Production log - 18th December 2013

Alterations made along the way

Alterations made along the way

Shot list for friday and wednesday filming

Having previously planned out all of the shots I needed to do, I was easily able to recognise the changes which I had to make to make my video successful. It gave me a clear guidance of what to do on each day, which saved me time on the day. I stuck to my plan and filmed each shot how I had planned to do so. I thought that having a shot list definitely helped me when it came down to making sure I was working efficiently and successfully. I found even small details such as outfit planning really helped as it reinforced the idea of her looking back on her life and reflecting on her relationship through memories.

Digipak planning

This was my initial ideas which I sketched, to get a brief idea of what I was going to make my digipak look like. I felt like it was Important for me to plan my ideas beforehand so that I could have got a brief idea of the look like I wanted to go for. I hope to keep my ideas similar but to freshen them up once I've received feedback. 

Album advert planning

This image above is a rough idea of how I want my album advert to look. The main focus on this is the singer in my opinion, therefore I want to have a close up of Sophia, filling up the majority of the page. I intend to edit it so that the text and title of the actual album blends with the image, keeping the background quite dark, preferably black, so that I have a lot of choice of the colour of text, blending well. As I have decided to have a close up of Sophia, I want her to have a subtle pose to the image, one that is inviting to the audience, yet one which doesn't give away everything about her personality - which means the audience will have time to work it out through listening to her music. 

Including the vital aspects such as 'OUT NOW' is a massive pointer which is essential to the success of my album advert. I need to ensure that this point of the advert is clearly visible, and is in a eye catching area of the advert. As well as this, ratings are very important, I will make these stand out massively from the rest of the text by putting them in a different colour, such as a golden/yellow. It will instantly draw the audiences attention which will entice them into the album, which is my intended aim - to make it look more appealing to my audience.

Shot list

Having previously planned out all of the shots I needed to do, I was easily able to recognise the changes which I had to make to make my video successful. It gave me a clear guidance of what to do on each day, which saved me time on the day. I stuck to my plan and filmed each shot how I had planned to do so. I thought that having a shot list definitely helped me when it came down to making sure I was working efficiently and successfully. I found even small details such as outfit planning really helped as it reinforced the idea of her looking back on her life and reflecting on her relationship through memories.

Contact with the band and singer

I have sent emails to both the artist of the song and the singer. I wanted to reinforce  the fact that it was for my media a level and therefore I was using the song and singer for a good reason.

Digipak draft

 

Draft album advert

This was my first album draft. It was basically just an opportunity for me to try to understand the placements and arrangements which I wanted to go for. I put in my initial ideas of what I wanted to have in my album advert to get a brief idea of what I wanted it to look like and the improvements which I could potentially add to make it more successful. This will help me to develop all of my ideas and the fact that I have produced this first, means that I now have the knowledge to be able to apply it to further work and drafts.

 

Alterations to soundtrack

I am briefly explaining the changes to the song 'let her go' I have made. It was essential for me to make this clear, as I have changed the whole song. I have not only changed the singer, but it is also a female singing a males song. I edited this song a lot to make it work with my singer voice. I went through a lot of trouble to be able to make sure I could record the song. I cut the song 15 seconds shorter at the start aswell, from 3:40 minutes to just over 4 minutes. It fitted my footage a lot better, and also the intrumental I found for Sophia was sorter than the original.

Project log - 12th December 2013

Throughout the past few days, and over the week which I havent updated my blog, I have been editing and filming my footage. I have used my free periods and lesson time efficiently to get as much done as I can. Over the past two days, I have managed to film the majority of my footage and edit it into my music video. The last part which I need to film will take me roughly half an hour. I am planning on going to my old house and using the windows to film singing shots of Sophia. It is a good location to have as it gives the impression she isnt actually by a window, but at an open area quite high up.
I wanted to have the different shots of Sophia singing beforehand when I originally filmed, but I focused more on the other aspects as I knew I had the opportunity to use my windows at my old house.
The type of shots I hope to get are the wide shots, mid shots, close ups, extreme close ups and long shots. I want to be able to use the variety of shots in the missing areas of my video. This is going to help me use a wider range of shots, making it a lot more interesting to watch as the audience.
To make sure I have met the deadline of the work, I am going to take pictures for my digipak, album advert and edit the rest of my footage in for Friday the 13th, which allows me enough time to be able to edit and perfect it to the standard I want it to be at.

Song alterations

My recorded soundtrack - Sophia singing Let Her Go

Structure of my music video

The structure of my music video and its planning is important as it is giving me a guidance of what I am doing for each stage of my video. It made sure that I was working to make my video successful and efficient in the time that I had given, enabling me to improve my work. I worked to this structure well, and felt like all of my work was close to the structure which I had planned. It has helped me to get an idea of what I am doing in the next recording session as well.