Final edit feedback

Camera Work - the feedback we received for our camerawork was generally positive as the group agreed that the various uses of different shots, from the shots of Emile on the bench and the shots of him up against the wall. they thought

Further Footage

We were not completely convinced that we had all of the required footage we needed to complete the music video, therefore we were given the chance to use the half term holiday to shoot more footage to enable us to fulfill the potential of our music video. Before this half term, all of the footage we had so far was filmed in college during class time as the designated weekend we had to do the majority of our filming was unsuccessful as we did not get the footage we needed to complete our music video.

During half term we were successful in gathering the required footage needed to fulfill the potential of our music video and push the grade boundaries. The footage we shot was mainly of Emile lip syncing the song 'Charlotte' by 'Air Traffic' whilst walking with the camera on the tripod in his hands, you can't see Emile's hands which makes the shot very effective and as if the camera is on 'dolly tracks'.

As we now have much more footage, i am confident that we can fulfill the potential of the music video with the new footage as we now have plenty of footage making the music video more interesting to watch as we have a larger variety of footage available to use.

Editing Phase

For our music video project, the editing phase is a very important part seeing as we have not yet filmed all the footage we need. It is very important to fulfill the potential of the footage we already have. So far we have used our editing time to cut between shots using effects such fading. Another thing we need to do to with our music video in order to fulfill the potential of it is edit the colours, this is what we are currently doing as this way each shot will look more interesting, making at less dull and making the focus in the shots clear as it makes it stand out much more.

extra possible footage...

Our music video isn't fulfilling its potential as we didn't get as many varied shots as we had hoped. We have had to repeat shots to fill in gaps and to stop a certain shot dragging on. We have been told our music video is at a high standard, and with a few more different shots could be pushing grade boundaries. So we wish to have the opportunity to take the camera out over the half term period.

1. One idea we had was to repeat the shot of Emile on the bench jumping about, however we decided to use the backdrop of a wall in place of the bench, so that Emile would be in a different location providing variation.

2. Also, the shot of Emile in the black room isn't to great when hes not singing into the camera. We need to do some shots of Emile from the side singing into the camera.

3. We need a lot more moving shots, as the majority of the shots are static. This could easily be done by simple shots, e.g. shots of Emile walking an singing behind the girl.

4. Shots from above with Emile laying on the ground would be different and effective. It could represent how he is out of energy and tired from running after the girl he's singing about.

Response to rough cut feedback

After receiving feedback on our rough cut from other media students, it is clearer to us as a group to what we need to so to improve our music video and in order to fulfill its potential as a project. The feedback enabled us to put our objectives into prospective, for example, it is now clear to us that our main objective is editing before the music is video is finished. Our rough cut was a basic example of what we will have when we have completed the music video, during the phase where we will get the majority of our editing done we will add many more effects to the music video making it more exiting and interesting to watch. It is also important that we use all of our footage effectively, cutting from one shot to another throughout the music video, this is also important as the more variety we have in our shots the better as if we use a particular shot too much or for too long we risk making the music video boring or tedious to the audience. If we are successful in the editing process of the music video and use all of the footage effectively, i am confident that we can make a very interesting and professional music video.

Feedback from Rough Cut

Camerawork
One of the common comments from the feedback of the rough cut was that more variety of shots were needed in the section for comments on the camerawork.

Editing
One of the comments on our editing was that the 'lip syncing needs to be sorted' this is something we are currently working on and the lip syncing will be in line by the time our final music video is finished. A more positive comment on the editing was that the shot where Emile pops out from between the couple is good and takes the audience by surprise.

Effects
People have criticized there is a lack of effects used but we will use more effects before we finish the the music video.

Mise-en-scene
On one of the shots the sun is glaring in the background, one of the comments from our feedback says that this is good and effective. There were other positive comments on the mise-en-scene, such as the editing and the lighting throughout the music video which is effective in the video as it makes it more realistic.

Performance/Genre
In the feedback it said that the performance was good in most points as the people acting in the video did not show embarrassment, this is clearly a good thing as the better the performance of the actors, the more realistic the music video will seem. One of the comments said that when Emile is singing the song, it looks realistic as if he is actually singing in real life. A less positive point from the feedback, points out that there were times during the video where we did not keep a straight face. this is important as the video needs to be serious as it will make it realistic, to solve this, we will not use the footage where some of the acting is less believable.

Continuity
In our rough cut, it is not clear exactly how the final project will pull together as it is still largely unedited for most of the video, despite this, the people who commented on or rough cut sated that the continuity is good and it is clear where the video is heading in terms of a transformation between a unedited rough cut and a decent final music video.

