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Music Video

Research

1) Click Here to view all: Research into Target Audience

- Black Veil Brides
- Enigma
- Muse 
- Paramore (Factfile)
- Evanescence (Factfile)
- Enigma's Response
- Rough Editing Screening
- Published Video Feedback/Promotion 

2) Click Here to view all: Research into Music Videos

- 'Mr Right' - A Rocket to the Moon
- 'Desire' - Anna Calvi
- 'Miss Jackson' - Panic! At The Disco 
- 'Here's to never growing up' - Avril Lavinge
- 'Je suis seul' - Eskemo
- 'This Means War' - Nickelback (similar video comparison)
- 'Up in the Air' - 30 Seconds to Mars (similar video comparison)
- 'Uprising' - Muse (Counting Cuts - Editing)

Planning 

Click here to view all: Planning Music Video

1) Band Profile 
2) Previous Planning (Before the song changed)
3) Proposal Outline
4) Meeting the band (Click here for Video)
5) Evaluation of Cast
6) Music Video Breakdown Planning
7) Lyric Analysis 
8) Costume and Props
9) More Detailed Shot Video Breakdown (Click here for storyboard)
10) General Progress (Click here for Video)
11) Powder Paint
12) Location: Facilities , Problem&Solutions , Aerial , Interior 
13) Risk Assessment
14) Schedule Development: Version 1 , Version 2 , Weather Prep
15) Keeping in Contact with the band
16) Editing Timeline

Digipak & Magazine Advertisement

1) Click Here to View All Research 

- Digipak
- What is it?
- Explosion into the Sky
- Eskemo
- Black Stone Cherry
- Prog-Rock Collection
- Muse
- Album artwork influences (similarities and differences)

- Advert 
- Research into Magazine Ad's 

2) Planning

Click Here to view all Digipak Planning 

- Enigma digipak ideas
- Photo Effects
- Early Development and progress [Includes Advert progress]
- Digipak Progress - 2nd and 3rd Drafts
- Digipak insert booklet
- Digipak - Finished Draft 

Click Here to view all Advertisement Planning

- Magazine Advertisement & Poster 
- Where would you find my advertisements?

3) FEEDBACK
- Advertisement Feedback 
- Advert & Digipak Feedback

Final Construction: 

Click Here to view: Final Constructions

- Digipak & Advertisement
- Music Video

Evaluation
- Eval. Question 1  
- Eval. Question 2 
- Eval. Question 3 
- Eval. Question 4 

Music Video Development: Editing

Enigma: Editing Timeline from Alicedmedia

Planning Production: Prop List

Before the filming day I made a checklist of all the equipment and materials needed. Some of my notes are also from the morning before setting off to location. 

Production Planning: Clothing/Costume

Location: Detailed Warehouse

Map of Location: Click here to visit previous post

Production Planning: Evaluation of Cast

My music video idea is performance dominated. The use for actors wasn't really necessary, because there was no need for them, because there was no story being told in the video. Originally, we were going to get them to have a powder paint fight with their friends, but it changed to just them, due to the location being hard to get to. This made filming easier and we could have just the band messing around. This then allowed the band to create a identity for themselves. They could establish their identity as a group as well as displaying their personalities visually. 

The Band:

Enigma: Film Shoot and Importing

From the filming day we managed to shoot roughly two hours worth of footage to work with. The downside is that the program we use to import the footage is difficult meaning we need to play it from start to finish and let all the footage play through naturally. So it will has taken 2 hours to import the footage onto imovie, which will then be put onto final cut express for us to create our music video.  

Extract taken of the second tape. Drummer Jordan and Guitarist Jack 

While I was waiting for it to import I talked about how the filming day went a small evaluation of how it went. 

I talked about:

- My role

- Progress
- The filming day breakdown

- Successes & Failures 

Enigma: Filming Evidence

I made a slideshow of photographs from the filming day yesterday as evidence of being present during the filming and using the camera equipment.

Weather

I checked the weather for tomorrows filming and it looks positive. It should hold out well for the powder paint scene. 

Enigma: Proposal Outline

Proposal

The Proposal: To make a music video for a unsigned band

When: Sunday 27th October, All day

Where: Norwich 

My proposal for my music video project is to film Taverham/Hellesdon band Enigma perform one of their songs. The song is self titled "Enigma" and I plan for the music video to be heavily performance based. The band will perform in a warehouse which they have already got for me to film in. Filming should only take one day, possibly two when considering contingency's. The aim is to film as much as possible in the time we have so then we have enough footage to work from, then not enough. 

