Filming our Music Video

We are currently filming our music video. We have filmed a majority of our footage that we need for video. Currently we are starting to edit the footage that we have but no more can be done until we have filmed all of our footage.

Animatic

This is the animatic to our final piece in A2 coursework. Hope you enjoy.

Story Board Broken Down

This is the broken down storyboard for our music video. We will be using a variety of shots and shot speeds for different scenes to add to the mood of the video. We will be using this storyboard for our animatic. Here are our initial ideas.

Camera work/framing: close up, full frame.

Notes: Black and white? Writing a song, it is raining outside.

Camera work/framing: Close up of face, side on shot.

Notes: Black and white? 'Won't you come on home?' - looking out of window.

Camera work/framing: Long shot, behind shot.

Notes: Walking away through long grass, guitar on back.

1) Camera work/framing: Mid shot, close up, extreme close up.

1) Notes: Cross legged in the grass playing the guitar.

2) Camera work/framing: close up, extreme close up, slow motion.

2) Notes: Dandelion blowing away in the wind. 

Camera work/framing: Long shot, zooming in slowly.

Notes: Playing guitar on a rock by the lake.

1) Camera work/framing: Extreme close up.

1) Notes: Holding a photo of the couple in a frame, taking the photo out of the frame.

2) Camera work/framing: Extreme close up, fading from home to Hainault.

2) Notes: Ripping up the photo.

Camera work/framing: Mid shot, close up.

Notes: Throwing the ripped up photo into the lake, close up of the pieces hitting the water.

Camera work/framing: Close up of face.

Notes: At home sitting on the bed, crying.

This is the broken down version of our story board hope you enjoy.

Emil Nava case study

Emil Nava

Emil Nava began his career as a runner for a film production company and went on to graduate and become an assistant director for Blink Productions where he managed video shoots. 

He then signed to Academy, one of, if not the biggest music video production company in the world. After moving on from this employer, he worked for Between The Eyes and now works mainly for Pulse as well as freelancing for OB Management.

When Emil first started making music videos for independent labels, the budget would be between £5,000 and £10,000. However, his first budget for one of the bigger companies was for the band Kid British with the song 'Our House'. The budget was £20,000 and included filming in Manchester using local people for 1 day, 2 to 3 days editing and 10 days for pre-production planning. This shows just how fast-paced the music video business is.

Emil has made some of the best known modern music videos to date for number 1 artists including Rita Ora, Paloma Faith, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J. Jessie J's video for 'Price Tag' had a budget of £160,000 - Nava's most expensive video ever to produce.

Jamie Thraves Case Study

Jamie Thraves

Jamie Thraves got his name on to the scene of directing because of his award winning short films he made at university. He used his short films as a 'calling card' to get a 'foot in the door' with the video production company factory films.

Jamie Thraves began making early short experimental films in 1989 at Hull University, having previously studied illustration . His graduation film Scratch(1991) and The Take-Out (1993) (made under the BFI New Directors scheme) both went on to win numerous awards at short film festivals worldwide. He joined the Royal College Of Art in 1993 where he made another award winning film, The Hackney Downs (1994). After leaving the RCA he joined Oil Factory, a music video company, making his breakthrough video for Radiohead for their song "Just" where a man lies on the pavement and is confronted by an angry crowd, this video garnered Thraves a lot of attention for its strong narrative structure and use of subtitles, what the man says to make the crowd lie down at the end of the video still manages to cause great discussion amongst fans some fifteen years later. Thraves made one more short film I Just Want To Kiss You (1997), starring Martin Freeman which won the Fox Searchlight Award for Best Short Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1998.

Story Board

This is the story board to our music video. we will be uploading an animatic very soon.

Preliminary Task Finished Piece

This is our preliminary task to Dont Go Breaking my Heart by Elton John and KiKi Dee.
Hope that you enjoy it.

Initial Research for our Artist

Sarah Bird

In just three years, Sarah Bird has established herself as one of the best vocal talents on the music scene in Leicester.

Her accomplishments within band Sugabeat include two appearances at Glastonbudget, a weekly stint at Entropy and weekly slots hosting open mic nights at The Exchange Bar and Bruxelles Cafe; not including the countless gigs booked at O Bar, The Looking Glass and The Shed.  De Montfort University's newspaper The Demon, described Sugabeat as "a band not to be undermined [with] a strong on stage presence [which] loaded the air with a lively dose of pop with lead singer's effortless voice piercing the atmosphere. To say that her voice is incredible would be an understatement."

Now, Sarah is embarking on a new direction, focusing on her ability as a talented songwriter. With her beautiful voice and soulful pop and blues inspired tunes, it is with no doubt that Sarah is already fulfilling a reputation as an exciting and exceptional new solo artist.

