Video

Just to let you all know I stayed after school today to edit the footage. Jennie stayed with me but had to go home after a while. We have only got a few gaps to fill in the video and then add some transitions and effects. I thought that if we do this first thing tomorrow, we can then do our evaluation ?

Group Discussion (To do list)

After editing the majority of our music video, we have had a discussion about the shots we are missing and we have decided that we need to film the following shots again.

• In pub
• Ice cream in face-"what we have we share" aged film grain
• "Caller ID"- shot of phone
• Facebook chat/text - "i've gotta tell you something"
• "dont forget your home" alternative 
• another "knowing you are close"
• alternative choruses

Showcase

After showing our video in a showcase to our whole class, we asked our audience to fill in feedback forms.  Here our some of the responses:

After looking at our feedback the consensus was that we need to shoot some more footage to fill the gaps and to make sure that we don't use footage more than once. We also decided that we need to use more of the old style film as people really liked the quaint style and the home made aesthetic. 

Group Meeting

This is a group discussion we had over facebook to discuss dates and props form filming

Wednesday 9th March

Today we went to the cafe and shot some more footage. We went to film the POV shots of the couple and the shot of the couple, but whilst there I had the idea to film the leaning in for a kiss, where we see the kiss from both points of view and then finally a mid shot. We also filmed the footage of our artist playing the guitar which is a signifier for her musical ability.

Overall it was quite successful day shooting, we were well as a group and utilised the time we had to full effect. As soon as we have the footage we have been uploading it to the editing software. Ashlie has been the technical force behind editing, as she has a good grasp of the technology, and Jennie and I have been  doing more in charge of the creative process, but we have all sat together and made decisions on timings, and where footage should be used. Sasha, Jennie and myself probably need to to some more editing, in terms of cutting clips etc and placing effects.

We plan to have completed all filming within the next week, so that we can finish editing our footage.

Group Roles

Jennie- Playing the artist, makeup/costume, Editor

Toby - Playing artists boyfriend,Props, Director, Editor

Ashlie- Playing extra, Director, Editor 

Sasha- Extra, Director, Editor, camera man  

We are all going to take it in turn to film the footage and take pictures so that we can all contribute.

Shooting Plan- Wednesday 19th January

We are going to be filming all of the footage where the location is not important (as they are close ups),  all the footage of interaction between the artist and her boyfriend( break up) and the forest scene where the chorus is set.
Here is our shooting plan:

FOREST

1. Spinning In circles w/ and w/o boyfriend
2. Hiding behind trees
3. Dancing
4. Performance to camera
5. Sitting mournfully on log (with cigarette and wine bottle) 
6. Running through forest

LOCATION NOT IMPORTANT

1. Lip Shot (1,2,3...)
2. Guitar strumming close up (to show artists musicality)
3. Facebook Chat ( demographic related)
4. Caller ID 
5. Burning photograph shot. ( to show moving on )
6. Holding Hands 
7. Bum Pinch

STREET/ DOORSTEP

1. Argument (mouthed words) 
2. Handing box back 
3. Box on the floor (thrown)
4. Artist running (tracking in car/ static camera run past)
5. BF & GF holding hands walking (back and front) 
6. Ice cream in face

Lip Syncing Video

Here is our video in which we practiced lip sync and experimented with the editing software.

Story Boarding

Here are me and Jennie at work storyboarding sasha took the picture and he also help in storyboarding :

We are listening to the track on my laptop create the story board so that it is precise and so that we know exactly what to shoot and when. It may happen that some of the shots once filmed aren't to our liking and don't work with the video so we may have to improvise or have another meeting to discuss alternative shots.

Storyboarding

After deciding on our concept and the style of video we want to make, we decided to story board our ideas. We are doing this by drawing the shot and writing the length on post-it notes and arranging them on A3 sheets. Whilst doing this we listened to the song and paused it at different points to allow us to draw our ideas frame by frame.

Lip Syncing Exercise

24th November Wednesday

We had a double lesson this lesson so we thought it would be a good idea to do our lip syncing activity.   We chose Bad Romance by Lady Gaga, to make our video to as we all knew it and we thought it would be fun to experiment with.

At first we had to get used to being on camera, we were all quite camera shy... but once this passed Sasha filmed the majority and we got on with miming to the song using different angels and shots such as, High angel, close up and mid shots. Working through our shyness has enabled us to feel more comfortable within our group and i think it will make it easier when it comes to make our final video.

Once we finished miming, we uploaded the video onto Final Cut on the apple mac, we found this program hard and confused at first as we didnt know what we were doing. Eventually we got the hang of it and Toby cut some of the video and slotted them together to make a smooth video. Jennie and Ashlie then added effects to make it more interesting to watch, also made the video look professional.

Overall this activity enabled us to bond as a group and it provided us the opportunity to gain vital knowledge and understanding of Final Cut.

Setting Research

Me (Jennie) Toby and sasha decided to do some research into the possible location for our music video. 

We felt that this setting could provide a good backdrop for a narrative, we feel this setting would suit Ellie's music and song as it is all about home and this location is near our home and somewhere Ellie visits.  

Ellie Tanner - Home IDEAS

As a group we sat and listened to Ellie's track. We made notes of our own ideas as we listened and then we   discussed our own ideas and brought them together and here is the our final treatment/ idea:

The concept is about a young adult female that has had an argument with her boyfriend and we see various stages of her relationship with her boyfriend, and we see her in places where she feels at 'home'.

Our Chosen Track

After having a meeting to discuss which of the 5 tracks to use, we have decided on Ellie Tanner's 'Home'. We felt that this song has interesting lyrics that will give us inspiration for our ideas and it has various changes in tempo. The changes in tempo will enable us to show different types of editing such as edits in sync.

We are going to have a meeting during our next lesson to listen to the track and brainstorm ideas.

Sasha came up with some good idea's about a narrative which could go with the music video which was of a couple breaking up , and there journey though this

Artist

I have found an artist we could use have a look at this video...



what do you think?

I have got in contact with her and she would be happy for us to use her music, and she is going to send us over some tracks to decide from.

Deciding On A Track

We have been able to get permission from Ellie Tanner, www.myspace.com/ellietanner, to use her music for our video. She sent us 5 of her tracks to choose from. We are going to have a group meeting, so that we can listen to the tracks and decide on which one to use.

Group Blog

This is the group blog for Toby Corton, Jennie Baxandall & Ashlie Bowes.

We are going to use this blog to post information about meetings so we all have access to the information and also we will be able to communicate through this blog and to schedule meetings.