After the footage is filmed, editing will begin. A problem with performance based videos, is that the cuts needs to be quick and varied to avoid dullness. That is why we have decided to add the powder paint scenes, where the band are throwing it at one another. We can work with the powder paint, slow it down and put further effects into the video to make it more interesting for the audience.

As well as the music video, I will also be producing my own Digi-pak design and a magazine advertisement.   

Deadline for Music Video: 20th December

Enigma: Last Minute Schedule Planning

Because I am driving for the film shoot I have planned my route to and from, I have also worked out travel times and finalised the schedule of the day, there were little improvements. 

Also, the second location is outside, so I checked the weather forecast. More accurate readings will come through at the weekend, but so far is looks promising. Hopefully there won't be any rain.

Enigma: Informing the Band of Developments

James got back to be regarding my concern of using their friends in the video, it is is resolved now. 

I sent another email informing them of adjustments. The formality of the emails have gotten less serious, because we have kept in contact regularly. 

I sent an Email to them on Friday 25th October (2 days before shoot) just to confirm everything is fine regarding the shoot. 

Enigma: Shot Storyboard Board

I drew out some shot types that I think are very important in our music video and make the video interesting. It also allows me to look at visual evidence of my ideas of shots and angles.
I didn't create a full story board, because it would have been very time consuming and when filming a performance video a lot will change in editing. The beginning which was a sequence of actions happening to build up to the song is in a story board form shown at the bottom left.  

Continued...

Schedule: Email & Version 1

In the email above, I have contacted the band with an update and a couple of the schedule. I have also shared a issue with them, but it is easily resolved as explained in the email. 

I have created a rough schedule on the idea that we will be filming it all on the same day. If we take another day to film, another schedule will be created to focus on what there is left to film. 


Schedule: 

Filming Schedule  Verison 1
Location:	Technology House, Rhombus Park		Date:	27th October
8:30am	Arrive on location		People Involved:	Ryan Aldred
8:40am	Set up equipment. Camera, Instruments, Lights			James Vivian
9:00am	A rehearsal			Jordan Groves
9:15am	Start Filming			Jack Wright
10:45am	Small Break
11:00am	Resume Filming		Crew:	Alice Denmark
12:30am	Lunch			Becky Wade
1:00pm	Any last shots needed for the warehouse			Sophie Jarvis
Drive to next location  (Travel Time: Approx. 15 minutes)
Location:	B1149, Cawston
2:00pm	Arrive at location for Powder Paint		**Extras:	Friends of band
2:10pm	Set up and organize the shot
2:30pm	Start filming		Contigency dates:	November
3:00pm	Finish filming
3:15pm	Pack up equipment and prepare to leave
3:30pm	Departure
*Allow over time till 4:30pm

Filming Location:

Location Annotations: Click Here

Problems and Solutions:

Since our main location won't allow us to do the messier part of the video. I emailed Norwich City Council, in whether we could use a local park. I was sceptical to them accepting, because powder paint creates a far bit of mess. I sent them an email on Monday 7th and got a reply on Thursday 10th, 

"I am afraid that we not allow this in a city centre park as paint would be left on the grass, paths etc. May I suggest that you request your college grounds for this activity..."

Currently we do not have a location for the powder paint, however, I contacted Becky, because she hasn't been in all week. She said her Grandparents have a possible location we could use and she will confirm it on Saturday if we can use it. 

Also, if the weather is bad we have contingency days of when the band are free for us to film which is any weekend in November, excluding the 16th to 19th. 

To help out on the filming day my friend Sophie, who did Media at AS said she would help out, which is very helpful. 

October 14th - Becky has confirmed that we have the location. 

Risk Assessment

This risk assessment is for our main filming day, I have labelled some possible risks we will possibly encounter and put a solution to the issue.

Additional Risk: Confetti Cannon - burning from being too close to cannon when set off. Solution: Stand well back. 

Email: Music Video Developments

Me and Becky sent an email to James regarding a few question that we needed to be answered. He sent us a few details of our main filming location, which I have highlighted in the email screen shot above. We are able to use the site as long as possible, but we aren't allowed to film the paint fight outside in the car-park. James was kind enough to let give us some thoughts on where to film it. The next stage is to find a location for the powder paint fight, create a health and safety sheet and produce a filming schedule.  

Enigma Update #4

Enigma: Detailed Shot List

Me and Becky spent roughly two hours sorting out shots, camera angles and timings. We came up with a rough guide and I have typed it up into a neat table online. Next to sort out is the lights. 

The shot list is what we have roughly pictured in our heads. 

More Work on Angles in extended post