Hannah's music video :)

Task 1

2010-03-20T13:18:00.000-07:00

1) Close Up Of Artist:

The close up of the artist in our music video (me), has been used to create the feel as the artist is the star, this has been done by creating a glow effect on the shot, it also has good lighting which is just on me and is a clear crisp shot.

2) Costume:

The costumes we decided to use were simple but with a touch of glamour, i believe this look fitted in well with the whole theme of our music video, it added more glitz and and glamour to it. Also as some of the costumes had sequins on them, created a great effect when the light hit the outfit this added a real "star" like feel.

3) Camera Work:

I believe this is great camera work in this shot, as it follows the artist around and shows that the artist is the most important element to the music video. It is also very well presented as this shot was taken by a hand held camera and is not shaky or anything.

4) Relation to Film:

I believe that our music video relates to the film Chicago with all the dancing, and burlesk feel to it. We got a lot of ideas for the dance from the film, this is we felt it would fit in with the type of music used.

5) Lighting:

In this shot the lighting is fantastic and makes the music video look professional, the lighting has been used so you can only basically see the silhouette of the artist, the lighting is also a purple color to add more excitement to shot and is to keep the audience interested.

6) Framing:

In this shot we have edited the shot, so it is framed to have the artist at the front of the shot and the dancers in the background. This is to create the effect of a hierarchy, and shows again that the artist is the most important factor of the music video.

7) Ideas from other music videos:

The mirror shots, were an idea we got from the video "Diamond Rings" by chipmunk, i believe that the shots are really good and are my favourite shots, this is because the lighting is very good and makes the footage clear and crisp, also the color of the dressing room gives edge to the shot.

8) Mise-En-Scene:

This shot shows mise-en-scene well, as the set is set up to look like a glamorous dressing room with the lights round the mirrors, and the walls of the dressing room are red to add warmth to the shot, it also makes the shot bold and glamours as its such a bright colour. Props where used in this shots to add more to the Mise-en-scene, for example the make-up and hair brush makes it more obvious that i am in a dressing room.

Task 1 part 2

2010-03-20T04:43:00.000-07:00

1. Shot one is a shot from the music video "candy man", the shot links to the lyrics in the song, this is as Christian is holding shots and in the lyrics there is an association with alcohol.

2. Shot 2 represents how the record company wants their artist to be represented, in this case they have tried to make Britney Spears look like a "sex symbol", they have done this through use of costume to attract the male audience.

3. Shot 3 illustrates how the "lady marmalade" video uses music genre, in this case they have show the typical "pop" genre through all four performers being on stage, this is as it is a very common set for an example the pussy cat dolls and the sugar babes have also used this sort of set up to show their "pop" genre.

4. shot 4 of Christina's music video "candy man"shows an inter textual reference, this is the whole 1950's sailor theme, the theme of 1950s is the general theme through out the video, for an example it has the whole diner girl feel in the video which is also from the 1950's generation.

5. Shot 5 demonstrates good use of camera in the "Lady Marmalade" video, this is as it is a low angel shot of the girls which makes them look important as it makes their image look bigger, and makes them look as if they are looking down at the audience in which makes them look like the "stars" of the stage.

6. Shot 6 demonstrates great use of lighting in the "Lady Marmalade" video, this is as its been set up so you can only see the silhouette of the performer, which makes the viewer wonder who the performer is, which keeps them hooked to find out. It also make the shot look more interesting and bold.

7. Shot 7 demonstrates the use of miss-en-scene in the "Lady Marmalade" video, the set has been made to look like a romantic boudoir, this to relate with the whole moulin rouge theme, the costume of the performer adds to the miss-en-scene as it is gold and red, which are warm colors so they relate to the whole boudoir set.

8. Shot 8 is a shot which i have seen before in films such as james bond, the shot is from Britney Spears' video "toxic", it creates an action shot which looks really effective and is seen in many action film such as "die hard". It also is seen in one of the "Hearsay video, pure and simple".

Task 2

2010-03-19T01:29:00.000-07:00

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

I feel that the combination of my main product and ancillary texts link well together. The links are that my digi pak and poster link to my final music video, as the images i have used on both my poster and digi pak are shots from my video. The other links are the colors used as i have used quite bold colours and lighting which also link to my music video as the lighting in it is one of the main features. In the inside of my digi pak i have an image of bright red lips, this is as in my video a big element of it is make-up and costume, and all the performers have bright red lips, so i felt this was a good use of imagery to use. I also used the image of the lips to link to the lyrics of the song as its all about "seduction", and i feel lips is a big element in this, and is usually linked to seduction.

Task3.