Overall Comments
Generally, people like the idea of the video and think that it will be good at the end of the project, despite this, people feel that more editing is required if the music video is to fulfill its potential.

response to our feedback

First of all we shall address the problem with our location planning.

For our video we are going to shoot the majority of the video in the pond area of the college, in this area there are picnic benches that we will be using and the whole area looks like a village park, which is fitting for a meeting place between the two characters in the music video.

Another issue raised in our feedback is the lack of mention of props that we will be using in our video, this is for the simple reason that we are not going to be using any specific props whilst filming. What we will be using, as previously mentioned, will be the benches that are already there and that is basically it.

Finally, our shot list.we are aiming to keep our video simple, as we have been given the advice that sometimes less is more, and from watching some simple videos we think that it achieves a good affect after all editing has taken place.

1st: the two are sitting on separate benches. using the fish eye lens, it will emphasize the distance between the two people. (whilst the music is playing without any lyrics)

2nd: various shots of the boy, in different positions on his bench, and her hardly moving at all. Again these shots will be using the fish eye lens. (also when there are no lyrics, just music)

3rd: when the lyrics comes in shot will vary from him being beside her, and then sitting on the other separate bench, again with him in different positions on the bench, "jumping" from one place to the other.

4th: shot from down the side of the bench with the boy in the foreground and her in the background with him singing.

5th: in the chorus, panning shots of the boy lying on top of the bench with camera circling him. this would be without the fish eye lens.

6th:

feedback from our peers

from the feedback that we received there are a few areas of our planning that need revisiting and improving. For example, we need to include a new step by step shot list as this will portray our intentions for our music video a lot clearer. Another point that has been made clear is that we need to expand upon our location ideas, at the moment it is very vague and lacks sufficient analysis and detail. At the moment others in the class have rated our planning efforts at an average of about a level three. To up our grade and maximize our grades we are going to have to do additional work on our blog to achieve higher levels of planing marks.

Casting

As a group we have still got to solve the problem of who is going to be in our video, for instacen who is playing the main boy. Within or group there are three boys; myself emile and adam. Between us will have still to decide who will be in the video. to solve this situation we could either discuss the problem to see if anyone is willing to do it or we could have a vote to and go with the outcome. on the other hand for the girl, it would be simple enough if sohie was to play that part, however if sophie has any objection to the idea then it would not be too hard to find a friend who would be willing to play the girls part. other than this minor set back, as a group, we are all now ready to begin filming.

Costumes- Rethink

As we did not obtain the shots from the party the ideas for costume variation has had to be revisited as we have changed our idea of how and where we are shooting. instead of having the previously mentioned outfits of a shirt and casual jeans, we have decided it would be more appropriate to film the boy wearing less impressive clothes. the reason behind our thinking is that if he is so upset with his currnet situation he would not be bothered about what he is wearing, therefore we can invisage him wearing tracksuit bottoms, and probably a hoody as these clothes are "lounge about" clothes.

















we have not decided on a costume for the girl in the video, but this is not one of our main concerns as she is not the main aspect of the video we will be concentrating on. for this reason it is not critical that we immediately think of an outfit that she will be wearing.

Plan B

To our disappointment, the plan for filming at our friends party was a failure as the party did not turn out to be as good as we had anticipated. We had hoped that there would be a lot more chances to film people dancing and find a chance to film shots wanted for our video but elements such as lighting and the fact that no one was up for being film dancing to our dismay. Also the fact that people were accumulating outside rather than wanting to go inside the hall and dance, did not help, so we were left with no chance to obtain any ideal footage.

Instead of having filmed it at the actual party we had to change our plans about our shot lists. As a result of our failing to film in the party we are going to utilize areas on site at long road as we have "wasted" our out of college slot with the camera. We have a good area in the college where it looks and feels just like a village park. we would be able to shoot the scenes where we would have shooting town with the girl. in the area there are picnic benches that we will be able to use for the scenes where he is trying to convince her, where he is, in a sense, pleading with her to understand how he feels. If, for example, we had them both sitting on one of the benches, it could almost be as if they are having a conversation. Another option, to show the separation between the two, is that they could each be sitting on a different bench, where he could be singing the lyrics either to himself or to the camera. the video for dry your eyes by the streets is a perfect example for the shots we wish to include:

Other shots that we would like to include are certain shots where the camera is moving along with the performer, and also close ups of both the frustration of on his face and the close ups showing how unimpressed she is with what she is hearing. the majority of the shots will be filmed within the park area but also include shots within the cafe if possible, and any other places we can think of.

