Location Ideas

These are possible locations which I might use as my outdoor location for when my artist is going out with her friends to go to a party.

Risk Assessment

I have highlighted all the potential risks when shooting my music video and ways to avoid them. This is an advantage for before filming as this has allowed me think about my artists and making sure they do not risk anything. 

Personnel Details

I have listed all the job roles needed when shooting my music video, as only one person doing everything will be very time consuming and things wont run smoothly. I have also given a discription for each job role and who is doing what to make it clear to them before shooting. 

Location Contract

 

I needed to get a location contract with the school before I filmed in the studio.

Equipment List

I have listed all the equipment that I will be needing to shoot my music video. This is also like a check list for when I do shoot my music video as this will avoid me forgetting any equipment which may delay my filming time. 

Call Sheet

By completing this document, I have arranged with my artists for the days to shoot my music video and the locations.

Production Diary: Rough Edits

Over the past few days I completed a number of documents, release form, contact sheets, rough edit, proposal, call sheet, equipment list, location contract, personnel details, risk assessment. I have completed these tasks over the half term, before shooting my music video. I also created a rough edit of my magazine advert using Photoshop at home as this was the only way of creating it as I do not have access to Indesign at home.

I also got my equipment list so that I wouldnt forget anything for my shooting as this would make me fall behind as I wouldnt have anything to shoot with and I would have to reschedule for another day and it is quite difficult to meet up with my artists as they go to a different school and they do extra lessons after school which is difficult to meet up at a certain time to film.

Equipment Borrowing

When borrowing the schools equipment I had to fill out this form so that they knew exactly what I was borrowing in case anything went missing. I have also noted down the days I was going to borrow it and for how long.

Proposal

I have written out a proposal for the making of my music video as this will enable me to get the structure of my music video correct without falling behind on anything. I have also mentioned the target audience for my music video which is clearly pop fans as the song is of the pop genre. 

Rough Edits

 

This is a rough edit I did after doing my photoshoot. As I was on half term I only had access to Photoshop, therefore I created a rough edit of my magazine advert and then when I get back to school I will recreate this magazine advert using Indesign CS6. I will also ask for feedback, this will enable me to improve my magazine advert.

Contact Sheets

 

I created a contact sheet using Adobe Bridge CS3, I had access at home to create this. By creating a contact sheet allows me to see all the photos I took at my photoshoot which I could potentially use for my digipack and magazine advert.

Release Form

 

I have got each of my artists to sign a release form which is an agreement that my artists will act to the best of their ability and put as much effort in as possible, also to re-shoot any footage that is not to a high standard. 

Production Diary: Moodboard

Over the half term I created a moodboard with pictures that I used as inspiration for my photoshoot. I had researched in a few models who had previously done a photoshoot. There are quite a few shots similar to the photos I found that I took of my model at my photoshoot. I decided to use Filipa as my model for my photoshoot as I believed that she was the right person for my coursework. She isnt camera shy, she is very confident and very photogenic which was an advantage to  my coursework as this made filming her a lot more easier as she knew exactly what to do when I explained.

I took a lot of mid shots and close ups of my model at the photo shoot as this would follow Andrew Goodwins theory of close ups which would meet the conventions of a successful digi pack and magazine advert.

Cascada - Glorious Music Video Camera Angle Analysis

I watched this music video and thought that it included a lot of good camera angles and therefore I created a little moodboard with all the angles I'd like to implement into my music video. 

Moodboard

Moodboard from Juliana Mariz on Vimeo.

I have created a video using Adobe Premier which highlights photo ideas for my photo shoot. I decided to create this using Premier as this will be the software which I will be using for my music video. This will give me a head start for when I begin my music video as I will already have an understanding of how things work. I have used a few transitions in the video as this will make the video more effective and draw the audience more in as more than one thing is happening. For example there is a shot where the model is crouched down and her shadow is present in the background, this photo would be good to put in my Digi pack as it will be different from having just close ups of the artist.

Production Diary: Photoshoot Date

I have booked a date for my photo shoot where I will be able to take pictures of my model for my digipack and magazine advert. These photos will be taken with a high quality camera and high quality lights in the schools shooting room. This means that my photos will be of a high quality and will look professional. 

By having my photo shoot booked for next week means I will need to look for inspirational photos that my model can implement. I plan to do this in a video with the Pixie Lott's song 'All About Tonight' playing the background. This also means I can play around with Premier and learn a few transitions which I could potentially use in my music video. 

Feedback #1

I asked my friend to give me feedback on my idea, this gave me a clear indication of improvements that I can do in order to improve my idea. Also she has gone though my blog which highlights the things I have done and to what standard. By asking for feedback gives me more ideas to improve my work and make it to a high standard. 

