So Far Video...

So Far...

These are some of my shot's which I have been editing for the last week; I am very please with the outcome and should be posting the finishing project on my blog in a few moments.

Throughout my music video I have really enjoyed it , I have come across some simple problems but they didn't knock me off my target.

Furthermore , these images above may be used for ablum art and posters and websites.

Moving On

Over the last week I have re-shot the music video with more interesting costumes with stonger shots and camera angles. They range from Low angles to establishing shots; I am very pleased with the outcome of my work and the editing is taking awhile but it all worth while. Everything is working well and coming together to show my final idea that was in my head at the start of the year. I should be posting the final edited version of the music video in the next few days.

The release

Whilst looking through my favourite creative website http://www.booooooom.com , I came across a video I was very shocked to see. Its my choosen song and artists music video. The great thing is I wasn't far off their ideas. My stylistcs and cinematography and mise-en-scene is very similar. I really like their video but wasn't expecting them to make one. But here it is in all its glory.

Intertextual Links

After looking at my practices and all my ideas I saw a link to other texts; Texts such as:
Florence and The Machine

All these images of Florence ( From Florence and The Machine ) are similar to my costume and make-up and colour themes , this has inspired me to do more styles in the way Florence does. I am very proud and excited for the final outcome. I believe it is going to work very well the costume. I'm doing a re-shoot next Tuesday and Wednesday ( 29th & 30th November ), within this shoot , I have recruited  more dancers/actors to become angels and fairies dancing and floating around my location. This should allow me to have more footage to work with.

My other intertextual link is with the film Picnic at Hanging Rock.

This text has many stylistics which my video has such as camera angles and colour themes. I especially love the colours used to give a dated feel within the film. I will be learning how to acheieve that next Tuesday and Wednseday. Also the hair styles are wonderful , they flow in the wind and fly around their backs , the hair is very important in my video, it is as important as make-up and costume.



More costume ideas are from www.booooooom.com . There is a designer which has all her fabrics and clothing blowing in the wind and static. These are a really good comparison which I have noticed, I really like my costume and mise-en-scene is going.


Angus & Julia Stone - All the Boys
This music video has alot of qualities which are similar to my ideas. The dance sequence is very similar to what I want to achieve.

Second try

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This is my second attempt. I hope to recreate something similar but more professional. The things that I want to change about this video is some of the editing and the costume. For instance some of the sequences are jumpy and not neat as I wanted them. Secondly I want to edit the video so it is similar to a Florence and the machine genre of video. I also want to change the costume ; the netting is not great. I want to take the pattern off it and the hem and attatch to the dress instead of to my model.

Animatic

This animatic has helped me shape and understand my video more. Within the making of this animatic I found a few hurdels such as the speed ; everything seemed too slow and motionless, therefore I made more jump cuts and continuity edits within the sequence.

Location , prop and cast list

Location.

Beverley Westwood , I plan to use the Beverley Westwood because of all the possible angles of the Black Mill. All the different angles look unique , if you were to look to the right of the black mill you can see all the hills and the race course , but if you were to look to the left than you would see the minster and if you were looking towards this angle you'd see the houses around this iconic location.
Furthermore this location is free and easy to access as it is in my home town. The only downside is that anyone can come on to the Westwood , but if this does happen I will not make it a problem and film something else whilst im filming.

Props.



This dress is one similar to the one which I am working with. The only difference will be that light, floaty material will be attached all over the dress to make wing like images for the camera. This costume is key to my music video because my video is around the losseness of the material and the way it flows into the air.



This make up is also key to the video , giving a fairy feel. With the use of glitter it creates a fairy tale look.

Cast.

My only cast is my good friend Kayleigh , whom is helping me with the dress and attatching the material to with the help of her textiles A level.

I hope to be shooting tomorrow ( 9th November 2011) and hopefully again the same time next week ( 16th November 2011 ). Let's see how it goes.



Practice make up

I really like how this practice went. These are definitely the types of mise-en-scene that I was hoping to achieve , the make up creates strong, fairy like characteristics. These characteristics are ones that work well with the music and the ideas for the video. Also they all accompany the costume and mise en scene.

Storyboard

Lyrics and First Ideas

Lyrics and Timings

The edited Verison

Practice Music video

Last Friday I decided I should take opportunity of the great weather before it becomes the great old british weather. I gathered a few friends and props and set off to my chosen location. I have a few photographs that I took at the location and on the way, also I have made a small and poor video which is the starting point of my final music video. I was very happy with the way it worked and was pleasantly surprised to fine that it was better than I thought.

These photos and short film were perfect and I beleive that they followed the conventions of my music type, but the main things I would have changed would have been:

• Sort out their costume more - for instance the boys turned up in what they wanted - next time I will orange to sort everything out down to their socks and hairstyles.
• Have more of a wide range of people to be in the video , there was no cultural diversion or collection of different people - this effect the working ability , for instance the boys weren't as enthusiastic and excited as the girls were.
• The timing of the filming, I was aiming for sunset but I believe I was a little late on that part because I only got about an hour of good filming which I supppose is good on the first try but I didn't get enough shots that I could use.
• My orangisation skills lack alot and it showed within the short film.

Next time I hope to work on all the points above and more.

Aims & Purposes & Song

Aims and purposes

My aim to create something visual and artistic. I want my video to be abstract and with a small narrative; my location will seem abstract with the small narrative entwined inside. I want my audience to feel happy and fresh with the use of the empty woods.

( Although this is a live version it is still the same. )

Textual Analysis

M83 - We Own The Sky

Background information
Origin	Antibes, France
Genres	Shoegaze, indie pop, New Wave, dream pop, ambient
Labels	Virgin Records EMI Mute Records
Website	ilovem83.com
Members
Anthony Gonzalez with: Yann Gonzalez (composer) Morgan Kibby Loïc Maurin
Past members
Nicolas Fromageau Pierre-Marie Maulini

Lyrics to my chosen Song and Artist

The Naked and Famous

"No Way"
When the daylight comes
Do you feel it?
Leave your bag of bones
Underneath your bed
Everything is as
It should be
I'm leaving now
As I should be

No way, no way
No we're never gonna talk about it
No way, no way
No we're never gonna speak again
No way, no way
No we're never gonna talk about it
No way, no way

When the night descends
I sleep in
All the things you've done
Come to hold me
All that we can do
Is smile
It would be like this
For a while

No way, no way
No we're never gonna talk about it
No way, no way
No we're never gonna speak again
No way, no way
No we're never gonna talk about it
No way, no way

[?]
I'm not sad, really
All this means, losing
Letting go, oo-oo
Dont look out, oo-oo
No way, no way, no way

Ideas on Homepages

Advanced Portfolio in Media

IMPORTANT

The exam board require you to create your own 'identity' for your artist or performer.
You can use the title of the track but you must produce a new original branding for the arist or band. This must bee constructed to reflect the genre and appeal of the performer.
Therefore if your song is by Beyonce then you can't use the name Beyonce or images of her on your DVD/CD covers or any of your production pieces. You can still use the name of the track.

My chosen Project
1) A promotion for the release of an album , to include a music promo video, together with two of the following three options:

• a website homepage for the band;
• a cover for its release as part of a digipak(CD/DD package);
• a magazine advertisement for the digipak(CD/DVD package).

I am confident that I should go with the promo video alongside , a website and a magazine advertisement.

Inspiration#2

Inspiration