FOCUS TEST

NEW CAMERA

So one of the main things that was clear following our trip to the BFI was that in the exemplar music videos, the camera quality was incredibly high. After voices our concern that compartively, our handycams might not live up to that standard, we were given new cameras, Canon XF100's.

Although I'd done a little bit of filming already, it was a no brainer to reshoot. The quality of this camera is UNREAL. The distance of the focus is incredible and the light settings are really useful. Overall its a much more professional camera and I'm excited to film more.

BFI trip

ORDER

FUNERAL
forrest
office
kitchen
sofa
sofa end finale
underpass

hamptons daylight
happy photo running scene
hamptons dusk
hamptons blood car picking up clothes
trail night
trail wakeup flowers what

Questions: Audience RESEARCH

1. What format do you use to watch music videos?

2. How frequently in a week do you watch music videos?

3. What is your favourite genre?

4. Have you ever gotten into a recording artist after watching one of their music videos?

5. What would you say are some common features of a video is the genre of alternative pop?

6. Can you give a few examples of music videos that you think are successful? Why do you think they're successful?

The plotline of my video follows a girl who has difficulty distinguishing real life from her dreams.

7. What costume choices do you think should be included?
8. What settings/ scenarios would you expect to find in a dreamscape?

9. Has a music video ever had a strong emotional response from you i.e. stunned silence or tears?
Eg?

10. Have you ever watched a music video that made no sense or had an annoying plotline? Eg?

11. Do you think music videos are a valid art form or simply a means of distributing and marketing a musician?

Second Survey

Missing Poster

 

NEWS CLIPPING, FUNERAL PAMPHLET

 

FAKE NEWS

For my music video, I need a fake news story which I have created and linked to below

SONG CHOICE

This video is slightly slowed down to avoid copyright issues so you have to go to settings and select 1.25 under speed.

finished storyboard

digipak and distribution research

http://www.emaze.com/@AITRQQQC/digipak-research

INTERTEXTUALITY

TREATMENT

SURVEY

I sent around a survey to my friends not too long ago asking questions about their music video consumption habits and preferences. Here are the results :)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-RXTLJ8TC/

66.7% were 16-20
33.3% were 21-25

66.7% used youtube to watch music videos
22.2% used Music TV
11.1% said they dont watch music videos.

In terms of frequency of watching videos, 1 respondent watching MV's at least once a day, 3 watch them multiple times a week, 3 watch them at least once a week and 2 watch them less than once a week.

All but one respondents have become a fan of an artist after seeing one of their music videos.


Question 5 was 'What is your favourite music genre'. It garnered some varied results.
-RnB
-Metal
-Soul
-Dance/ Electronic
-Alternative/ indie
-80's funk
-Dance
-Pop

Question 6 asked what some common features of alternative pop were.
-Lots of colours
-Surrealism
-Black and white
-Flowers
-Slow motion
-Dark set
-Distinctive costumes
-Artist being in the video

Question 7 asked which of a select number of features, was the most successful in music videos. The top rated feature was narrative, a story  you can follow. There will be a narrative in my video so I'm glad the results have turned out this way.
The second highest rated feature was creative editing i.e. use of black and white, slow motion etc. I plan on using slow motion in my video so this is promising. The third highest rated feature was joint between having the artist in the video, and intertextuality, both at 44%. I will be doing both of these things in my video so that's again, very promising. I'm also using a different time era as a feature which came in fourth as a rated choice.

LIGHTING WORKSHOP

We did a lighting workshop to demonstrate the effects of different kinds of lighting.

Its important to have proper lighting when using a green screen because otherwise there will be shadows on the screen and this will have an impact on the footage when you come to edit it.

 When shooting this 'scary story' scene, we used a blue light from one side so that only one side of Lucy's face was visible. This had a really cool effect and looked really menacing.

We also experimented with shooting with back light. This had a really cool effect as the subject was completely blacked out and only the outline was really visible. Very cool.

DESCISIONS

The song I have chosen to use for my music video is 'Nightmare' by Miley Cyrus. Unfortunately because its an unreleased song, there's no official video or lyrics video to link to. Most of the versions of the song on Youtube have been slowed down.

I added the song to a blank movie in iMovie.

