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I have captured the last of my filming onto the mac and put the shots in the right running order. Most of the shots have now been edited to the beat, although I need to edit the last sequence (piano bit) to make sure it fits the music.

Things to do:

• Ask for feedback

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Filming /editing Progress =

• I have finished all my filming now after 2 days filming and 2 days re-shooting / and extra shots needed.
• I have already started editing and testing out different effects on the new macs for my video.

Things to do =

• Capture the last of my filming onto the mac
• Order / edit the shots
• Make sure they fit the music
• Ask for feedback
  

CD covers/inside/poster feedback...

• "I liked the purple visualization with the logo in the eye the best"
• "Also the matching poster"
• "I liked the way the logo looks on the CD"
• "I like how the logo is adapted into everything"
• "I think the purple visualization is more colourful than the other one"

Most people I asked liked the purple visualization the most, and either the CD cover with the purple visualization or that with the logo in the eye. People liked the way all the pieces are visually linked, including with the back cover with the bigger logo.

Editing...

I started to edit my video and need to re-shoot the shots that were too dark so that they look clearer in the video. As the green screen also didn't work with the angle I wanted. I will re-shoot those shots without green screen, so that they look more realistic.

Shooting Schedule 2...

New Schedule

Filming...

I have started my filming and have hopefully filmed the majority of the shots for my video. When I filmed on the Thursday after school, it got dark very quickly (as it's winter) so my shots may be too dark for the video and I may have to re-shoot some of them. Friday's filming went well as it was inside.
This means my filming will be extended.

Filming...

I am planning to start filming on Thursday 19th November. On this day I plan to film the street and park parts of the storyboard. On Friday 20th of November I plan to finish filming with the corridor / practice room shots. This should conclude my filming and it all should be completed whithin the 2 days.

Risk Assessment...

The filming for my video is very low risk.
Risks:

• Filming in the street (on a pavement / driveway on a quiet street)
• Tripping or slipping in the field
  

GarageBand...

As we only could only use copyright free music for our videos I researched various websites with unsigned artists. However I couldn't really find a track I liked or one that gave me an idea for a video. As I had used Apple's GarageBand the previous year to make a thriller opening soundtrack, I decided that making a track might work better. So I started using GarageBand and adding music to mix a track. Hearing hoe it sounded also gave me an idea for a video. Although I didn't add on any vocals, I still added a piano part that could be mimed in the video instead of lip-sync. Also, as I made the track I know and can see where and when the different instruments are going to come in. This allows me to edit my video not only on the beat, but also to different instruments and their cues.
My track overall is about 3 minutes (as most tracks I saw were about this long or more). Also as my music seems quite abstract I think it will compliment the style of the video and its connotations.

Updated Storyboard...

On this version I have added some ideas and also the timings to the track. I have not drawn it shot by shot as the ideas may change slightly depending on technical aspects (e.g. how well the green screen works) and if I think of anything better that could go in, then I can add it in. Overall my music video will follow this idea, even if some aspects change.

(please CLICK on the image to enlarge it)

CD / Posters Sketches...

Initial sketches:

• (first row) Front covers of CD
• (second row) Back covers of CD
• (third row) Inside picture of CD
• (fourth row) Poster ideas
  

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2...

This is the package I used for my CD covers and posters, as well as using some of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.

I downloaded the free trial of this Corel package and used it for all my work. This allowed me to layer images, cleanly remove backgrounds and edit images to create the design and style that I thought would work for each piece.

Sample of Corel Photo-Paint 11: Using Corel to select part ofthe picture and paste it over another picture. Also using the clone tool to make sure it blends enough to look normal.

The bottom picture uses the red eye tool.

CD back covers...

These are my cover designs for the back of my CD.

• The first design (top left) is in a simple black and grey colour and uses the band logo again, with the track list in the middle.
• The next 2 (top middle and bottom left) are the same design but with the different visualizations and the track list is in slightly different coloured purple boxes. The track list fonts are also in different colours matching the visualization colours. I also tried embossing the fonts so that they looked like they were etched into the box, instead of just pasted on. These 2 also designed in the same style as the posters to add to the synergy, with the logo in the top left corner, slightly angled and the matched visualization.
  
• (top right and bottom right) These are similar to the previous 2, but with the logo in a different style. This time the logo is bigger in the background and is placed on the left. I think that these 2 look better and continue the synergy with the CD cover and posters, but the difference in the design also makes it original for the back of the CD.
  

