Next Video Shoot Plan

Next Video Shoot Plan

For our next video shoot we are going to be doing the same full band setting. However, for this shoot we are going to be doing different shots and using a different camera as well. The camera we are going to be using is the sony A6000. With this camera we will be able to put some of the footage in slow motion which is exactly what we want. 

First video shoot

First video shoot

last Wednesdays we done our first shoot for our music video. Within this shoot we got good band shots which is the core of the video. This shoot was very successful as the shots came out the way we expected and we particularly liked the fact that we could play around and experiment with the lighting board in drama so we managed to find the perfect lighting. In addition to this, due to the fact that the song comes under the genre of rock we needed a specific lighting which is dark, but still light enough that you can see the whole band and we managed to get this. 

Video shoot plan

Video shoot plan

We planned to do our first video shoot for the band part of the music video. Within this shoot we are looking to get the core parts of the video, so this will be the intro and majority of the chorus, and also to get a few nice shots that can be fillers. We are going to be filming the shoot in the schools drama room which also has a lighting board so we can play around with the lighting and experiment and then decide on what we like best. For this shoot we are taking the drum kit, a bass guitar and an electric guitar from music. We will also obviously need a camera, but we are also going to use a steady cam as well. 

First digipack design

First Digipack Design

This is half of the first design for my Digipack which is part of our coursework. The top half which isn't filled in yet will be filled in with pictures of the band (The Watchmen). The reason i have only used the basic colours of grey, black and white is because these particular colours suit very well with my genre. Typically a Digipack would have a picture of the band on the front cover, however i felt to move away from that stereotype and break the mould a little bit by putting things on the front cover that can be associated with the rock genre or my band in particular. In addition to this point, this is only a first design for my digipack and im aiming to make at least three or four to have a choice between them. I may go around my class and ask people which one they prefer most and use that as my final one.

Production Log

Production Log

Tuesday 12th December 2017 - This is the first date we are going to set for the recording of the first band scene which will take place in the drama room of our school.
Equipment that we will need to use will be:
A Tripod
A Steady Cam
A DSLR Camera
Spare Batteries

Equipment that we will need as props will be:
Drum Kit
Electric Bass
Electric Guitar
Microphone / Mic Stand
Amplifiers
Jack to Jack Cabels.
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update - shooting could not take place due to participants not being able to come.

New Story board

We started a new storyboard because the other one wasn't long enough and there were another few problems with it. So in this one we made sure that we added more shots and cuts in and was more precise with the timing.

Song lyrics annotations

Digipak Research

Digipak research 

 As part of or course we have to make a CD Digipak that goes with our song. CD digipak's are a modern stylish, alternative to the standard CD jewel case. They are a custom card packaging that can hold more than one CD, and the CD's are held in a plastic tray which are called CD flexitrays. 

CD Digipaks were first introduced in the 1980's and but became popular in the early 2000's. These are especially popular in the music industry with albums. These Digipaks brought an expensive type of look so it drew more attention and made people like them more.

Digipak's are designed to fold into a square CD case. They can fold many different ways and can have different amounts of panels, usually six or eight. The front and the back panels are the main promoters of it, they are used to catch the audiences eye into buying it. 

Goodwin's theory in our music video

How we are using codes and conventions 

of Goodwins Theory in 

our music video?

Goodwins theory states that there is 5 key features to a music video. These five features are;

. Music videos demonstrate genre characteristics - In our music video we are very much following by genre characteristics, so for example, the male in the video will wear black ripped jeans, boots and either a leather jacket or a lumberjack shirt. In addition to this, we are doing quite a few shots of the band playing, which is ver common in Rock music videos.

. Relationship between lyrics and visuals- In our music video we are also following the theory that there is a relationship between lyrics and visuals. We are doing this by when the artist says "Take a breath take a heart" the actor in the music video will take a deep breath while standing there staring into the distance or staring at the other person.

. Relationship between music and visuals- In our music video we are relating the music to the visuals. We are doing this by putting certain cuts in time with drops so for example there will be a cut to the band playing on the chorus.

. The demands of record labels wanting lots of close ups of artist- In our music video we are also applying this key feature by doing lots of close ups during the narrative and when the band is playing which will focus on the singer.

. There is a frequent notion of looking (screens within screens, mirrors stages etc) and particularly voyeuristic treatment of the female body- In our music video we ain't really following this feature as the song is more emotional and it only applies to a certain audience and we are not trying to draw a bigger audience by sexualising women.