This week, we have started filming our music video, after weeks of preparation, it is finally going to come to life and be something we can watch in a few weeks time.
We decided to start off by filming a few shots of myself, who will be acting as Adele in the music video, just to see what looks good and to get an idea of how we should film the performance parts of our music video. After this session of filming, we decided that none of the shots are what we are looking for, and that a different idea will need to be used. But this experience was useful to kick start the process and to become creative with our initial ideas.
Therefore, I am going to take a camera and other pieces of filming equipment home with me over the weekend to film the performance pieces which will fit throughout different points of the video. It is important that these pieces are shot properly so they look effective and look realistic as if I am Adele singing the song herself. At this point, my partner and I will have to film at different times and in many cases, solo due to busy schedules, but we will rejoin to view the footage together and to edit the video as a pair too.
More updates are to follow.
Sunday, 24 January 2016
Friday, 22 January 2016
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Risk Assessment
Here are the photos for our risk assessment form, my partner and I created a joint risk assessment form as it applies to our work that we did as a group.
It highlights all relevant information about our filming and what could be a possible risk for myself or any other people who we have asked to film with.
Sunday, 20 December 2015
Story Board
When we started our story board for our music video, we already had an initial idea that we wanted to include. We always liked the idea of including lots of different old photos, especially of grandparents as a young couple and old fashioned baby photos. We feel like it will give the video a positive message for anybody that wants to watch it, because it highlights the importance of family and memories that have been shared.
However, we understand the importance of including footage of the 'performer' so the audience know where the song is coming from and so they can recognise the song with the artist. Therefore, we have 15 bars, at the beginning of the video of performance, where I will be stood lip syncing to the song and acting as Adele. Story boarding has been effective as now we have a clear schedule on what to film and where, it gives us an indication on where shots should be placed, and for how long they should be filmed. This is also useful as our song is so long- never realising that we would have to work with a 4 and half minute song, planning is definitely a significant factor for us.
In contrast, we are still unsure on the video as a whole, so far the story board we have created, which we will continue to work on will give us a strong starting point when it comes to filming.
We know that we want to include a range of different camera angles which can be effective when it comes to editing, as it always gives an alternative view when watching the video and can make it more interesting. We definitely want to include an over the shoulder shot where photos are being viewed, maybe with grandparents, to capture a natural sense for the video.
However, we understand the importance of including footage of the 'performer' so the audience know where the song is coming from and so they can recognise the song with the artist. Therefore, we have 15 bars, at the beginning of the video of performance, where I will be stood lip syncing to the song and acting as Adele. Story boarding has been effective as now we have a clear schedule on what to film and where, it gives us an indication on where shots should be placed, and for how long they should be filmed. This is also useful as our song is so long- never realising that we would have to work with a 4 and half minute song, planning is definitely a significant factor for us.
In contrast, we are still unsure on the video as a whole, so far the story board we have created, which we will continue to work on will give us a strong starting point when it comes to filming.
We know that we want to include a range of different camera angles which can be effective when it comes to editing, as it always gives an alternative view when watching the video and can make it more interesting. We definitely want to include an over the shoulder shot where photos are being viewed, maybe with grandparents, to capture a natural sense for the video.
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Song Choice and Ideas
After changing our song idea we have decided that, finally, the song, my partner and I have decided to do for our music video is, When We Were Young by Adele. We both love this song and feel like we can be very creative with ideas and how the video should look. Adele is still yet to make a video for this song so this is an advantage on our part as we have free range on what we can do with the song. Since Adele is such a well respected artist and very well known around the world, we figured, to take the safer option and opt for a song that she has not yet released with a video. The only video we have access to is her live recorded version that is available on YouTube where she has filmed in a studio, and is she still only stood singing with a microphone. Therefore, we still have a lot of opportunity to make this video unique.
Throughout the process of planning this music video, my partner and I have decided that we should take our own representation of the song and use that to create our music video. In our opinion, apart from the song being centered around love, we feel that the song is all about remembering the past and capturing moments that you'd like to hold onto forever. This is quite an emotional song which we hope to capture when we begin filming.
