Today we break up for Christmas holidays due to January exam we will be unable to shoot. However on the 15th January out group will be meeting to discuss the schedules for the following few weeks.
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Production log (13)
We have been unable to progress with our filming as the actress has been ill. However we have been discussing the mise-en-scene required for further scenes
Monday, 12 December 2011
Day 5 of filming -Sunday 12th December
On this day, we shot scenes 8B,8C and 12 in the music department in our school. We had to get permission from the head of the music department to confirm if it was okay if we used the room with the piano inside. 8B and 8C were shot in a similar camera angle. For scene 12, we changed the angle to a close up of her fingers on the piano. There were no major problems that occurred apart from the spacing however we had to continue shooting as it was the closest place we could find that looked as if the piano was in someone’s house
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Production log (12)
Today we remade a schedule where we have ticked off what scenes have been completed and what the actors are wearing in them, so we are able to allocate clothing to other scenes helping to keep the video consistent. We also said when we will shoot certain scenes and where.
As well as this for the past 3 lessons we have been editing the footage shot on 30/11/11.
As well as this for the past 3 lessons we have been editing the footage shot on 30/11/11.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Filming- 30/11/11
Day 4 of filming-
(30/11/11)
Today there was a teachers strike so we were granted a day off school and decided to take advantage of this by filming thought the day.
The scenes that we shot are-
Friday, 25 November 2011
Filming Day 3-(25/11/11)
Today we shat scenes- 4B 2A and 2B
We shot 4B on Wembley high road where we encounter many difficulties, pedestrians would continually look directly at the camera which would take away the natural authentic feel of the video, they would also walk directly in front of the camera in the middle of the shot. Also it was very windy causing the artist hair to fly in her face causing he to be unable to sing in time to the music.
Our original idea for the shot was to keep the camera in a fixed position and pan whilst she walks, however we are unable to do this because of pedestrians walking in front of the camera so we had to improvise and track with the artist which was difficult as we had to try and keep the camera steady to get the best possible shot.
2A and 2B were shot at a friend’s house, so it was in our best interest to finish the scene as quickly and efficiently as possible as out equipment was causing an incontinence to some other residents.
The problems encountered when filing these scenes;
- Our original plan was to have the artist writhing the lyric’s in time with the music onto the mirror however there was a timing issue where the music speed and the handwriting speed of our artist did not match. Therefore we improvised and wrote the lyrics onto the mirror first and had the artist sing along .
- Another problem was that we under anticipated how easy it was to write in lipstick and so in our first few attempts the writing was not readable.
- Because of the many failed attempts of writhing with lipstick we ran out of lipstick when it came to shot 2B and so had to find another lipstick of similar colour.
- We also had to change the shot types due to space problems. However we did try and be consistent and kept both shots as over the shoulder medium shots.
Over all the day went well we had finished all that we had planned, although we encountered a few problems we have now learnt from them and in the near future before filming we will consider spacing and the public’s reactions to our filming.
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Friday, 18 November 2011
Production log (11)
Having now drafted some ideas for our ancillary texts we will make any adjustments before handing in our final ancillary text. Although we are delayed with the complication of our ancillary text from our previously made schedule we aim to recuperate the time lost in another area of production.
However i feel we will need to revise our schedule in order to accommodate for this delay.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Magazine Advert- Title Practice
Here i tried out a number of different ways of writing the title i then took each title and placed it on the various adverts that had neen constructed and came to the conclusion that the first one looked the best.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Monday, 14 November 2011
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Production log(10)
As well as filming we are also in the process of constructing our ancillary texts which consist of a CD cover, CD back cover, CD inlays and a magazine advert to help promote the newly released CD. As a group we have split this task up where one member is constructing the front cover one the back and one the magazine advert and we decided to construct the inlays as a group. It is important we communicate our ideas between one and other to ensue the ancillary text looks like one and work effectively with one another.
Saturday, 12 November 2011
Filming Day 2- (12/11/11)
After yesterday’s experience of losing footage and being forced to delete footage we decided to come prepared, we had bought a spear battery and a spear CD. We also asked our cast member to come earlier so the lighting would be batter. We met at Wembley Arena to film the actors/actresses with break dancers as part of our music video. We plan to use this as a memory (refer to storyboard). We then made our way to Harrow, where we shot discreetly in St.Ann's Shopping Centre and the local vicinity. Where we met a local police offer who granted us permission to film within the centre as long as we were quick and did not cause an inconvieance to other shoppers. We found getting permission to shoot a very difficult task and it took longer than anticipated. We are now a day behind schedule dude to difficulties faces on day one.