2010-03-18T02:26:00.000-07:00

Feedback on Treatment:
My class mates and teaches gave me feedback from my initial treatment, which helped me develop my idea for my music video further. The constructive criticism i got was very helpful which consisted of thinking about the location and it may be difficult to find, this was as we wanted to have our music in a jazz bar. However from the feedback we realised that we wouldn't be able to find a jazz bar in such short notice, so we then decided to film in the junction. I also got told to add more detail to my treatment, to develop my idea further and help me get a better concept of how i wanted my video to be like. In my treatment i said that i wanted a top car to be in the video, however listening to my feedback i realised this may be hard to find and would be difficult to find someone to drive the car as i cant drive, so i decided to scrap that idea.
I also got a lot of positive feedback, which was great as it gave me confidence in my video, and helped me believe it could turn in to something great. My peers realised that i had put a lot of thought in to costume and make up and felt that the look i was trying to create would fit the song really well. They also felt like the video would be fun to create, and would look great in screen. My theme of "burlesk/moulin rouge" came across well, as everyone felt that it matched up to the song really well and that they could see the link in the lyrics to the idea of my video. They were very interested in the dance routine and felt that this would make the video more interesting and keep the viewers hooked.
Feedback on Rough Cut:
The constructive criticism i received from peers and my teachers was that the lip-syncing was slightly off, however i did realise this is myself and corrected this when editing. I also got told that there should be more footage of the boys, which i totally agreed, however i did not have time to shoot anymore footage of the boys, as my group and i were to busy editing the footage we already had. If i had more time i defiantly would have got more footage of the boys. They also felt the card game didn't fit in, however i felt it was a good cut away and gave a new concept to the video other than just dancing and singing.
I received a lot of positive feedback which was great! Many of my peers felt that there was a nice range of varied shots, which kept them interested in what was going on. They felt the performance was convincing on both parts of myself and the dancers, this was great as i was not to sure about my performance in the video however everyone seem to like it, so this got rid of my concerns. However there were some shots of myself performing which i felt could have been a lot better, and would have been happy to re shoot if i had the time. The costumes and make up seem to be a big hit with the video, which was fantastic because i kept changing my mind on the costume idea, however I'm pleased with the choice of costume the dancers and I ended up with, as they weren't over the top so they didn't look tacky, and they added more glamour to the video. I also got a lot of comments on the lighting and how it made the video look professional, which was great to hear as i felt some of the lighting over powered some of the shots.
Feedback On Digi Pack and Poster:
A lot of the feedback I was given was positive for both my digi pack and poster, Everyone seem to like the style of font I chose to use, which was great to hear as I wasn’t to sure if it fitted in with the effect I had chosen to use on my images I used. They all seem to think my digi pack looked professional and fitted in well with my music video theme, however I wasn’t to sure as I made my digi pack look quite modern and my music video isn’t meant to be set in this year. My peers felt that my digi pack was great as it looked bold and so would make people want to buy it. They felt the composition on both poster on digi pack looked like it had been thought out well, however the weren’t to sure about the layout on the back of the digi pack as they felt it could have been laid out better to look more eye catching, I totally agree with this, however I thought it would be easier to understand and read by the way I set it out. They felt the poster did its job and gave all the details it needed to, however I feel I could have put more about the artist on it to add that extra bit of information. I am glad my peers felt that I used a good range of shots for my digi pack and poster as I did really want to do a photo shoot for it but I did not have enough time, however it seems the shots I decided to use did the job well.
Final Feedback:
I got everyone in our class to give me feed back on my music video, everyone seem to think it looked professional and especially liked the lighting and dance routine. They all thought that the editing went well with the pace of the music. One of the great success of my music video was the location i got to use, class mates picked up on this and thought this gave the video a glamorous look. They also thought that it was well lip synced, and most peers liked the ending of my video.
The only critical feedback i got from my peers is that they thought the card game didn't really fit in to the video, this was as the game was only placed in the begging of the video. However if i had more time i would have filmed some more card shots, to be placed through out the video.

Task 4

2010-03-18T02:22:00.000-07:00

Final cut, i used this to edit our footage, this included cutting up footage, adding cut aways to the video, adding filters and effects to some of the shots to make them look brighter and adding "glow" effects to close up shots of the performer (me). I also used final cut to lip synch the whole video.

Flickr, i used flickr to upload images of my work such as my digi pak and poster, i also used flikr to find images to put on my blog.

Google, google has been a big help for me in this project as i have got lots of imagers from it and i have used it to look up lyrics for my song, this helped a lot as this meant i didnt have to write all the lyrics down myself and learn them. I also used it when creating m digi pack as it gave me insipration on how my digi pak should look.

Vimeo, i have used vimeo to upload my final video and rough cut, then from vimeo i was able to post my work on my blog. Also vimeo was very helpful as people could comment on our video and give us feedback.

Facebook was used to keep in touch with my group so we knew what was going on with our music video, and it also helped as organize things, for an example we could get in touch to remind each other to bring certain costumes and props in for our video. I also used facebook to get photos of it for my blog.

Itunes, i used Itunes to listen to my chosen song, this helped me learn the lyrics to it.

Blogger, this is where i kept my blog and put all my research on it, it also kept me update on what work that had already been done, and what was needed to still be done. I also put all my ideas and feedback on my blog.

Myspace, i used this to get in contact with Esthero to ask for permission to use her song, however sadly she did not get back to us. I also used myspace to message Daisy, as we were planing to use one of her songs.

Youtube, i used youtube a lot in this project, this is as i used it to research other music videos, i also used it to give me inspiration for a dance routine.

Photoshop, this is what i used to create my mood boards on, i also used it to make my digi pak and poster. I used it to edit images and add effects, i did this to make it look effective and interesting.

Photobucket, i used photobucket to get inspiration on costumes and make up ideas.

In this photo of me you can see all the equipment i used:

The HD Camera: We used this to film our footage for the music video. We decided to use a HD camera as its much more better quality than a DV camera, it also makes our footage look more professional as it doesn't look as grainy as it would if we used a DV camera.

Tripod: The tripod was used when filming some of the shots in our music video, this was to keep the shot steady and neat.

Mac G5 Computer: I used the computer to research, edit footage using final cut and also using such programs such as photoshop to create mood boards etc.

Feedback from film-maker Ben Gee

2010-03-17T06:57:00.000-07:00

Wicked little Girls:
nice cuts, professional look; good fades, light used well, very good use of mix shots with big close ups and shared shot on screen; care in filming and edited very well; doubled up shots very nicely done; blur effect good; all good quality, no bad shots; cards at end make it look pro

Final Video.