Poster measurements...

Average A3 poster sizes.

Fonts...

These are some of the fonts that I tried for the band name and the poster fonts. In the end I decided to choose the top left one which appears on the CD cover and the posters. The font is 'Amienne' which i've never used before but I think it looks good and seems to suit the name. I also used size 72 as it needed to fill most of its box. I chose to use a lilac/purple as it matches the visualizations I chose for the CD and posters.

Posters...

These are the posters I designed for the promotion of the band's album.

1. (top left) is the band logo, band name and the text that the new album is out.
2. (top middle) is the same as 1 but with the different visualization.
3. (top right) is the same as 1 but with the CD picture (with no logo in the eye) and with a different colour for the text at the bottom.
4. (bottom left) is the same as 3 but with the CD cover matching the visualization in the background (no logo in the eye).
5. (bottom middle) is the same as 4 but with the logo in the eye, on the CD cover.
6. (bottom right) is the same as 3 but with the logo in the eye.

All the posters are different variations of the same basic design, as I think it works well.

CD inside...

This is the band logo idea on a CD as it would look inside the case.

logo...

This is the idea for my band's logo. It is based on 2 'V's in a circle. To add to the synergy the logo will appear on the CD and also the poster. I may also figure out a way of featuring the logo in the video too.

original images for CD cover / posters...

These are the original images that re-appear in all of the promotional work for the band. There is the eye that I changed into black and white and the 2 visualizations that I used in the iris. The band's logo is also there and the band's main title logo. Also the fonts/colours I tried for my posters.

CD case measurements...

CD case with measurements.

CD Covers...

My ideas for covers on a CD case.

Variations on the CD cover...

These ideas are based on the same eye to match the band name - 'vision' and also the idea of visualizations. They are different in the way that 2 are plain with different visualizations and 2 are the same but with the band logo over the visualization. There is only one (top left) that has the band name in the purple box with back font, as I decided to change the font and also the colour to white to look clearer. I also made the purple box lighter and I think the font is softer and suits the picture well.

Album Cover...

This is a possible idea for the album cover. I have named the band 'vision' which links to the mysterious sound of the song and also the link with the picture of the eye which will also reflect shots in the video. The name also has various meanings. I have put a visualization in the centre of the eye. This reflects the music and also the visualizations that some computer music player show (like itunes). The name of the band is in the bottom right hand corner in a purple box. The purple has turned out darker on here than how I created it.

Storyboard Feedback...

• "Its a clever and quite original idea"
• "It's an abstract video to match the abstract track"
• "Shots seem fast paced like the music"
• "The track seems too long for the storyboard, so you might need more shots"
• "The music builds tension and the quick shots help that too"
  

My Track Feedback...

• "It was very good but did seem a bit long, without a video"
• "The music was very varied, so it kept your attention"
• "I liked the way it was layered, so sometimes it had one instrument and sometimes it had lots"
• "It was good because the dynamics changed and some bits were faster or slower than others"
• "It sounds futuristic and mysterious"
• "flowed well with different ideas"
• "good ideas"
• "ended well, good structure"

Shooting Schedule...

This is my Shooting Schedule for my music video. The shot numbers relate to the storyboard shot numbers and 20 is a possible extra shot. I have called them shooting sessions, as more than 1 session could be on the same day. Session 5 is my overflow session so that if I need to add any shots, that I think I need after I film the shots in the table, then this is when I film them.

Green Screen Practice...

In this video we tried out green screening and found that the quality really depended on the light and also the background. We tried different lighting arrangements and backgrounds until the quality improved. This will help me to know the best ways to use the green screen for my video. I also watched a green screen (or chroma key) video on youtube explaining the ways to get the best effects on green screen by lighting it well, having no shadows and not standing too close.

Possible Storyboard Idea...

In my music video I plan to use green screen to blend the shots from one doorway to a different location. I will also try and edit the opening of doors on the beat as well as the cuts. As my track is about 3 minutes I might need to have some longer shots or add more shots in to fit the timing of the music. I might add a 20th shot of a close up of the girl smiling, which matches the spooky end to the track.

Summary of Research...

