General Update

Today we are uploading the remaining footage, yesterday we filmed the elton john section & vanilla ice dance performance; we added westlife into the mix as we thought we lacked the boyband image, and cut down the beatles section due to location difficulties, so ollie will be playing ringo starr on drums instead. While Ollie and Ryan upload and edit, i will be working on the DVD cover. Ive been experimenting with custom made photoshop brushes, quite a few from http://abduzeedo.com/11-great-abstract-photoshop-brushes-light-effects. Templates and mood boards will be uploaded shortly!

thinking ahead!

This is Patrick as Bowie, i've used photoshop to add a opaque broken glass effect frame, with blue contrasting cracks coming from outside of the image. These sort of effects are affective for stills, but can be used in video aswell. Our upcoming designs for the dvd cover and magazine advert could definitely use these tools.

planning and booking

we went to the music room and booked a time when we can use the drums, guitars and piano so we can film our Beatles section and our Elton John section. We will also shoot our other pieces on the Monday but outside the booked time. Then we will spend the rest of the week editing so we can meet the rough-cut deadline on the 23rd Oct (end of lesson). Then if we need to we will re shoot any footage that we feel needs doing or changing.

this our some images of us at work on the final David Bowie shoot and us at work.

green screening

we shot our final David Bowie shot with make-up and full costume. we learned how to edit green screen by going on to youtube and searching for a tutorial because we wanted to extend out knowledge of the software.. we got our footage and the youtube video and simultaneously edited it till we got it how we wanted it.



this is the video we found on youtube.

The Beatles section

from 0.43sec we are cutting to The Beatles section.
costumes:- suits (black).
-bowl hair cut (flickie) and make-up
set:- green screen, then edit a retro black and white floor.
- lots of artifical lighting.
-fan.
-camera.
props:- *2 guitars.
- drum kit.
- mic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzIeVyBKbsE

this is the look and feel that we want to achieve at the end of The Beatles section.

at work! on David Bowie.

we decided that we are using the radio edit track which us only 3.30 so we can get better quality shots!
we've shot the David Bowie beginning up to 0.43sec. Then it will go to The Beatles for the bridge.

we shot this with a giant green screen and lots of artificial lighting to bring out the whiteness in his face and a big bold blue eye shadow, we also had a fan to make his hair go a little bit more wild.
we will edit it so it highly saturates him out so it gets the David Bowie effect and feel.

Filming

Here's a video of our group doing some test footage...

Ryan As Elton John

This is how Ryan will look in our music video, dressed as Elton John.

run DMC

some Run DMC pictures that we want to achieve.

Plan

The aim of the video will be to visual document the history and changes within popular music culture, this is designed to be a homage to particularly influential artists over the last century.
Due to the historical context of the video it it inevitably appear humorous to the audience.
This will be a performance video, it will be linear, we will start with the earliest act and then end with the more recent acts.
The band will dress up as famous and well known artists, and bands through the 20th century. The the band will cover acts such as: Run DMC, David Bowie, Queen, Kiss, Elvis, The Beatles, Eminem, Elton John, Micheal Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne and Madonna.
more info at at later post...

Artist Ideas

-RUN DMC-
-DAVID BOWIE-
-QUEEN-
-KISS-
-ELVIS-
-THE BEATLES-
-EMINEM-
-ELTON JOHN-
-M.J.-
OZZY OSBOURNE-

PropsTing

Because of the 'retro feel' that the song portrays, we could use lots of retro items in our music video.
For example:



This is a Super Nintendo. Made famous in the 80s. Has a retro feel.




This is a stylophone that makes monophonic sounds. which, aswell as being retro, also matches some of the synth sounds that can be heard in 'Sister Siam'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joi-YYffvtk

This video shows the various effects of blue screen, at a very basic level. Although its basic it can be used effectively to make a few abstract and surreal shots, like flames in the background, flying in the air, running on water, swimming and playing underwater, could all be done fairly easily using the right software.

Here is a tutorial on how to produce good quality blue screen products in terms of lightings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZnF_BhnOs

Our song:

Artist - The Whip
Song - Sister Siam
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Although it is a modern song, it keeps a retro feel; the electro balanced beat reminds us of a early dance song with an almost tacky 4 beat phrase, but never the less it works very well in a indie/electro/young pop. We were thinking about using a timeline going from the 50's to the future using plenty of inter textual references. Thats just an idea in the process of discussion

costumes

These spandex jumpsuits would make ideal costumes for our music video, maybe for the performance side - if there is one - or even to just roam around in; either way the colours are relevant and stylistic to our genre and would be original aswell.

mooadboard

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

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.

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...

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.

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.

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!

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...

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

Cameras

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Welcome

Group 01