Spike Lee Influence

The way in which Spike Lee shoots his characters with the floating effect to show the character is in his or her own thoughts. This effect was in The Streets which was very effective to show his high state and his intoxicated state of mind at the time. we are definitely using this and would like to refer to Spike as an Influence for our video.
the close-ups of Mike Skinner's face are similar to how Spike films like 'Do the right thing' films the characters very closely to show their facial expressions and also detail of the face.

The Kooks - Naive

This song was very different to The Streets but again very inspirational to us as the genre of music is basically same. This means the video would have similar styles because they would share similar conventions of shots of the band playing and close ups of the instruments and the lead singer. There would also be great panning shots of the band which really gave us good ideas about what other shots would definitely have to include in order to remain close to the genre of music. This is because we have to really try and stick to certain guidelines but then again also branch out to reach our own inspirations and other genres to keep our video original and our own.

Influence in videos =]

The Streets - Blinded by the lights

In this video there are a lot of elements that we as a group believe we can try and emulate and adapt to our own video.
Firstly the Mise-en-scene includes the location (a club or party) the costumes (shirts, smart trousers and ties). These are elements we want to use and so when we saw the video for The Streets we thought that it was very influential as it helped us really piece together how we wanted our video to look.
Secondly the way in which it's filmed with the POV shots and slightly canted angles looked very original for a music video, which is why we experimented with test footage where 1 of us would place the camera in our palm facing ourselves (face framed to 1 side of the shot showing the background always changing but our person staying in the foreground).
Also there was great use of lighting and points where Mike Skinner is practically attached to the camera so he looks like he's floating (an effect used by Spike Lee in many of his movies).
The narrative is also very good because it tells us a story of how his night develops as he does various drugs and becomes intoxicated. He also stumbles across other sub plots like where he goes in the toilet to do drugs and in the other cubical there is a girl and a guy together who become involved in the story.
we were definitely inspired into using similar shots as this video and feel confident that our video will be in a similar genre as 'Blinded by the Lights'

This is a basic example of how the camera's we have available can be used in various ways to enhance our music video. In this short sequence the camera is used to show many different angles and shots. We can use the different shots and angles we have used in our final music video.

costume ideas

The ideas for costumes and overall look that the group has imagined for the music video would be a variation of looks, as there will be different uses of location, so a need for variable costumes are needed.

The picture of the group, (right), is the band who originally performed the song. their individual image is very casual and informal. they are seen in simple t-shirts and jeans. This is the sort of outfit that we use for the scenes where the singer is walking down the street singing into the camera. This would suit the visuals because the boy in the song would b having a tough time of it all so he wouldn't be wearing smart clothes.





For the scenes where the video is shot in the party, we would idealy wearing similar clothes to this type of shirt. this is because he would be more dressed up as he is in a club scenario where he is trying to get over the girl he loves by taking his mind off things by getting drunk. "wasted, face down of the floor".

altered idea.

due to recent developments we have decided to film some of our video at our friends party that is coming up this weekend. we have decided to do this as the lyrics in the song state "I'm wasted, face down on the floor". we could utilize this opportunity to make the most of the time we have to film. having footage of a party scenario would be very good to have as it would appeal to our target audience. we also still include footage in town with the walking down the street scenes.

Camera Allocation - Teacher Post

Make sure you discuss and plan your filming times now. You can start filming next week, assuming you have returned your signed camera loan letter.
Cameras can be used in your usual class blocks (just for that hour and a half), in addition groups can book out either one weekend (Fri 16.10 - Mon 9am) or two overnights during the week (excluding Friday night, for example Tuesday 16.10 to Thursday 9am).
There are around 60 music video groups and nowhere near 60 cameras! Book your camera slot as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

anamatics

After drawing our anamatics up onto story boards,we have now uploaded our animatics to final cut and have started to arrange them in an order that we think suits the song.

Teacher Feedback

Your blog is looking great, it is giving a very clear picture of the mise en scene you are hoping to create in your video. The inclusion of a lot of videos that influence your idea is good, but do include some detail about what specific aspects of each video are influential, do some analysis of the videos as you will then be able to use this in your first piece of writing.
Keep putting in the good work.

shot list

the first shots we, as a group, decided to use would be long shots of the group as a band playing the music for the first 25 seconds of the song as there are no lyrics for this part of the song. Even though we would mainly use long shots for this section of the video, we would also include various shots and angles such as close ups, shots of individual band members.

When the lyrics come into the song the shots will change to the main lad walking down the street, the shot will be a close up, switching to medium close ups/side on landscaping shots. he will be directly singing the lyrics into the camera. when the particular lyrics, "pass me by" and "I'll be by your side", we picture the girl walking past him in the opposite direction, she will brush his shoulder and carry on walking away. at this point he will turn and cry the lyrics, "let go" and "you gotta lose control".

we got alot of our shot ideas from lemar's song "someone should tell you":


using similar over head shots, we would represent the lack of energy that the boy has after using everything to try to convince the girl that he loves her. "i'm wasted, face down on the floor".