After the research it shows how important synergy is. All the CD covers, posters and videos I have looked at are clearly linked by graphic logos, fonts and styles/genres. These all help to promote the artist and market their products/tours. The logos are seen in almost all the CD's and posters as a visual clue to the artist's products. The colours and fonts are also seen in the CD's, posters and videos (except Coldplay who's video was more narrative). The videos especially the 'Break' video included the same colours as the CD cover and the promotional poster linking all the aspects of the album as a visual promotion. Little Boots also did this but more with a style than colours, as she seemed to have a 'stars and space' theme which was linked to her CD cover, poster and video. The Klonhertz video was the most difficult to find anything for as the song was a cover, the single wasn't popular and I couldn't find any information for a tour. I only kept the video on as I think it's an interesting video idea and edits on the beat almost all the way throught. I also thought it was a good example of animation and abstract video conventions.

Digi-paks...

Digi-paks are book-like CD/DVD cases. They usually are made out of cardboard with a plastic tray inside to hold the CD/DVD. The digi-pak is often used for CD singles or special edition albums. They were first introduced around the 2000's by MeadWestvaco, who later allowed the name digi-pak to be used worldwide. In recent times, the digi-pak has been made out of recycled cards of even bottles for the inside tray, helping them to be environmentally friendly.

Target Audience...

The target audience for a music video would generally be who ever likes the genre of the music, or someone who is already a fan of a particluar band. However, if the video is something different, because it's original or abstract in some way, it might appeal to a wider audience. If the band has never been heard of, then the video may promote the band the most, as it can reach a wider audience through today's media technologies e.g. you tube. If one promotion reaches someone then they may search for other products, for example if they see an interesting music video they may like the music (even if it's not something they would normally listen to) and maybe buy a single or album, or even see the band in concert or on tour.

Klonhertz - 'Three Girl Rhumba' Video by Dougal Wilson

The video starts with a shot of a magazine about how to create a 'cut-and-assemble model' pop video. There is then a jump cut into read the title of the magazine. A human hand opens the page and the singer starts as the shot zooms into the models. The models start to assemble themselves and the viewer sees the video will be abstract and unconventional. Even though the video uses puppets there is still the performance aspect. The shots also use editing on the beat when the fingers move, as the paper puppets perform the music and the lights also flash to the beat. There are a lot of shots that quickly zoom into another shot like at the part where the singers head keeps opening and the shot zooms into each head. The scissors also cut to the beat as they chase the paper aeroplane. The mise-en-scene of the world they're in is all made out of paper to keep the idea of a cut-and-assemble model of a pop video, also as numbers are mentioned a lot in the song there are numbers in the background. When the singer divides by 2 there is a 2 and other numbers behind him; also when the hurricane warning there are numbers flying around. As the paper plane crashes at the end the models all fall back into the magazine and the hand closes the page with the beat so the story ends where it started.

Coldplay Tour Poster

This is the 2002 tour poster. It uses the same font as the CD cover. It shows the band's name in the biggest font size and the cities, venues and dates in a smaller size. The picture is also in the same style as the CD cover, linking the two together.

Coldplay - 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' Album Cover

This is the album which 'The Scientist' is featured on. The picture shows the portrait of someone made out of what looks like metal filings. As the album is called 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' the picture is missing half on its head. The design is very simple and uses a pale brown colour for the album title and black for the band name. On the back is the bar code at the top centre and the album and band name again underneath it. Then the track listing in the same pale brown colour as the album name. A the very bottom centre is the copyright information also in pale brown. The same font is used throughout.

Coldplay - 'The Scientist' Video by

The Scientist Video Link

The video starts with the singer lying on a mattress. As he starts singing the shot zooms out and then fades into a longer shot of the singer. The shot then pans around his face and in the background a biker is riding backwards and the singer gets up as if the video is played backwards too. The camera circles around the singer in a panning motion, then shows a slow motion of a bike trick, which fades into a medium shot. The next sequence is of the singer walking backwards down a street but singing the lyrics forwards. The shots fade into each other as the singer then jumps backwards over a wall. The shots are all mainly joined by fading into one another. The is also a sequence of a basketball game played backwards so the ball is coming back out of the hoop. Slow-motion is also used as the singer walks backwards across railway tracks, which seems to be on the beat. Then there is a fade to black as the next shot changes location again to a very long shot of the singer walking backwards towards a forest. The shot cuts closer into the forest, as it suddenly gets dark. When its daylight again, the singer puts on his coat and does up the buttons to the beat of the music. At this point the viewer sees an idea of narrative as there is a woman lying on the floor. The medium shot shows the singer getting back into a car and cuts to the wheel and the woman as tiny pieces of glass fly back into the window screen with her body. A log shot and a pan through trees shows the car roll back up the hill, past a truck and shows the woman took off her seat belt to take her coat off. The mise-en-scene throughout suggests at first a street scene with graffiti but the viewers attention is mainly drawn to figure out how the video is going backwards, this makes the video unconventional and interesting to watch.

