As a group had all sat together during a lesson so that we could discuss everything about our music video and how we are going to edit the music video
In order for our groups to get a better understanding of everything that we want in our music video which includes what type of music video we will have, mise-en-scene, how many actors we will need, the location and how we are planning to edit our music video. We have made this mind map so that our production can be easier and we can put our creative ideas into the music video. It was important for our group to make a mind map for our ideas so that we can remember everything we want for our video and also so that we can include all of our ideas into the music video. Post by: Elise, Fatma, Katja, Gina
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Before starting on the main design for our digi pak we decided to first create a practice version of what we wanted to do. We decided that the first thing we would do for this task was to create a couple of sketches of some of the ideas that we had, and different colours we could use. Then we would take the shots we needed when we were filming, and apply them to the practice copy of the digi pak. Sketches:This was the sketch before we added colour to it. This would be the back of the CD cover, where it tells you what songs are featured on this album. This one of the ideas we had where we would have the main character of the music video, looking into the forest. This is the same sketch but with different colouring added to them. The reason for the pink and the blue colouring is because the artist that we are using, uses these colours in her digi paks, and so we decided to use this in regards to our artist, Halsey. We didn't create anymore sketches as this was just to give us some idea of what we wanted to do and if the colours we wanted to use, worked well with our ideas, and the shots we needed in order to create the practice, and main digi pak. Pictures:This is the shot we decided to use for the front of the digi pak, as katja is the singer in our music video, and one of the main characters. We decided that she should be looking straight into the camera, as though she is looking right at the audience, as this creates a link between the audience and the artist/character. This is the shot that was decided to the back cover of our digi pak, as it shows the main character of our music video looking at the bridge beyond the tree. We decided that this was a better location than the forest, as our music video is about how she feels guilty for the death of her friend, and this is the place where her friend died, so therefore holds more meaning than the forest. For the practice digi pak, we decided that these were the types of colours we were going to use for the actual CD disk. Practice Digi Pak:As you can see this is the back and front of the digi pak. We decided for the front to have the background in the Halsey colours, and to just have in plain white font "HALSEY", and "BADLANDS", which is the name of her album. For the back cover, we decided not to editing the colouring on this shot, as we like how it is a night time shot but is not actually dark in the shot, and it creates a nice affect. For our CD disk we just decided to have colours on it but more dulled out, as we didn't want everything to be overcrowded. Post By Elise
In order for our music video to be more professional, I will be looking at the original music video of see you again. This is also so that as a group we would know the difference between an amateur and a professional so we know what do do so that our music video is professional. This is the professional music video for see you again. The song is for an action movie called for furious 7 and dedicated to Paul Walker (an actor who passed away). The first verse is written from the perspective of the cast and crew of furious 7 and the 2nd verse is written from the perspective of Paul Walker where they are shown to appreciate his friendship which is shown to be more than an ordinary friendship. Difference in angles: The image on the left shows the professional music video of See You again and the right side shows the students version of See you again. There is a difference in the camera used as the students use an affordable camera. The first image shows both boys on the piano and straight away I can see that the students want to copy some aspects of the professional music video to make it more professional. The amateur music video starts with a title at the bottom which is more used in professional music videos. The second image shows a the start of the music video for the professional and the amateurs version of what they had done in the professional music video. The professional starts of with an extreme long shot of a landscape, the landscape is shown to be very photogenic and pretty. however the amateur version of this is a less photogenic as the tree is in front of the sky so the audience cannot see the sky properly, also there is a cloud in the sky and this is seen to be less worthy. The last two pictures show both music videos using a car as a prop. As shown on the image the professional music video is using a very high angle to show both cars going different directions. However the amateur music video shows both boys in a car driving. The reason for the amateur not using this angle is because they have not got the props to go at such a high angle. This image shows people looking over at the city, and both images are long shots so that the audience can see everything that the actors can see. The image at the top was filmed during the day however it then goes onto a time lapse to the night. As the song is dedicated to an actor who died after filming. The juxtaposition of going from day to night could symbolise the change that has happened after the death of Paul Walker. The editing of the music video is basic, there are slightly softer cuts where the screen fades to black and then to the next shot, this gives the music video a softer and emotional feeling as it is dealing with the death of the actor. When Wiz Khalifa has his rapping scene, there are a lot of short shot duration and this is so that the audience have more feeling that Wiz Khalifa is rapping