One of our group members did some practice shots testing out the focus feature. Above it shows how the shot would look roughly as it just practice for our final idea. the focus is used to add the effect of the character falling asleep.
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Tuesday 17 December 2013
Test shots
Our first day of filming and these were some of our test shots to see how the improvised dolly would work on the skateboard. We did this to see how the dolly would cope on the bumpy roads and whether the shots would be good enough for filming. We found that the shots were very good but there were issues when going over bumps on the road. The shots below were stationary shots to establish the angle at which the camera will be standing on the skateboard.
Target Audience
We chose this as our target audience as it is the type of person we would expect to listen to our music. As it has being said before "Prog-rock is music for musicians" we took this into account so I would think the target audience would play an instrument wouldn't matter which as the musical rhythm and melody itself would serve enough for any musician to analyze and appreciate.
Contingency Plan
Contingency plan
The contingency
plan is intended to describe what would happen if something goes wrong during
the filming or anything else. We are going to be using a contingency plan because we will be going to different locations which are far from each other.
Location:
If there is an issue where the public transport is being unreliable due to diversions or traffic we will have to come up with a possible solution in order to overcome this problem. To overcome this problem one of our members will have one of their parents available to provide transport in order to drive us to the locations. One of our possible filming locations will be a public area where there will more than likely be a lot of people, in this case we need to ensure that all the individuals will be comfortable with being filmed and that we will be allowed to film in this location. For this we will have backup locations in we will look to seek permission to film if the previous ones are unavailable.
Characters:
One of the main issues with the characters may be that they wont be able to be filmed due to illness or any other issues regarding them being able to film. In this case we will try and film other sections of the music video which may not contain that specific character. Another way in which we will look to overcome this issue is to arrange the filming according to a suitable schedule which will suit the individuals needs.
Props/Equipment:
An issue with props will be that we may not have the necessary props available for when we do our filming due to them being forgotten or not bought. One way to overcome this could be by looking to use other possible props which may be similar or film other scenes for our music video until we gain access to that specific prop. One possible issue with the equipment may be that it may malfunction in the sense that it may stop working due to human error or technical error. A way in which we will look to overcome this is by searching for any solutions on the internet or asking any other individuals on how it may get fixed.
Weather:
The main issue with this is that we are filming during an unpredictable season and the weather may cause issues in many senses. one of the main issues will be the rain due to the large amount of rain which will likely be falling and if they rain does start falling we may have issues with filming some scenes and the equipment being damaged. One way in which we have thought about overcoming this is by possibly bringing cover for the equipment such as an umbrella, another solution would be filming other scenes which may be indoors.
Characters:
One of the main issues with the characters may be that they wont be able to be filmed due to illness or any other issues regarding them being able to film. In this case we will try and film other sections of the music video which may not contain that specific character. Another way in which we will look to overcome this issue is to arrange the filming according to a suitable schedule which will suit the individuals needs.
Props/Equipment:
An issue with props will be that we may not have the necessary props available for when we do our filming due to them being forgotten or not bought. One way to overcome this could be by looking to use other possible props which may be similar or film other scenes for our music video until we gain access to that specific prop. One possible issue with the equipment may be that it may malfunction in the sense that it may stop working due to human error or technical error. A way in which we will look to overcome this is by searching for any solutions on the internet or asking any other individuals on how it may get fixed.
Weather:
The main issue with this is that we are filming during an unpredictable season and the weather may cause issues in many senses. one of the main issues will be the rain due to the large amount of rain which will likely be falling and if they rain does start falling we may have issues with filming some scenes and the equipment being damaged. One way in which we have thought about overcoming this is by possibly bringing cover for the equipment such as an umbrella, another solution would be filming other scenes which may be indoors.
Friday 13 December 2013
vox pops
Our group member did some research by doing some vox pops. Our group wanted to gather some information to see what they believe makes a good and successful music video. The next step was to ask about the music we have used in order to see what people think of it and and ideas as to what we will use in our video. All the people we have asked are very keen in seeing the video which strongly suggests that videos to music broaden the audience in increase the success.
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Genre Convention Shopping List
This is the shopping list we devised together based on what we believe are the typical conventions for this type of genre. The items and images are what we expect from the genre of music of our song selection for our music video.
Equipment list
The equipment list is used to show what we plan on using in terms of the equipment. It describes what we will use each piece of equipments for and also when we will use that equipment.
Crew Requirements
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Props list
The props list is used to describe what all of our props are going to be and also when and why they will be used by our group for the process of filming our music video.
Costume List
Animatic
The animatic we made is intended to show the audience the order of the music video to show how it is meant to look. It was made using each scene from our story board so it is a rough representation of what our final video will look like.
Monday 9 December 2013
Storyboard
The story board is intended to show each scene of our music video including descriptions of the shot type, duration and any other details which may be relevant for it to be understood what our music video will look like and include.
