My DigiPak Ideas

I have decided to keep the cover if the album plain yet effective. The reason for this is because i think it would relate to our music video more. So i have decided to use the same tones of colours used in the music video when it was edited. 


Here are examples of simple covers

Each of the above album covers show use simple font for text and stand out although they may seem quiet plain. The album cover i create will be simple and will portray the similar atmosphere and feeling the audience get from the music video.

Final Music Video

A-Level Media Music Video 

Editing

To edit our music video, we used Adobe Premiere. Editing the video in Premiere was a challenge as it was the first time we used it.


The main tools we need to use were cropping tools/ laser tool, colour changing tools, dissolve and fade transitions. To make editing seem easier, we took a scene of Robin singing as base and main and placed other scenes showing shots from angles and scenes of Priya above the main scene.


It was very successful because Robin is the only person singing. This also made it easier for us to edit the lip syncing and make it seem as though he was actually singing and ensure his lip movement were in time with the lyrics.


To edit the lip syncing, we converted the song from a video in Youtube into MP3 format. We placed the song in the track area within Premiere and played the main scene of robin singing along with the song. 



















 We decided to change the tone and the colour of the video to make it seem more professional and less rough. We chose to try and keep it natural and warm to create a autumn and romantic atmosphere to link with the lyrics. We change one scene to black an white and that scene was the scene that showed the memory between Priya and Robin. the scene shows Robin filming Priya who is acting camera shy and smiling directly into the camera. This lets the audience know the connection and history between them.

Adobe Premiere Introduction

Adobe Premiere
We will be using Adobe Premiere to edit our music video therefore i have looked at the basic tutorial on Youtube. Watching this 10 minuet clip gave me basic knowledge such as how to import, change the size, cut and edit colours or add transitions.

There are also suggested video's for more deeper tutorials on the side.

Filming Priya's scene

These are the pictures i have taken whilst we went out together as a group to film priya's scenes. 

Pre-Production

 

Elements of Pre Production	What will I do?	How Will I Do it?
Finance	To make a music video I would need to consider finance.  For the video I am creating, I may perhaps have extra people featuring in the background to make the video seem realistic. In reality these people will need to be paid for being there and taking part of the process.	Because I cannot afford to pay the extra people in the video, I will look for volunteers and friends who are willing to take part.
Time scale	I will need to consider the length of time I have to create the video. I will also need to think about the settings I will be using as in some cases some settings cost a certain length every hour. I will also need to think about the people in the video and the time they have. Time scale need to be considered because of people I need to pay for being in shoot. In reality when making a music video, the people being featured in the video such as models charge per hour.	I will need to plan what I will do and how long it would take me to meet deadline for the publication of the video. Settings can cost for certain length of time, because I can afford to rent a setting, I will be asking around school for place I could use such as the theatre. I will also find place where it doesn’t cost to use and I would have as much time there as I would need. Deadline for video to be published I need to make sure that I stick to the plan I will be making.
Personnel	I need to find the cast for the video and the people who are suitable for the scenes I'm shooting.	I will be working with two members of my media course to create the video. We will split our selves up to complete different tasks to stick to the time scale we have and the plan. Cast will be people that volunteer to be in our video and friends.
Facilities	I need to find the right setting for the video. This may vary depending on the scene and content.	I will be using the space we have in school, at home or random areas around the city that are suitable for the shoot.
Material	I will find the costumes and props that I will need to put together the video. The costumes and props I use will be suitable for the content of the video and the scene. I will also need to have the right lighting to create a sense of atmosphere and scenery.	To do this, I will be asking permission to use the lights owned by the school theater. I will also be asking permission to use their props and costumes.
Contributors	I would need to think about the way I treat contributors; for example food and travel expenses.	As I will be choosing volunteers for the video, it’s fair that I don’t also ask them to travel from location to location for the video and spend money on buses, trains ect… therefore, I have decided to use locations within school or area not far from school. This is to limit extra expenses. If a video shoot will be long, I would ask the volunteers to bring in food or themselves or I would bring snacks.
Locations	Depending on the music video, I would need to plan the location of each shoot and make sure its booked if necessary. I would need to ask for permission if needed.	For locations, I have decided not to use places where I know it would cost to use or places I know would cost to use. I have also decided that because it would take a while to shoot the video. Travelling to a location for every shoot would also be expensive. This led me to conclude that I will use School Theater, halls or settings that aren’t very far.
Codes of Practice and Regulation	Codes and practices need to be taken into consideration when making a music video so I will research about them.	When creating my video I will need to carry out health and safely checks of the environment and props to eliminate dangers. Regulations that I will need to consider are copyright laws. This includes the use of someone’s product (song in this case) without their permission.

Filming Robin's Scene & planning

This image shows examples of effects that can be used on lighting. Shutters can block lighting to different limits allowing you to add special effects. As a group, we talked about using shutters to change the atmosphere of a scene. for example a grey or brown shutter to change set a warm scene and a purple shutter as it is a neutral colour that can reflect.

This is an image taken from what we found out about lights and beams. the stronger the beam the more the more light on the scene. We were looking for an autumn type lighting; yellow-brown, warm lighting. 

Here is a layout of the scene and the props we will be using. We went for a more antique, vintage look for originality and realisim. 

After we set up the scene we realised that even with the lighting it didn't look complete. So we decided to remove the black background and lay down a rug to make the scene look more homely, warm and realistic.

I laid down a large white coat that we used as a rug as the main member of our cast got into position. Using white  was a good idea because the neutral colour of the purple lighting reflects off it. Other colours we used on the also reflect of the purple giving the scene a warmer look.

We also got rid of the black curtains as they made the scene look dull.  We set up the white projector and decided to project images on the background.

We have asked members who study drama to help us with the lighting and to project an image on the projection board. This will help us create the scene the way we need it to be.

Here we looked at backgrounds. We chose a simple moving background to go with the meaning and the mood pf the song. The movement is slow symbolizing sadness 

This is an image of our main character in the video lip syncing along to the words of the song as we film him. The image was taken before we decided to change the background. However we kept the video so we can look go back on it incase we changed our mind or wanted to keep some shots.

Clothing/ Make-up

Our set theme for our music video is urban, classic with an autumn, warm atmosphere. We have two scenes therefore there is one fixed location; the scene of where the young man is sitting down surrounded by vintage furniture. this setting is in our school theater.

We asked for him to dress smart yet casual to give him a that young adult look.

For our female actor, we have asked for her to dress casually, with natural make-up and to have the vintage style. It was important that her outfits reflected the atmosphere of the scene. The focus will be on her because she is not singing she is simply walking around the city completing her daily activities therefore her outfits were important. Before we started filming, we took some pictures of some of the outfits she could wear.

Below are outfits we put together.

Cast video

We made a video of our cast to  create an introduction. The video we made was created in a stop motion style.

Practising Iip Synching

Before we made the video we thought it would be a good idea to practise lip synching and appreciate how hard it actually is and consider it for our video. We also duruing this process took in turns and parcticed filiming from different angles.


Glee Group 2 from Sidney Stringer on Vimeo.

Anamatics

Untitled from layla adam on Vimeo.

This is an animatic i put together using my story boards.