Production diary

3/12/13
Today we filmed a basic music video which was just the 2 actors stood against a white background singing their parts to a still camera, we did this so that we could get practise lip syncing.

9/12/13
Today we edited the filmed clips, mentioned above, together with the song to practise basic editing with lip syncing, it took a few attempts to master it but now I understand how to do it it is easy.

17/12/13
Today me and my group uploaded our filmed clips on to the macs and began to roughly edit together a draft of our music video, we did this in iMovie.

7/1/14
Today we finished the rough edit and began to tighten up the editing of the video and asked our course tutor for feedback on our video and some advice on how we can improve it,
We need to do some re-shoots to use in the video due to continuity problems and to break up long shots so that it isn't just a person stood singing at the camera.

21/1/14
After filming the re-shoots we began to edit the new clips into the video breaking up the long shots, we also filmed some shots in an improvised airport check in desk, this will link the video to the lyrics of the song, we played about a bit with different camera angles and decided that a mid shot from the back of the main character and then a birds eye view shot, we edited the birds eye view shot so that it looked like CCTV camera footage.

6/1/14 - 18/2/14
Continued to edit the video to a more advanced video with tighter syncing we decided that the used of the airport scene to link the video to the lyrics was effective so we decided to shoot a few more scenes to link to the lyrics so we shot and edited into the video the use of a removal van for the part  "me and my momma hop in the u-haul van" and a shot of the exterior of a KFC restaurant for the part of "Split the bucket at KFC".

18/2/14
Finished editing the video and played it through a few times just to make sure there are aren't  anomalies and if there are then we will re-edit those bits.

Filming diary

I am making a diary of all my filming dates and what i have filmed on these dates.

2/12/13:

Filming a shot of main road for use on green screen.

3/12/13:

Filmed a lip sync video for practice editing and filming.

9/12/13:
Filmed all the shots for verse 3, I was not at the filming because I was in the classroom updating paper work and my blog.

11/12/13:
I filmed a narrative piece for second verse, using my schools common room as a airport waiting room.

12/12/13:
I went to Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster to film an establishing shot for the previous days filming.

13/12/13:
The other students in my group have filmed some shots for the first verse, I could not attend this filming as I was at volunteer work.

Editing booking form

I have filled out an editing booking form so the 2 editors can edit the music video together.

Preperation and planning: Filming locations, costume, props and actor profiles

Location:

We will be filming on location in 4 places;
Our school:

A hilltop:

A multistory car park:

Shopping centre:

Filming for green screen use will be on 2 locations:

Doncaster road:

Doncaster airport:

Costume:

The costume for Kanye will be;

• Sunglasses
• Pink polo top
• Joggers or jeans
• Tracksuit jacket/informal jacket
• Trainers

The costume for Lupe will be:

• Sunglasses
• Formal jacket/Blazer
• White shirt
• Bow tie
• Black trousers
• Gold watch
• Black Shoes

The trumpeter and airport scene actors costume will be formal wear.

Actor profiles:

Lupe: John Cotterill

 

 

 

Kanye: Ryan Deegan

 

 

Extras: Josh Hobson

Props:

The props that I will need is:

• A Trumpet
• Suitcase
• Table/Counter
• Computer/mac
• Passport
• Airport signs
• Airplane ticket

Schedule list

Production Schedule Created so our finished product can be completed by the deadline, and created efficiently.

Filming for Chorus  - Tuesday 3rd December & Tuesday 10th December
Filming for First and Second Verse Wednesday 4th December & Wednesday 11th December
Filming for Hook and Third Verse - Thursday 5th December & Thursday 12th December
Editing to be Completed after December 13th when all filming and footage has been acquired.

Equipment booking form

Although our group has already acquired most of the equipment that we need and have it on hand ready to use, we still have to borrow and book out some props and equipment from our school, for example the drama department, to lend costume parts. Full details can be found below.

Risk assessment

When shooting our music video there will be potential risks when it comes to filming. This will be due to the fact of shooting in precarius locations or in slightly risky ways such as filming while moving.