This is the homepage picture on her website.

Brain Storming

Brainstom - Initial Ideas on Prezi

Conventions of a Music Videos

Vox Pops Interview

This is our Vox pops interviews. This was a practise for when we have done our actual A2 task

Original Acoustic Video

This is the video from YouTube that our unsigned artist has put up herself singing the song we have selected.

Audio Clip

This is our music that is by our unsigned artist

Filming of our Preliminary

These are stills from our one and only day of filming for our preliminary. It took us roughly 3 hours to do as we had to film various shots all in a continuous shot singing the song the whole way through. I will be uploading the finished product soon.

This is Katie and Me looking back on all our footage

This is Me and Charlie looking back at some more of our final footage

We used the white boards during filming so that we could look at the lyrics to the song whilst we were being filmed. 

Copyright

Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms. who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights. It is a form of intellectual property (like the patent, the trademark and the trade secret) applicable to any expressible form of an idea or information that is substantive and discrete. 

Sarah Bird (unsigned artist)

In just three years, Sarah Bird has established herself as one of the best vocal talents on the music scene in Leicester.

Her accomplishments within band Sugabeat include two appearances at Glastonbudget, a weekly stint at Entropy and weekly slots hosting open mic nights at The Exchange Bar and Bruxelles Cafe; not including the countless gigs booked at O Bar, The Looking Glass and The Shed. De Montfort University's newspaper The Demon, described Sugabeat as "a band not to be undermined [with] a strong on stage presence [which] loaded the air with a lively dose of pop with lead singer's effortless voice piercing the atmosphere. To say that her voice is incredible would be an understatement."

Now, Sarah is embarking on a new direction, focusing on her ability as a talented songwriter. With her beautiful voice and soulful pop and blues inspired tunes, it is with no doubt that Sarah is already fulfilling a reputation as an exciting and exceptional new solo artist.

Lyrics

This is the lyrics to the song we have chosen 

Make It Out Alive

Words and music by Sarah Bird ©2012

I’m sat at home alone, feeling sad and blue

Won’t you come on home, babys missing you

It’s hard to believe but you’ve really got a hold on me

And baby, lady won’t leave with the sugar you’re giving me

Chorus

Tried to forget you

But my mind wouldn’t let you disappear

Tried to leave you

But my heart wants to feel you

And I’ve lost all my pride

And I don’t think I’ll make it out alive

Papa don’t like you but what’s a girl to do

I’d rather be near you than stay home and be blue

Chorus

I’m not dead, but I never make it out alive

Permission from our Unsigned Artist

This is the email we got back from the unsigned artist who we chose giving us permission to use her music.

Music Video Success Criteria

There are many ways that you can tell if a music video is successful or not, such as. If the video has won any awards such as a VMA. Another way you could tell is if the video gets a lot of hits on YouTube. Also you could see from when the video was released if the sales of the song has increased whether that be through downloads or the purchase of CD's. Another reason is if the video is talked about a lot through magazines, newspapers or online. You can also tell through how many times the video is shown on television and how much publicity the video gets whether that be positive or negative.

There have been many successful music videos over the years but one music video i would class as a successful video is from the song 'Gangnam Style by PSY' this song is by a Korean artist called PSY the song has had over 500 million! views on YouTube since its release in July 2012. This may be to do with the cheesy dance moves that have been used during the video. The song has also reached number one in the charts in the UK and many other countries. 

Preliminary Task

Our preliminary task this year is lip syncing to the song 'Don't go Breaking my Heart' by Elton John and KiKi Dee. We are doing this as practice for our actual 'Music Promo Video'. Me and my the rest of my group Katie Edmead and Charlie Searle have now finished filming our preliminary and are now in the process of editing it. 

Purpose of a Music Promo Video

The purpose of a music promo video is to promote the Artist or Band. This could persuade the audience to maybe buy a CD of the Artist or Band or download there songs. It also promotes the Artist or Bands albums or singles to the audiences and fans. the Artist or Band will also make a music promo video to make an artistic statement.

My Favorite Music Video

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was written by Freddie Mercury in 1975 for Queens new album A Night at the Opera. This song was great success in the UK after its release in October 1975 it had sold over one million copies by the end of January 1976. The song was number one in the charts for 9 weeks in a row then again reached number one in 1991 after Freddie Mercury's death for a further 5 weeks. The main reason why this video was created was because they were at number one for so long  they had to keep coming back to Top of the Pops to sing it, so they created the video so they didn't have to keep coming back. All of Queens songs were originally written by Brian May in a studio but this song was entirely Freddie Mercury's idea and was left entirely to him to write and create it. This song now has the title of the 'best selling single of all time'.

