draft 2

This is the second draft of my music video. It is quite a lot different from the first draft as I had to use a different location and different actor. I have only had chance to film the opening and ending of the music video due to weather conditions etc. I am quite happy with the results because I think the timing is good however I think a couple of the shots need reshooting due to bad framing and wobbling of the camera which I should hopefully be able to complete in the holidays. I am feeling a lot more confident using the editing system now.

The results of the shoot

Here are some of my favourite pictures that I took because I think the framing and lighting is right for them.

 I really like this one since the lighting makes her face have lots of colour and I think the framing fits really well for an album cover. I also like how it makes her eyes look slightly darker underneath because int he video she cries and is going through a hard time therefore it reflects the lyrics and fits with the theme.

 I think this image would be good for the actual print of the CD because it is slightly blurred and she isn't looking directly at the camera which I like. It also fits with the theme.

I really like this photo and think that I wil use it for my magazine advert. This is because the framing is quite good as there is room above her head for a mast head etc. I also like how you can only see one of her eyes and how the shadow from her hood makes her face look darker because it creates a mysterious feel.  

I also think I could use this image for the front cover since she is looking directly at the camera which is conventional of main images. The back ground is whiter than the other image that I said I could use for the front cover which would probably make it easier to make into a front cover. I am still deciding which one to use.

Shots for ancillary

I booked out the Canon camera to take some still images of Maia that I could possibly use for my CD cover and poster. We went into the studio to take the pictures because there are different types of lighting I could use which mean I could highlight certain areas and give the image a certain feel.

Filming diary 4

Filming today was successful since the weather stayed good therefore I could film outside. I filmed the opening and ending of the video today and hopefully I shouldn't need to reshoot. I think the footage that I got was fairly good and there are some shots that I really like however I think I could improve on some things such as:

• Planning exactly what shot I needed.
• Having an extra person with me to look after equipment and take behind the scenes pictures. 
• Take enough footage. 
  
  
  
  
  

Filming diary 3

This afternoon I plan on filming the opening and ending of my music video. Maia will fall asleep on a bench waiting for her train and in her dream she will get onto the train and then the rest of the video will be of her 'dream'. At the end of the video she will wake up on the same bench and get onto the train again but this time it will be real. 

I have checked the train times to make sure there is one when I film and found that they come every half an hour which means I should be able to get all of the footage I need for today.

I wanted to film the part of the video when Maia gets drunk however I brought a can of beer to use but realised that she probably wouldn't get drunk off one can therefore I want to use a bottle of vodka or something stronger. Therefore we have planned to meet up in the holidays to do the rest of the filming. 

Questionaire results

From these results I found that I should use 2-3 people in my video however I think I am only going to use one. I also foud that people like to see a moral in a music video and many of the people I asked were 16-18 years old. Many people said it shouldn't be abstract which I disagree with because whilst the song is quite naturalistic, I think the video would be easier to understand with special effects and abstract acting since I intend to use themes such as alcoholism and drug abuse.

Questionare

This is the questionaire about 'Digital Kids' by Vicktor Taiwo that I asked a range of people to fill in.


https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R5MW6F8

Looking at digipaks

I made a collage of digipaks to see how they are constructed. I like that they use a range of images on all of the covers because it gives you insights into the album. I like that all of the images relate to each other, for example, the Rihanna album has a red/pinkish theme and the CD is a rose which are linked. 

Trying out editing

I tried out some editing on a video of my friend. I wanted to try out different ways in which I could make the footage look blurred and as if they are drunk and thought that this was the best effect. I also think this would be a good effect to use to make it look like the footage is like looking through Maias eyes when she is drunk.

Location

Magazine advertisements

I made a collage of some Indie/ Indie-pop music magazine adverts to see what kind of images they use and the kind of colour schemes they have. I noticed that a lot of the adverts are dark with hints of colour which I quite like the idea of. A lot of them have images of the band or artist which is what I think I am going to do for my advert since it establishes the artist and allows the audience to identify the artist straight away. 

Filming diary 2

I had planned to do some filming this Saturday however when I looked at the weather forecast I saw that it was going to rain and snow pretty much all day which meant I couldn't film anything since all of the shooting locations are outside. I also had plans on Sunday which meant I couldn't film either.

 

As you can see the weather is due to rain and be very windy all day. I decided to reschedule with Maia for next Friday.