Friday, 11 November 2011
Filming Day 1- (11/11/11)
Today was our first day of filming so we went to Brent Cross Shopping Centre after school to film the first and last scene of our music video. However we were unaware that filming was not prohibited within the centre and were forced to erase all the footage shot by security guards. We were quite disheartened as this would change our storyboard ideas significantly.
After leaving the shopping centre, we decided to visit a retail park close by. Learning from our previous misfortune we asked permission to film from the store security, and were successful. The light conditions were not ideal - it had become quite dark and we were afraid the footage would not come out right. However we did shoot regardless. Towards the end the camra was not fastened to the tripod properly and had fallen so when I ejected the disk tray to check whether the disk was damaged or not. We found that the disk had been moved from the holder. When we switched the video camcorder we found that the footage had been wiped. As were shooting our final take the camera battery had also ran out. So we thanked the Next security guard and went home.
After leaving the shopping centre, we decided to visit a retail park close by. Learning from our previous misfortune we asked permission to film from the store security, and were successful. The light conditions were not ideal - it had become quite dark and we were afraid the footage would not come out right. However we did shoot regardless. Towards the end the camra was not fastened to the tripod properly and had fallen so when I ejected the disk tray to check whether the disk was damaged or not. We found that the disk had been moved from the holder. When we switched the video camcorder we found that the footage had been wiped. As were shooting our final take the camera battery had also ran out. So we thanked the Next security guard and went home.
At the end of this day we concluded that despite the fact that we lost the footage, we had learned valuable lessons - we learnt that we were to ask permission from the centre beforehand. Another lesson that we learnt is that we should have carried a spare battery. We now knew how to film the footage with practice that we had on this day.
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Production Log(9)
Having now completed our story board we are going to start filming tomorrow. We also photocopied the story board so each member of the group is a viable to have one making it easier on filming days.
Story board + Visual codes to be constructed (finial)
Storyboard This is the finial draft of out story board, we will use this to help create our music video as it shows the camra angle and movement as well as posining of charaters and props. It was important for us to have a well detailed pan as it will help save time when it comes to filming.
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Production Log(8)
Over the next few weeks I aim to finish filming and editing my vox pop as well as completing the finial story board and lyric analysis. Allowing filming of the actual video to take place quicker.
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Album cover attempt 1
Photoshop steps:
- Paste Photo from folder onto Photoshop. (Some Photoshop versions do not accept just copy pasting picture from a folder. So you might need to print-screen and crop it)
- Name the layer : 'Original Picture'
Black & White Effect
- Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Make saturation 0
- Rename layer: 'Black & White Picture'
- Duplicate 'Black & White Picture' layer and rename (should have already been renamed) into 'B&W Pic Copy'. Set this new layer into Overlay.
- In the 'Black & White Picture' layer, use the smudge tool with opacity 77% and smudge around the person (sandhya) so the person is not smudged but the buildings are.
Crack effect
- Use this tutorial to help you make the cracks - http://wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/photoshop/how-to-create-a-realistic-crack-effect-on-face/
- After using the previous tutorial, you should have the cracks as a brush. Use the brush to put cracks on the face and shirt
Font
- 'Still Not Broken' font - Champagne & Limousines Size 36
- 'Sandhya Acharya' font - Champagne & Limousines Size 12
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Camera Angle/Movement Test
This is some of this footage we shot in class in order to understand how the camera angle and camera movement would look, this was also a test to assess the quality of the equipment. Now that we have done this we are able to add greater detail in our story board creating a stronger plan.
Monday, 31 October 2011
Production Log(7)
Today my group and I used the camera to see how selected shots would look and weather the framing of them is rite. We also used after effects to assess how animating selected parts of the video would look. This also allowed to come to grips with after affects which is one of the softwears we may use.
Pratical Production Task Schedual
19th October - 30th OctoberTaking pictures of artist for magazine advert and CD inlay (various places in central London). Complete both magazine advert and CD inlay. Gather all necessary props.
