Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Monday, 27 October 2014
Diary Entry Week 12
This has been a big week in taking steps in beginning to shoot our music video, as we have finally set a date for filming and have spent days looking at possible shooting locations for the narrative - we have made our final decisions and even made decisions just incase the weather isn't on our side. It's always important to have a back up plan.
The band we are using for our music video have agreed on a date in which we can film the performance, and we are using our school stage for this. Although the school stage does not sound the most professional of locations, I have planned a detail blog post on how it will work and why it will work for our genre.
I have also fully finished the website needed for our digipack side of the coursework, I am pleased with how the final product has came out and believes it suits the indie genre perfectly.
The band we are using for our music video have agreed on a date in which we can film the performance, and we are using our school stage for this. Although the school stage does not sound the most professional of locations, I have planned a detail blog post on how it will work and why it will work for our genre.
I have also fully finished the website needed for our digipack side of the coursework, I am pleased with how the final product has came out and believes it suits the indie genre perfectly.
Saturday, 25 October 2014
Location Idea's for Outdoor Filming
The location in which we are filming the narrative part of our music video needed to be accurate and portray the perfect image for the indie genre, this is why over the last week we have searched the entire town in where we live for several shooting spots. We are lucky as the area surrounding the school we attend is extremely rural looking, with cobbled streets and canal bridges so there inspiration everywhere we looked.
At first we literally sat with the lyrics open on the screen and the almost finished storyboard on the table and discussed what shot we wanted from each lyric, discussing lighting and costume, and what could really tell the story we wanted to get across to our viewers.
Brook Road
Our initial thoughts was to set the whole running section of the video around a cobbled street, and that is what we think we are going to stick with. Starting and continuing in and around the local street. Everything about this cobbled road has came up with positive links to the indie genre, with many bands using locations similar to ours for photoshoots and album covers.
Opening Shot
As discussed previously the narrative is going to be set around the area surrounding brook road, so we agreed that the first shot should include a possible pull focus on the road itself as the actor is initially running away. To set the scene.
Green Bridge
One thing we emphasized in our storyboard was the need for some sort of chest collision during the lyric 'stick your lack of chest out'. We wanted it to look dark and we decided one of our local bridges would be perfect for this shot. The bridge itself is green which has connotations of envy and possession, and we plan to shoot in the dark giving it an edgy feel.
Dutch Tilt Shot
A Dutch tilt is a camera shot in which the camera angle is deliberately slanted to one side. We wanted to use this in music video for dramatic effect and helps portray unease, disorientation, frantic or desperate action, intoxication, madness, etc. We searched many possible locations where we could have just titled the camera ourselves, but decided it would give a more unique shot if we was to use the floor to tilt the camera on a hill. The shot used we are going to have the actor running, but the camera still and not panning - truly creating a unusual shot.
At first we literally sat with the lyrics open on the screen and the almost finished storyboard on the table and discussed what shot we wanted from each lyric, discussing lighting and costume, and what could really tell the story we wanted to get across to our viewers.
Brook Road
Our initial thoughts was to set the whole running section of the video around a cobbled street, and that is what we think we are going to stick with. Starting and continuing in and around the local street. Everything about this cobbled road has came up with positive links to the indie genre, with many bands using locations similar to ours for photoshoots and album covers.
Opening Shot
As discussed previously the narrative is going to be set around the area surrounding brook road, so we agreed that the first shot should include a possible pull focus on the road itself as the actor is initially running away. To set the scene.
Green Bridge
One thing we emphasized in our storyboard was the need for some sort of chest collision during the lyric 'stick your lack of chest out'. We wanted it to look dark and we decided one of our local bridges would be perfect for this shot. The bridge itself is green which has connotations of envy and possession, and we plan to shoot in the dark giving it an edgy feel.
Dutch Tilt Shot
A Dutch tilt is a camera shot in which the camera angle is deliberately slanted to one side. We wanted to use this in music video for dramatic effect and helps portray unease, disorientation, frantic or desperate action, intoxication, madness, etc. We searched many possible locations where we could have just titled the camera ourselves, but decided it would give a more unique shot if we was to use the floor to tilt the camera on a hill. The shot used we are going to have the actor running, but the camera still and not panning - truly creating a unusual shot.
Friday, 24 October 2014
Website Update
Monday, 20 October 2014
Diary Entry Week 11
This week there has been a lot of things happening.
It started when we made the official social media accounts, one on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. I wanted them to all look as professional as possible so I used the same icon and header throughout, I think this makes it appear like an actual bands social media - which is what we are trying to achieve. Since I have created the pages I have been updating them regularly with fake gigs and pictures we have took of our 'fake band'.
It was then time to plan our filming and creating a filming list was something which we would swear by during the process. During the filming list I noted down the song we are using, Heartout by The 1975 and the location's we are going to be filming at. Another important part of the filming list was the actors and extra's we are going to be working with, having a list of them will be essential when checking if everyone is in the right place at the right time. Costumes is also something we thought about as a band, so I also included that in the list.
The benefits of using an actual band was that they perform regularly allowing for plenty of opportunities for filming. Therefore I thought it would be ideal to create a YouTube page for the band and upload any extra footage to it. By doing so it creates a more realistic page and helps us appear to engage with the fans. I uploaded the video in black and white, which is suitable to the genre.
It started when we made the official social media accounts, one on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. I wanted them to all look as professional as possible so I used the same icon and header throughout, I think this makes it appear like an actual bands social media - which is what we are trying to achieve. Since I have created the pages I have been updating them regularly with fake gigs and pictures we have took of our 'fake band'.
It was then time to plan our filming and creating a filming list was something which we would swear by during the process. During the filming list I noted down the song we are using, Heartout by The 1975 and the location's we are going to be filming at. Another important part of the filming list was the actors and extra's we are going to be working with, having a list of them will be essential when checking if everyone is in the right place at the right time. Costumes is also something we thought about as a band, so I also included that in the list.
The benefits of using an actual band was that they perform regularly allowing for plenty of opportunities for filming. Therefore I thought it would be ideal to create a YouTube page for the band and upload any extra footage to it. By doing so it creates a more realistic page and helps us appear to engage with the fans. I uploaded the video in black and white, which is suitable to the genre.
Saturday, 18 October 2014
YouTube Channel
So our band is very much based on the visual aspect due to the huge passion for performance and theatre therefore I thought it would be ideal to create a YouTube channel to share this aspect with the 'fans'. Also by doing so it allows me to create a video tab on our website.
Friday, 17 October 2014
Filming Information
As our first filming date is nearing I thought it would be ideal to write down what we have decided on for our week of filming. Once everyone has finalised their schedules for the week of the 24th October - 2nd November I can write down an actual filming schedule, but here is our filming information so far.
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