2010-03-16T13:59:00.000-07:00

HANNAH, LOUIS & CHARNA - 'WICKED LITTLE GIRLS' FINAL VIDEO from cmdiploma on Vimeo.

I am so please how our video has turned out, this because through out the project i did have some doubts, but the location, lighting, performance and editing as defiantly payed off!

If I had more time...

2010-03-16T13:52:00.000-07:00

If i had more time to work on my digi pak, i would take some more photos instead of just using shots from my music video. I also would of thought more in to the layout, and the text. I would also create a booklet to go in to the digi pak filled with images of my own photography, and had all the lyrics from all the songs of the album/extended single. I would have really liked to make my digi pack more abstract, as i believe this would have made it more interesting to look at. However i am still pleased with how my digi pak has turned out, i did a lot of editing through photo shop to get my final product.

If i had more time to work on my poster, i would change a lot because i feel it could be much better. This is as i feel the layout could be more structured but more interesting at the same time, i defiantly would have took more photos for my poster as i think the shot i have used for the background is a bit plain and doesn't show what "Esthero" is all about, however I'm not entirely disappointed with it, as i believe the text i chose to use worked really well.

Feedback

2010-03-12T14:01:00.000-08:00

Digi Pack and Poster Feedback:

The text goes well with the theme of your music video.
The front of your Digi Pack looks like a real digi pak case.
Your Digi Pack looks really effective and bold.
Composition has clearly been thought out well on digi pak and poster.
Looks professional both poster and Digi Pak.
Poster does its job and gives all details needed about when the extended single will be out.
There could have been more thought on the digi packs back on how you could have set out the track list rather than in just a straight line.
Good use of shots on poster and digi pak, they work well.You could have taken some of your own photos than just taking shots out of your music video.

Poster

2010-03-11T04:13:00.000-08:00

I created my poster on photo shop, i used my own images, and added a slight glow effect to the image. I also included the single cover to promote it even more, i added details of the record company and the date of the single being realeasd. This is to inform the public.

Final DigiPack

2010-03-11T03:00:00.000-08:00

I created my Digi Pack on photo shop, i used a range of filters to edit my photos to make them look interesting and effective. I chose to use photos of me, to highlight the fact that i am the main the performer in the single, i added a range of information to the pack also to make it look realistic.

2010-03-09T02:53:00.000-08:00

Our Feedback.

2010-03-09T02:45:00.000-08:00

Positive Points:

Nice variety of shots.
Lighting well presented.
The dance routine is very good.
Good ending.
Cinematography is very good.
good lip-synching.
nice locations.
good chirography
good use of cut aways.
nice costumes.
Performances is convincing.

Constructive Criticism:

Lip-synching is slightly off.
More footage of boys
the card game doesn't fit.

Our Rough Cut.

2010-03-08T03:38:00.000-08:00

HANNAH, LOUIS & CHARNA - 'WICKED LITTLE GIRLS' ROUGH CUT from cmdiploma on Vimeo.

This is our rough cut so far, i really like the begging of the video however i find the end is a bit messy and can be improved a lot. One of the main things i find that looks really effective is the lighting as it gives the whole video a glamourous feel.

Shots which could possibly be used for digi pack.

2010-03-05T04:24:00.000-08:00

2010-03-05T02:37:00.000-08:00

On Fridays lesson, i saw our footage for the first time, i was quite impressed with our footage and found it looked quite professional. After i had looked at all of the footage, we started to edit it in final cut and add cut aways. I also managed to put an effect on the close ups of me to make me look like the "star of the show". I also took some screen grabs of our footage which i will be able to use for my final digi pack and poster.

Images from the Junction.

2010-03-04T01:52:00.001-08:00

2010-03-04T01:44:00.000-08:00

Looking at other peers work on the Digi Packs, showed me how creative you can be with them, and that not necessarily the images used have to match the music video. My favourite digi pack and poster was Yasmin's, as she has really thought about make up and costume in it, it doesn't necessarily relate to her music video but i think this creates a great contrast between the two. I love the colour shceme she has used with pale colors, this has shown me that i have to think about every little detail for my digi when creating my final one.

I noticed on some people digi packs that they looked a bit plain and have the same sort of images going throughout the pack, this made it clear to me that i don't want my final digi pack to be plain i want it to have a bit of an edge to it, to draw people in.

2010-03-01T02:32:00.000-08:00

During the week of filming, i helped out Emma's group as they wanted me to be in some the footage, this involved me getting a costume for my character which was the queen of hearts, i already had a costume that they wanted to use. I had to be in the cut aways, some with Yas and max, and some with Yas, Max, Tilly and also Emma. I also helped out setting up, for an example i helped created the drink me bottles by putting glitter and sequins etc in it.

Filming at the Junction.

2010-02-25T07:58:00.000-08:00

Louis, Charna and I decided to film a lot of our footage at the junction. This meant taking the dancers with us there ( Emma Yasmin Tilly). When we got to the junction we were shown the places where we could film, which was the dressings rooms which were the typical old fashioned dressing rooms, this was great as it was exactly what we wanted for our video. We also go to use a room which had all the lighting we needed and was also quite small and dark which match our own criteria.

The first we filmed was the girls doing the dance, we felt this was the best thing to do as Tilly and Emma had to leave early, the dance went really well and we have got lots of footage of it. We then went on to filming me lip singing to the song, we took lots of footage of this from all different angels so it looks interesting. We then moved on to filming in the dressing room, where Louis filmed me in the mirror putting on make up and singing etc.

The day went really well, and thanks to everyone who helped out!! :)

Test Footage.