Artist Styling/Costume Planning

By completing this task I have thought about the costumes I would like my main artist to be wearing as this would also influence the target audience into watching the music video as they will be wearing similar clothes that teenagers now a days wear when they go out with there friends. 

Production Diary: Sketches For Digipak

During this week, I have continued with my sketches for my digipack. I have successfully completed this task by continuingly looking at existing digipacks for ideas. Due to my music video being part of the pop genre, I have noticed that pop digipacks tend to have a message from the artist to the fans. Therefore I have also included this in my sketches. Also for the sketches I have based the photos on photos that I plan to take at my photo shoot. 

Sketches of Digipack

This is a complete sketch of my digipack, I have used a close up for my front cover as I believe by using these shots it draws the audience in. I will also take a picture of high heels and add the lyrics "I bought a new pair of shoes", this is because this is the hit single for this album and by including this highlights the single even more to the audience. 

The CD, will have a picture of either my artist or the pattern of her dress, however I still haven’t decided this. I will decide this when I do my photo shoot and put together the digipack as this will give me more of a clear idea as I will be able to see everything clearly. 

The back page of the digipack will include all the songs on Pixie Lott's album; the back of the digipack will also include key details such as websites. 

I will also include a message to the fans; this is typically found in the pop genre. This will be a message thanking the fans for all the help they have been etc. I will also include a simple picture of my artist in the digipack to emphasise her image. 

New Song Lyrics

Pixie Lott - "All About Tonight"

[Verse 1]
I bought a new pair of shoes
I got a new attitude, when I walk
'Cause I'm so over you
And it's all about tonight

I'm going out with the girls
Ready to show all the boys what I got
I'm letting go of the hurt
'Cause it's all about tonight

[Chorus]
Yeah the night is alive
You can feel the heartbeat
Let's just go with the flow
We've been working all week
Tomorrow doesn't matter
When you're moving your feet
It's all about tonight

We'll be dancing and singing
And climbing up on the tables
We'll be rocking this party
So tell the DJ don't stop
Grab someone if you're single
Grab someone if you're not
It's all about tonight

[Verse 2]
And boy I'm not hanging on
'cause I threw all your drama away
Had something good but it's gone
Yeah it's all about tonight
They got the music so loud
So I won't I hear the phone if you call
And we're so over now
'cause it's all about tonight

[Chorus]
Yeah the night is alive
You can feel the heartbeat
Let's just go with the flow
We've been working all week
Tomorrow doesn't matter
When you're moving your feet
It's all about tonight

We'll be dancing and singing
And climbing up on the tables
We'll be rocking this party
So tell the DJ don't stop
Grab someone if you're single
Grab someone if you're not
It's all about tonight

[Bridge]
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight...

[Chorus]
Yeah the night is alive
You can feel the heartbeat
Let's just go with the flow
We've been working all week
Tomorrow doesn't matter
When you're moving your feet
It's all about tonight

We'll be dancing and singing
And climbing up on the tables
We'll be rocking this party
So tell the DJ don't stop
Grab someone if you're single
Grab someone if you're not
It's all about tonight

Permission Email

Due to having changed my song from what I was previously going to do, I have had to resend a permission email to use the song 'All About Tonight' by Pixie Lott

Production Diary: My Blog

Over the weekend I put together a PowerPoint of the state of where my blog is up to, this clearly shows what I have and haven’t done. Also this emphasises mostly on the things I haven’t done as improvements I need to do over the next couple of weeks in order to make sure all my posts are to a high standard. By making this PowerPoint I have noticed that many of my posts have been created using PowerPoint, this lacks creativity as I know I can improve this by showing more multimedia initiative. In the next future posts I am aiming to include videos and voice over’s so that my blog has a variety of multimedia things and not just PowerPoint’s. 

My Blog

My Blog

Above is a PowerPoint highlighting what is on my blog,  by doing this I have a rough idea on what I need to do next.  

Production Diary: Existing Digipaks

In today's lesson, I began looking at existing digipak ideas in order to come up with an idea for my digipak. Some examples of digipaks that I came across:

These examples are examples of a pop genred digipak, these inspired me with the layout and the content included. I like the idea of having close ups on the front, this draws the audience in. Also there are colour schemes involved which aren't too bright nor too dark. For example the black and white one of Rihanna is a good example as it is black and white however continues to follow the red colour scheme of her other album Loud. 

I began to create my digipak and completed two sides of it. 

I will be using a close up image of my artist on the front page with her initial as her name. This is because she is already a well known artist. Also this is why I have only included text as the album name as the audience should be able to identify with it this way. On the back page I have included a long shot of my artist and have listed the number of songs down the side. Also included the web addresses.