Below is a Table of the potential risks/dangers that could occur when shooting our video:

Final storyboard

This is the final version of my groups storyboard. There has been some changes from the original to make the video and filming possible to do.

Final treatment

Chorus 1 : Fade in from black to a shot of the sun and when the score kicks in the camera pans down to a courthouse with the main singer walking down the steps at the front, the court house going with the lyrics "I'm gonna testify". He then walks down the stairs and pulls on his jacket/blazer making himself look cool or "extra fly".

Verse 1: Cut to performance, The main singer and a trumpeter on a hill top, trumpeter will be playing score.

When the lyrics "Me and my momma Hopped in a u-haul van" play a long shot of a woman and a younger man are getting in a van and driving away from a parking lot/house.
When the lyrics "no phone in my apartment" play a shot of the singer walking out of a empty apartment with a box in his/her hands.
When the lyrics "I just wanna shine" are played a mid shot silhouette of the singer is shown in front of the sun.

Chorus :  Cut to performance, The singer and the trumpeter on a hilltop, pans up to sun at top of the screen.
The sun in the top of  the shot and several hands reach up to it from the bottom of the shot. ( Touch the sky)

Hook 1: A mid shot of 2 singers that pans out and down to the shadows of the 2 men on concrete/tarmac

Verse 2: Long shot of singer walking down the street and goes into a shop, when the lyrics "those new loafers hurt my pocket" plays he walks out of the shop with a bag or new shoes on.

When the lyrics "Baby im going on a airplane" play it shows the singer approaching an airplane, it then continues onto the singer sat in a window seat of the plane as it takes off.

Chorus 2: Sun is shown in the plane window and the singer grasps his hand in front of the sun.

Verse 3: Performance, Singer and trumpeter on rooftop,
Long shot/mid shot of Singer walking down middle of the road singing while cars drive either side, When the lyrics "My best foreign car" play the singer drives up and gets out of a car.

Chorus 2: Performance, Singer and trumpeter on a rooftop

Hook 2: Group of people on the hilltop looking up and reaching up, one singer on this shot, centre.
Group on rooftop looking up and reaching up, the other singer in this shot, centre.
Half and half of the above 2 shots and then fade to black, person in the centre made up of the 2 singers.

Treatment

Chorus 1 : Fade in from black to a shot of the sun and when the score kicks in the camera pans down to a courthouse with the main actor walking down the steps at the front, the court house going with the lyrics "I'm gonna testify". He then walks down the stairs and pulls on his jacket/blazer making himself look cool or "extra fly".

Verse 1: The main singer and a trumpeter on a hill top, trumpeter will be playing score.
When the lyrics "Me and my momma Hopped in a u-haul van" play a shot of a woman and a younger man are getting in a van.
When the lyrics "no phone in my apartment" play a shot of the singer walking out of a empty apartment with a box in his/her hands.
When the lyrics "I Just wanna shine" are played a mid shot silhouette of the singer is shown in front of the sun.

Chorus : The singer and the trumpeter on a hilltop again.
The sun in the top of  the shot and several hands reach up to it from the bottom of the shot.

Hook 1: A mid shot of 2 singers that pans out and down to the shadows of the 2 men.

Verse 2: Singer walking down the street and goes into a shop, when the lyrics "those new loafers hurt my pocket" plays he walks out of the shop with a bag or new shoes on.

When the lyrics "Baby im going on a air plane" play it shows the singer approaching and getting on-board an air plane, it then continues onto the singer sat in a window seat of the plane as it takes off.

Chorus 2: Sun is shown in the plane window and the singer grasps his hand in front of the sun.

Verse 3: Singer and trumpeter on hilltop, Singer walking down middle of the road singing while cars drive either side, When the lyrics "My best foreign car" the singer drives up and gets out of a car.

Chorus 2: Singer and trumpeter on a rooftop

Hook 2: Group of people on the hilltop looking up and reaching up
Group on rooftop looking up and reaching up
Half and half of the above 2 shots and then fade to black

Animatic for Touch the sky

Audience profile

Analysis of music videos

Preparation for making music video - Research

The song I have been assigned is Touch the sky by Kanye West.
in preparation for this me and my group have done some research into the song, Kanye West and music videos made for the song, professional and fan made.