2010-02-23T05:38:00.000-08:00

This is some test footage , of how the dance will be like in our music video. There are some bits where neither Em or Yaz or moving, this is because Tilly will be filling the blanks with her dance move in the routine.

Dance Routine. from cmdiploma on Vimeo.

Getting In contact with Esthero.

2010-02-22T09:07:00.000-08:00

I messaged Esthero through myspace, to ask for her permission to use her song to create my music video.

Digi Pack :)

2010-02-21T07:04:00.000-08:00

Over the past week, i have been creating a test Digi pack, i decided to create it through drawing and magazine images as i did not have the right photos to use for my Digi Pack. I decided to keep it plain but bold, as i thought it would fit in well with our chosen song as it is a bold song but simple. I also decided to use a lot of red on my digi pack to add an element of boldness, and when i think of the song it reminds me of the color red.

Dance Routine.

2010-02-12T07:51:00.001-08:00

Here are some photos of the girls practicing the dance routine we have created, we have some footage of the dance however i will upload this after half term as it is currently on Louis' laptop at Long Road. I think our dance routine we have created is effective and fits in well with our song.

Test footage

2010-02-12T07:47:00.000-08:00

L3 TEST FOOTAGE - Louis, Charna and Hannah from cmdiploma on Vimeo.

In today's lesson, Louis and I filmed some test footage while Charna was starting to create a digi pack, i believe our test footage went well, however some of the shots are a bit shaky. We all worked on editing the test footage, and i believe we worked well as a group as we considered everyone's views of how they wanted the footage to look.

Costume Ideas.

2010-02-09T07:02:00.000-08:00

We have decided to change our costume idea, this is because not everyone had sequin dresses, in which we came up with the idea of the girls just wearing simple black boob tube dresses with flowers in their hair and pearl jeweler. We also have decided that the boys will be wearing suits with a smart shirt, but they don't necessarily have to wear the suit jacket.

Location and prop shots.

2010-02-09T06:52:00.000-08:00

These are a collection of shots Louis and I took around college, we have decided to use the hall for one of our sets, we were not able to take photos of instruments as the music block said we will have to make an appointment to take some!

Inspiration.

2010-02-09T05:24:00.000-08:00

This video of Candy Man gave me inspiration, this is because its the same style of song as its got the brass instruments in it, i also got inspiration from the dance moves as they are simple and would not be hard to learn.

Dance Routine.

2010-02-09T05:19:00.000-08:00

This video has some dance steps in it, which i felt would be easy to follow and would also fit well with the song wicked little girls, however some of it is a bit advanced and so i thought it would not be a great idea to use some of it as it would look unprofessional as we do not have professional dancers to do our dance.

2010-02-09T05:15:00.000-08:00

In today's lesson, I emailed the junction to ask if it was possible to use there dressing room for one of our locations in our music video, i also emailed Charna to see where she was as the deadlines getting close and we need our whole group in most of the time. I also looked up simple dance routine that could be easy to incorporate in to our video, however i have not found one that would be simple enough to use, this is as we don't want to use a dance which is to difficult as we don't want our dancers to look amateur. Louis finished the animatic as we had to create a new one as Charna had the work and was not able to come in today.

Animatic

2010-02-09T05:13:00.000-08:00

Here is mine and Louis' animatic, which we re drew as Charna was not in but she had our work, so we had to re do it. Louis took the pictures of our storyboard and put the pictures in to final cut to create a sequence.

Story Board.

2010-02-07T09:53:00.000-08:00

Deadlines.

2010-02-07T08:33:00.000-08:00

Starting from next week we will be creating test footage for our video, this is to see what works and what doesn't. Our test footage has to be completed by the 12Th of February.

In the half term week using our test footage and other images we should start to get ideas for our digi pack and poster, and start work on it.

The week after half term ( 22Nd-26Th Feb) we start to get all our actual video footage in our chosen locations.

During the 1st of march to the 5Th we will be editing all our footage at Coleridge, and creating our digi packs at Long road.

The 8Th to the 12Th of march we will get our rough cut feedback and will continuing editing our work. Our music video must be finished by the 12Th of march!

The 15Th to the 19Th of march we will be working on our evaluation which must be finished by the 19Th.

Cutaways.

2010-02-02T13:09:00.000-08:00

Today we were put in our groups to think about some of the cut-aways we might want to use for our video. We were given a sheet to note our ideas on, we also created a story board which i will put a photo of it on here soon.

The Cutaways we want:

The girls will be getting ready to perform,this will be them putting their makeup on ,for an example they could be putting lipstick on. The lead performer will have some sort of long coat on, and will take it off to reveal her costume.T here will be a series of close ups of the girls for an example there will be a close up of one of their eyes.

The Boys will enter the scene by walking on to set, this will be a series of shots, there will be a close up of the boys feet while walking in. When they have entered the scene they will take a seat on set and start to play cards, order drinks etc.

In the jazz bar we would like to have lots of drinks glasses, empty bottles of drinks,chairs, a deck of cards, maybe some form of fairy lights if needed, red and white spot lights.

For our cast we will need dancers/backing singers which we will use Tilly,Em and I. For the casting of the boys in the video Louis said he and his friends will be able to play that part, also we will need some extras so we are planning to use class mates .

New Costume Idea.

2010-01-31T09:01:00.001-08:00

Our idea for costumes have changes, this is because we thought about our previous idea with the corsets and felt this would look tacky and uncoordinated. Our idea now is that the girls will be wearing sparkly outfits which will most probably be black, they will not all be dressed the same however it will work as they will be in same colours. For an example someone will be in a black sequin dress, someone else will be in a black sequin skirt with a black top and someone will be in black sequin leggings. We thought the sequins will give the feel of "show girls", we also thought that the girls could have a flower in their hair.

