Permisions

This is the location and permission form for when we go to film our music video. It explains that we have permission for Yasmin's bedroom, Ollie's room, on the street and forest. we Just needed to get permission to use the bowing alley, nevertheless, as Yasmin's dad knew the owner, they said we didn't need permission to film there. By having this piece of information, it allowed our organisational skills to improve as we knew we could film in these specific places without hassle.

Shot List

This is the shot list for our video in which we would be using to film each frame. It has all the information on the page that we would need. Such as the costume that each character would wear in that particular scene. In the other columns, the number of the shot and scenes are displayed and this is to make sure we don't lose track while filming. The location is important so that we know where to film each shot and it is marked down in the second vertical column. In order to make sure we got every shot perfectly, we decided to write down the timing and action of each shot, as well as what type it is.

Animal Video

In order to learn how to cut to the beat in music videos, the use of the mise en scene within the camera and the editing play very significant roles in making sure the beat of the music matches what is shown on the screen. In order to practice this, I was given a selection of animal videos (people dressed in animal onesies) and I had to cut them in the editing process to that specific beat which could be heard through the music. The result is shown above.

After finishing this task, I feel that I have learnt a lot more in how to cut the action on the camera to a specific beat so it would look creative and exciting to watch. This will help for when we start editing our own music videos.  

Cutting To The Beat

This video is another cutting to the beat task. We could pick any footage that we like and cut the action on screen to a contrasting song with a lot of beats in it. I chose the Pink Panther and used the theme tune from James Bond. As one would infer, the collision of both media texts has a comic effect on the audience as it is not would the spectator would be used to viewing in relation to pink panther which is a kids show to the non-diegetic James Bond where it relates to action films and has a higher target audience than just kids.
I feel that this task has helped me to learn how to cut to beat within certain pieces of music.

SWEDE

This is the swede in which I created with Yasmin and Louise. We took turns in acting in it as well as filming so that it would be fair for all of us to gain experience, both on camera and behind it. The shot displayed above gave me an insight into how to lip sync in a music video. This concept of lip syncing would help me when we came to making my own with my group as if I was to act in it, I would know how to do it. In order to make each shot as perfect as we could get it, we played the music when we took a shot so that we knew the timing of the action occurring. From doing this activity, I have found that team work is an important aspect in making a video so that getting the job done is easier and much more entertaining.

Animated Storyboard

This is the animated storyboard of what our music video will look like. We have timed each shot correctly so that we would be able to use this to help us when we actually come to film the real life version. As it is only a story board, there isn't any movement that can be shown on screen, moreover, we came to the conclusion writing what we want the actor to do above the box would be the clearest way to remind us what we want the actor to be doing in the shot.
From doing this, I have learnt how to become organised with the timings of each shot as well as how to edit each shot to the correct length. This will help me a lot when coming to making and editing my own video with my group.

Storyboard

This is our official story board. it took a long time to make, nevertheless, we got it done and came up with some great ideas that we thought could work. We started off with a different sheet for the beginning of the video, however, after discussing it with my group, we decided that we should stick to the new sheet for the beginning as it suited the video better. I think this was a good idea to do due to the fact that when it came to filming, the storyboard would help us visualize the shots in which we wanted, so that it would help us to become much more organised when making the video.

Idiots Guide

This is the Idiots Guide to creating a story board. In the video, it shows all the different aspects within a storyboard that one should be aware of when making a planned film or video. There are lots of different ways a person can make their film interesting, and in the video above I have shown only some of them. However, to be really creative, you can take it even further.
From doing this task, I have learnt more about storyboarding than I ad ever known due to the fact I didn't know about the arrows that needed to be including depending on the movement of the camera. This is a big help so that I know to draw arrows on future storyboards to make it easier for me to understand if the camera is moving on any particular shot.

Research into the record company

Arctic Monkeys, like all other bands and artists have a record company. In order to find out more about the band, we decided to research more into it. Tom ended up putting all the information we found, together into a powtoon video. This is so our information on the band's record label would be evidently clear in case we need it to help us with the identity of the band and which shots we should include in the video and which ones we should not.

Target Audience Research

This is a presentation I made with the web 2.0 tool, animoto. I researched different aspects of target audiences and created a presentation of the key points in which I found. I found out a lot of useful information that I would then bring forward to my group when planing and making our music video. For example, I thought it would be a good idea to use a younger cast in order to appeal to our audience. This is so that our targeted audience can relate    

Improved Treatment and audience feedback

This is our amended treatment. We did like the layout of our old one, nevertheless this treatment has more of a simple feel to it and would make the audience that much more interested as they would focus on the content rather than what it actually looks like.

 

From the questionnaire above I found out a lot of my answers along with my group in order to come to the final decisions in completing our film. We took all the answers we were give and created a pie chart for each question as shown above. I feel that this feedback really helped in making our video much more successful than it would have been if we didn't do this. 

Auduience feedback 2

From this feedback, I have learnt a lot about what our target audience wants to see in a music video with a genre such as ours, alternative rock. I have discussed with my group all the different opinions each persona had in mind and we have come to an agreement on the different ideas and either used it or denied it. All in all, this way has made it much easier to eventually have a successful video.