This page is to document and explore creative ideas for our music video. We will be including various examples of music videos and their lyrics to gain inspiration for our own, seeking permission from artists and exploring different mise-en-scene elements.
Preliminary Task - Just Posion
Mise-En-Scene
This here is our research of potential aspects of mise-en-scene that we will use within our music video. We will include examples of costumes, make-up, hairstyles and props.
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Proof of seeking permission for track
This image here is our photo of the proof that we asked permission to use Chasing Grace's song 'Run'.
And this second image is Chasing Grace's reply on Facebook to Shannon's previous question. From the screenshot you can clearly see that we have permission to be using the song.
The "Perfect" Pitch
This image above is of a mind map of what our group thought the "perfect" pitch was. We think the ideal pitch is something that is exciting, fresh and interesting. An audience will not be interested in listening to a boring speech. Other pointers for not being boring during speeches are to be calm and relaxed but have a clear voice. You need to have a controlled pace and volume otherwise your audience won't be able to understand what it is you're trying to say.
The idea of a pitch is to be "short and sweet", try to be concise and specific in the choosing of your words, use key terminology to impress your audience. You also need to be confident and love the product that you're selling, in our case, we need to sell our music video; we need and want people to watch it, to enjoy it. To do that, we need to be able to persuade our audience that they need to watch this music video, or that they need to fund us. If we don't have confidence in our abilities as a music video team/crew, the audience/employers won't either!
The idea of a pitch is to be "short and sweet", try to be concise and specific in the choosing of your words, use key terminology to impress your audience. You also need to be confident and love the product that you're selling, in our case, we need to sell our music video; we need and want people to watch it, to enjoy it. To do that, we need to be able to persuade our audience that they need to watch this music video, or that they need to fund us. If we don't have confidence in our abilities as a music video team/crew, the audience/employers won't either!
Our Pitch
Our pitch explains are initial thoughts and ideas of our music video. As a group we brainstormed on paper and collated all of our ideas together into a Prezi format. As a group, we talk about potential locations, make-up, themes, clothing, actors and hairstyles - everything that would link successfully to the indie genre.
Indie Music Video Research
These images below is our research into the body language of how indie bands and artists act in their music video. We analysed Coldplay - Yellow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY), Lorde - Royals (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlcIKh6sBtc), and Oh Wonder - Without You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLAhRiUeJ8E).
Examples Of Institutions
These images below are from our presentation on potential institutions that could distribute and represent us. We decided upon Odd Box Records as they are independent and link successfully to the themes and ideas of our music video.
Animatic
Blank Questionnaire for Animatic
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This is our blank animatic questionnaire, to be filled in by the viewers of our animatic. The feedback from this should inspire the final filming of our video.
Animatic Feedback
Evaluation Of Our Animatic Feedback
We screened our animatic video to students from college in a different class and asked them to fill in the blank questionnaire in order for us to gain an insight on what our target audience thinks of the animatic. From the feedback of our animatic we found out that many people thought that repeated photographs weren't as effective as ones that weren't. Also, four students said that our images taken in the college rooms were confusing or unclear as to why we used them. The reason for this is that we were confined to a small area of loactions around our college that were suitable for photographing. For example, outside our college we had a woodland area which was perfect for photographing the narrative and performance shots, however, we did not have a bedroom to photograph in so we made do with what was available to us.
The elements of our animatic that were successful and well received were the camera shots, the cuts, and the woodland environment. Nearly all of the students said that the camera shots were effective and were well suited to the style of music. A student said that the quick cuts back and forth were very interesting and effective, and that they liked and enjoyed the use of the graphic match of our actor. Half of the students we screened our animatic to liked the woodland environment we shot in and added that it suited the genre of the music/lyircs.
Some suggested improvements the eight students made were to have shot variety and to add text to clarify some scenes (as they thought some were unclear).
The elements of our animatic that were successful and well received were the camera shots, the cuts, and the woodland environment. Nearly all of the students said that the camera shots were effective and were well suited to the style of music. A student said that the quick cuts back and forth were very interesting and effective, and that they liked and enjoyed the use of the graphic match of our actor. Half of the students we screened our animatic to liked the woodland environment we shot in and added that it suited the genre of the music/lyircs.
Some suggested improvements the eight students made were to have shot variety and to add text to clarify some scenes (as they thought some were unclear).
Potential Locations
Draft Video
Draft Video Feedback
Evaluation Of Our Draft Video Feedback
From reading the student's feedback, we found out that the things that were most successful were the scenes in the woodland area (Queenswood). We were blessed with a quite bright day which helped in the editing stages afterwards, this made our shots look more natural which reflected the genre of our music. Another student said that the shots flowed continuously. We edited our shots to cut on the beat which was effective and successful!
The unsuccessful aspects of our video was the lip-syncing. From collating our student feedback, six out of nine students said that the lip-syncing was either out of sync, or didn't look realistic. To improve this we went back into Premier Pro and rewatch our music video again to highlight any timing errors. There is still one minor error (in my eyes), but the clip is not long enough for us to gain any more time for it to not be cut short. Although all the other scenes are perfect! As many students said that our singers were "holding back" from singing, this is because of the type of genre we wanted to pursue - not because they may have been nervous. From our research of Coldplay music videos, the lead singer doesn't sing the song out with all his heart, he is solemn and serious. This links with our chosen genre of indie as Coldplay themselves are of the indie genre.
Some suggested improvements were to re-edit scenes in the bedroom as the light looks "tacky" and "cheap". We used this specific lighting as we wanted it to link with the notion of the actor getting ready for a night out; hence the artificial lighting of the lamp. However, we did go back into Premier Pro and adjust the hues and saturation of the bedroom scenes to make them look bluer, but this did not flow well with the continuity of our scenes, so we reverted it back to the original. Another suggestion was to film in more creative angles in the bedroom scene. This is an unrealistic improvement for us to make as it would take a whole day out of our schedule to plan the shoot, travel to the location, and find the time for the actor to be free to film. However, if we did have the time to re-film these shots, I would suggest a point of view shot or an aerial shot of the girl getting ready.
The unsuccessful aspects of our video was the lip-syncing. From collating our student feedback, six out of nine students said that the lip-syncing was either out of sync, or didn't look realistic. To improve this we went back into Premier Pro and rewatch our music video again to highlight any timing errors. There is still one minor error (in my eyes), but the clip is not long enough for us to gain any more time for it to not be cut short. Although all the other scenes are perfect! As many students said that our singers were "holding back" from singing, this is because of the type of genre we wanted to pursue - not because they may have been nervous. From our research of Coldplay music videos, the lead singer doesn't sing the song out with all his heart, he is solemn and serious. This links with our chosen genre of indie as Coldplay themselves are of the indie genre.
Some suggested improvements were to re-edit scenes in the bedroom as the light looks "tacky" and "cheap". We used this specific lighting as we wanted it to link with the notion of the actor getting ready for a night out; hence the artificial lighting of the lamp. However, we did go back into Premier Pro and adjust the hues and saturation of the bedroom scenes to make them look bluer, but this did not flow well with the continuity of our scenes, so we reverted it back to the original. Another suggestion was to film in more creative angles in the bedroom scene. This is an unrealistic improvement for us to make as it would take a whole day out of our schedule to plan the shoot, travel to the location, and find the time for the actor to be free to film. However, if we did have the time to re-film these shots, I would suggest a point of view shot or an aerial shot of the girl getting ready.