Air Traffic: Shooting Star

This video is from a band named air traffic which are the same band who sing 'Charlotte' which is the song we wish to use for our music video project.
in this video a lot of it is in slow motion when the camera is on the couple.
however there is a contrast with the objects falling up and landing on the Air Traffic symbolizing shooting stars

Other music videos similar to ours.

Air traffic: shooting stars.


The maccabees: first love.


The kooks: Naive.


The Streets: blinded by the lights:

Good Shoes: Morden

ideas for locations and props. (pictures)

London:

















Cambridge:

Teacher Post- What your pitch should include

All groups must produce and present a pitch as an integral part of the planning stage. Your pitch is a proposal for your music video to the record company thinking of hiring you:
It must include:

* A clear written summary of the content/key idea for the video (at least 500 words).
The summary should include a reference to performers, locations, props, target audience for the video, reference to research conducted on the band, genre of the band and the song, relationship between the music and the visuals, relationship between the lyrics and the visuals, if the video will conform to or oppose the generic conventions of videos within that genre of music

* 2-4 (embedded) actual music videos which you think are similar to yours or that contain something that has influenced your idea (plus analysis, use Goodwin’s framework for analysing music videos)

* 2 (embedded) student videos which you think are similar (plus analysis)

* 4-6 Images which indicate location choices, overall mise en scene, costumes, props


If there is more than one group pitching for the same song, ensure you have a back-up choice and also try to make your pitch memorable.

The band are from Bournemouth,

band members:

David Ryan Jordan
Jim Maddock
Tom Pritchard

Influences:
David Bowie Radiohead Weezer The Beach Boys Pink Floyd The Clash Neil Young Elbow The Cure Supergrass The Beatles The Pixies The Shins The Rolling Stones Velvet Underground
Chris Wall

initial ideas

one of our far fetched ideas is that we could film part of our video in Paris, as it is the city of love we think it would be ironic as the song we have chosen, "Charlotte", is is about a lads heartache over a girl who doesn't want him.

more realistically, there is a more simple and less expensive choice to stay within Cambridge and film the video there. we thought that utilizing some of the lyrics in the video could be very easy to do as they are very visual lyrics which can be presented with ease in our video.

the narrative of the song is that the lad is having a really rough time due to a girl who he is in love with. the problem is that she dos not feel the same way. from the lyrics we got the impression that the girl is either ignoring him and it is ruin his life. we came to this conclusion from certain lyrics such as "let go, you gotta lose control" and the idea of his life being ruined came from lyrics such as"i'm wasted, face down on the floor".

our initial ideas for the visual aspects would be very illustrative as they would show what the lyrics are describing. we imagine it to start with the boy walking the street, as he is doing so the girl walks past him and completely blanks, this refers to the lyrics,"i'll be by your side, each and everyday" this frustrates him as he shows this by turning and crying the lyrics to her, "let go you've gotta lose control". continuing into the song for the chorus we were imagining the video to be shot at a party environment, where he is just getting drunk and drowning his sorrows, "i'm wasted, face down on the floor, can't take anymore". Or another translation of those particular lyrics could be that he is "waasted" as in he is out of enrgy and effort as he is spending all his time trying to convince this girl that he loves her and that they should be together.

furthermore we were considering shooting it in hindsight where there will be shots of a band playing on a stage with flashbacks to the story/narrative.

this is the already existig video:


this, in comrparrison to our ideas, is not very illustrative.

lyrics for charlotte by air traffic.

Lyrics to Charlotte :

Don't cry
Just let it pass you by
I'll be by your side
Each and everyday

Let go
You gotta lose control
Teach you how to roll
Never be the same

oooh oooh oooh
oooh oooh oooh

Cause I'm wasted
I'm face down on the foor
Can't take anymore
I gave it all away
Lately I can't find the eyes
Help me realise
That I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love

Losing, I'm losing all my fame
And I can't stand the days
That I'm alone
Tell me do you feel the same
And are you glad I came
And can I walk you home?

oooh oooh oooh
oooh oooh oooh

Cause I'm wasted
I'm face down on the floor
Can't take anymore
I gave it all away
Lately I can't find the eyes
Help me realise
That I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love

Your face, my place
Your face, my place
Your face, my place at night.

Welcome to GROUP 53

hey, our group consists of Chris, Emile, Adam and sophie, all us want to achieve the best grade possible and produce a good music video!!! =]