31st October - 20th November
Green screen and local shooting including refilming to make changes to scenes if necessary (in school and in Wembley area)
21st November - 20th December
On location filming of narrative. Refilming of narrative if required (Central London famous landmarks, Westfield Shopping Centre, Shepherds Bush)
9th January - 22nd January
Any refilming if required
23rd January - 27th February
Post-production - all editing and soundtrack editing
31st October - 20th November
Green screen and local shooting including refilming to make changes to scenes if necessary (in school and in Wembley area)
21st November - 20th December
On location filming of narrative. Refilming of narrative if required (Central London famous landmarks, Westfield Shopping Centre, Shepherds Bush)
9th January - 22nd January
Any refilming if required
23rd January - 27th February
Post-production - all editing and soundtrack editing
Saturday, 22 October 2011
Story board + Visual codes to be constructed (1)
This is our story board we started off with the narrative and have created a mock up of how the video will be scene by scene. However after showing this to our teacher we were told it is not complete and detailed enough so we will have to amend it by adding technical codes, camera movement, camera angle and any miese-en-scene.
Friday, 21 October 2011
CD Front Cover And CD Inlay Pictures Taken
CD ALBUM COVER PICTURES TAKEN IN CENTRAL LONDON
CD INLAY PICTURES TAKEN
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Production Log(6)
Today we went to take pictures in Central London for the ancillary text (CD cover and magazine advert) we took a range of photos allowing our group to come to a decision on which one to use. We will now start to construct the CD cover and Magazine advertisement.
Narrative Breakdown of the composition on the video (1)
- Sandhya waits at a restaurant and guy doesn’t turn up
- She gets upset and leaves
- She sees him with someone else (hugging/kissing)
- Guy and other girl see her
- Sandhya leaves and guy walks after her trying to explain himself she jumps onto the train leaving him stranded at the station
- She starts crying
- And the song starts with a split screen of Sandhya, the guy and a person playing the piano. Sandhya is crying (close up), the guy is writing an apology letter. With cross cuts of Sandhya singing to the camera with a white background.
- Sandhya walks around various locations
- Cross cuts between guy and Sandhya walking and Sandhya singing
- Flashback (verse 2) – flashback of guy and Sandhya together [of what?]
- Guy writing letter (chorus after verse 2) and Sandhya watching TV and sees a romance scene which leads to another flashback where Sandhya and the guy are in a similar shot to the one on the TV screen. Back to Sandhya on the couch, who gets up and throws things off a table nearby.
Thursday, 20 October 2011
CD Chosen Font
We were not happy with the fonts that we had initially tested. So we went online and found a website called 'www.dafont.com' to find a better more sophisticated font. We decided to use a font called 'Champagnes & Limousines' as we feel it fits our chosen genre more. Below is a sample of the font in bold (top) and in normal (bottom)
Plans/designs for ancillary texts
Magazine Advert Ideas
This is our chosen idea here we see the artist by a phone box. However in the plan there are some details missed out such as the artist name and the number one single it features.
So from the first plan we will be taking the details missed.
Here are some other plans we had;
CD cover ideas
These are our CD cover ideas
This is our first idea for out CD cover. We tried to emphases the name of the album “still not broken” this shows two marts of the artist one being the broken side however the other she is whole.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Generic Codes of R&B/ Pop
Technical Codes:
- Flashbacks will be used to show memories of the couple and also reinforce the lyrics of the song.
- Two shots will be used throughout the video which makes it clear to the audience what the video is based on.
- Over the shoulder shot will be used at the beginning and the end of the video.
- There will be connections made with Sandhya & Zein to show their love- hugging, holding hands is usually what is shown in this specific genre.
- The mise en scene have many typical stereotypes which audiences expect to see when they know the genre of the song such as for R&B there might be Jewellery such as expensive rings.
- However in our music video we will possibly use stereotypes of pop and R&B genres such as have jewellery but very basic jewellery.
- The clothing will be very simple and will look quite sophisticated. For our female artist, we will probably have her wearing a simple dress with tights and boots or heels, leather jacket, and possibly a scarf. However for the males will be very casual. For example, jeans and a jumper. We will not use hoodies because this may give out the wrong message for the genre of our chosen song.
- To further enhance our message of the song and to represent the character effectively we will use dark colors and flashbacks will be in black and white. This can show the pessimistic/sad feelings of our female artist.
