Digipack drafts

During the past week I have also been drafting out inital ideas of what my digipack might look like. I will hopefully get feedback after christmas and improve these ideas.

Front Cover

Inside Left

Inside Right

Back Cover

Magazine Advert Draft

I have made a first draft for my magazine advert, this was produced on Adobe Photoshop and I used a picture I took at my second location, I think the fonts and picture look effective together, but I still have ideas that I would like to improve it.

Diary 17

I have added all my footage to Adobe Premiere Pro, and I am starting to fit in clips where I think looks best, and I have also started to draft my printwork out, I will be continuing this for the next few weeks as I think the editing of my music video will take me quite a long time.

Diary 16

After filming my second location shooting, I have been watching over footage this past week and been editing bits together, I have also started on my drafts of my magazine advert with the photos I took at my photoshoot.

Filming- location

During this week, I filmed my second location shoot at my house. I took home spotlights and the camera equipment, and filmed in several different places, the first being a bedroom where I shot my performer singing and dancing. I used the Canon, and these came out really effectively.
   I then waited for it to get dark so we could shoot in an alleyway across from my house, this looked really effective with the spotlights, and was really interesting to set up. I got some really good footage of the outside scene, and the wind really helped! It looked really effective.

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During this week, I was finishing off all my planning documents and drafts to make sure I was finished on time, I successfully finished drafting and planning on time, and I also had my second location shoot this week too. I filmed at my own house, and in the alleyway near my house at night. I found it quite challenging as I didn't have anyone to assist me and the weather caused some difficulties! But overall it was a great success and I got some great footage.

Permission To Use Song

Here is the email that I planned to send out to the record company who had copyright of Pixie Lott's song, this was so I ensured it was okay to use the song for my music video and to avoid any problems when doing my music video, if I put it on YouTube or something like that!

Magazine Advert Draft

This is my magazine advert draft, my first draft is to have the artist walking away from the camera, showing just the back of her, with lights in the background blurred. I thought this could be quite effective as it would be at night time, so with the song title being ' All About Tonight' it could show that the artist is walking to her destination of having this 'great' night or is walking home from it, I will probably come up with more possible ideas before I create this production.

   It also features the title of the single/album, and the artist's name. It also states the date in which the CD is released.

Music Video Shooting Schedule

This is a running order of the times and dates of my shootings for my music video, it shows the previous shootings I have done and the upcoming which I will be doing in the next few weeks. This has helped me to plan out my time and show clearly when and where I and others need to be.

Running Order

Shot List

This is my shot list, it shows in detail every shot I am planning to use, with details of the type of shot, detail of what happens in the shot and the time of the song where the shot is. This will help me when it comes to filiming more as I can try to stick to this as best as I can.

Shot List

Target Audience for my Music Video

I am going to discuss the type of person who would watch my music video.

I am female and I am 17 years old, I study at my sixth form, doing subjects like Media Studies, English and Psychology. For my free time, I enjoy socializing with friends, shopping, reading magazines, watching films and staying up to date in the latest fashion and media events!
I love to watch music videos online because I am often on my laptop, so going on YouTube is always fun, and a break from doing work! But I also enjoy watching TV and often flick over to the music channels, so watching my favourite music videos and the latest out is good to see.
When watching music videos, I like to see a variety of different costumes, especially if it’s a female artist, I love to see what outfits they wear, and to also give me inspiration on what to wear, as I look up to many female artists!
I also like to see many different shots, especially when it’s a fast paced song, its fun to watch the music video keep changing from scene to scene as it makes the video feel more exciting and keeps me more interested to watch it.
When reading through magazines, when I come across a CD/artist advert for their new single or album, I like to see the artist on the spread, but I also find it interesting when there is different types of shots used and it’s not the typical ‘face to camera’ shot.
When buying CD’s, I like to see the artist on the front cover, as it grabs my attention and I know straight away who it is and if I’d like to buy it. I then like to see the list of songs on the back, this doesn’t have to have the artist’s face on, as its quite nice to just read the tracks with a simple background. On the inside, it’s really cool when the CD itself has a picture on, this could be of the artist or just something to do with the theme of album, and it’s really interesting to see more pictures of the performer on the inside of the cover, in the booklet.
Overall, I think I represent the ‘typical’ teen image; I would be classified as a ‘mainstreamer’, who follows the latest trends, listens to the latest music and do things that are typical of most kids our age, we have aspects of individuality, but are generally the type to shop in mainstream popular shops like Topshop and River Island.