Three Days Grace Album Poster

Three Days Grace 'Life Starts Now' Album Poster. The poster shows the album cover design. The band logo in its font is at the top and next to it the album name. Near the bottom on the left it advertises the first released single 'Break', which explains the picture of people breaking things. At the bottom there is the release date for the album in a bigger font, so it's seen easily. The colours used in the CD cover are mainly black and pink which are the main colours in the video 'Break',the black underneath the TV's also looks like paint like in the video. This links it to the album cover/video by the colours and the picture.

'Life Starts Now' album cover

The cover shows two people smashing a pile of TVs as crows or ravens, bats, butterflies and snakes come out. The band logo in its font is at the top and next to it the album name. The colours used are pinks, black, greys and purples. The people in the cover also don't have faces they look like they're scribbled out but with eyes. The cover of the people smashing tv's seems to symbolise the first track of the album released 'Break'. The colours and the image are used to link together and promote the album.
On the back the pinky/purple colours are used for the track listing in the same font as the album name and also the information on the poster. Apart from the coloured track text the rest of the picture is in black and grey, this shows the band in the centre at a warehouse type building. The copyright information is on the very right of the case and is virticle at the side.

Three Days Grace - 'Break'

The video starts with a shot of the band's boots walking down a corridor. On the walls are chevron-like arrows in pink, grey, black and white like the colours of the album cover and poster. Then in the same colours a newton's cradle of the same colours. You see shots of the band as they walk to doors that open, again with the same colour code. You see the band members pick up their guitars as the drum beat starts in separate rooms painted in their colour, they band members also wear clothes matching their colour with black army-style boots. The shots are cutting from one room to another on almost every beat until the singer starts. The mise-en-scene in the room is just their instrument, the painted coloured walls and the suits all but the drummer are wearing. There is also a set of silver discs on the wall which shine when they catch the light. There is also a contrast between the bright white room and the dark of the black room which is also helped by lighting mainly from the silver discs on the wall. There are mainly medium and long shots with some slow motion the guitarists. A close up of fans when the walls open and a shot through a fan leading into the chorus of the song. There are some special effects of coloured balls flying around matching the room colour, keeping the video unrealistic and slightly abstract around the performance.
By the time the chorus comes again there is paint flying at the room and the band also the colours but in a different order e.g. the singer's white suit is now covered in pink paint which can be seen in slow motion shots. Shots through the fans reveal the 4 rooms to be joined by fans. Shots continue to cut between rooms on the beat showing more paint and the mess of the rooms, until the singer stops and there is a close up of the newton's cradle. The next shot shows the coloured balls of the cradle follow the band out of the corridor they came in at the start. The band are now all wearing black (without paint).

Little Boots Tour Poster

The poster shows an acoustic show in London. The same font is used on the poster and the single. The poster also looks futuristic and links to space a bit like the CD cover even though other bands are appearing too Little Boots must be the headlining act as the poster matches the style of her album and single covers and also the style of her video 'Remedy'.

'Remedy' single cover

This is the single cover for the song 'Remedy' by Little Boots. It links to the video by the reflections used, the Kaleidoscope and futuristic style and the triangles. She also has her hair the same way in the video.

Little Boots - 'Remedy' Video by David Wilson

The Video starts with flashing lights to the beat of the intro the editing also fits with the faster beat and jump cuts as she presses the note on the keyboard matching on acton. The first time we see her she is singing along with the track. The lighting is also very bright around her and she is wearing a futuristic - looking sliver dress. The camera pans a bit and also changes its angle of her to the beat. The next sequence the editing still on the beat adds quick cuts of a Kaleidoscope which shows a close up of her lips while singing. There are also shots of her playing the keyboard also in a Kaleidoscope. When she lies down next to a keyboard she also sings 'Kaleidoscope' in the lyrics. The lighting changes to the beat and contrasts between light and dark. The mise-en-scene of triangles are also used a lot in the video, through the Kaleidoscope, the flashing blue lights, her dress, hair piece and the arrangement of the keyboards. The video also uses reflections through her sliver dress/ hair piece, Kaleidoscope and the mirrored walls in the background. Most of the shots are quite quick to fit to the beat of the song, which is electro-pop.