- Using bright colors may be avoided because our song is quite sad therefore will not link with our song well.
Generic Codes:
Monday, 17 October 2011
Mood Board + Themes that need to be incoraprated into the video
Anger- this will be shown through the use of camera angles such as close ups or medium shots where the audience are able to see the singer’s facial expressions.
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Lyrical Analysis
Lyrical Analysis
‘Tell me you’re sorry’ is single sung and performed by Sandhya Acharya, an upcoming R&B artist. The song reflects the view that the ‘love’ is fading away thus the relationship is not what it seemed to be.
The opening verse in the song instantly reassures it is a love song and this can be seen through the song laid out in a form of a love letter. ‘Dear you, you really messed it up this time’ connotes the singer is talking about a relationship with a male and this can adhere R&B stereotypes as these videos are usually focused on male and female relationships. The repetition of ‘you’ emphasises who the song is aimed at. Already from the first few lines of the verse, many audience members can relate to the words of the lyrics due to personal experiences. ‘Mate you’re not worth the wait’ suggests that she was waiting for the right guy to come into her life and when he did she realised he was not the right one for her. ‘I won’t forgive or forget’ shows that the audience is gradually developing an understanding of the male protagonist was unfaithful towards her. This can show conventional stereotypes of R&B videos which are usually based around this topic. Furthermore, the artist can show a typical view of how women deal with men in a relationship. For example, ‘Here I go explaining to you, what you’ve done why it was wrong’ can highlight that she has perhaps done this more than once and it reinforces stereotypes of men that they’re always in the ‘wrong’.
The chorus makes the reader reinforce the meaning of the song as it is a part that is memorable. The beginning line of the chorus: ‘I don’t care, what you say’ implies that she actually does care and this is shown through the alternate tonal shifts, her emotions are conflicting. The thought of love is one that leaves you unsure and confused towards your emotions. There is also emotive language used in ‘you’re under my skin and I swear I will never let you back in’ which can show she still has a sense of passion for him but it is not enough for him to accept. The lyrics also show that the artist believes that in many relationships it is usually the male character that is in the wrong. The male character and her feelings towards him have left her physically and mentally insecure. This is shown in ‘You don’t deserve me you’re not worth this I won’t make amends’. The representation of Sandhya we see in this chorus reflects the stereotypical representation of relationships in R&B music videos. It can also be argued that she maybe actually wants to be with him. This is shown in the repetition of the line ‘Tell me you’re sorry write me you’re sorry’ which makes the audience remember this part of the song. The emphasis of the word ‘sorry’ indicates that an apology, just being a simple word can change everything in a relationship. In a form, this doesn’t only relate to love relationships between a male and female but in fact relates to a wider audience.
In the next verse, is the artist signifying herself through the line ‘I see you writing on the envelope dear me it reads’ which can show she is not going to open her feelings but it signifies her body as the letter signifies her emotions inside. We also hear from Sandhya in this verse that she is physically broken through the emotive language: ‘You’ve broken me’. In the middle 8, there is a conventional representation shown of female artists where they want to ‘Plan my revenge but you aint worth my time’. This indicates two different meanings. Firstly it can convey that she is moving on however it can also show she is scared to face him. She says ‘Burning the pictures all of the letters’ which is a personification of herself that connotes she is getting rid of physical memories in order to disguise her emotions. To conclude, the lyrics of the song give a representation of stereotypical teenage girls’ emotions when it comes to dealing with the hardship of a relationship.
Saturday, 15 October 2011
Research into my artist
Name- SANDHYA ACHARYA
Age- 17
D.O.B- 30/01/1994
Eye colour- DARK BROWN
Favourite movie- HARRY POTTER
Favourite TV show- FRIENDS
Favourite pass time- SWIMMING
Genre of music- POP
Sandhya Acharya is a 17 year old school girl from Wembley, with a phenomenon voice. She started singing from an early age. Her interests in music stems from her grandfather who inspired her from a very young age. Her success is further enhanced through her coming from a singing background where many members of her family sing as well as play instruments. Currently she is a Grade 7 singer and a Grade 4 pianist. Sandhya’s main genre of music is POP however, she is also known to cross into R&B as well her target audience is very spefic but as pop is such a large genre she is able to appeal to a larger audience. Her favourite artist is Demi Lovarto as her “voice is amazing and her song writing is inspirational”. She also has a YouTube account where on a regular basis she uploads new singles.
