Wednesday 30 November 2016

Our Group Production Schedule


James from our group created a Production schedule which he discussed with the group about to organise and plan good timings to film our music video where the group members are all free to film. It has the dates and time along with where we are filing and some of the equipment we may need. The production schedule is very useful to keep our production and deadlines on time and well planned and its also easy for the group to see who's available and where we are going at what time.

Sunday 27 November 2016

Adding all the final shots for editing - Editing Process Blog 2

I have now imported all the final shots in need for editing and I will now add filters and editing the colour, brightness and contrasts on the videos. I will also add transitions and change the video scales to give it a cinematic and music video look. Here you can see the screenshot of final cut pro and you can see my editing project.



Thursday 24 November 2016

Filming the final scenes - Production Blog 4

We decided to film the final shots in the local area of welling. I was directing this scene as well as starring in the scene as a background actor. Thomas who is in charge of props and lighting was also acting in this scene. Thomas and Jacob decided on what the costumes should be in this shot and Jame and I decided on the location we wanted to film in which was a alleyway with garages. James filmed this shot handheld while I directed him and told him how I wanted him to film it. It was hard for me to direct and act in this scene and therefore James was confused on how he was meant to film this scene and how I wanted it to be. It is best for me to be behind the camera and direct the Cinematographer (James) in how I want to film this scene.

We also filmed in the Chip Shop because I wanted the artist (Jacob) to be in a natural environment. I again wanted to break the fourth wall in this music video and I wanted Jacob to talk towards the camera and the audience when he said "Hold the phone". The owner of the Fish and Chip shop was happy for us to film in his store as long as we promote the name of the store which we do with a pan up at the end of the shot. The shots were shaky and again because I was acting and directing at the same time, James was confused on how I wanted him to film the shot and that is why we are going to reshot this shot as well for our final edit.

My group and I are going to use these shots in the first edit but for the final edit we are going to refill these shots.

Wednesday 23 November 2016

Filming the 3rd Scene in the Studio - Production Blog 3

We have filmed another scene of our music video and we filmed it in a music studio. Initially the plan was to create a concert but with the budget and cast members we had, it was not possible for us to achieve this concert scene. Instead we decided on creating a studio scene which I was inspired to do when I saw another music video which had this. We filmed in a studio at the music department and we set up a microphone and stand.

As I was directing I wanted this scene to look dark but I wanted the artist to stand out. So we decided to turn off the lights in the studio and we used one studio light which we set up and aimed towards the artist. This made the artist stand out and the room around him more dark and I liked the look that this gave.

I will soon add this into my first edit of the music video onto final cut pro and I will edit this scene so it look and sounds great as well as trying to get the lip sync right on.

Tuesday 22 November 2016

Digipak Analysis






This is the digipak that was used by Justin Bieber for his album 'Believe'. I am analysing this digipak as the research could help me in designing my digipak for my artist and my genre.

Justin Bieber who is the main artist is promoted in 5 out of the 6 panels and they are all images of him. This shows the record label demands and it shows that the main aim of this digipak is to promote the artist as a brand and to generate more sale and fame of this particular  artist.

The colours used are quite clashing, theres the use of dark colours and light colours in each panels and this was done via editing or through the use of lighting when taking the pictures of the artist. This makes this digipak recognisable and keep to its theme. The text used is bold and its a unique font so it acts as a branding for the album and it also stands out as its very easy to read. The text used is also used in the artists poster as well.

The use of warm colours makes it stand out even further such as the clothing worn by the artist is very dark and it contrasts and makes him stand out. The colours also blend well together as there are no harsh colours and lines which is more pleasing to the eye. The images are well balanced and the there are some use of the rules of third components which are met with the photography, such as the centred positioning of the artists and the positioning of the background.

This digipak also consists of a barcode on the back and the record label copyright information along with the trackless on the back with legal information. here are main features of the digipack along with the front and back cover, the spine, a poster and the two CDs.

Saturday 19 November 2016

I have started editing - Editing Process Blog 1

I have no started editing. I am using Final Cut pro X to edit the music video. I have imported the shots we have donee in scene 1 and 2 which I have blogged about before. Here you can see the screenshots of my screen while I'm editing. I have added transitions, filters and cropped the video in order to give it a music video scale and look.

Once the other shots are done I will add them into the edit and I will update you on my editing process blogs so the progress of the editing can be seen.





Friday 18 November 2016

Filming 2nd Scene in Thamesmead - Production Blog 2

Yesterday my group and I went to film another scene of our music video in West Thamesmead, this location was the we found while taking pictures for our digipak photoshoot. We had the artist (Jacob) wear his costume that day and we also took equipment such as a dolly, tripod and camera. James was filming this scene and I was going to direct how I wanted the shot to look like and what I wanted the artist to do. I wanted the artist to walk and interact with the camera while it was tracking him walking. I wanted this music video to break the fourth wall, I want the artist to talk to the audience who are watching and listening to the music video.

James tried to film this shot with the dolly provided by the media department but because the ground was not level and was not stable, the dolly was very shaky and therefore the shots were shaky as the dolly had no suspension. I then decided we are going to have to film the scene handheld, James then filmed the scene multiple times in order for us to get the best shot. The shots looked okay but were still quite shaky due to it being handheld, my group and I will reshoot this shot of the final edit and we will this time use a shoulder cam or a steady cam to keep the shot smooth.

I will then soon import these shots and the Party Scene Shots into Final Cut Pro and I will start to edit the first edit for this music video.

Thursday 17 November 2016

Creating my Digipak

I have been creating the Digipak on Adobe Photoshop and I have used my editing skills to create the digipak. I have created each digipak panel separately and I will then combine it into one image with 6 panels on it. I will have the main CD, behind the scenes CD, concert advertisements, album front cover, album back, spine and a poster of the artist. I will also make sure I add all the legal requirements a digipak needs such as the copyright statement, the barcode and the Parental Advisory logo. I will also put the record label logo all over the digipak and I will also put the artist name and album name on it as well as I want to heavily promote this.




Wednesday 16 November 2016

First Scene Shots have been filmed - Production Blog 1

My group and I have filmed the first shots for our music video which was the Party Scene. The scene was filmed in a Drama Classroom and we chose this classroom as it had black walls, ceiling and flooring which makes the scene look more dark like a club/party. Jacob who is in charge of mise-en-scene and Thomas who is in charge of props and lighting helped us with the prop ideas and lighting style such as the use of RGB party lights. Thomas also had the decision of what type of clothing should be worn by the artist (Jacob) in order to make it suit the Hip Hop genre. I wanted to use a smoke machine in the shits as I felt it would make the video stand out more and make it feel more like a club/party. The media department provided us with the smoke machine to use in our shots.

I was directing where the party scene should be filmed in the room and I also directed how it should be filmed, what it should look like and what I want the artist to do in the video. I also filmed some of the shots as we used my personal camera to film these shots and I also used my own personal dolly as well to get great shots. I wanted the video to have panning and dolly shots and therefore I filmed the shots which looked like that and the other shots were also filmed by James.

We had a slight issue of lighting in the shots and therefore the quality of the video was lowered and the picture quality was a bit noisy as the lighting wasn't great in the set. Despite this minor issue, the shots still came out great and it looked great.

Friday 11 November 2016

Looking for fonts to use for my Digipak

Today I have done research on various sites such as dafont.com and 1001fonts.com where i have been looking for Fonts which suit the Rap genre as well as the album of my artist for the Digipak and poster.

My group and I will decide together and see what font we like and which ones we will use for our digipaks.