One idea we have come up with is to include my partners grandparents; they will be looking through old photos of them when they were a young couple, reminiscing about the old times and we will really try to capture the natural quality this idea brings. Mise en scene for this video will be VERY important and will be effective if we chose this aspect wisely. However, there will be a mixture of different time periods throughout, so it will keep changing from modern to years gone by.
The main idea of this video is to give it a family sense which will be quite sentimental. We are going to include various shots of old photos of us when we were younger and when our grandparents were younger. We feel like this idea for the video will be effective as we want it to revolve around people looking back on memories they shared.
We have decided together that I will take role of 'Adele' and I will lip sync to the song as though I am the artist. This will bring a new generation feel to the video and how things can change over time. I am really excited to get started on filming this video and can not wait to see the finished product in a few weeks time.
This is the YouTube video of Adele's 'When We Were Young':
Throughout the process of planning this music video, my partner and I have decided that we should take our own representation of the song and use that to create our music video. In our opinion, apart from the song being centered around love, we feel that the song is all about remembering the past and capturing moments that you'd like to hold onto forever. This is quite an emotional song which we hope to capture when we begin filming.
One idea we have come up with is to include my partners grandparents; they will be looking through old photos of them when they were a young couple, reminiscing about the old times and we will really try to capture the natural quality this idea brings. Mise en scene for this video will be VERY important and will be effective if we chose this aspect wisely. However, there will be a mixture of different time periods throughout, so it will keep changing from modern to years gone by.
The main idea of this video is to give it a family sense which will be quite sentimental. We are going to include various shots of old photos of us when we were younger and when our grandparents were younger. We feel like this idea for the video will be effective as we want it to revolve around people looking back on memories they shared.
We have decided together that I will take role of 'Adele' and I will lip sync to the song as though I am the artist. This will bring a new generation feel to the video and how things can change over time. I am really excited to get started on filming this video and can not wait to see the finished product in a few weeks time.
This is the YouTube video of Adele's 'When We Were Young':
Sunday, 15 November 2015
AMY
Recently, my media group and I made a trip to Sheffield Cinema Theater to view the documentary about the late music star, Amy Winehouse. Personally I loved Amy as an artist previously and am a big fan of the songs she has released. The image below is of Amy before the fame got too much for her and she went into a downwards spiral of drugs and alcohol. She was very naturally beautiful.
I was looking forward to seeing this documentary which allows viewers to see pieces of her life which were not necessarily emphasised by the media. The audience has access to footage of her starting out in the music industry and her attending her first meetings with her manager, just as a regular girl from Southgate. The documentary follows her through her career up until she dies, unfortunately, on the 23rd of July 2011 at the young age of 27.
Honestly, I was not entirely sure what to expect going to see the documentary about the troubled star as the media can play a bit part in an individuals opinions so I was not prepared for the way the TV production team were going to portray her as a star. What I was able to take away from the documentary was that she was a lot different in person to what people had her labelled as, and through what people had witnessed of her behaviour in the media, all situations were over emphaised, definitely.
She was just a normal, working class, London girl who loved to sing Jazz and write songs about her life experiences. In my opinion, she got involved with the wrong people and I believe that her husband, Blake, was no good for her; without blaming him directly for her death, I think if she had walked away and got herself some help to over come the drugs then there would've been a very different outcome. However, it is not possible to predict these things, and it is just my opinion. Doing research, in an article provided by the Guardian, Blake states: 'I find it disrespectful to imply I was some machiavellian puppet master'. However, he was the person to introduce her hard drugs such as heroin and crack, which he has had a history of being dependent on.
My overall thoughts about her life is that she was very misunderstood and she got involved within the wrong crowd of people. Her true passion was to make meaningful music about the things she wanted to write about but instead the fame got too much for her, and she could not deal with the pressure of being in the public eye 24/7. I don't think she ever realised how big she would be and how much of an iconic musician she'd become- she became an idol for other aspiring artists and this was a huge responsibility.
