Below are all of our mock ups made on Photoshop for our digipak. Beginning this stage we knew we wanted to continue the theme of glitches with our ancillary task, giving it continuity throughout both products. I played around with different effects in Photoshop, including the adjustments and changing the hues and moving them across on a new layer. Later in the experiments...
In preparation to create our digipak, we needed to research various examples to both inspire us and also see what conventions are used in this market. Firstly it made sense to look at our song's digipak, Smile by Mikky Ekko, to set an example. Seen above is the 'Smile' single's front cover, along with the album it was taken of, 'Time'. Ekko sticks...
Whilst we remained with the same characters as initially decided upon, we dramatically changed our casting as we were unable to arrange for actors from Sandra Reynolds. The actor playing the strong willed character is Zoë Desgland. We chose Zoë as, being an A Level drama student, she'd had previous experience performing to an audience and in front of a camera as all...
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This is our first video diary discussing our idea so far and updates on locations and cast. We talk about the issues with our cast and how we are attempting to overcome the situation. ...
For our film we plan to film in roughly two locations, one a forest/woodland area, and another in a rundown building (preferably abandoned). For the forest type area we plan to film at Thetford Forest which is fairly local, and has an open meadow type area we can film the last shots. Our second location consists of an abandoned building. Naturally this is...
Using some storyboard templates we listed the appropriate scenes with the times in the boxes. Instead of drawing our scenes we decided to bullet point them with extra details. ...
For our cast we originally planned to hire the three main actors from the Sandra Reynolds website (http://www.sandrareynolds.co.uk/). We picked out three actors who resembled our fictional characters we created, and how they matched our original visions. Character One: The Leader We wanted this character as we feel they would contribute to the development of the other characters by acting as a controlled...
Establishing shots. Leader (L) at the archway. Strong willed (SW) character walking through her location. Cuts to SW going to punch her guard and being restrained and taken to work in harsher conditions (outside). Shots of her working. Shots of L working. Shots of intelligent (I) character working. SW character thinking. L walking. Fast paced shots of I fixing things. Fast paced, close...
Within the bracket of music videos, it is often seen that either one of or both narrative and live performance are used. We have opted to focus solely on a narrative idea, as we felt like the story we’ve interpreted from the lyrics would be most effective without the alienation cuts to live performance would create. It would allow the audience to become...
To match our storyboard we created a list of times that synced with the song and the length of 3 minutes 27 seconds long. 0-23 seconds -> establishing shots (ref Rashimon) 23-45 seconds -> characters taken away (change character on beat) 45-1:01 seconds -> in their respective locations (interrogation) 1:01-1:21 seconds -> running (cuts between the beat) 1:21-1:40 seconds -> planning escapes 1:40-1:58...
Once deciding our song choice, we noted down some ideas that we created after analysing the lyrics. Multiple people (tight-knit friend group/ family) Dystopian Forrest Separate story lines- multiple POV Shows what they're doing in different locations Slow motion flashback in the bridge- picnic in meadow/ memory (something peaceful) Trying to get to the place the memory takes place in Cuts before they...
When deciding upon the structure of our music video, in regards to footage, we had three options open to us: - Lip synced, live performance - Narrative - A mixture of both options All of which have their own advantages and disadvantages that we considered. Live performance: Using live performance is a good way of introducing the band/ singer to their audience and...
Our final song choice was 'Smile' by Mikky Ekko. Below are listed the reasons why we chose the song, and how it stood out compared to the others. The main characteristic was the contradicting lyrics within the song, and how they appear negative against the positive beat. Without the extra audio of the music video the song is 3 minutes and 27 seconds...
To decide on a song Meghan and I decided to list some songs each, and then eliminate them together. Listed below are the original songs we listed before the final one was chosen: 1. What’s up? - 4 Non Blondes 2. Smile - Mikky Ekko 3. Gravel to Tempo - Hayley Kiyoko 4. Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve 5.Migraine - Twenty One Pilots 6....
What constitutes "success" for a particular media text in music videos? The music video Thriller, Michael Jackson, is successful due to the intriguing exposition at the beginning, thereby drawing the audience in and making them more attached to the characters. It is an original concept, that comes as an unexpected twist. The plot complements the music as when the suspense is at it's highest...
Canopy Climbers - Stuck Firstly the time lapse is incredibly effective in both the narrative and setting the scene. The narrative is unique and well shot, along with the various camera angles and effects. It's clear there was a lot of time gone into this video, seen by the lighting and effects. The miming for example is set in a room with a lamp,...
Hayley Kiyoko - Gravel to Tempo (0:00 - 1:00) Within this one minute, it's clear to see the video is well thought out and has a unique narrative. Firstly we are introduced to our main character (played by Kiyoko herself) who is miming the lyrics as she enters the school. We are also introduced to a 'popular' group of girls, who seem to...
To create our own music video we needed to find some inspiration. Below are music videos listed that we found inspiration from for our own version. Mikky Ekko - Smile From the original video we were inspired by the setting and use of camera angles. Because this is the original video for our song, we're trying to deviate from the video as much...
The particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others. In a work of fiction, one character is typically the central focus of the story. This person is called a protagonist while the character who opposes the actions of the protagonist is the antagonist. Characterisation is the process of how the author presents the character in order...
In works of narrative (especially fictional), the setting includes both the time and geographic location in which the story takes place. A literary element, the setting helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story. Setting is an important element in a narrative and in some works the setting becomes a character itself. The term setting is often used to refer to...