                

I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly
'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky
Gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly
'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky

Back when they thought pink Polos would hurt the Rock
Before Cam got the shit to pop
The doors was closed, I felt like Bad Boy's street team
I couldn't work the locks

Now let's go, take 'em back to the plan
Me and my momma hopped in that U-Haul van
Any pessimists I ain't talk to them
Plus I ain't have no phone in my apartment

Let's take 'em back to the club
Least about a hour I stand on line
I just wanted to dance, I went to Jacob an hour
After I got my advance, I just wanted to shine

Jay favorite line, dawg in due time
Now he look at me like damn dawg, you what I am
A hip-hop legend, I think I died
In an accident, 'cause this must be heaven

I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly
'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky
Gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly
'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky

Now let's take 'em high
(Top of the world baby, on top of the world)
(Top of the world baby, on top of the world
Now let's take 'em high
(Top of the world baby, on top of the world)
(Top of the world baby, on top of the world

Back when Gucci was the shit to rock
Back when Slick Rick got the shit to pop
I'd do anything to say I got it
Damn, them new loafers hurt my pocket

Before anybody wanted K-West beats
Me and my girl split the buffet at KFC
Dog, I was having nervous breakdowns
Like man these niggaz that much better than me?

Baby, I'm goin' on an airplane
And I don't know if I'll be back again
Sure enough, I sent the plane tickets
But when she came to kick it, things became different

Any girl I cheated on, sheets I skeeted on
Couldn't keep it at home, thought I needed a Nia Long
I'm tryin' to write my wrongs
But it's funny them same wrongs helped me write this song, now

I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly
'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky
You gon' touch the sky baby girl, testify
Come up in the spot lookin' extra fly
'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky

Yes, yes, yes, guess who's on third?
Lupe still like Lupin the Third
Here life here 'til I'm beer on the curb
Peach fuzz buzz but beard on the verge

Let's slow it down like we're on the syrup
Bottle shaped body like Mrs. Butterworth
But, before you say another word
I'm back on the block like a man on the street

I'm tryin' to stop lyin' like I'm Mum-Ra
But I'm not lyin' when I'm layin' on the beat
En garde, or touche', Lupe cool as the Unthar
But I still feel possessed as a gun charge

To come as correct as a porn star
And a fresh pair steps in my best foreign car
Self, I represent the first
Now let me end my verse right where the horns are like, uh

I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly
'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky
You gon' touch the sky baby girl, testify
Come up in the spot lookin' extra fly
'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky

We take it home baby
Sky high, I'm, I'm sky high
I'm, I'm sky high, I'm, I'm sky high
I'm, I'm sky high, I'm, I'm sky high
Sky, uh, sky high, I'm, I'm sky high

Yeah, keep it rollin', yeah
Feels good to be home baby, feels good to be home

We chose this song because we thought we could make a effective music video for it,
we looked throught the lyrics










I emailed the company that Kanye West is under and I emailed them asking them for the use of the song.

Webpages used:

Wikipedia
azlyrics.com
metrolyrics.com

Storyboard music video, Radioactive by Imagine Dragons

This is my groups finished music video, we cut up the story boards we made and ordered them so they matched up with the song.

To make the music video we placed photos of our cut up storyboards into iMovie and added the song we chose, Radioactive by Imagine Dragons, and we matched the photos to the song so that the images we drew matched up with the song. We used the 'Ken burns' effect on the images so it gave the video some animation.

Analysis of radioactive

Analysis of Radioactive music video

Radioactive

Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa
I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I'm breathing in the chemicals
I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
I raise my flags, dye my clothes
It's a revolution, I suppose
We paint it red to fit right in
Whoa
I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
All systems go, the sun hasn't died
Deep in my bones, straight from inside
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh, I'm radioactive, radioactive



There are some symbolic props used in this video for example the use of the key symbolising the freedom being kept by a dictator, some lyrics used at certain points in the video explain what is happening in the story for example in the beginning of the songs the lyrics say “This is it, the apocalypse”, this shows that the video is set in a post-apocalyptic future. Another set of lyrics that set the story are “welcome to the new age” this shows that there is a new world order in the video.

