Welcome

Hello! Welcome to my A2 Media Studies Music Video. This is a blog to show my planning and production of my music video I have created. Enjoy!

Friday, 10 February 2012

Anamitic Explained

Long shot of the whole band members. Showing their whole bodies and faces. And also the technique of the long shot being used to show the instruments used in the video: Drums, and three bass guitars. As well as three amps and a micro phone. The use of instruments being shown in the shot consists with the mise en scene of the video being a music video.
Medium shot of main leader. This is where using imovie and the editing technique i will use this shot to show the lip sinking of the lyrics to the song. This shot will be used repeatedly throughout my video. Medium shot's are the most used and most common shots in a music video's and my music video.
Back to the long shot of the band from a slightly side ways angel. Showing the use of variety of shots and angles I can use. This again shows the whole band, their expressions, lip sinking and the instruments they are using.
Then to a close up of the main singer, lip sinking and showing the micro phone prop he is singing into.
An extreme close up will then be used, without the prop of a micro phone , to let the audience see the whole face of the main singer. This will appeal to the audience by being able to view the main attraction of the main singer. He will again be lip sinking the main chorus 'shoot me down again.'
Here will be a medium shot in a different setting, of what will be portrayed as a pub/club. This will show the jokey side of the band and its members; having a good time, laughing and joking whilst drinking and hanging out. It will also appeal to the target audience and fans of the band. Because the bands target audience are young people ages 17-28. Young adults that will also go to the settings of pubs and clubs to drink and have fun. Therefore they can relate to this music video.
Then back to a close up shot of the main guy. Lip sinking again showing consistency of familiar shots and the lyrics to the song.

Then back to medium to long shots of the band members being shown individually one by one. With the props of drink and alcohol in their hand. Showing them having a good time.







Back to a medium shot of the main leader, lip sinking the lyrics. With an clear establishing shot of the microphone and stand, with the other instruments in the background relating to the mise en scene.
Then an extreme close up of the main leading again showing him lip sinking again.

Another jokey shot of the members of the audience drinking and having fun again
Back to a medium shot showing the whole band members again. I will use an effect on imovie to crop and zoom across the different members of the band, zooming into the instruments with variety of shots of extreme close ups, close up and medium shots, fulfilling the mise en scene of a live gig.
Long shot of one of members of the band showing his guitar fulfilling the mise en scene of a gig. I will again use the effects of imovie, zooming up and down the members body showing all the elements of the guitar.
Back to the medium shot of the lead singer with the prop of the micro phone and the setting of the stage. Lip sinking again, showing the lyrics to the song.
Long shot of all the guitar players in the jokey shots. Again with the props of alcohol fulfilling the expectations of a 'night out'
Back to the original shot of a medium shot of the whole band again. Showing consistency of shots, for the audience to relate to.

Back to the jokey shot of the three band members, using the quick effect of shot reverse shot. The effects i've used being shown in another post.
Then to a blurred close up of a shot of the lead singer, singing into the prop of a micro phone stand. The shot being blurred out, with the smoke effect of the live gig being used. Creating the mise en scene of a live gig, where a smoke effect being used all the time at live gigs.
Then to a medium shot of three members of the band panning across the stage showing the three instrument of two guitars and a drum set.
Back to a extreme close up of the lead singer, lip sinking the lyrics of the song. This conveys the singers emotions and a clear view of the lyrics which the audience will recognize.
Back to a medium shot of the members of the band being jokey and having fun. This will only be 4 seconds long, being very short just to show the jokiness of the band so the audience can relate to it.
Then back to a medium shot of the same two band members which were just shown in the previous shot playing their instruments/guitars. This is just like the shot before of a medium shot showing consistency and the way the two members can be jokey and serious. Showing their instruments and furfilling the mise en scene.







The music video will end with an medium shot of the lead singer lip sinking the end lyrics of the song, with the band instruments being played in the background. Then a tracking shot of the lead singer letting go of his microphone and walking off the stage.

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

How I Decided Where The Drums & Guitar Went



When listening to my music lyrics and trying to and edit produce my music video I found it hard were to decide which clip to put where, I initially gathered all my lip sinking of the lead sinking together and made the timing exactly right. I did this by changing the speed of clips and making them slower or faster to fit and match with the pre-recorded song I had placed onto IMovie. Then I decided to analysis my music lyrics a little bit more in depth, I did this by listening to the lyrics and deciding what instrument I could hear more in which part of the song. Once listening to my music I realised that the guitar was played all throughout the whole of the song, but stronger in some parts, that when I added guitar focused clips to my music video, I then did the same to the drum clips in the more drum played parts of the song, whilst also having clips of the singer singing the lyrics of the song, making a large variety of different shots this is how I decided what clip to put where. It made things a lot easier for me.

Vintage Mood Board


These are black & white images and old fashion images which I have used as inspiration for my digi pack ideas. Showing quirky everyday life images with settings and fashion images. I believe these images fulfil my brand image for the band and also highlight the lyrics of my song.

MoodBoard

Monday, 30 January 2012

Settings/Locations



My settings for my music video is mainly a gig, therefore I filmed three times on three different stages. with shots at different angels of the band all being filmed on the main setting; a stage. The mise en scene for my music video is a live gig. Therefore I filmed the band Boots Book Lovers performing at a gig, in a club called: Stealth. Stealth is two different clubs in one place, Stealth and the other Rescue Rooms. This therefore made the place have many different rooms and stages. However my band were filming in 'Red Rooms' this room is one of the smallest, it has dancing floor, a bar, and a small stage. This stage shown in the picture above is where the band performed. This small stage highlights that they are a unsigned band preforming on a smaller stage, and they haven't quite made it to the top yet. (been signed)

In my video the prop of a sticker is shown on each band members trouser leg. It is only clearly visible on the main singers leg in my video. The sticker as a prop shows the audience that it is a gig the band are playing at because you have to have sticker to enter.

Friday, 27 January 2012

Process of editing

The process of editing was easy. I already learnt how to use the technologies used to make my music video during making my AS media it was a giant leap in new technology compared to GSCE. We were able to use more advanced software which were:

  • imovie (for the editing)
  • Garage band (for the making of the music)
  • The Camera ...
  • A tripod ( enabled me to use a variety of steady shots, although i didnt use many steady hand shots because i wanted to make the mise en scene of a gig, which a gig has a more rocky and hand held camera use to create realisum/the audience feel like their at the gig.
Imovie