this is a moodboard of the kind of image and feel we want to achieve fro our media video. we want the big bold colors and the little parts of animation. we are also thinking of having a 70's hippy feel to it with all the bold bright colors.
Visual Style Influence
This is a song by Robbie Williams, The way the video is edited influenced us, for example during the video the video cuts to the beat a lot, also visual effects such as shots within shots are used, and again they are added in with the beat.
Ideas. MUSIC AND VISUALS
Another idea using music and visuals could be using shapes and colours. As our track sounds like a track made in the 70's/80's due to the synths and basslines, we thought we could add effects to the music that contrast with the music for example colours and shapes...
We could use Coloured shapes like this in the
video that would appear with the music like
When the beat changed etc
We could use Coloured shapes like this in thevideo that would appear with the music like
When the beat changed etc
Teacher Feedback on Blog
Your blog has some good content on it. When we spoke about your blog you mentioned that it doesn't have a lot of detail on it regarding your ideas - you're right. If you can write a full shot list for the video and type it up onto the blog then this will help to fill in the current gap regarding the communication of your idea.
You also need something to communicate your mise-en-scene, i.e. props, costumes lists (with visuals) and a mood board. You also need details on your locations - where are they, what do they look like etc.
Fill your blog with influences, i.e. videos and images that correspond to your ideas.
Sketch out your ideas for your digipak and your magazine ads - use either photoshop or do it with pen and paper and then take a photo and upload it.
Your ideas are visually striking - your blog needs to communicate those ideas a bit more effectively and visually.
Good work - keep it going.
You also need something to communicate your mise-en-scene, i.e. props, costumes lists (with visuals) and a mood board. You also need details on your locations - where are they, what do they look like etc.
Fill your blog with influences, i.e. videos and images that correspond to your ideas.
Sketch out your ideas for your digipak and your magazine ads - use either photoshop or do it with pen and paper and then take a photo and upload it.
Your ideas are visually striking - your blog needs to communicate those ideas a bit more effectively and visually.
Good work - keep it going.
contact.
we have sent a message to 'the whips' official myspace about what we are doing and we are currently waiting for a reply.
myspace
http://www.myspace.com/thewhipmanchester
this is there official myspace website. when we have to make contact to the we will use there myspace and see if they want any input.
we can also look at there target audience and the other type of music they do and work out the style of magazine cover and dvd pack, also the style of music video if we want to keep it to conventions.
Song Structure + MORE IDEAS.
0:00 - 0:03 - Pre Intro (Audio effects added to a voice)
0:03 - 0:32 - Intro/Instrumental
0:32 - 1:03 - Verse 1
1:03 - 1:10 - Pre chorus/Verse/Instrumental
1:10 - 1:24 - Instrumental
1:24 - 1:53 - Verse 2
1:53 - 2:00 - Pre chorus/Verse/Instrumental
2:00 - 2:30 Verse3/Chorus
2:30 - 3:30 - Breakdown
3:30 - 3:58 - Instrumental
3:58 - 4:58 - Outro - with reverberated vocals from the verse.
This structure gives us a good idea of how to set up our video, and and what times the music changes beat, Rhythm and timing.
Throughout the song, Instruments are removed and added depending on how the artist wanted to make to audience feel. We will use this technique to our advantage and add visual references to the music video whenever different instruments are added. For example; from 2:30 - 3:30 the song goes into a breakdown where most off the instruments are removed and it is just left with the basics: drums, bass and maybe a lead synth. Gradually as the song progresses through the Breakdown, other instruments are added such as heavy basslines and more drums to build up the tension in the track and make the listener anticipate what is coming next.
> We will use this anticipation that the track creates and add visual representations to go with it.
For example, We could change the length of the shots, starting from long shots gradually getting faster and faster untill the track drops and heads off into the verse.
Another idea could be to use the adding of instruments and the visuals together. for example, when an instrument is added so is another bit of scenery in the video etc etc...
0:03 - 0:32 - Intro/Instrumental
0:32 - 1:03 - Verse 1
1:03 - 1:10 - Pre chorus/Verse/Instrumental
1:10 - 1:24 - Instrumental
1:24 - 1:53 - Verse 2
1:53 - 2:00 - Pre chorus/Verse/Instrumental
2:00 - 2:30 Verse3/Chorus
2:30 - 3:30 - Breakdown
3:30 - 3:58 - Instrumental
3:58 - 4:58 - Outro - with reverberated vocals from the verse.
This structure gives us a good idea of how to set up our video, and and what times the music changes beat, Rhythm and timing.
Throughout the song, Instruments are removed and added depending on how the artist wanted to make to audience feel. We will use this technique to our advantage and add visual references to the music video whenever different instruments are added. For example; from 2:30 - 3:30 the song goes into a breakdown where most off the instruments are removed and it is just left with the basics: drums, bass and maybe a lead synth. Gradually as the song progresses through the Breakdown, other instruments are added such as heavy basslines and more drums to build up the tension in the track and make the listener anticipate what is coming next.
> We will use this anticipation that the track creates and add visual representations to go with it.
For example, We could change the length of the shots, starting from long shots gradually getting faster and faster untill the track drops and heads off into the verse.