The reason why this song is my favorite music video is because of the creativity inside of it and them filming some of it through a prism so it looks like there is more than the four members of Queen.

Lyrics to our Preliminary

Dont Go Breaking my Heart- Elton John, KiKi Dee

Don't go breaking my heart
I couldn't if I tried
Honey if I get restless
Baby you're not that kind

Don't go breaking my heart
You take the weight off me
Honey when you knocked on my door
I gave you my key

Nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown
Nobody knows it
Right from the start
I gave you my heart
I gave you my heart

So don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart

And nobody told us
'Cause nobody showed us
And now it's up to us babe
I think we can make it

So don't misunderstand me
You put the light in my life
You put the sparks to the flame
I've got your heart in my sights

The Top 100 Music Videos of All Time

This is channel 4 top 100 music videos of all time

1.  Michael Jackson: Thriller
2.  Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
3.  A-ha: Take on Me
4.  Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
5.  Madonna: Like a Prayer
6.  Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
7.  Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
8.  The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
9.  Madonna: Vogue
10.  Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
11.  Coldplay: The Scientist
12.  Michael & Janet Jackson: Scream
13.  Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
14.  Christina Aguilera: Dirrty
15.  REM: Everybody Hurts
16.  OutKast: Hey Ya
17.  Blur: Coffee & TV
18.  Beyonce: Crazy in Love
19.  Madonna: Material Girl
20.  Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood
21.  Queen: I Want to Break Free
22.  Justin Timberlake: Cry Me a River
23.  Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time
24.  Radiohead: No Surprises
25.  Madness: Baggy Trousers
26.  TLC: Waterfalls
27.  David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes
28.  Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
29.  Electric Six: Gay Bar
30.  Weezer: Buddy Holly
31.  Eminem: Stan
32.  Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
33.  U2: The Sweetest Thing
34.  The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl
35.  Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2U
36.  Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away
37.  Guns N Roses: November Rain
38.  Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
39.  Pulp: Common People
40.  Missy Elliot: Get Ur Freak On
41.  The Spice Girls: Wannabe
42.  Bjork: It's Oh So Quiet
43.  Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
44.  Kylie Minogue: Can't Get You Out of My Head
45.  Aerosmith: Crazy
46.  Adam & the Ants: Prince Charming
47.  The Prodigy: Firestarter
48.  Johnny Cash: Hurt
49.  Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity
50.  Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al
51.  Run DMC & Aerosmith: Walk This Way
52.  Massive Attack: Teardrop
53.  Wham: Club Tropicana
54.  Daft Punk: Around the World
55.  Fatboy Slim: Praise You
56.  Eminem: Without Me
57.  Meatloaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
58.  The Cure: Close to Me
59.  Abba: Knowing Me, Knowing You
60.  Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
61.  The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
62.  Blur: Parklife
63.  George Michael: Outside
64.  Bjork: Human Behaviour
65.  Aphex Twin: Windowlicker
66.  Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues
67.  The Beastie Boys: Sabotage
68.  Madonna: Ray of Light
69.  Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes
70.  The Police: Every Breath You Take
71.  Bjork: All Is Full of Love
72.  Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love
73.  Basement Jaxx: Where's Your Head At?
74.  Wu-Tang Clan: Gravel Pit
75.  Duran Duran: Rio
76.  The Beatles: Strawberry Fields
77.  MC Hammer: U Can't Touch This
78.  Godley and Creme: Cry
79.  New Order: True Faith
80.  Radiohead: Just
81.  Ultravox: Vienna
82.  50 Cent: In Da Club
83.  Shakespear's Sister: Stay
84.  The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
85.  Sid Vicious: My Way
86.  The Streets: Fit But You Know It
87.  Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime
88.  Elton John: I Want Love
89.  Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight Tonight
90.  The Pet Shop Boys: Go West
91.  The Specials: Ghost Town
92.  Herbie Hancock: Rockit
93.  The Rolling Stones: We Love You
94.  Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
95.  The Cardigans: My Favourite Game
96.  So Solid Crew: 21 Seconds
97.  Cornershop: Brimful of Asha
98.  Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy
99.  Supergrass: Pumping on Your Stereo
100.  Musical Youth: Pass the Dutchie

Coursework Brief

Our task is:
To produce a music 'promo' video
Make a 'digipak' for its release on CD
A magazine advertisement for CD

Also we have to use blogger to talk about our progress along the way

Welcome to my blog

My name is Daniel Morris i am going to make a music 'promo' video for my A2 Media course, in my group i have Charlie Searle and Katie Edmead to help each other to create a music video to an unsigned artists song over the year we will be produing our own music video,
hope you enjoy