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Props and Costumes

I have already shot some scenes of my music video, and as most of my camera shots were extreme close up/close up, I didn't use any props, and had a simple outfit for my actor. She wore a white crop top with leggings, and then also had gold heels which I used for some shots of her walking. I also focused on the actors makeup as this was mainly going to be seen in the shot, she wore red lipstick to stand out and simple make-up as if she was going out.

Below are some ideas for the costumes my next video shoot;

Costumes

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Risk Assessment 1

Risk Assessment

Audience Feedback (drafting)

Audience Feedback Form1

Digi Pack draft

These are my drafts for my digipack ideas. I drew out two front and back covers, and then the inside of the cover. Although they aren't in great detail, I still think they will help me when designing the real product as I have an idea of what I need to do and possible ideas.

This is one of my drafts for my digipack front and back cover. I think this one would be successful because it features the artist on the front, and then has a image of the artist walking in heels across the back, which fits in with my music video theme.

 This is my second digipack front and back cover drafts, I think this one would also be successful because it features the artist on the front with a close up, and then features the fairylights which I used in my greenscreen, so they create a blurred effect which would be on the back.

This is the inside of my digipack, it features the booklet which shows the artist on a road, looking back at the camera, walking away. I thought this would look really effective with lights in the background and if shot at night time, with spot lights on the artist to make her stand out.

This is the actual CD in the digipack, it shows a high heeled shoe, with the title of the song featured as a tattoo on the foot, I thought this is quite effective as it fits in with the whole 'glamour' theme of my shoot.

First Shoot- Greenscreen

My first shooting of my music video was done infront of the greenscreen at my school, it was a success and was really good to see how it all got set up, and here are a few pictures below:

This was the set I used when filming my video, I used the big lights either side, and used the fairylights to create this effect underneath:

screen test

This is my screentest, this shows the actor who will be performing in my music video infront of the camera to make sure they are comfortable with being there and doing the task.

Location Recce sheet 1

Location Recce

Call Sheet 1

Call Sheet

Animatic

This is a short video I made on Adobe Premiere Pro, it features the song I am going to use in my music video, and stills from my storyboard, which are fitted to the right timings of the song to give me a rough idea of when I am going to use each shot.

Location Contract 1

This is my first location contract form, this was for my greenscreen so I had to get permission of my teacher to be able to shoot at school.

Diary Entry 13

During the last week, I shot my first few shots of my music video using the greenscreen in my school, I brought in fairylights for the background and used a blackdrop, after setting up all the lighting and using the shallow focus camera which is the 550D, it looked really good and was exciting to see it come together. I am not going to be using much of the greenscreen shots but I got more than I needed incase I changed my mind, I also did my photoshoot too, the pictures came out looking really good!

Personnel Details

These are the details of all the people that will be involved in the making of my music video.

Personnel Details1

Model Release

This is my model release form, it shows the person I wanted to act and sing in my music video signing to agree with being happy to do the task!

Design Inspirations/ mood board

This is my Mood board, of inspiration for my music video. I collected images that I would like my theme for my video to represent, this helped me think of what kind of theme and ideas I would like to show.

Moodboard

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Diary Entry 12

This week was the week back after half term, and I need to start thinking about filming in the next month, I aim to have a majority of my filming done by the christmas holidays, so I can then spend the next few months editing it.

  I have been completing my drawings for my digipack and storyboard this week, I now need to start working more progressively and use as much spare time I have as possible to get everything ready and completed to start filming.  I hope to start filming my music video next Thursday the 10th, I will be shooting at school and getting all the green screen done using my school's equipment. 

Storyboard for music video

Below are the sketches I drew out for my music video, I then placed them into this layout, which shows the sketch, then the detail of the shot, and when abouts in the song it is going to be shown. This is going to help me plan out my shots when it comes to filming a lot more easier.

This first sheet shows the beginning of the song, I have showed the variety of shots I would like to use, like going from extreme close ups to mid close ups.

Diary Entry 11

This week was half term, So I was not at school, during the week I was able to think in detail about what I really wanted from my music video, and just finalized ideas and drafts so I was ready when I go back to school.
I started to draft out my storyboard and ideas for my CD cover, so next week at school I shall be finishing these and scanning them onto my blog.

Target Audience Poll Results

This is a short presentation of my polling results which are at the right side of my blog. I asked a few people to vote to see what results I get and this will help me gather the information to create a music video which is just what my target audience wants.

