Thursday, November 7, 2013

Reflection

Describe any problems or difficulties your group encountered while developing your music video concept and deciding upon music;

We had many minor problems when filming but our main was to try and get all our filming done in time as we all had a lot of things on in the afternoon. We overcame this problem by writing out a table for when people have things on and when we don't and we all come to the conclusion that on Thursdays we were all free until 5:30 so we tried to film all of it in class and on Thursday afternoons.

Explain whether your group effectively used the pre-production and planning templates prior to filming;

The shot list templates really helped our group as we new exactly what we had to film and how long it went for. This helped us because we where able to get straight into the filming without having to make it all up and we could just see what was on our shot list.

Describe whether your group made effective use of their time in class during pre-production. (Did each group member; contribute; have set tasks at all times; know their role in the group etc.)

We all contributed during class time and we got half of our filming done during that classes provided. We had to film in class because we all had such a busy schedule and we had to use all the time we could get for filming and planning.

List some steps your group could (or did) implement to improve in this area;

The main thing that we would have changed if we could do it again was to start filming earlier. This would have made a lot more time to edit during class as we left our editing to the last minute and that left us not being able to hand in something on final cut pro.

Discuss how your group used storyboards, shot-lists and a shooting schedule to assist during the filming making process;

We used our shot list a lot and it really helped us when we went out to film. I honestly believe that storyboards are a waste of time as I have never even looked at my storyboards when I have been out and filmed during the two whole years that I have been doing creative media when we could be filming we had do to storyboards that you don't even use I really don't see the point of them. Our shooting schedule helped us as it meant we could work out what times in the afternoon we could film.

Did your group experience any organisational issues during filming, (i.e. members who were absent or did not contribute; finding suitable times to film; forgetting shot-lists, costumes; not booking equipment etc.) How did you manage or work around these difficulties?

We did have some organisational problems during our process as we left most of our editing to the night before witch was really silly. Most people contributed to it but some people made it really difficult to be bale to film as they had something on every single day of the week and didn't show up to class when we had creative media, this made filming very difficult.

Describe any problems or difficulties you encountered during post-production and editing. These may include; technical difficulties, corrupt or missing files, group related issues. etc;

Madi and I had a huge problem when editing as our final cut pro wouldn't open on our laptop so we where not able to edit the movie in this software but ended up having to edit it in Imovie.

 Are you group satisfied with the final result?

I am very proud of our final result and think that it is the best film I have ever done in creative media because our group worked really well together.

Would like to change any aspects of your music video or its original concept?

No I would not change anything to our music video.

If you could start the project again what would you do differently?

if I could do it again I would just give myself more time to film instead of wasting it all on planning

Was it easier planning, filming and managing your time during this project than your first film? Why?

Yes it was a lot easier as we learned from our mistakes during our last film.

Did your treatment accurately reflect your video or were the substantial differences between the concept and final product?


Yes my treatment was very similar to the end result of my film as we where aiming for a very bright and happy music video and I think we really achieved that.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

