GROUP 50 Music Video 2009 ROUGHCUT from SATMEDIASTUDIES on Vimeo.
Research.
This is an amazing video and a perfect example of stop-motion that is really well done. This video was part of a student's art and design project and therefore shows that you don't have to be a professional to create a really good piece. It took three months to plan, four days to film and used over six thousand post it notes.
This should be taken as evidence that the key to a good final piece is patience and planning.
This should be taken as evidence that the key to a good final piece is patience and planning.
Editing Screengrabs.
This is the screengrab of us editing our music video roughcut. We experimented with various effects to see whether we would be able to use any of them on our final video.
Here is an idea of the type of writing we would like to use for our stop motion part of the music video. We are going to use writing like this in random parts across the video and in the notebook stop motion scene and possibly also the mirror scene.
Review of Our Blog.
We have received feedback that our blog was not visual enough, so now our focus will be on including as many images and video's on our blog that we can to make it more interesting to look at.
The quantity and quality of our posts however is not an issue as we have sufficient posts so far.
The quantity and quality of our posts however is not an issue as we have sufficient posts so far.
Evaluation
Although our ideas where creative we did not have the time to make them successful. We had some debates to weather we would change the track if we had to chose again. Some members of the group believe it will be difficult to make a good music video to the track, whilst others believe that with more time and organisation we will be able to have a more appropriate and successful video. If we also had more time and video funds we would change our idea completely and possibly film on a beach instead. Through doing the rough cut we have discovered the difficulties such as how much the weather affects the quality of the video and the atmosphere. We also know that costume and miss-en-scene will need to be altered for our final cut to make it more appropriate for the lyrics and style of the track. For example the girl miming the track will need to wear vintage style clothes and the miss-en-scene we will have to attempt to make the brighter as the track is very bubbly and light-hearted, thi will go well with the rack.
We found it difficult to film in a public place (cambridge sreets) as when attempting to video people wlking past, members of the public became extremely intrigued by the video camera and stood to watch. Either this or they completely avoided the camera, this was the opposite to what we needed them to do. In the short notice we also found it hard for our actress to find the time to film so used an alternative performer. We attempted to acomplish a scene whereby leaves fell from trees where the girl was dancing but this was also made difficult as we couldnt have people shaking the trees to make the leaves fall in the shot. As we found it difficult to find time in all of our scheduels to film we also had to shoot the, walking into the party scene, through a dentist door in cambridge street.
For the rough cut it was also difficult to get appropriate props into cambridge, for example the bike.
We have not yet attempted the stop motion due to lack of time, although we have planned to fit this into our final cut and spend more time on that area of the video.
We found it difficult to film in a public place (cambridge sreets) as when attempting to video people wlking past, members of the public became extremely intrigued by the video camera and stood to watch. Either this or they completely avoided the camera, this was the opposite to what we needed them to do. In the short notice we also found it hard for our actress to find the time to film so used an alternative performer. We attempted to acomplish a scene whereby leaves fell from trees where the girl was dancing but this was also made difficult as we couldnt have people shaking the trees to make the leaves fall in the shot. As we found it difficult to find time in all of our scheduels to film we also had to shoot the, walking into the party scene, through a dentist door in cambridge street.
For the rough cut it was also difficult to get appropriate props into cambridge, for example the bike.
We have not yet attempted the stop motion due to lack of time, although we have planned to fit this into our final cut and spend more time on that area of the video.
Location Screengrabs.
These are some screen shots from Google maps that show our locations from an aerial view.
This one is of Emma's house, which is where we will be doing quite a lot of filming.We are planning to shoot the waking up scenes, the party scenes, and the going to bed scenes.
This shot is of the field that we are planning to use in our music video. It is secluded and quiet and lined by trees at the top, and this was exactly the sort of thing we were aiming for. We are only planning to film one scene here.
This shot is of Cambridge city centre, which is where we will also be doing a lot of the filming, and also reshooting some of the footage we got for the roughcut.
This one is of Emma's house, which is where we will be doing quite a lot of filming.We are planning to shoot the waking up scenes, the party scenes, and the going to bed scenes.
This shot is of the field that we are planning to use in our music video. It is secluded and quiet and lined by trees at the top, and this was exactly the sort of thing we were aiming for. We are only planning to film one scene here.
This shot is of Cambridge city centre, which is where we will also be doing a lot of the filming, and also reshooting some of the footage we got for the roughcut.
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
crew list/ call sheet
we have also created a list of all of the crew members and performers needed. This also includes numbers so that we can contact any who is missing. This will make preporation and filming more easy.
location breakdown sheet
we have made a location breakdown sheet, this consists of location, shot number, shot type, action. Theres 10 shot numbers per page and ours consists of 2 pages. We have done this so that it is easier when filming. Also on each page we have listed the performers, props, vehicles and equipment for each location.