Target audience

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Test screens and shots

During class, We were able to go around the school and shoot some footage and then edit it using premiere pro, this was really useful as it enabled me to use the tools and get used to the different techniques I could use for my actual music video.

Diary entry 9

This week, I have been carrying on with my drafting, I've got a final storyboard which is what I aim to produce, showing the different shots I want to use and this will make it easier for me when it comes to filming as I have a plan to follow.
   I also uploaded the test screenshots I did around school, using these clips was really useful to get to see what effects and tools I can use when it comes to editing my music video!

Diary entry 8

During this week, I have been drawing out rough plans and sketches for my music video storyboard, and have been coming up with ideas for my album CD cover, I will produce a few drafts that I'll post on here and hopefully come up with a good idea at the end

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Audience Feedback- Proposal

Audience Feedback Form

Proposal

For my A2 media coursework, I am going to create a music video, using a Pixie Lott song ‘it’s all about tonight’. I chose this song because once I heard it, I could immediately picture a good concept and narrative for the video and thought it would appeal to both genders of the audience. The main target audience which my music video would appeal to would be young females as it’s a female singer aged around 15-30 and many could possibly relate to the lyrics, but I also think it would appeal to some younger male audiences as again it is a female singer who they may find attractive.
  My music video will mainly be shot at night-time at different locations, and I may also use green screen to get some close up shots of the main singer. I will be using only one person to perform the song, but will be using others to be dancing in the background. The song’s lyrics are about a girl trying to get over an ex boyfriend, by going out with her friends and having a good time, so I am going to try and portray this as best as I can in my own music video, by shooting up London with a group of people going out, and I may rent a hotel room for a day to do some shots of the girls getting ready together. I will also be using green screen by either creating background behind the performer, or to have lyrics on the screen when the chorus comes on.
   I am planning to shoot at places in London like Hyde Park and Regents Park, at night-time, so will be bringing lights to help light the performer and surroundings well. It’s going to have a narrative of the main singer getting ready to go out, then following her on her journeys when out and about, having a good night.
I am going to be using props and different costumes to make my music video more interesting, things like focusing on a pair of shoes as this lyrics mention this a lot, and fitting the narrative with the song lyrics and I aim to use a variety of different shots and camera edits, like I may use some extreme close ups of the performers face, then use a long shot to show everyone else in the background.
   To avoid any unnecessary complications I will create a storyboard and follow a plan of each different shot for my music video, as I believe I will work better with it being planned rather than shooting it all in one, I will also make a timetable as I will need to be travelling into London to shoot some of it, so by making sure I have enough time to do everything this will ensure it gets done properly. I also may have problems as shooting in London is a very public and busy place, but at night-time the parks shouldn’t be too busy, or I will have to plan my timings differently and work around this.
I would aim for my music video to appear on music channels like MTV, VIVA, KISS, The box, 4music ect, and for it to go viral on YouTube and through social networks, so that it can be seen by a even bigger audience and create more awareness for the singer.

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Location Recce Draft

                                                     Hotel Room- I would like to shoot some scenes in a hotel room/bedroom because it would be really effective for the narrative of the song,

                                          Siena- Italy- I will have the chance to go to Italy frequently so did think about shooting here, I will probably not as it wouldnt really fit with my idea and would be hard to get all the equipment over.

                                        

                                           Camden Town - I have also thought about shooting at Camden Town because its an iconic place in London and has some really cool streets/shops that would look good to shoot.

                                           Carnaby Street- I would like to shoot here as the streets are really pretty and would look cool on screen, I imagine shooting the singer walking through these streets, I am aiming to do most of my scenes at night as the song is focused on night time, so will bring lights with me.

                                           Hyde Park- I would like to shoot here because its a really pretty place, by the river would be the most ideal spot to shoot, It would be at nightime like this picture, as I think with all the lights on it would look really pretty, If I left shooting till near christmas, I could shoot in Winter Wonderland which is held in hyde park which would look really good.

                                                    Oxford Street- I would possibly like to shoot here because its such a iconic place in London and would be really busy and exciting, the only problem would be the amount of people and this could interfer with the scenes so I would maybe have to think about going somewhere quieter, or could involve the people walking past.

                                           Regents Park- I would like to shoot here because its got some great places which would look effective and would fit with the song, its massive too so would give me a lot of opportunity and space.

Song Lyric Analysis

Holiday Diary!