Hurtwood House Music video

2010-01-31T08:42:00.000-08:00

I think this music video would be quite easy to create with a budget. The first thing I'd do is get a cast for the video, well that's simple use the people in the class I'm sure most people will be willing to help out. I then would go to the students at college who take dance and ask them if it was possible to do a dance routine in our video, which i reckon would be quite easy to do. After I've got all the cast i would think of a location, well there is lots of scenes of a "bedroom", so to find a girls bedroom wouldn't be hard to find as we could use mine and surprise surprise my room is purple so this matches to the video. The rest of the footage could be filmed on a green scenes as the sets just change colour really, and so we could edit the colour of the background in final cut. To get a laptop for the video wouldn't be to tricky as we have got laptops at college, also a lot of people have their own so I'm sure we would be able to borrow it. The costumes they wear in the video are not to over the top, in fact a lot of the costume used are like everyday clothes, and some going out clothes and I'm sure most girls have a lot of going out dresses, so we are sorted for costume. In one of the scenes it is set by a graffiti wall, so we could just use the graffiti wall in Coleridge, so that's sorted. To get the shots on the laptop would be easy as we can overlay shots on final cut, then shrink the size of the footage to look likes on the laptop screen.

Fridays Lesson

2010-01-31T08:09:00.000-08:00

In Fridays lesson we were told to take some photos of what we thought that could relate to our music video, Louis and i decided to take photos of what we thought our staging could be like, we took a collection of shots from different angles to make it clear how we might want it to look.

Louis and I thought to go to the music block first as we aim to have lots of different instruments in our video. We took photos at different angles to make the photos look more interesting.

Make-up Ideas.

2010-01-31T07:31:00.000-08:00

Fake eyelashes give a dramatic look, i want the eyes and lips to be the main feature of makeup. The eyes will be very dark and bold, to create this i will use black eyeliner, fake eyelashes, liquid eyeliner and mascara.

Simple red lips, give a bold look. I will create this look through using simple lip balm and a red lip stick, however i do not want to go over the top with the red lipstick so i will use a slightly paler red.

If we decide to use eyeshadow, i will go for the whole "smokey eye" look, this look can be created simply by using a collection of eye shadows from blacks to greys to whites. For the smokey eye look you start at the bottom of the lid with the darkest colour then start to build up the colours going darkest to lightest. This look is easy to do but has a dramatic effect.

Inspiration

2010-01-31T07:21:00.000-08:00

The other day Louis mention to me Bugsy Malone's work, this is because it has the jazz feel to it with all the instruments and dances. Louis suggested to me that we do the same sort of thing in our music video, which is creating a jazz club for just teenagers this is a good idea as these means it will be easy to cast for our video. The dance routine in this video has inspired me, as we plan to have a routine our video so this gives me an idea of what the dance could look like.

Video shot analysis.

2010-01-31T06:18:00.000-08:00

Louis and i were counting the amount shots in 1min 30secs of certain music videos. We used one from Hurtwood House " i see girls", we also used a well know professional video we chose to use Chipmunk "Diamond rings" we chose this as we believe it links to our idea of our music video.

"I see girls" Hurtwood house.

Louis and I worked out that it had 98 shots shown in the space of 1min 30 secs, however these are shots that are a collection of shots that are all the same however have been cut up and placed in an order so its not the same shot shown for a long period of time. This video is very good and a very fast pace moving video, it keeps the interest of the viewer as you do not see anything for to long.

"Diamond Rings" Chipmunk.

We looked at this video and worked out it has 67 shots in the first 1min 30secs, this video is like the Hurtwood house video as it has a collection of shots cut up and spread out and put in a Pacific order, this is so there are no clips shown to long this keeps the viewer interested. I really like this video and it is inspiration to me as it has elements to it which we want in our music video.

2010-01-31T06:08:00.000-08:00

Looking forward to..
I am looking forward to creating the look of the video,for an example the creating of the set and all the make up and costume. i am also looking forward to creating our idea, and see what works and what doesn't. I am excited to see what the final out come will be, and see if all our ideas worked well together.

Worried?..
I am worried about the set, and how we are going to make it look realistic like a jazz club. I also am slightly worried that or group will not get on and ideas will clash, however I'm sure our group will pull together and work through any miss understandings.

Fix the problems?..
We can create the right set by incorporating the right lighting in the set, for an example flashing red and green lights which would give feel of a jazz club. Also spot lights will create and effective effect.

2010-01-28T04:12:00.000-08:00

In today's lesson Louis, Charna and I had a group discussion about how we want our video and what ideas we had. We have decided on quite a simple idea of our video being set in one of the media rooms at long road this is because its all black, this will lets be able to dress the set up how we like. We have decided that the beginning of the video will be shots of the girls getting ready and shots of some of the boys walking on to the set, these will be very quick shots. It will then get further in to the video where the girls walk on "stage" and you see the men's faces drop, there will be a close up of the shots. We still have things to think about but our idea is coming along well.

FEEDBACK

2010-01-26T06:17:00.001-08:00

This is the feedback me and Louis received this lesson on our idea for wicked little girls, most of it was positive which is really good. I'm glad we got Wicked little girls as our song as i believe it will be a good video that we can create.

Location might be hard to find.
Add more detail to what the video will actually be like.
It may be hard to get a decent car.
Good Concept.
Well thought out costumes and make up.
Sounds like it will be a lot of fun.
The theme fits the song well.
Clear idea.
Dance routine sounds interesting.
a lot of research has been done.
Ambitious idea.
The beginning sounds interesting.

