Evaluation Task 4

   
                

Evaluation Task 3

     
             

Above is a video, which contains GCSE students opinions on what we did well and could have done better in our music video. They are all the target audience age for our video, which allows us to get useful feedback, which we can use. They are also currently studying media and are making their own, more simplified music videos, this means they have somewhat of an understanding when it comes to shooting and editing and will be able to pick up on some of the more simple techniques we could have used, or used well.

     

Evaluation Task 2

Evaluation Task 1

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Poster

Digipak

Final Edit

              

Edit 3

              

Producing My Poster

Photoshoot

 

Edit 2

               

Edit 1

       
         

Our group made the decision to swap software early on the the editing process to Final Cut Pro from iMovie. This was because of the lack of layering and also because the minimum shot length on iMovie is only 0.2 seconds so if we want to use flashes or extremely quick cuts we would struggle.

In this edit we looked at our previous edits and came to the conclusion that the shots are mostly static and also all in the same location to start. With this edit we used new shots from the skate park location to add to the narrative and to also add some camera movement. These shots as well as the ones from the field of just lip syncing added movement and also varied camera angles and shots.

Extra Task - Finding an Actor

              

As we are now looking for our actors, one four close family friends happens to be in a semi professional band (Awakening Hyperia). We needed someone who had good stage presents, convincingly play the drums, met our genre age and very importantly have some experience in music videos. After a short conversation he informed us that he and his band were preforming at the Fleece Bristol. To get a better understanding of how he presented himself we decided that we would go along to watch. Although (in his band) he is the lead guitarist we were still able to get a very good and clear grasp as to how good his stage presents is. The lead guitarist is arguably the most watched part of the band and so he is not shot of confidence which is exact what we want. When it comes to experience he again dose not fall short.

              

As there band is singed by a record label the have already released a music video named 'Breath' which is on Vevo. After also viewing the music video it only reinforced the fact that we are going to use forty in our music video. On top of this it also means that he understands the time and commitment that is involved in filming and so we will not have to worry about him waiting time or cancelling last minute.  

Extra Task - Editing on the Beat

Extra Task - Smoke Grenades

These are the smoke grenades we chose to use for our music video as they are of high quality and come in a wide variety of colours. This is the official website for the smoke grenades so are quite expensive so we will have to find them for cheaper somewhere else, like amazon.

We ended up purchasing three blue grenades from Amazon for £16.99 instead of £24 on the official website. These were delivered a few days later allowing us to start filming that weekend.

This is the a picture of the smoke grenade after we had used it, showing the temporary damage it caused to the skatepark. The smoke grenade lasted roughly 30 seconds and was long enough for the shot that we wanted.

Extra Task - Weather on the 7th

We are filming partially inside on Wednesday the 7th and partially outside so the weather needs to be consitent with our other shoots. The overcast weather is perfect for what we need and is not too cold so we can film with our actors for a long duration inside. 

Extra Task - Weather on the 23rd

To make sure that we could film we needed to check the weather. The days we have chosen to film have similar weather conditions so there would be no confusion with narrative performances. The temperatures are 10 and 8 degrees C so our actors would wear coats and hoodies. It would be cloudy so not as bright as it could be. This is why we may buy a Screwfix artificial light too use in some shots.

For scenes like the garage scene which is indoors this will not matter. However the pathway scene may matter as it will have limited light as it is. So artificial light will be important for this.

Extra Task - Visiting Locations

Skatepark

This will be the second location where we introduce the caricatures and start the narrative of the day and so this will be filmed in the morning of one of our filming dates. This specific ramp will be used for a wide establishing shot so that starts the narrative of our two caricatures getting arrested.    

In the opening moments of the narrate one of our actors will have to slide down this ramp so we will meet to ensure that they have the correct footwear so that they do not fall over. we will also have to ensure that it is not filed on a day where it is misty or raining. 

The second and third ramp we use in the skatepark will be sets for both performance and narrative switching between and dropping them in as the story board shows. the second ramp will also be the one used for the smoke grenade scene.   

Pathway 

The pathway will be used for both narrative and performance. This will be the location we shoot the can scene and also some long shots of the drumming. We may also set up artificial light that will be in shot as if it was being filmed in a studio but a behind the scenes twist.     

                                                                     
                                           Carpark

Although we have some other carparks in mind we have decided that we will defiantly be using this set for some of our video. This wide shot will be used in the same way as the pathway with the drums the same distance away from the camera. This set may also be used for the action scene where our character steals the car and is arrested. When using this set we will have to be carful of the general public trying to actually use the carpark.     

Also in the carpark, we found a very interesting place where we can film some of the performance where we set the drums on the small hill. we may also utilise some time-laps while in the carpark. 

Prison 

For the scene where we need a prison set (the beginning and end) we have decided to use a very plane room. we will make the room (to the best of our ability) in to somewhat of a noticeable brattish prison. the actor will also be dressed in cloths to help the audience to recognise the straight away. 

Extra Task - Main Hall Shoot

Our next shoot will partly take place in the school hall of the Castle School. We have booked an hour slot to film on Wednesday the 7th at 10am. For this task we will need:

The narrative section filmed here will include a comedian telling jokes in an almost empty hall with our main actors clapping unenthusiastically then leaving.