treatment


MUSIC VIDEO CLIP TREATMENT
Names of group members
Bella,Madi,Maddie,Jazmin
Song selected
I Would – One Direction
Type of clip (Highlight your choice/s)
performance / narrative / collage
Concept for clip
Explain what narrative/images the clip will contain
Our music video is a narrative about a nerdy boy wanting to date the popular girl.
The clip will contain a story about how the boy starts off being nerdy but with the help of a friend he gets a makeover and gets the girl he likes in the end.
Message
What message will your clip contain or what is its purpose?
Style
What look and feel will your clip have?
the message for our video is how even if your nerdy the girl could end up liking you in the end
the feel we want to achieve with our video is a happy and bright music video
Technical codes
Explain the ideas you have about camera work, transition devices, lighting, special effects, framing and composition
We are using Madis camera as we think it is better quality and produces better videos then the cameras the school provide us
We use the rule of thirds a lot in our film as we believe that is what catches the audiences eye
And we used natural light
Audio codes
What is the song about and how do the lyrics relate to the visuals you have selected? Will you be adding an additional sound?
We have related the lyrics to the video very well as we are doing the video clip based on the song for example “with a sign on my back saying kick me” is one of the lyrics and we actually have the nerd with a sign on his back saying kick me
Pace
What sort of pace does your song have and how will this be reflected and created in your clip?
Written codes
If you are using any written codes, what text will you use? What is its significance?
Symbolic codes
Will there be any symbols in your clip and what will they be? Will you repeat any images or use a motif? How will the symbolism you have used contribute to the message of your clip?
We have a pretty fast and jumpy beat so we tried as hard as we could to match the videos to the beat of the song
No we are not using written codes
For our symbolic codes we use marcels glasses so you can tell he’s a nerd and the popular girl is a cheerleader witch is what most popular girls are betrayed as
We also have the cool guy in cool guy outfits
Key elements of mise-en-scene to be used
Explain the settings needed and outline key props and costumes needed
For our setting we started off at the nerds house when he wakes up then we move to when he is walking down the street to school for the rest of the music video it is set at the school grounds
Appeal
What things in your clip do you think will appeal to a youth audience?
I think the story line will have the audience intrigued and we are going to try make it as funny as we can so we hope the audience will laugh

Who Brings What



MADDIE M
glasses with tape
School top
school shorts
crocs
alarm clock
gay back pack
boy clothes
suit
school bike pants
white shirt
balzar
jeans
shoes-converse
curly wig


MADI A
suspenders
alarm clock
pile of books
papers
kick me sign
marcel sign
boy clothes
suit
cool clothes for during the day 
cool back pack
apple
hat for zac
top from class dance
varsity jacket
white shirt
pants
shoes
black wig

JAZMIN
alarm clock
boy clothes
suit
dads ute
bling bingo
cheer clothes
casual day clothes 
hand bag
nice dress 
striped top
coloured jeans
shoes
brown wig

BELLA
alarm clock
geeky posters
boy clothes
suit
cool clothes
casual day clothes
hand bag
nice dress
Fake polo
black tights
shoes 
blonde wig


LIAM
brown wig
plain white top
coloured jeans
shoes

Props and Costumes



Marcel

·      Glasses
·      School formal top
·      School sport pants
·      Crocs
·      Alarm clock
·      Gay Back pack
·      Geeky posters
·      Pile of books
·      Papers
·      Kick me sign
·      Marcel Sign
·      Boy clothes
·      Cool suit
·      Board game
·      Nerdy lunchbox

Chad

·      Cool clothes during day
·      Formal clothes
·      Football
·      Skateboard
·      Cool backpack
·      Apple
·      Tattoo sleeve
Zac
·      Cool clothes
·      Cool hat

Brittney and Isabella

·      Cheerleading clothes
·      Casual day clothes
·      Hand bag
·      Formal clothes

Harry (maddie
·      Curly hair
·      White shirt
·      Blazer
·      Pants
·      Shoes






Niall (bella

·      Fake polo
·      Black tights
·      Shoes
·      Blonde wig

Zayn (madi

·      Varsity jacket
·      White shirt
·      Pants
·      Shoes
·      Black wig

Louis ( jazmin

·      Strip top
·      Coloured jeans
·      Shoes
·      Brown wig

Liam

·      Brown wig
·      Plain white shirt
·      Coloured jeans
·      shoes

Rough Plan


  • Marcel (Maddie Miller)
  • Chad (Madi Agius)
  • Brittney (Jazmin)
  • Isabella (Bella)
  • Zac (Bella)
Lately I found myself thinking
Been dreaming about you a lot
And up in my head I'm your boyfriend
But that's one thing you've already got
  • Video of alarm clock going off Marcel slams down and presses snooze and puts glasses on .
  • Camera pans to Marcel turning on his side
  • Birds eye view of marcel laying in bed and then photoshop a bubble of him and Brittney together laughing and then they are about to kiss and the bubble pops 
  • He sits up and puts his feet into crocs and then pans up showing his whole dorky outfit