Friday 6 December 2013
Music Video Treatment
Treatment
"The Rubber Tramp" by VisonedKarma (Max Showler)
The overall idea for the music video is that it will have a strong performance element alongside a limited narrative. The narrative itself will focus on two characters that embark on a journey seeking recognition for their musical talents. We came up up the idea when we listened to the song, we envisioned this scenario because it seemed appropriate for the style of music (progressive rock). The actual song itself implicates progression and so we thought of this concept. We feel this would be successful as it will relate with our target audience, and possibly other audiences also. It will be different to other music videos because we will be using unconventional camera angles.
Our primary target audience is males aged 16-23, they will most likely play an instrument themselves and may come from a musical background. Their interests will include independent rock groups as well as an interest in art. We decided this by conducting audience research, questionnaires, vox-pops and by analysing the artist himself. The idea of achieving recognition would appeal to most people, especially our target audience as it would inspire them to do the same. The secondary audience would be both genders aged 12-16 who enjoy groovy beats and tunes.
The costumes we will be using are fairly simple as they are a representation of the artist himself. They props will include a guitar and bass guitar they will be illustrating the instruments played in the song. We also include a BMX (or bike) and a skateboard, these will be used as the characters means of transportation. We chose these props because we feel they represented the artist in the best and most honest way. We want the characters to be as relatable as possible therefore the props are used props and nothing is expensive.
Locations include a bedroom, a park, a kitchen and lots of roads. We chose these because they where easy to get to and because they are free to film on. The park we are using is Beckenham place Park it is a huge park with lots of fields and both open and closed areas of woodland. We feel that if the location is similar to what people see everyday then they will feel more involved.
The video begins with the characters phone ringing, this straight away grabs the viewers attention through enigma codes as they ask 'who's calling?' 'why are they calling?'. We came up with this small reference; they song that will play when the phone rings will in fact be the song that the music video is about. The main character will answer the phone then when he hangs up he'll go back to sleep. A dream sequence will start of him playing guitar; shortly after he wake up in a sweat and runs hastily off to meet his friend.
All through the video we see a journey between two friend and how they get together; along with this we can see the recurring images of the main characters earlier dream and this is how we introduce the performance element of the song. The journey itself will keep the audience's attention as they are wondering where the characters are going.
In the end they will be playing to a group of people (their fans) and this is to show how they have being recognised for their talent. We want the last shot to leave an impact on the audience, for it to be memorable. An idea is that the characters would climb a big tree and the audience would remain below, this would represent the characters climb to fame and how they have elevated themselves from the common crowd. We believe this would relate to almost everyone as everyone wants to stand out from the crowd.
"The Rubber Tramp" by VisonedKarma (Max Showler)
The overall idea for the music video is that it will have a strong performance element alongside a limited narrative. The narrative itself will focus on two characters that embark on a journey seeking recognition for their musical talents. We came up up the idea when we listened to the song, we envisioned this scenario because it seemed appropriate for the style of music (progressive rock). The actual song itself implicates progression and so we thought of this concept. We feel this would be successful as it will relate with our target audience, and possibly other audiences also. It will be different to other music videos because we will be using unconventional camera angles.
Our primary target audience is males aged 16-23, they will most likely play an instrument themselves and may come from a musical background. Their interests will include independent rock groups as well as an interest in art. We decided this by conducting audience research, questionnaires, vox-pops and by analysing the artist himself. The idea of achieving recognition would appeal to most people, especially our target audience as it would inspire them to do the same. The secondary audience would be both genders aged 12-16 who enjoy groovy beats and tunes.
The costumes we will be using are fairly simple as they are a representation of the artist himself. They props will include a guitar and bass guitar they will be illustrating the instruments played in the song. We also include a BMX (or bike) and a skateboard, these will be used as the characters means of transportation. We chose these props because we feel they represented the artist in the best and most honest way. We want the characters to be as relatable as possible therefore the props are used props and nothing is expensive.
Locations include a bedroom, a park, a kitchen and lots of roads. We chose these because they where easy to get to and because they are free to film on. The park we are using is Beckenham place Park it is a huge park with lots of fields and both open and closed areas of woodland. We feel that if the location is similar to what people see everyday then they will feel more involved.
The video begins with the characters phone ringing, this straight away grabs the viewers attention through enigma codes as they ask 'who's calling?' 'why are they calling?'. We came up with this small reference; they song that will play when the phone rings will in fact be the song that the music video is about. The main character will answer the phone then when he hangs up he'll go back to sleep. A dream sequence will start of him playing guitar; shortly after he wake up in a sweat and runs hastily off to meet his friend.
All through the video we see a journey between two friend and how they get together; along with this we can see the recurring images of the main characters earlier dream and this is how we introduce the performance element of the song. The journey itself will keep the audience's attention as they are wondering where the characters are going.
In the end they will be playing to a group of people (their fans) and this is to show how they have being recognised for their talent. We want the last shot to leave an impact on the audience, for it to be memorable. An idea is that the characters would climb a big tree and the audience would remain below, this would represent the characters climb to fame and how they have elevated themselves from the common crowd. We believe this would relate to almost everyone as everyone wants to stand out from the crowd.
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Production Schedule
The production schedule will be used in order for us to carry out our filming following a schedule in order for us to know when and what we will be filming for each of our filming days.
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