A narrative or story is any report of connected events, real or imaginary, presented in a sequence of written or spoken words, and/or still or moving images. Narrative can be organised in a number of thematic and/or formal categories: non-fiction (such as definitively including creative non-fiction, biography, journalism, transcript poetry, and historiography); fictionalisation of historical events (such as anecdote, myth, legend, and historical...
Back in the 1960s, few acts recorded music videos. There was no MTV, and in an age of endless touring, artists couldn’t often make it to TV studios to perform. Having flirted with the idea of promotional films for their songs lifted from the movies, A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, The Beatles later recorded a series of promotional films for their singles...
For our A2 coursework we had the choice to either create a short film or music video. Me and Meghan Kelly decided to work together to create a music video. This is to match a song of our choice along with a dig pack to promote the video. For our A2 coursework we had the choice to either create a short film or music video....
1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of real media products? I personally feel we conformed to real media products. Our main character is male, who relives the night before. We abide to the stereotype of youths partying from night to night, doing stupid things with their friends, only to repeat it later. However...
After showing various individuals (including the volunteers for the alternate version) both clips, I asked for them to report back to me on any feedback they had. This was done verbally and online. Eleanor Smith: "Although the narrative in the original clip is strong, the idea of a party really doesn't resonate with just the main character being alone. The second clip highlights...
Due to our issues we had, our shooting schedule was very varied and sparse. Harry filmed by himself (roughly a week before the due date) due to me and Rosie both being unavailable to get to his house, in which filmed by himself with Charlie and his friends to make the shots. This was successful however we only had shots of Charlie, and...
Alternate Version (starring Eleanor, Gina, Manny, Max and our main lead Charlie): After our final cut was published, Rosie and I felt bad about both the footage and the volunteers time being wasted, so after taking advice from sir we decided to edit an alternate version. In this version I tried to include both ours and Harry's footage, creating a linking narrative between...
Shown above is our final cut for our music video. The song featured is 'Last Nite' by The Strokes, with Charlie Frazier as our main lead. This was filmed by Harry at his house, and documents the events of our main characters previous night, shown by the various shots and reverse editing. ...
At the time of shooting these clips, we had minimal footage from Harry's end, so we decided to use what he filmed for a mock up. Although I had to shorten the song itself, I feel this was a fairly successful practice in preparation for our real thing. The narrative is fairly easy to follow, and the scenes look fairly realistic despite us...
Here is a collage of the behind the scenes images (mainly cleaning up after filming): To film this part of the video we used S14 (drama room) which had large black out curtains, so any school setting was less visible. Because this was last minute we only had a select few individuals, however the footage turned out better than expected and will hopefully...
Our finalised casting includes Charlie Frazier as our main character, who replays the events of the evening. The individuals in the background are left to Harry to decide as he is the one available to film that night. Update: Due to Harry only filming Charlie and having little footage for our due date, me and Rosie have cast Georgina, Ellie, Max and Manny...
Potential Album Cover 1: For this cover I went for a retro theme to match the songs era on Adobe Photoshop, and went down a comic book style cover. Due to the lack of quality in the image, I added a pixel effect to make it a more retro style, and make the images quality less noticeable. I then adjusted the brightness and...
During the creation of our music video we faced various issues we had to overcome. At the beginning of the project, our previous filming dates had to be changed due to Harry's personal reasons. After this we found it difficult to arrange another date as we were all busy judging by the time of the year. We finally found a date to film...
Part of our task was to create a storyboard: Our storyboard shows our narrative for the video, and how we plan to film in order matching the reverse effect we plan to put on in editing. Our end consists of Charlie back at the door, and then a quick cut of him on the ground (linking to the establishing shot) with 'the end'...
Our location ideas consisted of an outside area and inside a house. To fit our condition we have to use at least two locations, which fit rather well with our idea. We decided to eventually film at Harry's house as it fit best and had an accessible garden. After a series of debates we decided to film it in the daytime, and a...
For our casting ideas we planned to cast a variety of backing people for the setting, as well as a main lead. Harry suggested Charlie Frazier to take up the role, not only because of his history of acting, but also his appearance to the role. Our backing individuals will hopefully be comfortable on camera, and match up to the intentions of the...
Our format for the video is going to be fully narrative, with a series of band shots cut between the clips to give it a steady balance. We plan to film our video chronologically and then rewind the footage during the editing process to resemble the 'last nite' title of the song. We plan to use slow motion for some more arty clips....
"Last Nite" Last night she said, "Oh, baby, I feel so down. Oh it turns me off, When I feel left out." So I, I turn 'round, "Oh, baby, don't care no more. I know this for sure, I'm walkin' out that door." Well, I've been in town for just about fifteen minutes now And baby, I feel so down And I...
At hearing 'Last Nite', Harry immediately thought of the idea of watching the music video backwards as the main character remembers or the audience watch what happened 'Last Nite'. This type of narrative would allow us to play with camera shots, content and techniques to create aesthetically pleasing reversed footage. The idea would start with having the band, introduced with The Strokes written...
Shown above is our colour coded planning sheet with the various posts we need to write throughout this preliminary task. The yellow is for me, Blue for Rosie, Red for Harry and purple for a group effort. ...
In preparation for A2 coursework we have been given a trail effort over the next month to produce an original music video, and accompanying original CD cover for the release of the song, I will be working with Harry and Rosie. We have the song Last Nite by The Strokes. We have been given the following songs to choose from: ...
