Rough Cut and Rough Cut Feedback, What we've learnt

Rough Cut 

Rough Cut Feedback;

So the next steps we're going to make as a group is to pay closer attention during the editing stage, making sure we keep the lip syncing on time and we are editing the clips to the beat. To make our music video more effective. We will use are time wisely in creating star appeal suggested in the audience feedback, perhaps by a more concentrated focus on the performers rather then the scenery. So in summary we will carry on with the format of how we are doing things but pay more attention to the performers and the lip syncing. We will work as a team to create a professional styled music video backed by the suggestions we get from our audience feedback throughout the project.

Time management

Week Scheduled 

Blog Posts To Complete 

• (Extension Task) Stars and Stardom 
• Filming progress

Editing Progress 20/11/15: Clip Alterations

Music Video of the week

Music Video of the Week

Rizzle Kicks - "Lost Generation" 

Genre - Hip-Hop

My Music Video of the Week is Rizzle Kicks "Lost Generation". I chose this because l thought it had clear amplification between the lyrics and video. Making the lyrics a simple expression of their thoughts on today's society, well their 'generation'. I also enjoyed it because it is a contemporary example of how our generation do act, strongly connoting realism. I also enjoyed the cross media references, such as a the 'The Jeremy Kyle Show' and 'Big Brother' giving us as a audience a insight into these artists lives and what they are interested by. Creating a basic connection between both artist and audience, making them more likeable. 

They used editing carefully to create fast paced cuts to synchronize with the music. Visually connecting each scene to the song. Signifying a generic characteristic of their music genre. 

Time management

We have completed are filming, and have begun editing so we should have a rough cut of our music complete by the end of the week. I use my directed study on Tuesday morning to work on it. As for my blog, it is lacking blog posts because l haven't been very well also I'm working to get my personal statement done. Despite this, at some point l will be completing some extension tasks as well as the needed blog posts.

Time Management

In todays lesson we are going to re film some clips for our music video. We're refiling because some of the clips we have aren't good enough so we need a more variety of clips.

I've filmed a time lapse of the sun, which we will incorporate into the beginning of our music video. I am behind on some of the blog posts, which is because I've been finishing off some parts of my UCAS application, but from now on all blog posts should be in order. 

Filming Progress

Today we filmed in the Assembly Rooms, we managed to get the shots we needed however we won't know completely until we start the process of editing. We wanted to film in a theatre setting because of the stage lighting adding a more professional feel to our music video. We used two cameras throughout shooting, as this would allow to have a variety of shots to decide from when we came to editing. 

We used this time to practice more performance elements such as  choreography as the rest of our music video is more naturalistic, this allowed us to experiment with different movements more generically seen within the pop genre. The photos above show the stage area we used, which we wanted because research showed that this was a setting used within pop music videos. 

Music Video of the week

Pink "True Love"ft Lily Allen

Genre - Pop Rock

I chose this as my music video of the week because l liked the special effects throughout the video. Using special effects such as a digital background adds to Pinks star motif - being a confident and unpredictable artist. 

I like the way this music video was edited, how the cuts were edited to the beat of the song which amplified the meaning behind the song. Establishing that this is a fast paced music video attracting a more universal audience.
I also liked the mixture of mise-en-scene, using realistic scenes of her and her family to portray realism and normality allowing audiences to be able to relate to such a out there artist. 

Time Management

We are still currently in the process of filming. We are coming in on Wednesday to complete filming in the assembly rooms - we booked the theater for two pm, so that the technician could help up set up the lighting for our music video. We have started to look at the footage we have and some of it needs re-shooting as we're not happy it applies to music video characteristics.

Blog posts completed this week -

1. Choreography 
2. Risk assessment 

Blog posts in the process of completion - 

1. Shot List 

The reasoning for me being behind on my blog posts, is that l am currently writing my personal statement so l am having trouble electing time to each of my subjects. Hopefully this won't go on for too long. 

Filming Progress

Today, we managed to film some parts for our music video, We filmed during our two hour lesson and filmed some more narrative for our video, we planned out the shots we need to be more time efficient. We also filmed other scenes whilst we were up in the Ludlow hills, so we'd have more scenes to choose from when it came to editing.

Time Management

Post Production - Editing Schedule

Shot List

Music video of the week

Nickleback "Rockstar"

Genre - Rock 

I chose this as my music video of the week because there is no clear narrative, the visuals have no direct link to the lyrics (Disjuncture- Goodwins Theory). Which makes it more interesting to watch.

Not having the performer in a music video makes his song more universal so it can be applied to more people. 

I like how they edited this to create a montage, with each clip being no longer than 5 seconds, keeping the audience's interest as you never know what's coming next.