In the opening of the music video there is a long shot, this helps setting the scene of the video.

There is a girl walking through some woods, carrying something, down a path covered with fallen leaves. This is then followed by a series of long, mid and close up shots which helps set the scene, mood and seriousness of the video, it also introduces us to a character.

These shots are broken up by some shots of the band members of Imagine Dragons in a sort of prison cell, it is dank, dark and dirty this shows that the members are in some sort of trouble setting the story of the video.

 

 This music video has long shots broken up by short close up shots using transitions that fit in with the tempo of the song. This draws the attention of the audience by keeping them interested and not making them bored by only using long drawn out shots.

This video has a lot of special effects including making the teddies alive as well and the use of visual special effects such as giving the small teddy laser vision.

Storyboard for storyboard music video, Radioactive by Imagine Dragons

We used storyboards to make a music video for Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.

These are the storyboards that I drew, they are the performance side of the storyboard music video that me and my group made.

We made these story boards to make a music video so we had a basic understanding of how to make  a music video.

Drinking from the bottle

The song I have chosen to make a music video for is Drinking from the bottle by Calvin Harris.

I have made a collage of photos showing what my music video will contain including some costume location and acting ideas.

As you can see I have chosen casual clothing for the costume and the theme is a house party and partying with friends, the video will include dancing drinking and puking but throwing up confetti rather than sick.

Songs I would like to make music videos for

My Pinterest for the category Rock music it contains some of the features that are included such as guitars.
Pinterest of rock music

Songs I would like to make music videos for:

1. Drinking from the bottle by Calvin Harris
I would like to make a music video for this because I would like to film a video including drinking from a bottle.

2. I won't give up by Jason Mraz

I would like to make this video because it is a romantic video that would only take 2 actors and some iconic locations.

Lesson 2 25/06/13

Lesson 1 18/6/13

What is a music video? 

A music video is a short film that contains a song and acting to the song, produced for promotional.  Most music videos made now are used for marketing prompting people to buy the song/album. Although the origins of music videos date back to the 1980s, when MTV based their business around them. Before the 80s, these works were described by various terms including illustrated song, promotional clip, promotional video, song video and song clip.
A music video shows the true emotion of the song and gives a real perspective of the song from the singers point of view.
Some music videos can be really simple like Geek in the Pink by Jason Mraz it is basically him walking around getting people to listen to his song and them dancing, but some videos can be complex like Feel Good inc. by The Gorillaz, which is a largely animated video.


Early music videos

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is considered one of the first music videos because it is directed and edited for the purpose of being a music videos.

Video killed the radio star by The Buggles was the first video to be shown on MTV this is the original broadcast shown on day one of MTV.

My favourite music videos

My favourite music videos are: 

• Jason Mraz - Geek in the pink, I like this video because it is simple and not made overly complex with acting and directing.

• Imagine Dragons - Radioactive, I like this video because it shows a story of a post apocalyptic world and the use of mutated teddy bears thus using the lyrics 'welcome to the new age' and 'radioactive'.

• Modestep - Sunlight, I like this video because it shows old men and women acting like teenagers, which I find quite funny and random for a music video.

• Jason Mraz - I wont give up (lyric video), I like this video because the use of the effects, back ground and the use of words makes the video more emotional and brings up memories in the views mind.

Important music videos


In my opinion the next 5 videos are some of the most important music videos of the past.

1. Video killed the radio star - The Buggles, this was the first music video shown on MTV

2. Man in the mirror - Michael Jackson, This is an important music video because it addresses a lot of things that effect the worlds view of things for example racism, war and poverty amongst other things. 

3. Thriller – Michael Jackson, this is an important music video because it tells a story at the beginning and the song was number 1 in the charts for roughly a year.

4. Janie’s got a gun– Aerosmith, This is quite a powerful music video about sexual abuse and it contains a moving scene of the woman Janie running through traffic.

5. Gangnam Style - PSY, this is an important music video because it was the first music video to reach A billion views on Youtube.