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Thursday, 3 October 2013

Look what arrived!- Powderpaint

Look what arrived! We have officially recieved our powder paint that we will use in our music video.
All we have to do is throw, film and have fun with this!

There are 2.5kg in each tub of powderpaint. We are almost ready to film the band fighting with this substance.

Friday, 27 September 2013

Powder paint planning

I came up with the idea of using the powder of powder paint to use in our music video. Alice did not like the idea at first but when she practiced with it, she understood why i wanted to use it. I took the inspiration from one of my favourite song 'Up In The Air' by Thirty Seconds To Mars. This music video has a scene using powder paint that looks really effective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9uSyICrtow

I like this shot because of the slow motion and you
can see the facial expression of the person in the video.
Also the way the powder is thrown is an interesting way.
To add i also love the colours they have used to contrast.

I like the idea of a powder paint colourful fight. This shot
could be used because it feels as if you are apart of the
fight.

I like the camera shot in this image, i also like the way
they have used a line to separate the people in the video.
Also the way the powder is being thrown is interesting.

I like the way her face is hidden behind the powder.
I like the way the facial expression can just be seen
through the paint. The way the powder disperses
through the air would also be a cool way to throw the
powder. I love the colour contrast here as well.

These are images from the music video which I really liked.

During our last hour of college, me and Alice chose the colours of powder paint that we will use. The colours we chose were:

Brilliant red

Lemon Yellow

Purple

Sky blue

Cerise

Turquoise

Leaf green

We have already been to see the art teacher who allowed us to take a sample of powder paint and try it out. We have also already ordered 2.5kg of powder paint per colour through the college from teh EPSO book.

Thursday, 26 September 2013

Enigma video update

Unfortunatley, I was unable to attend the meeting because I had to be at a camp at Decoy Broad while the meeting took place so this is me and Alice talking about the meeting she had with the band and questions I wanted answering by the band and the bands responses to aour ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJozdDR5Y2w

"Enigma" lyrics

Verse:

Do you believe life is full of surprises?

A present knocking at your door,

But if you keep your heart strong,

You can rise above it all...

Chorus:

Love is a crossword,

Like an Enigma made with words,

We're all searching for the answer

In this big wide universe,

Moments working out what went wrong,

When you couldn't find the time to realise.

Verse 2:

Have you find the harder you try,

The harder you seem to fall,

But if you lift yourself up,

You can fight the world..

Chorus:

Love is a crossword,

Like an Enigma made with words,

We're all searching for the answer

In this big wide universe,

Moments working out what went wrong,

When you couldn't find the time to realise.

Bridge/Solo

Chorus:

Love is a crossword,

Like an Enigma made with words,

We're all searching for the answer.

In this big wide universe,

Moments working out what went wrong,

When you couldn't find the time to realise.

End.

Thursday, 19 September 2013

Picture of the ware house we will be filming the band at

This is the warehouse we will be filming at.
James has said we can move all of the boxes and objects
out of the way, I want to know whether we can use the fog
light in the top left corner of this image.

Enigma music video break down

While listening to the song, me and Alice thought of possible shots for the music video and other notes that me and Alice noted independantly to be included with in the video. Alice constructed a timeline for the music video.

Time	Focus Shots	Other Notes
0-20	Focus mainly on guitar. Solemn Expression of band	Start off with one main light. Dimly lit. Animation: Tapping of feet
21-30	Focus on lead singer, static shots
31-34	Full shot of band, environmental shot	As music builds up more light variation
34-36	Drummer, close up of playing. Back view circle formation	Different colours or flickering effect with a white light.
37-1:00	Change of angle on different of different band members
1:01 – 1:12	Guitar
1:13 – 1:23	Bassist and Singer
1:24 – 1:45	Singer Close-up
1:46 – 1:58	Guitarist, extreme close up, odd shots	Guitar riff @ 1:46 – 2:40, all lights should be on. Casting a big shadow.
1:59 – 2:03	Cut to singer with long note hold
2:04 – 2:32	Guitarist riff, brightly lit, full focus on finger work	Slow down the pace of the transitions between shots.
2:33 – 2:43	All shot	At riff end, go back to quick cuts.
2:44 – 2:51	Drummer, guitarist and bassist transitions	Animation: Head bang
2:51 – 3:05	All, Fast/quick shots. Cuts to each members then all
3:06 – 3:09	Confetti Cannon? Band static and motionless. Fade to black as lights turn off.

These are ideas about where to place certain things with in the music video.