REALLY ROUGH SCRIPT KIND OF

Screen - Nightmare -Sonny and the Kings
Ariel shot in bed
eyes open
HEY
side shot
turn over
feels like im asleep but im AWAKE
get out of bed on awake
eating cereal tv in the background of guitar
IN THIS DREAM I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE
into shot on tv
IM JUST A STEP BEHIND

zoom out onto office computer
office chair spin
hey
shot of still/ photograph- night time london
cant remember why you went away
cut to kitchen area making tea
pinch me cause i know its a mistake I wanna see your eyes. ZOOMING INTO EYES CLOSED
eyes open
I WOKE UP IN A-
still frame person
southbank at night

Generally taking in surroundings all happy and good.
where nothings really dangerous, everything is black and white and noone even know oh oh's
MOOD SWITCH
i woke up in a REALISES OTHER PERSON IS GONE wakes up in bed
broken dream
with noone lying
SHOT OF EMPTY BED
next to me.
flat on back ariel shot
 its no how its supposed to be. So why'd you have to go 'oh 'oh (closer closer)
eyes snap open
Im still try-

NIGHTMARE SCENARIO ONE- slow mo
Running from shadows, broken leg, flowers in hand.
By the river where its like countryside. 
implied danger.
blue light.

TRYING TO WAKE UP FROM THIS, FROM THIS NIGHTMARE, FROM THIS NIIIIIGHTMARE WHERE EVERY

fall down and crawl
 DAY IS, IN ITS RIGHT PLACE BUT YOU'RE NOT THERE

*whirring sound effect*
tyler durden cut of photo subject there and gone
 NO YOU'RE NOT THERE.

END OF SCENARIO 1

Closeup of face
Hey!
midshot at dinner table
tables set for two but its a waste
*gets up and leaves shot*
*ENTERS SHOT at sink/ bin cleaning plates*
food into bin ontop of newspaper
-local girl still missing-
im the only one thats breaking plates
the quiets getting loud
sitting down
turns on tv
shot of tv with cards near it
fake tv intro panel 'that 50's show'
hey everyone keeps saying im ok
one more night alone i'll go insane
i need to hold you now

I woke up in another life
HAMPTONS WITH SPARKLERS on bikes
where nothings really dangerous
and everything is black and white
and noone even knows
i woke up in a broken dream
SPARKLER DIES
with noone lying next to me
REALISES SHES ALONE
its not how its supposed to be
so why'd you have to go
LOOKING AROUND CONFUSED
IM STILL
HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON
TRYING
TO WAKE UP FROM THIS
CAR STARTS PERSUIT
EYES WIDEN
STARTS RUNNING
FROM THIS NIGHTMARE
RUNNING FROM VARIOUS ANGLES AND POSITIONS
FROM THIS NIGHTMARE WHERE EVERY DAY IS
IN ITS RIGHT PLACE
BUT YOURE NOT THERE
NO YOURE NOT THERE

RUN INTO FORREST - jarring sped up footage, play the song at half speed and then double footage
SMOKE BOMBS random articles of clothing on the ground

suddenly I can almost see it
feel the heat of your breath on my skin
scared to death that im only dreaming

synth whirring - sped up underpass

suddenly I can see you fading
holding on but my heart starts racing
scared to death cause I know i'm dreaming


OOOOOOOOHHHHH underpass
Im still trying..


FINAL THING

Nightmare scene one on the ground, noticing flowers in her hand
to wake up from this
confused
stands up from this
night
light comes on from behind
mare
turns around to face it
its the car
from this nightmare
confused
theres blood on the front
reaches out to touch it
when every
cut back to the forrest and the clothes
collecting clothes from the ground frantically
day is in its right place
zoom into face but youre
cut back to boat and sofa
sitting on the sofa with all the clothes
not there
gets up and picks up sympathy card from the sideboard
no youre not there.

tv flicks on
news footage
teenage girls body found in forest after being hit by a car
kneel down infront of the tv and touch the screen

intercut with megan in black in a cemetery holding the flowers from the earlier scene.


SPECIFICS

Outfits
Megan
in bed-  pajamas
nightmare one-  pajamas
office- office clothes
dinner- office clothes but ruffled/ hair down
nightmare 2 start- retro American themed clothes (find something)
nightmare 2- end- pajamas again
underpass- Grey. Grey is popular right now.
funeral- Black.
band scene- black leggings, black top, mask

Holly- cheap light clothes that can get covered in blood 


PROPS
Smoke bombs
Sparklers
Car
Bikes
Flowers
Sympathy cards
Newspaper
News story for the TV
That 50's show poster

MUSIC VIDEO FOR TV+ office comp

I'm going to shoot in the Hamptons twice on the same day, with an interval in the middle. I want to film there during the daytime using the light to symbolise the happiness and safety felt by the protagonist. I then want to shoot when its a bit darker to represent the danger and fear in the nightmare.

I'm filming the funeral scene first so the flowers are still presentable.

I've divided my filming into two days, one where I need both Megan and Holly and one where I just need Megan. This is helpful because the filming is condensed so if I need to re-shoot something or film more, I'll know pretty early on.