Keynote

2010-01-26T01:54:00.001-08:00

KEYNOTE Louis Han Charna from cmdiploma on Vimeo.

Costume Idea.

2010-01-26T00:59:00.000-08:00

This is a photo of Em and I, this an idea of costume we could use as it fits in with the whole "jazz" theme. I think that these costume would work well, as they are not to over the top and don't look overly tacky.

Mood Board

2010-01-25T04:40:00.000-08:00

I created this mood board for Number One Enemy by Daisy Dares you, this is because this is our back up song and so i thought i would create a mood board with some of our ideas on it.

Wicked Little Girls Lyrics.

2010-01-25T03:47:00.000-08:00

Wicked little girls, kissed the boys and made them cry
Raisin' double trouble every time we pass them by
And some might say we're wicked little girls
With curves and kissers and pearly whites
You better keep an eye on your boys and lock em up tight

You think that I'm a lady? You think that I won't fight?
I'll make your eyes shine like a liliqoi moonlit night whoa oh
You think you're my one and only, only?
Sophisticated Yoni told me:
"You gots to love livin' while you livin' or you won't love life"

I'm the high pimpstress, I'm honeybrown
I'm the baddest bitch to ever hit this town
Cornbread woman, yo ho and a bottle of yum
I'm gonna have a party with my body, do ya wanna come?
Well alright

Cause we're such wicked little girls, kissed the boys and made them cry
Raisin' double trouble every time we pass them by
And some might say we're wicked little girls
With curves and kissers and pearly whites
You better keep an eye on your boys and lock em up tight

Hey girls, I'm back again, that vixen nobel and I brought a friend
Bend the rules, headline "bad news", it's the Sisters of Salem, they on the loose
Shakin' her caboose like Dottie, Octopussy like a James Bond hottie
Smokin' like a Cuban, when you're with Mikey Reuban, better know what you're doin'
Or get kicked out right away, gonna hide away
I'd advise you not to play with those

Wicked little girls, kissed the boys and made them cry
Raisin' double trouble every time we pass them by
And some might say we're wicked little girls
With curves and kissers and pearly whites
You better keep an eye on your boys and lock em up tight
[2x]

Here come those devils, cheeky sneaky rebels
Every day and every night, hot steppin is what we like

Wicked little girls, kissed the boys and made them cry
Raisin' double trouble every time we pass them by
Some might say we're wicked little girls
With curves and kissers and pearly whites
You better keep an eye on your boys and lock em up tight
[2x]

Insipration for our music video.

2010-01-24T14:10:00.000-08:00

Chicago The Musical:

Lady Marmalade: Pink

Toxic: Britney Spears

Womanzier: Britney Spears

Diamond Rings: Chipmunk

Don't Cha : Pussycat Dolls

Treatment.

2010-01-24T14:06:00.000-08:00

Esthero - “Wicked Little Girls”

I want the look of the video to have a jazzy feel to it, it will have a lot of dance to create interest and keep the viewers hooked. The look will be based on the genre “show girls” but stripped back slightly, so it’s not so full on that it looks tacky. There will be a variety of looks of different people in the video, so everyone looks different and stands out in their own way. The type of dance routine I plan to use is jazz, this is because I believe it fits in well with the theme showgirls. I also would like the video to look slightly like the Moulin rouge and Chicago where its all about glitz and glamour. A lot of this will be done through different lighting and costumes. I will be able to create the look of all people in the video, which will include make up. My idea of the makeup should be big and bold but the main feature should be the eyes, this means fake eyelashes and full on eye shadow.

I want the video to be set in a jazz club with a band playing instruments such as the sax to get a real feel of the scene. If we are not able to find a jazz club to use, we can create the set in college where we can set up a band on stage.

In the video I would like there to be backing singers which could be wearing corsets to fit in with the whole showgirl/ jazz scene, they will be trying to seduce the men in the club through little expression, for an example winking etc. This is to link with the song, as it is about girls playing with boy’s emotions.

The beginning of the video starts simply with the girls getting ready to perform, so this shows them putting on their makeup etc, there will be a close up of the main singer with all her makeup, and lots of mid shots of the girls getting ready. From this scene we will cut it to a man walking in to the jazz club with a few friends, he will be dressed relatively different in which he will be in a suit and the others dressed less smart, so maybe jeans and a shirt. This is to show importance; also it’s to show this is the main boy who’s going to get leered in by the girl’s tricks.
We then will cut from that scene to the stage where you can see the band starting to play there music, there then will be a low shot where the girls start to walk on stage and perform. As you see this shot we will cut back to boys to show their expressions from seeing the girls. Then there’s a close up of one of the girls winking, then zoom out from the wink and the girls start to sing. The camera then follows the girls round the stage as they start to dance and try to make the boys join in with their flirty ways, however the main singer stays on stage. There are a few close ups of faces of the men with their “ happy” expressions on there faces, and some long shots of the girls dancing. There will be a mixture of shots from the back up singers dancing, to the band, to shots of just the main singer, I think the mix up shorts will keep the viewer interested. The end shot will be the girls walking back stage and jumping on to some kind of chair looking and laughing at each other. Then it fades to black.

PostCard

2010-01-22T08:15:00.001-08:00

We designed this post card to promote " wicked little girls" soon to come out music video. Our idea was to keep it simple but bold. We created this look through getting an image of the artist " Esthero" then putting a filter on it on Final Cut, this filter made the outline of her just show and took all color out of it. When we put the filter on, we thought it would be a good idea to make her eyes stand out and be the most prominent part of the image. In this case we decided to make them darker than everything else, which in my opinion brings the boldness to the post card.