fast. Throughout the music video there are lots of medium shots and close up of both Puth and khalifas face. This is to show their emotions to the audience watching and to tribute the song to the death of the actor. Both of the images show a close up of the amateurs work. The students have also managed to put medium shots of the actors looking upset as in their music video the friend had died as well. The images show a close up of the student looking upset and also showing his emotion towards the death, which makes their music video look more professional as there is good acting. In the music video Puth is playing the piano whilst miming the words in sync with the audio. The students work does show good miming as no words are out of place and the words are in sync with the actual song and the pacing of the words are also in time. This shows that the students have taken great precautions in order for their miming to be on time and this also makes their music video more professional. The dress code of Wiz Khalifa is very casual, his tattoos are also shown off as he is wearing no sleeves. Wiz Khalifa is more of a rap artist so he normally wears normal clothing, this includes the denim jacket and a beanie hat. Puth on the other hand is wearing more smart/casual clothing and also fitting the conventions of someone associated with his genre. In the amateur music video the clothing are also very casual for both actors, but their clothing would be much cheaper whereas the clothing of the professional music video would be branded clothing and much more expensive. This images show what the student actors are wearing throughout the music video. The outfits are shown to be very simple as they are wearing just jacket,jeans and a t-shirt. The outfits are simple because the music video is slow and so the outfits would match the theme of the song better. As the actors are also young (teenagers) that is the sort of outfit that they would wear. What the actors are wearing also matches what Charlie Puth is wearing in the actual music video, and this has been done so that the music video matches the professional music video more. Post by Fatma. To understand how available each member of the group was for filming, we all sat down during our lessons and free periods to discuss what days were best to film during the week and created a flat plan. This gave us a clearer understanding as to how we were going to film as well as arrange, as a team, the timings for filming each day as well as an average of how long we would film so it would fit into our schedules. This also made it easier for others in our class as it enabled us to give them times we wouldn't be using the tripods so that they could have time to use them for their own productions. For example, some members of the group had to work so therefore we had to organise around that so we could all be a part of the filming experience and each have an equal input. The production schedule shows the equipment we would need each day, which would help organise ourselves more. The date and time are also very important for us as we must make sure it was not too late to film our day scenes as it got dark earlier- lighting I a vital part we need to take into consideration so that is why we took time into consideration. As a group, we had decided to film our music video during the half term which was from 21st-30th October. We had made this decision because it would give us a week to film and more time during the day to film as we have day and night scenes to film. Everyone in the group was also more available during this week than school days, so it was a suitable opportunity for us to film. Each column has separate information that all links together for our filming: Scene, Date/Time, Location, People, Equipment, Props and Notes. Post by Fatma.
Some of the writing done by Katja We will be going Digi-pak analysis' in order to pick up some inspiration for our own design as well as pointers on how to execute our to that of a professional standard. This will help us understand how to really sell the song through, not only the photography, but also the colours, font and layout. The Digi pak I have chosen to analyse is for Rihanna's album 'Loud'. As she is a well known artist it would make sense to analyse something of hers as she has a high standard of quality in her design layouts. This is the main image of the Digi Pak. The picture is a close up portrait shot of Rihanna's face to show her beauty and calm facial expression which could connote her elegance. The audience can straight away see the boldness of her red lipstick which gives out a 'sexy' feel to the album,and red hair. The main colour is red, red represents love and passion which also reflects her music the red hair and lips really stand out from the digipak. The name of the album is very minimal. The writing is white and white represent purity and love. the digipak does not show any other writing as the image mainly speaks for the album. Her name is also shown very subtle at the top and this is to show her fame, she doesn't need big writing for her name as people can see from the image that it is Rihanna. The front cover would be appealing for young females as they are attracted to her beauty which will also target the male audiences. The cover of the CD is a pale pink rose and this shows that Rihanna is not the only beautiful image of the cd but the music that can be played from the album too. The rose symbolises love as most songs of the album are about love and this gives the divi pak a theme of romance. Feminine colours are used for the digi pak for example red and pale pink which gives the idea that it is a feminine album and more appealing to the female audiences. This is the inside picture of the digipak and it shows a lot of emotion which relates to the front image of the album . The background shows a lot of red roses. The image is eye catching, the colour red is used again in this image and it could be seen from a male gaze as she is almost seen as a sex object as there is a lot red in the image. However the image is not too provocative as she is not showing much of her skin, but still attractive enough for her male audiences. Post by Fatma
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