He drives to school every morning
While I walk alone in the rain
He'd kill me without any warning
If he took a look in my brain
  • Side sweep to car driving down the street
  • video of marcel getting wet from the rain 
  • chad and zac laughing and pointing at him while throwing a apple
  • marcel drops all his papers in process 

Would he say he's in L-O-V-E?
Well if it was me then I would
Would he hold you when you're feeling low
Baby you should know that I would
Would he say he's in L-O-V-E?
Well if it was me then I would
Would he hold you when you're feeling low
Baby you should know that I would
  • brittney and isabella cheerleading to L-O-V-E 
  • there still cheerleading 
  • chrous- one direction all dancing the dance from ‘best song ever’ 
  • short videos of little scenarios with marcel and brittney 




Back in my head we were kissing
I thought things were going alright
With a sign on my back saying 'kick me'
Reality ruined my life
  • Brittney walks up to Marcel while he’s at his locker and hugs him and rubs his back and puts a sign on his back
  • Marcel is really happy and excited see a close up of his face
  • Brittney walks up to Chad and he puts her arm around her and they are both laughing 
  • Marcel walks away and you see the sign he never knows what was on his back

Feels like I'm constantly playing
A game that I'm destined to lose
Cause I can't compete with your boyfriend
He's got 27 tattoos
  • Marcel is playing chess thinking he is impressing brittney 
  • He looks over and brittney is impressed by Chad’s muscels/ tattoos
  • marcel flips the board out of frustration
  • then zooms in on Chad’s 27 tattoos

Would he say he's in L-O-V-E?
Well if it was me then I would
Would he hold you when you're feeling low
Baby you should know that I would
Would he say he's in L-O-V-E?
Well if it was me then I would
Would he hold you when you're feeling low

Baby you should know that I would
  • Similiar to other chorus 
  • Brittney and Isabella cheerlead to L-O-V-E
  • Isabella and Brittney do different cheerleading
  • More dancing by ‘One Direction’
  • Short videos of little scenarios with marcel and brittney different to other ones
  • Marcel looks at a sign of the Prom and looks sad
  • Isabella comes, pats him on the back and walks away with him



Would he say he's in L-O-V-E?
Well if it was me then I would
Would he hold you when you're feeling low
Baby you should know that I would
  • Bella drags him into a bathroom
  • fixes his hair, face, glasses, etc
  • then gos to a wardrobe and finds clothes

Would he please you? 2:13 - 2:28
Would he kiss you?
Would he treat you like I would?
Would he touch you?
Would he need you?
Would he love you like I would?
  • Marcel walks out of the bathroom looking hot
  • Isabella puts a thumbs up 
  • Marcel starts dancing dorky
  • Isabella says no and shows him the right thing to do

Would he say he's in L-O-V-E? 2:28 - 2:44(slow bit)
Well if it was me then
I would, I would
Would he hold you when you're feeling low
Baby you should know that I would
  • Marcel walks up to Brittney in slow
  • they look each other in the eyes
  • does a dorky smile and waves - marcel
  • she looks happy and shcoked

Would he please you?
Would he kiss you?
Would he treat you like I would?
Would he touch you?
Would he need you?
Would he love you like I would?
  • Shot of chad being mad
  • he gos to stalk over 
  • Isabella stops him 
  • Marcel does a dorky thing where he puffs his chest out
  • Shot of Marcel and Brittney dancing 
  • ‘One Direction’ start dancing  

Would he say he's in L-O-V-E?
Well if it was me then
I would, I would
Would he hold you when you're feeling low
Baby you should know that I would

I would, I would yeah.
  • Everyones happy and dancing
  • one direction in there 
  • Marcel and Brittney being all couply
  • At the end Marcel and Brittney go to kiss 
  • A love heart close to black

Song Ideas For Music Video


Thrift Shop - Mackelmore
I Would - One Direction
Best Song Ever - One Direction
Barbie Girl - Aqua
Billionaire - Bruno Mars