Another idea could be to use the adding of instruments and the visuals together. for example, when an instrument is added so is another bit of scenery in the video etc etc...
Friday, 25 September 2009
ideas and thoughts
this is the original music video for the sister siam and we really like it so we will play on the idea of the space journey and make it even more visually exiting and abstract than it is now.
we looked at some of there other videos and we really like the effect on this video so we will shoot some footage in the green room and then edit it so it really abstract like the blackout video.
we really like the black background and the heavy bright colors coming through and also the multiple shots. its a heavy edit job so we will have to get all or most of our filming done early so we can play with the editing so we can make it look good and fit to the beat. we will have to make sure that we don't get to tired down wit it all then get to the end and have to re-shoot, so we will keep it all flowing.
i would also like this effect of the black and heavy multiple color as a dvd cover it looks very appealing.
change of song!!
after going through are ideas together we decided that the filaments song and are ideas together would look really bad and it wouldn't work. so we went back to our initial idea of 'The Whip-Sister Siam".
we will soon post our pitch mood board and ideas.
we will soon post our pitch mood board and ideas.
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
auteur research
P1- Auteur Presentation - Michel Gondry
View more presentations from Media Studies.
this is some research in to Michel Gondry that we did to get ideas of different styles of music videos and visuals.
links
this is the link to the official myspace...
http://www.myspace.com/thefilaments
this has some of the other songs that they make and different pictures of them at gigs and of the band. this will give us some ideas as to how we will present the band through the music video and DVD package.
http://www.myspace.com/thefilaments
this has some of the other songs that they make and different pictures of them at gigs and of the band. this will give us some ideas as to how we will present the band through the music video and DVD package.
lyrics
these are the lyrics for "The Filaments-B.P.C"
Lyrics to B.P.C. :
Benfleet punx crew is the name of the firm so dear to me.
You'll see them on the cider
and keeping it real out on the street.
We like to drink with them and sing with them
thats how its always been.
We spent our teenage years like a punk rock family.
Through all the party nights and pissed up fights,
a lot of shit went down
But we always stand together, we're unified and proud.
Back to those early gigs we were kids,
but we knew how it had to be
The beenfleet punx and chelmsford crew in solidarity
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The B.P.C.!(x3)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Done down on southend seafront, a DIY gig.
The BPC gathers and they're busting out the drink
there gonna have a beer and have a laugh
thats what its all about.
And then it's back to Benfleet
the hometown have no doubt.
Hanging out on street corners
where its punx against the pricks.
nothing can confront us when musics in the mix
Nothing could be better than when I'm drinking with my friends.
BPC this one's for you united to the end.
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The B.P.C.!(x3)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The B.P.C.!(x3)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Lyrics to B.P.C. :
Benfleet punx crew is the name of the firm so dear to me.
You'll see them on the cider
and keeping it real out on the street.
We like to drink with them and sing with them
thats how its always been.
We spent our teenage years like a punk rock family.
Through all the party nights and pissed up fights,
a lot of shit went down
But we always stand together, we're unified and proud.
Back to those early gigs we were kids,
but we knew how it had to be
The beenfleet punx and chelmsford crew in solidarity
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The B.P.C.!(x3)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Done down on southend seafront, a DIY gig.
The BPC gathers and they're busting out the drink
there gonna have a beer and have a laugh
thats what its all about.
And then it's back to Benfleet
the hometown have no doubt.
Hanging out on street corners
where its punx against the pricks.
nothing can confront us when musics in the mix
Nothing could be better than when I'm drinking with my friends.
BPC this one's for you united to the end.
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The B.P.C.!(x3)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The B.P.C.!(x3)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Magazine ad's.
We were given a magazine advert for bands and artist advertising their Albums and Music video DVD's. We drew these out and labelled them as needed. For example: The use of the Band logo and name, How the band is represented through colour, where the product is for sale, how the background is designed and how the magazine ad draws attention.
These were our final Sketches and notes...
intro.
After analyzing all the different song that we had to choose from we came to the conclusion that "The Filaments-B.P.C" was the best song to create a music video for because we all instantly had many ideas that we could use in the making of the video.
Ideas at a later post...
Ideas at a later post...
deadlines and cameras
Deadlines
- Music Video Shooting Deadline: Monday 19th October 9am
- Music Video Rough Cut Deadline: Last lesson of week ending 23rd October
- Music Video Final Deadline: Last lesson of week ending 13th November
- Ancillary Products Deadline: Last lesson of week ending 27th November
- Evaluative Writing Interim Deadline: 9am to Moodle Monday 7th December
- Evaluative Writing Final Deadline: 9am to Moodle Monday 14th December
- Before the rough cut deadline, you will be able to take a camera for 2 overnights or 1 weekend. The first opportunity you will have for filming is Friday 2nd October from 4.10pm.
- Between the rough cut and the Final deadline, you will be able to have a camera in the lessons and for 1 overnight. No weekends.
- You can have a stills camera in the lessons and for 1 overnight, from the point where filming commences. It is possible to have your video and stills cameras at the same time. This actually might be advisable.