Mood Board

2010-01-22T07:57:00.000-08:00

This is our mood board we created this lesson. Our mood board is to represent our ideas for the song "wicked Little Girls". At first we listened to the lyrics in the song, and decided the song was about girls playing with boys emotions. This made us think of many things, we decided to look up things like Chicago the musical because of the dances in it, and we believe that if we put a dance in our video we could create a routine like that. We also thought of costumes which we thought would go well with the song, for example we thought that corsets would be a good item to use as it could been seen as a "seductive" outfit. We also got images of feathers, as the song had that hole show girl theme towards it and feathers can be associated to show girls.

Possible Sound Tracks for our music video.

2010-01-21T12:36:00.001-08:00

1) I'm not your enemy.
2) Wicked Little girls.
3) Everywhere.

For all these tracks we have a clear idea of what we could do with each of them, and belive we will get a very good out come if get to use the songs we have chosen.

Music list

2010-01-21T12:28:00.000-08:00

These are the songs we have been given to choose from for our music video. Our groups favourites were Wicked Little Girls, I'm not your enemy, 1234 and Everywhere. This is because we all had different ideas for this tracks and as soon as they started to play we felt like they would be easy to lip sync to as we know the songs. The only problem with these songs are that they could be to well know, however i believe we could do a lot with them if we get the chance to use them.

The other songs in the list, we felt that we couldn't really do much with them and a lot of them were quite similar. We felt it would be harder to lip sync the songs as none of us are very familiar with the songs, in which we felt it would be best if we roughly knew the lyrics to the songs so it looks more believable when lip syncing.

2010-01-21T12:06:00.000-08:00

On Tuesdays lesson Jasmine came and gave us a talk about the media industry and how it can relate to us. Jasmine made an A level music video in her past, and sent it off to the BBC Blast competition. Her video was fantastic and defiantly didn’t look like a media students piece of a work. It was so good that it won the competition, the prize was to make a music video worth £3000 with a will know company, this meant working for three weeks none stop with people in the industry. She created a video to the song “lets dance” by the Wombats.

Jasmine said that one of the first things she had to do when starting to make the new music video, was to make a Treatment. A treatment is a collection of ideas of how you want your music video to be like it. It includes visuals, key words, lots of notes and it always has to be straight to the point. Jasmine said that the lyrics to the song she was making a video for helped frame her ideas.

Jasmine told us that the person with the main role in the industry is the producer. The producer is basically in charge of everything, anything she or he says goes. This includes being in charge of the budget, in charge the whole team, in charge of the artist and music.

When Jasmine was creating her budget music video, she had the role of being the director, the director is second in the media industry hierarchy. The director directs what’s going on and what the sets meant to look like, with the help of the creative director. The creative director would set up the ides that Jasmine had.

Her advice was when making our own music video, we must be able to work as a team and be able to compromises, and that we are not always going to get are own way. When planning we should use lots of pictures and different music videos to help us visualize how our video could look. We should created a shot list, this where we work out the timings of when certain shots are we can do this by using the lyrics of the song and the timing the lyrics come in. We could present this as a timeline. She also said we should use a storyboards with lots of pictures, and states what type of shots will be used. She said that you shouldn't’t story board your whole video as it is to time consuming and your ideas change all the time. We also should get creative with our story board and start drawing things out, which can help you see your vision of your video clearly.

Jasmine also said we should have a proper schedule which is very precise and has pacific timings of what’s happening when and where. Also a schedule where we fit in breaks etc. She also said a must have is a contact sheet as she found it very use full when creating her music video. A contact sheet has everyone details on it who’s working with you, it also has a list of props and costumes you have so you don’t lose them (Sort of like a check list).

TOP TIPS:
Be prepared to let things go.
Get involved.
Keep motivated. There are no limits.

This was Jasmine's A level music video. I believe this video's better than the one she made with the professionals.

Here's the link as it wouldn't let me embed it :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XMm4OXgDP8&feature=related

Heres the link to the video she made with the professionals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNe0__3vCMo&feature=player_embedded

What makes a good music video.

2010-01-18T06:57:00.000-08:00

1) team work

2) planning

3) location

4) costumes

5) Props

6) Editing

7) Lighting

8) Time Management

9) Evaluate

Student music video

2010-01-18T04:11:00.000-08:00

I like this students music video because it has a lot of different camera shots, and has been editing well on final cut express, i like it because you can tell a lot of work has gone in to it. I especially like the beginning of the video where through take different shots and editing the footage they were able to move the persons precision in the shot. I believe that the lip Sync has been done really well, and is very accurate. I like how they have added filters on shots, this makes it look interesting to watch. I think it had been done well, as it relates to music videos these days where they show a lot of the person who's seen as the lead singer.

Digi Pack

2010-01-18T04:06:00.000-08:00

This is my dig pack, at first i collected lots of pictures of Butch Walker of the Internet. After i had done this i decided i wanted to go for a simple black and white theme, this is because i thought it would look less tacky with lots and colors. I also decided to put all the writing in red, this was so it would stand out against from all the black and the white, i think it makes it look quite effective and bold. I edited the front picture using a filter, to make Butch Walker look like he has a slight glow around him, this was to show the album was his and so he stood out. I also made sure all the photos i used where images of his just to exaggerate the point. I enjoyed this task and i think my works simple but bold and effective.

Personal Statement

2010-01-17T12:49:00.000-08:00

Technical skills:
I can edit photos on photo shop and in general can just use photo shop for any sort of editing, this could be good for designing a digi pack for example. I can also am able to take photographs. I can edit on final cut, and know quite a few techniques and methods to make videos look more interesting, eg: putting different effects on certain parts of video, i am also able to lip sycnh.