Monday, 19 October 2009
complications with filming
Due to close deadlines and time shortages we decided to film the rough cut, very roughly. To do this we filmed in one and a half hours and used the wrong actress due to complications with the chosen actress having time to film. We where then planning on filming in a weekend but found it difficult as all the team members wanted to be there for the filming but one was away on a university trip.
Further complications included the weather not fitting in well with the plans, also we wanted a bike and a dog but found both of these difficult to get hold of in the center of Cambridge. In the end we filmed a lot of random footage but found little of this appropriate or able to use. Also as we filmed during college hours it was difficult to find suitable miss-en-scene and costumes. Also due to not having a c.d player in school it was difficult to get the timing and words correct, this made it more difficult to match the miming with the track, we attempted recording the song onto a phone and playing it but this was fuzzy and quiet making it even more difficult.
Our finished product has turned out to be nothing like our planning and story boarding. Therefore we plan to spend more time working on our finished product over half term so we can use appropriate miss-en-scene and costumes. Therefore we are hoping that our finished product will be much better and fit in well with our storyboard.
Further complications included the weather not fitting in well with the plans, also we wanted a bike and a dog but found both of these difficult to get hold of in the center of Cambridge. In the end we filmed a lot of random footage but found little of this appropriate or able to use. Also as we filmed during college hours it was difficult to find suitable miss-en-scene and costumes. Also due to not having a c.d player in school it was difficult to get the timing and words correct, this made it more difficult to match the miming with the track, we attempted recording the song onto a phone and playing it but this was fuzzy and quiet making it even more difficult.
Our finished product has turned out to be nothing like our planning and story boarding. Therefore we plan to spend more time working on our finished product over half term so we can use appropriate miss-en-scene and costumes. Therefore we are hoping that our finished product will be much better and fit in well with our storyboard.
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Locations
We have used a variety of different locations such as:
1. Emma's bedroom
2. Hallway in house (Emma's house)
3. Cambridge punts
4. Cambridge streets
5. A nice park/ field (Emma's House)
6. Market Square in Cambridge
7. View from top of Cambridge building
1. Emma's bedroom
2. Hallway in house (Emma's house)
3. Cambridge punts
4. Cambridge streets
5. A nice park/ field (Emma's House)
6. Market Square in Cambridge
7. View from top of Cambridge building
Final Ideas.
We have a pretty clear idea in our heads of what we are aiming for and this is portrayed in our storyboards.
Here is a final outline of our music video -
The first scene will be of the girl in bed during the morning, after she has just woken up. This will be as the music has just started to play.
By the time the lyrics start, she will be getting up and starting to get ready. While she is looking in the mirror, she will write some of the initial lyrics on the mirror in lipstick - we may or may not do this scene in stop-motion. During filming, we will experiment with both, and see which style looks better during the editing process.
The video will then change to an image of the girl sitting, reading a paper or magazine with a cup of tea. This will be shot from opposite the girl - but the next scene will be as if the camera is the girl's eyes, looking down on the table as if from her perspective. A notebook will be on the table also, and the lyrics playing at the time will be written in stop-motion on the pages of the book.
The next shot will be of the girl, from a front angle, riding a bike down a narrow street. We are hoping to use an old-style bike, preferably with a basket.
The shot will then switch to one of the girl riding the bike from a side-view.
Another shot which we may or may not use at this point would be one of the girl swirling in a country location with leaves falling around her. We may edit this shot in slow motion if we decide to use it.
We would then have a close up of the girl lip-synching to the lyrics, where a lot of the attention would be focused on her. It is crucial at this point that, during editing, we do a good job so the video looks professional and realistic. A major problem with some videos that affects the marks they achieve is errors during the editing process.
The next scene would use only animation and stop-motion. The lyrics would appear over the screen, maybe with some hand-drawn doodles.
The next shot would be one of the girl walking down a street
Here is a final outline of our music video -
The first scene will be of the girl in bed during the morning, after she has just woken up. This will be as the music has just started to play.
By the time the lyrics start, she will be getting up and starting to get ready. While she is looking in the mirror, she will write some of the initial lyrics on the mirror in lipstick - we may or may not do this scene in stop-motion. During filming, we will experiment with both, and see which style looks better during the editing process.
The video will then change to an image of the girl sitting, reading a paper or magazine with a cup of tea. This will be shot from opposite the girl - but the next scene will be as if the camera is the girl's eyes, looking down on the table as if from her perspective. A notebook will be on the table also, and the lyrics playing at the time will be written in stop-motion on the pages of the book.
The next shot will be of the girl, from a front angle, riding a bike down a narrow street. We are hoping to use an old-style bike, preferably with a basket.
The shot will then switch to one of the girl riding the bike from a side-view.