First, the main singer (Ryan) would have a spot light on him while the back ground is in darkness. I was thinking of starting the music video in black and white and then gradually making it more colourful by the end. I was thinking that the shots would be quick, so that the audience's attension would remain on the band and the song throughout.

Me and Alice have not yet decided whether to actually host a 'concert' and have extras join in with the filming or whethe the scene should just be the band and the lights.

With in the music video, me and Alice agreed that the band should play through out most of the scenes. Also there should be many shots of each of the band members with head anf mid shots. Also there should be a wide range of angles included to make the video more interesting.

We have not decided whether we should film at another location or whether to stay and film at the warehouse. I believe filming elsewhere wold add variety to the video.

The band has access to a confetti cannon, I believe that this scene will be at the end of the song, (many music videos with confetti cannon use them at the end to create a dramatic ending) and this would be more affective. Through out the music video i was thinking of using powder paint an have the band throw it at each other, this would create a more colourful and exciting activity for the band to show, happiness or the competitive side of them.

Example- All the wrong places- warehouse analysis

Over the weekend I watched Examples new music video and noted some aspects of it that i would like to include in the music video for Enigma. I like the use of the lights. (James Vivian has access to

2x Equinox Micro Bars, 1x Lantra G50, Laser and 1x Equinox Firecracker.) Also the warehouse idea, it was the bands idea to film in a warehouse which they have access to. In this video I like the images of him walking through the semi lighted under ground corridors. The urban feel about this video I would like to pay attention to and include in our music video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_2kVtUCj-E

I like this shot because there is not a lot of light on his face,
this could be a shot that we use in our music video to portray mystery.

I like the use of light on this shot also because of the figuring of the artist.
I would do this with all four band members playing their instruments.

Friday, 13 September 2013

Change in plans

The band has asked us to make another music video for another song. Enigma by Enigma.

http://www.reverbnation.com/enigmaband#!/page_object/page_object_photos/artist_1797567?sel_photo_id=10061664&onphotoview=increment_lp_photo_views

This is the email that James sent me about changing the song of the music video.

With my permission Alice continued the conversation over the weekend, and was able to set up a meeting with them.

Previous plan- Studying beach music videos

Me and Alice during our 2 hour media lesson watched and commented on some music videos that were set at the beach. And whether we wanted to include some of the elements we had seen into our music video.

Gorillaz, Plastic Beach.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiNuOWOW66U

I liked this remake music video because it had a comic element in it. Also the shots used were interesting. I also liked that there were not that many camera shots so it kept simple.

One Direction, Thats what makes you beautiful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJO3ROT-A4E

Me and Alice did not like this music video. We liked the idea of focusing on each member of the band in the music video and some of the slow motion. But I did not like the use of fading in to one shot and then into another.

PREVIOUS PLAN- Visual map of the locations we will be filming.

This is map of the main locations the music video will be filmed at.
The key shows what will happen where.

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Previous Location ideas poster

These are ideas for the location of Enigma's music video. We centred on beaches because of our and their initial ideas.

This is our previous plan

Friday, 6 September 2013

Previous Enigma ideas

On Friday 27th August Me and Alice met up to discuss ideas about the music video that we will be creating together. Because i found the band i have been in contact with them and we are discussing about meeting up before we start the process of making the music video.

When i started emailing them they were clear that they wanted to star in the music video. In another email the boys had said that they would like to be filmed on the beach.

This is an email sent by James.
"...something along the lines of either filming the band play with all the equipment either outside somewhere or filming just us on the beach..."
James Vivia- bass guitarist/ backing vocals.

While at my house, me and Alice came up with the idea of the band having fun at the beach because the music that was provided sounded relaxing and fun. I came up with the idea of them playing in an arcade and running in the water and Alice came up with the idea of them playing on the sand.

An issue that was brought up between me and Alice was that the band One Direction had already done something similar to our ideas, so we are planning on changing this and making it a narrative music video based around the lyrics.

These are the lyrics to "Weighted Paradise" by Enigma

Sitting by the telephone,
waiting for your call,
only girl on show,
And we got you on the floor,
Right up in the morning,
Let down after four,
Get the bus to paradise,
And that is that!
Chorus X2
Singing on my own,
Singing on my own,
Oh baby,
Singing on my own,
Walking all the way to you,
Just to walk right back,
Get the bus to paradise,
Now that is that,
Traffic lights are flashing,
Telling us to stop,
Want her in the journey,
Forget everything that's right,
Chorus X4

Alice went to see the band play live at the Waterfront in Norwich. She was able to identify the target audience for their music.