Creativity:
I like to make costumes, for an example me and em created a simple "zombie" outfit, i also am able to do people make up, and be am able to change my whole look or some one Else's. For an example in Yasmin and Tilly past work, i have had to be able to change my look which included certain make up and clothes that i would never normally wear.

Organization Skills:
I organise my blog and keep update with deadlines, and try to put everything on it which i am able to do. Also when working with other groups, i have remembered to bring in things for not only their project but mine as well. I also on a regular basis organize social events (where to meet, what time and where). I think i have all the basic organization skills.

Special Power:
My special power is that i am able to act, which in the past i have been productions such as " The Christmas Carol" which i found really enjoyable to do. Acting as quite a few skills in it, for an example you have to be able to work with different people, you have to be able to remember lines and be devoted, and you defiantly have to get in to role.

Shapes video- what a diaster.

2010-01-16T12:34:00.000-08:00

This is my shapes video i created on photo shop and final cut. I created the shaped on photo shop and made sure they were all different colors and looks interesting. I then saved each layer on photo shop as a different image, this was so i could open each shape by them selves on final cut. When i had created the shapes and saved them, i open the images on final cut and put them in a mixed up order to make it look a bit crazy, however i do not like my video at all and know it can be a lot better. I think i went wrong because instead of making shapes i was just trying to make my shapes look like a picture, and you can tell my video just looks like a big mess. However i learnt from this exercise and know where i went wrong.

The video would not let me embed it, so heres a link to it.
http://vimeo.com/8816974

Karaoke Video.

2010-01-14T12:28:00.000-08:00

On Tuesdays lesson we were spilt in to groups, my group had Em, Yas and Me in at first, however later on in the task Liam joined our group. The task was to create a music video using lip-synching, we were given the song "If You Wanna", we were very happy with this song because we knew all the lyrics, and it’s a classic!

When filming our video, as you can see we did not have much space in the rooms we were in, this is because there were no other rooms avabile that we could use, however I believe we worked well in the circumstances
We decided to lip sing to the song, however I think it would have worked better if we actually sang as we would of all been singing at the exact time.

We made sure the music was loud enough when filming so the camera could pick up the sound, we did this so we could easily use the lip synching method when coming to editing.

When we completed the filming we spilt up in to pairs, I went with Liam and Em and Yas went together. In our pairs we edited our footage on final cut, Liam and I decided what clips we wanted to use from our footage then placed them roughly were we thought they would go. After we completed this, we marked on the sound waves were a promote note in the song was, when we did this we moved the original soundtrack to were our footage was, when we sure it was in the right place we deleted the soundtrack in our footage, this was so it looked like the original soundtrack was us singing it. I believe we did well in this task, but with a little more time and different rooms I believe it could have been better.

Heres the link to Liam's and mines edited video, as i could not embed it on to here :(

http://www.vimeo.com/8712301

Butch Walker.

2010-01-14T01:57:00.000-08:00

Butch walker is an American recording artist. He also is a songwriter and a record producer. He is a lead vocalist, but also is a great guitarist for the band Marvelous 3 (1997-2001). Butch walker performed in several rock bands such as Byte the Bullet, which he was the guitarist. He has created a new band, 1969, which released its full-length debut album titled Maya in April 2008. Butch Walker's new solo album, Sycamore Meadows, was released on November 11, 2008. Many of his songs are now found on I tunes.

Favourite Music Video.

2010-01-10T09:19:00.000-08:00

One of my favourite music video's is "Forever Young", this is because it is a quite basic video. I like the fact that you don't see the artists in every shot of the video, this is because it makes the viewer feel like the video isn't all about them. I also liked the fact that the video has a very obvious link to the title of the song "Forever Young", the producers have focused on the word "Young" as you can clearly see from the video, as it is made up of all young people. I also like the varied shots, however there is quite a lot of close ups, but in my opinion these work well and make the video look effective.Also if you listen to the lyrics, you can see a lot of the time whats going on in the video is stated in the lyrics. This makes the viewer able to relate to the song. There are a few abstract shots in the video, which makes the video more interesting to watch. I also found the use of different lighting really effective and the video in grey scale made the whole production look bold and different.

Lipsynch

2010-01-10T08:57:00.000-08:00

Emma and I created this video on Final Cut. We were given clips from an old student music video, in which we were to put together. This was to help us understand how to Lip Synch. Emma and I both thought it would be a very hard task, as it looked complicated. However after we got started we found it quite easy to do. We were given the original sound track and clips of the video the girls created (with background music). We had to match the original soundtrack up to the girl lip singing, this is why it was very important that there was background music on the girls set. On Final Cut Em and I made sure we could see the sound waves, in which showed us a prominent note in the music. In this case it was on the note "Ooh", when we worked this out we placed a market on both lines of were the note was. We then moved the original track to were the point was on the background music, this insured that the movement of the girls mouth would move when the lyrics were sung. For mine and Em's first time using this technique i think we did quite well, however you can see we did not get the music in the exact place as the movement of the mouth is off slightly to the music.

2010-01-10T08:50:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday's lesson the class spilt up in to pairs, i went with Emma. We were given the task of recreating a music video by putting clips from the original video in a different order. The first thing Emma and I did was to chose a soundtrack that we liked and that was given to us. We decided to go with the soundtrack "Lola" as we thought it was the most up beat and cheerful soundtrack given to us, we also felt that the soundtrack fitted well with the original imagery we were given to work with. We then went through the imagery and thought out were each clip could go and would work best. I believe that the chosen clips work well to the beat and also flow well. Emma and I did all this on Final Cut.

2010-01-03T11:04:00.000-08:00

HEYYY <3