In July 2010, she performed ‘You might need somebody’ by Randy Crawford at Wembley Arena. This was a musical event where many Artists performed. Due to her successful performance, she was then on the cover of The Brent Magazine (July Edition). Furthermore, she performs in many family events in East London. This gives her the chance to develop become more cultural by performing cultural songs.
Sandhya has participated in many charity events inside and outside her local school; Preston Manor High School where she is representing her whole school as well as other students. In ‘One World’ she performed with a band called ‘The Opposites’ which are a group of talented musicians who play instruments such as drums, guitars and keyboards. Alongside with their help, she successfully sung ‘Breakeven’ by The Script. This had an optimistic event as she was better known in her area due to people outside of school attending this charity event.
Her YouTube channel allows her fans and followers to keep updated with her new records which are regularly uploaded. Aas well as a YouTube channel another form of social networking she uses is twitter and facebook allowing her fans to updated on more recent affairs of her life
She is part of ‘The Band’ which is known as The Institute Of Contemporary Music’ in Kilburn. In these few hours every week, she writes new songs and rehearses for upcoming gigs. A recent gig The Band performed was in summer 2011 at Gladstone Park which was a festival of music. As a lead singer she sung Jessie J- Price Tag and a song produced by the band.
‘Tell me your sorry’ is the recent song she has posted on many sites. The message of this song can target teenage girls who go through what she is conveying. In the future she plans to record an EP which is an album without being signed. A few songs to come out soon are: ‘Don’t wanna leave you behind’ and Rise up (with an Indian twist).
Friday, 14 October 2011
Production Log(4)
A few weeks have passed and we have still not heard anything form ‘Asia Bryant’’ and so we carried on with our search to find a piece of copy write free music which we could image making a music video for. We looked to other websites and asked our friends if they had any sudgestions. It was here where we found out our friend Sandhya Acharya had made her own song and she shas kindly said we can use it for our coursework. Seeing as it was her song we asked her if she would like to be i in the video and she said yes. This was very fortunate as it has saved us time looking and asking people if they would like to be in our video.
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Production Log(3)
We are currently in the process of looking for copy write free music for our music video. We are currently trying to find an artist from 'unsigned.com.' We have found an artist called ‘Asia Bryant’ and the name of her song is ‘Teasing Game’ we have currently tried to contact her to ask for her permission to use the song and if so to send us a copy of the lyrics as well as an MP3 version of the song. We have contacted her though all the mediums possible through e-mail, her Facebook page, her twitter page and her YouTube channel.
Production Log (2)
After looking at some of the camera and editing techniques it has given us an better insight on how to construct out story board which we are currently in the possess of making. The story board s the most important part of our planning as it will outline how the composition of the entire music video so it is important we spend some time to construct it properly making sure it is very detailed so when we start filming we do not get confused and have a clear plan to follow.
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Camera and Editing Techniques
CAMERA
Extreme long shot/establishing shot-establishes physical context of action; shows landscape and architectural exteriors
Long shot -shows a large scale action; shows whole groups of people; displays large architectural details
Medium shot- small groups such as two or three people
Close-up- focus on one character; facial expression very important
Extreme close-up- facial features in a character or small objects framing where people etc. are placed within the frame ( composition)
Angles
High angle/birds eye view ( filmed from above)
Aerial shot - (usually filmed from a crane or helicopter)
Low Angle - worms eye view filmed from below so camera is looking up
Movement - pan/panning (camera moves on a pivot from one direction to another
Tilt - camera attached to moving object to follow action
Tracking - tracking shot (camera attached to moving object to follow the action)
Zoom - camera moves in on a object/moves out from the object
Short take - shot lasts for a short time
Long take - camera lingers on the frame
EDITING
(cutting and refining the footage to create the finished text.)
Quick cuts - shot moves rapidly from one frame/shot to the next
Fade (fade to black) - one shot fades away to black and the next shot fades in
Dissolve - one shot fades out as the next shot simultaneously fades in
Wipe - a shot is literally wiped off the screen by another
Slow motion - a sequence is slowed down
Fast motion - a sequence sped up
Stop motion - a series of still shots or drawings etc. are taken with a still camera and mixed into a moving image programme to create a digital animation sequence
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