th October 2013	I will be filming more shots at Knypersley pool today. This will allow me to get some shots that I can use in the video and to get them using the right angles. This will allow much more freedom to get shots I can use as a transition and to be able to make the shots really interesting.
30th October 2013	This is a buffer day. This allows me to go back to places if I want a particular shot, or to start to edit the filming I have done.
31st October 2013	This is a buffer day. This allows me to go back to places if I want a particular shot, or to start to edit the filming I have done.
1st November 2013	This is a buffer day. This allows me to go back to places if I want a particular shot, or to start to edit the filming I have done.

 

Proposed Filming Schedule

Date	What I will be Filming
28th September 2013	I will be filming down at Knypersley Pool. I have found a few locations that will work very well in the music video. I will be filming some long shots and medium close up shots, as these short clips will be used a cut in shots.
29th September 2013	I will be looking at the footage that I had shot from the previous day and will be seeing if I need to shoot anymore footage down at Knypersley pool.
5th October 2013	I will be preparing for shooting the rest of the video and will take the artist and explain the shots that I intend to shoot. I will then get the artist to have a run through ready for the following days shooting.
6th October 2013	I will e shooting the majority of the music video over two days. On this day I will be shooting the music video on the farm. This will allow me to get most of the shots that I want. I will be filming the outdoor shots, and the travelling shots.
7th October 2013	On this day I will be shooting the barn parts of the video and will be seeing if I need to film any of the outside space again. This will allow me to be able to get all of the shots that I want and I ill have the artist there to re shoot any scenes. This should be the last day of filming, but if anymore scenes need to be shot, I will do so.
9th  November 2013	I will be shooting more in the barn today. This will allow me more time to maximise my assets and be able to have more freedom when I am editing the shots.
10th  November 2013	I will be filming more shots at Knypersley pool today. This will allow me to get some shots that I can use in the video and to get them using the right angles. This will allow much more freedom to get shots I can use as a transition and to be able to make the shots really interesting.
16th  November  2013	This is a buffer day. This allows me to go back to places if I want a particular shot, or to start to edit the filming I have done.
21st    November 2013	This is a buffer day. This allows me to go back to places if I want a particular shot, or to start to edit the filming I have done.
22nd   November 2013	This is a buffer day. This allows me to go back to places if I want a particular shot, or to start to edit the filming I have done.

Storyboards

An Idea I have had...

During the filming of the music video, I had come up with an idea that would allow more freedom on the editing process rather than planning every shot. I got the actress to sing the whole song in about four different locations. I did this so that I could cut to different sections of the song when I wanted her to be in lip sync. This did take a lot of practise to get right and I have had to slow some of the footage down to create perfect harmony. This has helped me when editing as I can choose the different locations carefully so that the video deos not become repetitive and borning to watch.

Change of software use

I have decided to change some of the software that I have been using. I have started to use the Adobe Premier Elements 12 video eiting software. This programme has a wide variety of editing tools and lots of effects. This will give me more freedom when I am editing. I have decided to learn to use the sotwarte and have been completing tutorial via YouTube, to get the best out of the software.

Update on Progress

I have done some activities over the last week that have really benefited me and boosted my knowledge of the music industry. I went to see Jessie J in concert and even though it was a different genre, i had more of an understanding of the power of marketing and how effective other product are that support the video/artists brand.

All of the T-Shirts that were sold on the night had the album of the lead singer on it. (Jessie J). This was really an iconic thing for the audience as they got to purchase something that would last a lifetime. Also for the artist, the fans will be wearing the T-Shirts thus, getting the exposure for the artist. This could then lead to more potential sales and potentially getting more people aware of the music to get the next big hit.

This has taught me about the importance of the Digipak and power it can have over the music video.From this I have learnt that I will need to be able to create a digipack that will meet the needs of the audience but make it look stunning, but also keeping a professional edge.

This has been a vitally important bit of unexpected research just as I am approaching the point of starting to create my Digipak.

Update on editing progress

I have started to edit my video. I have done this as it has helped me to see which shots I am  missing, and which ones I need to film again. I think that I have made a good start on this and have been using Camtasia Studio on my home computer, until the school software is available to use. This will put me further ahead in the productiuon process and will not force me to have to rush the process that is very delecate and time consuming. I want the music video to b as professional as I can, so this will involve a lot of time making the lip sync work and making sure that the shots are perfect and making it perfect.

I will write a list of all of the missing shots and then go out and film straight away when the actors are vailable. This will give me more time on the editing of the music video and allow me to be able to make sure I have suitable shots and it fits the genre convensions I have menstioned in previous blog posts.   

Update on filming progress

Unfortunately, I have fallen behind on my filming schedule. I had planned to get the majority of the filming done over the half term week. The weeks leading up to half term there was no particular concern with the weather. And in fact it was quite nice weather. However, when the half term came, Britain encountered a storm called Jude. This was a very bad storm especially for the south west. However, in the midlands, this resulted in rain. And lots of it. This has meant some places in my local area were flooded, so getting to places that I wanted to get to was almost impossible. Especially when the actor has to travel to get to the locations that I have selected beforehand.

This is an extract from the BBC news website that was issued on 28^th October 2013- right in the middle of half term, after we have had a few days of rain already.

‘The Met Office said the predicted storm - named St Jude after the patron saint of depression and lost causes, whose feast day is on Monday - was not one "you would see every year".

It said 20-40mm (0.80-1.6 ins) of rain might fall within six to nine hours in the wettest areas.

It has issued an amber alert for high winds in Wales, the East and West Midlands, the South West, London and the South East and the East of England.

A yellow alert warning of heavy rain that could lead to surface water flooding and disruption is in place across much of northern Wales and northern England.

An amber warning means "be prepared", while yellow means "be aware". No warnings are currently in place at the top red level, which means "take action".

Forecasters said exposed coasts in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent could face the strongest winds.’

 The days that I filmed in the holidays at the weekend, was Wednesday. This was the only day that it was nice enough to film. However, because of this, most of the film footage is rushed and not what I wanted, so a few more days of filming will need to be done.

The start of filming

I have started to film the music video. I have shot scenes in all of the places that I want to use. when I have started to put the film together however, it is not all that I want/need. I know now I will have o revisit a few places to get all of the scenes that I need and want. It was good that I have allowed myself the time to be able to do this as quality would have been compromised if I had of adopted the stratagy of a Just in Time method, by cmpleting the work when I need to do it not when I should have done it.

Changes to the style of my music video

I have been thinking long and hard at my music video and now feel that the messages in the song are too complicated to be able to convey in a simple narrative style music video. Therefore I have taken the decision to make a conceptual music video instead. This way I will get the audience to think about the music video and the messages inside the whole song.  

Half Term

Over the half term I aimed to get most of the filming done. However, with the British weather a storm ruined my chances to film what i wanted, so therefore I will reschedule the filming process.

However, I did use the time i had off wisely, and did some more planning towards my music video. I have now as a result thought up a detailed story-bored that will aid me in the filming process and I have also watched a lot of other music videos. Form these i have learnt about some of the different transition methods that you can use when you want to change from scene to scene. Things like a glow method, which flashes lights on screen and a different scene emerges. It's really effective!