It may sound naive but the individuals surrounding her did not provide positive influences and I strongly believe that she was blinded by the love she had for Blake and she was willing to try hard drugs because its what he was addicted to.
In relation to her songs and listening to her lyrics, they definitely apply to her life and you can gain an understanding to her relationship with Blake and the experience of her life. She was a fantastic song writer and knew exactly how to write a good song- she would use her guitar to create a sound for her songs and was very good at doing a lot of the producing herself. She was a very talented young singer. You can tell that she was very much allowed to have full rein on her music and her music videos specifically, as she represents herself as a person and her management team never tried to take that image away from her. They never attempted to mold her into a perfect pop star, it is not Amy's image and from watching the documentary, she would not all let others change the woman she was.
She was only 27 years old when she died but due to the extreme amount of alcohol and drugs in her system, she looked like a 50 year old. It was very upsetting to witness her become out of control of her own life and she became stuck in a rut which she was unable to get out of. I feel like now she is at peace and she is in a much happier place where she is away from the fame and from the stresses of her very public life. She still lives on as a music legend and her songs are still being played today and is still being nominated for awards. She created music genius and it will live on for a long long time.
I was looking forward to seeing this documentary which allows viewers to see pieces of her life which were not necessarily emphasised by the media. The audience has access to footage of her starting out in the music industry and her attending her first meetings with her manager, just as a regular girl from Southgate. The documentary follows her through her career up until she dies, unfortunately, on the 23rd of July 2011 at the young age of 27.
Honestly, I was not entirely sure what to expect going to see the documentary about the troubled star as the media can play a bit part in an individuals opinions so I was not prepared for the way the TV production team were going to portray her as a star. What I was able to take away from the documentary was that she was a lot different in person to what people had her labelled as, and through what people had witnessed of her behaviour in the media, all situations were over emphaised, definitely.
She was just a normal, working class, London girl who loved to sing Jazz and write songs about her life experiences. In my opinion, she got involved with the wrong people and I believe that her husband, Blake, was no good for her; without blaming him directly for her death, I think if she had walked away and got herself some help to over come the drugs then there would've been a very different outcome. However, it is not possible to predict these things, and it is just my opinion. Doing research, in an article provided by the Guardian, Blake states: 'I find it disrespectful to imply I was some machiavellian puppet master'. However, he was the person to introduce her hard drugs such as heroin and crack, which he has had a history of being dependent on.
My overall thoughts about her life is that she was very misunderstood and she got involved within the wrong crowd of people. Her true passion was to make meaningful music about the things she wanted to write about but instead the fame got too much for her, and she could not deal with the pressure of being in the public eye 24/7. I don't think she ever realised how big she would be and how much of an iconic musician she'd become- she became an idol for other aspiring artists and this was a huge responsibility.
It may sound naive but the individuals surrounding her did not provide positive influences and I strongly believe that she was blinded by the love she had for Blake and she was willing to try hard drugs because its what he was addicted to.
In relation to her songs and listening to her lyrics, they definitely apply to her life and you can gain an understanding to her relationship with Blake and the experience of her life. She was a fantastic song writer and knew exactly how to write a good song- she would use her guitar to create a sound for her songs and was very good at doing a lot of the producing herself. She was a very talented young singer. You can tell that she was very much allowed to have full rein on her music and her music videos specifically, as she represents herself as a person and her management team never tried to take that image away from her. They never attempted to mold her into a perfect pop star, it is not Amy's image and from watching the documentary, she would not all let others change the woman she was.
She was only 27 years old when she died but due to the extreme amount of alcohol and drugs in her system, she looked like a 50 year old. It was very upsetting to witness her become out of control of her own life and she became stuck in a rut which she was unable to get out of. I feel like now she is at peace and she is in a much happier place where she is away from the fame and from the stresses of her very public life. She still lives on as a music legend and her songs are still being played today and is still being nominated for awards. She created music genius and it will live on for a long long time.
Friday, 23 October 2015
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