Ciao! I thought I'd do this post nearer the end of the summer as I can reflect on what I've done and the ideas that have built up throughout my holidays.
   I have been working on the songs a lot, analyzing each potential one I want to use and picturing which would be the best, and will post my song lyric analysis on my blog of the chosen song shortly.
  I also have been thinking about location a lot, I'm really keen to shoot at Regents Park as I went there to go to London Zoo this summer, and it has some really nice places which would look good! I would also potentially like to do some shots in a bedroom, so might even rent a hotel room one day to get some shots, and this will fit in with the story of the song.
  I went to Italy a few days ago, and took some pictures of some streets and views that would of looked really good in my music video, although it probably wouldn't fit in with the tone and genre of the song, I may still put them up in my location recce.
  I've enjoyed planning my music video over the summer and now just need to work out equipment, times and make sure all my ideas are clear to start working on it back at school, I look foward to doing so!

Diary Entry 5

Following from pervious weeks, I have been working on creating my ' 10 iconic stills from music videos' which helped me to get ideas, I have also been focusing on the song, I've been changing my mind a lot but have come up with the idea so now need to work on my song lyric analysis and locations and screen tests ect, I will be taking pictures in Italy when I go to add to potential locations.

10 iconic stills from music videos

These are the stills from music videos that I considered to be some of the most popular in music video history, I think it was important to do this as it helped me see how a single shot, whether its because of the costumes/props or the camera shot type can make the music video famous and memorable.

10 Iconic stills from music videos

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Reverse Storyboard

Equipment

Below are some pictures I took in class which show the equipment we have access to at school, I will not be using all of the ones shown, but thought it was good to know about all of them and see the different types of cameras/equipment I could potentially use.

This is the crane, which I think I will use during my music video as it looks really interesting and you can create some good and different kind of shots with it!

These smaller cameras will be really useful when it comes to filming around different places that I could take with me and get out to start filming. 

These lights can create really cool lighting effects and highlight the singers face well, so if using greenscreen I'd think about using these!

This is used for when lyrics are on the screen, really useful if the singer dosent know all the words!

This is again a smaller camera, I can use this when shooting in places up London as its small enough to carry when going up there and isnt too much of a hassle to take out of school.

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Production experiences

During this past week I was able to go into London and watch how a real music video was directed and produced, it was in Soho firstly at 'O bar' then at 'Dean Street Studios', I actually was able to be in the music video at the studios as an extra which was a great experience as I got to see the stages of shooting the video and then see how both the director, camera crew and performer work together.
   I think this experience will really help me when it comes to making my own!

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Similar Product Research: magazine ads

Analysing magazine ads

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Similar Product Research: music videos

Similar Product Research: CD covers

Similar Product Research: CD covers

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Concepts of music videos

Theoretical approaches to music videos

Online I found some great research into the theoretical approaches to music videos, so I posted it on here:

Andrew Goodwin’s Theory

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Diary Entry 2

29/6/11

Over the past week I have been continuing my research for music video ideas, I have added more inspirations of previous videos onto the blog and have also looked at the 9 concepts of music videos in more detail as you will see, I am getting more of an idea on what to do for my video and putting ideas together, I have decided I am going to use a variety of greenscreen and filming which I think will be successful.

Generic Elements of music videos

Online I came across some great research into the elements of a music video so thought I'd share it on here to help me!:

Music Video Conventions Version 1

Conventions of music videos

Online I came across some great research on the conventions of music videos so thought I'd post it on here:

Conventions Of Music Videos

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Research

I will be making a prezi and discussing these points in more detail:

1. Purpose of music videos
2. Development of music videos
3. New technologies/directions
4. Conventions of music videos
5. Generic elements to music videos
6. Technical features of music videos
7. Issues surronding representation
8. Theoretical approaches to music videos
9. Contemporary issues surronding music videos

Brief

1. A promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, together with two of the following two options:

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

I am attempting this brief because I thought it would be really intresting to make, during AS coursework I used a series of programmes like adobe premiere pro to make short videos on, so by making a music video it will expand my skills and knowledge in this area and by choosing songs, actors, props ect it will be exciting and great to see the process of starting to plan to my final product, I hope to learn a new range of skills and to experience what it is like to make a music video.

Resource Audit

A2 Media Coursework: Research on Prezi

Diary Entry 1

22nd June 2011

Last week I started to plan and research ideas for my music video coursework, I've made a video and prezi to show this in more detail!