Preliminary piece Info+++

Today I have finished the editing, including lip-sync and editing on the beat. The whole video now runs from start to finish, as I have filled in the gaps with smaller shots, which actually work on the beat. I have also used transitions to link 2 shots together and overall I think the video looks quite good.

Preliminary piece Info++

We have started the editing of our music video (on a mac) and since it's only 1 minute, we have almost finished. The lip-sync has worked well but the hardest part so far is the editing on the beat. As our shot lengths are changing, at the moment there are some gaps in the order we need to fill. After this, the video should run smoothly and hopefully look good.

Preliminary piece CD Cover...

We have designed the cd cover using this picture.

Since the song is in a country style we have chosen the acoustic guitar and also a font to match.

This is the original photo for the cd cover before it was edited in coral photo paint.

Preliminary piece Info+...

Due to time issues we didn't use the nature area but did finish filming.
All we need to do now is edit the film and match it to the music.
We also need to finalise the CD cover design on Coral.

Preliminary piece Info...

If possible we are planning to use the nature area, as a set in our video.
Also we plan to start shooting tomorrow (wed)
The other locations we plan to use are a friend's house / driveway and garden.

Preliminary piece Risk Assessment...

The video we are planning to shoot is mostly low risk.

Dangers:

• Tripping on wires
• falling in the pond
• allergies / allergic reactions

Music Videos research...

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss- Gone Gone Gone
This is the real video for the song we chose. It starts with both the woman and the man walking into the room through shiny silver curtains. The room has disco balls hanging from the ceiling. They walk to the centre of the room, towards each other. The main shot types used are tracking shots, cuts, zooms and pans.
The tracking shots follow the singers as they walk into different rooms. After the disco ball room they walk into a room full of inflatable people. After this room they both walk onto a stage where they sing with a guitarist in the middle of them. There are mostly cuts and pans used to see the people on the stage and the people dancing at the front.
Towards the end there is a mixture of the different sets and different colours, which throughout the characters both wear the same black clothes. Also the only characters seen in the video are the main man and woman and the guitarist, all the other dancers were silhouettes.

David Wilson - We Have Band "You Came Out"

This video uses just the faces of 4 people. Throughout the video the people's faces are painted in different colours and designs. The woman, who seems to be the main character, is painted to look like she is singing without opening her mouth. The shots seen are the frames that each shot has used to be put together, which must have taken a long time. Each shot of each face with paint on has been edited together very fast to create the effect that the face's colours are changing e.g. at one point a man looks like he's crying as blue paint runs down his face. Towards the end the paint runs backwards, as the shots are reversed and the end is the same as the beginning.

Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold

This video mainly uses the colours black and white and the contrast between, without being shot in black and white. The camera shots are mostly panning and very fast cuts between shots, also editing on the beat. There isn't really a narrative story as such but there is other shots, away from the band set up, which show members doing different things. One running towards the camera against a white background, another with a spider, one dancing, one letting doves fly and one laughing holding a skull, like Shakespeare. All theses seem quite random and not really connected to each other. The camera also pans and fades into another shot of the same set up but the band members are wearing different clothes and the background changes between black and white. Also because the song is called 'Afterlife' the black and white could represent heaven and hell.

CD Covers...

This is a country CD which is similar style to the song we have for our music video. The cover shows the artist Tim McGraw but mainly him in a black tee-shirt and black cowboy hat, which represents the country style. The shot of him may suggest that he is shy, as his hat covers most of his face. The CD title is also a limited edition of his greatest hits, suggesting that he has had many hits already.

This CD cover has the band name in the centre and the title underneath. The title of the CD 'Leave this Town' links to the picture of the open road and suggests leaving somewhere. The picture shows a small town which the band probably know. The band is also seen faintly in the background, showing who they are, with the lead singer at the front.

This is the Wicked soundtrack cover, for the songs from the stage show.
The cover shows the 2 witches, the one in black the 'wicked' one and the one in white the 'good' or more innocent one. The cover's title is also on the side of the 'Wicked' witch also suggesting her evil. This is contrasted by the whispering of the 'good' witch, as the picture suggests she maybe helping her or spreading gossip. There are also small images of flying monkeys on the 'wicked' side, relating to the Wizard of Oz. The 'wicked' side of the cover also takes up more room than the 'good' side, showing the witch's importance to the plot of the show and that it's named after her.