Another shot which we may or may not use at this point would be one of the girl swirling in a country location with leaves falling around her. We may edit this shot in slow motion if we decide to use it.
We would then have a close up of the girl lip-synching to the lyrics, where a lot of the attention would be focused on her. It is crucial at this point that, during editing, we do a good job so the video looks professional and realistic. A major problem with some videos that affects the marks they achieve is errors during the editing process.
The next scene would use only animation and stop-motion. The lyrics would appear over the screen, maybe with some hand-drawn doodles.
The next shot would be one of the girl walking down a street
Ed Lovelace
Ed Lovelace was previously a student at Long Road sixth form college who studied media studies for two years and gained a media A level. From this he went on to study media studies in Bournemouth University from 2003-2005 which is the only media center of excellence in the U.K. During this time he spent 3 months between the 2nd and 3rd years of uni to work in several different media production companies. Although most of this work was as a 'runner' which includes duties such as making coffee, Ed did not think that this is a good idea because unless you can get somebody to believe in you and see your work you may never get promoted and so may remain as a runner.
From this he has gone on to be the music video director of several music videos as seen below, for the production company 'Pulse Films', doing this in 2001 meant that Ed had very basic Imovie editing software to create his videos. One of the first videos that he produced was Gallows 'Abandon ship'. This only had a budget of £100 yet managed to win an M.T.V.2 award. From gaining this experience meant that Ed then moved on to bigger videos for bigger bands, For example he made the video 'In one ear', by Cage The Elephant which had a £40,000 budget. This gave him better experience. As he had already created one video for Cage the Elephant they had gained awareness of his production style and used him again for videos such as 'Aint no rest for the wicked'. Other music videos he created include 'Cutting pink with knifes' Laser Hannon.
Due to Eds lack of artistic skills he rarely produced a storyboard to show his ideas, instead 90% of his pitch was writing and he tended to use other techniques such as: refference films and stills.
He has also been working on low-medium budget feature films, such as 'Warewolves across america'. To do this Ed had the experience of following them around America and filming them perform in different peoples homes, where they would also slepe to cut costs. This is the start of his moviw career yet has also achieved 12 films from around the world for Myspace relaunch. Overall Ed Lovelace has managed to achieve a great deal since he left Long Road and keeps moving onto bigger and better things
From this he has gone on to be the music video director of several music videos as seen below, for the production company 'Pulse Films', doing this in 2001 meant that Ed had very basic Imovie editing software to create his videos. One of the first videos that he produced was Gallows 'Abandon ship'. This only had a budget of £100 yet managed to win an M.T.V.2 award. From gaining this experience meant that Ed then moved on to bigger videos for bigger bands, For example he made the video 'In one ear', by Cage The Elephant which had a £40,000 budget. This gave him better experience. As he had already created one video for Cage the Elephant they had gained awareness of his production style and used him again for videos such as 'Aint no rest for the wicked'. Other music videos he created include 'Cutting pink with knifes' Laser Hannon.
Due to Eds lack of artistic skills he rarely produced a storyboard to show his ideas, instead 90% of his pitch was writing and he tended to use other techniques such as: refference films and stills.
He has also been working on low-medium budget feature films, such as 'Warewolves across america'. To do this Ed had the experience of following them around America and filming them perform in different peoples homes, where they would also slepe to cut costs. This is the start of his moviw career yet has also achieved 12 films from around the world for Myspace relaunch. Overall Ed Lovelace has managed to achieve a great deal since he left Long Road and keeps moving onto bigger and better things
conflict with ideas
There was some conflict with our groups ideas as ciaran was not so keen on the girly vibe we created by the track and the mis-en-scene. As a result he wanted to chose a different track with a totally different video genre to suite his own style. In the end we decided as group to chose the first idea (au revoir simone) as our final idea as we thought the ideas fitted well with the track and could overall make it a sucessful video.
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
ED LOVELACE - TALK IN THE HALL - WEDNESDAY 7.10.09
Former Long Road Media student Ed Lovelace will be talking about his music videos and career path into the film industry.
Please remember to take notes on the talk and the videos discussed - In the next lesson you will be writing up the talk on your blogs and from YouTube adding the videos he will be showing in his presentation.
The'Ain't No Rest For The Wicked' - Cage The Elephant
'In One Ear' - Cage The Elephant
'Abandon Ship' - Gallows
'Laser Hannon' - Cutting Pink With Knives
Monday, 5 October 2009
story board.
In today's lesson we are starting to storyboard our initial idea.
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Thursday, 1 October 2009
DVD Cover Ideas
This is an experimental technique that we may use on our DVD cover. It is a picture of the actual lead singer of the band, Au Revoir Simone. She looks similar to the girl we are planning to use in our video.We have edited the original image in PhotoShop by using multiple techniques.