Here is our draft two of our music video which includes the performance shots as well as some narrative shots.

Overall, I’m reasonably happy with our draft two of our music video. However, I feel that there is an element missing from the video that links it all together so the video is clear and makes sense. In order to try and solve this problem we’re going to seek feedback from our peers and teacher to help see what is missing.

What went well…

• We were able to include a range of different shots to make our video more engaging.
• Allowed us to see how we were going to merge our narrative as a story within the music video to make sense with performance shots in between.
• Developed a sense of possible effects and creative ideas we can include once we are happy with the sequence of the video.

Even better if…

• There needs to be a clear difference between his emotions at the start of the narrative compared to how he’s feeling at the end of the music video.
• We could add transitions and effects that fit with the serious and somber theme of the music so the two link together and remove the comedic ones that are used.
• Ensure all the lip syncing is perfected to create an engagement with the viewer as it is a basic skill in our video.

To focus forward for our next draft we will duplicate this in order to go back if we do not like our new changes. From this draft I have learnt the importance of perfecting the lip syncing first and colour correcting the clips if needed then add the after effects as it looks more professional and refined.

For our narrative shoot, we went to the Guernsey Amalgamated Boxing Club to portray our performers thoughts and feeling of heartbreak. Our shoot went successful as we took many clips and followed our narrative performance sheets that we created the week before in preparation for this shoot. We got a range of different shots and concentrated on achieving those close ups of the performers facial reactions.

If we decide to do another shoot for our music video, we have learnt that we need to:

• Take many close up reaction shots for each scene as they create an engagement in the video.
• Ensure we have created the most suitable lighting as it changes the atmosphere of the video completely.
• Ensure that shots are not over exposed as some clips were not effective because the lighting was not correct.
• Use frame within a frame to create that sense of loneliness in the video as the performer is feeling very isolated and an outcast.
• Tracking is key when following the performer during the narrative as it gives the sense that the viewer is in the ring with them.

This clip of Tyler putting in his headphones gives a sense of the relationship between the music and the video which is why I think it’s a successful clip from our sequence. It is also includes movement of him continuing to look in mirror to add power to this clip.

As a group we weren’t happy with our last two shoots when we looked over the clips. We tried our best to work with the clips we had created but after our first rough draft we were not satisfies and decided that we could look into trying out a male version of the song. As a group we preferred the aura of the male version and found we could create a more successful narrative with this version and explore more with our ideas. Here is our Production Meeting Agenda for our second shoot which includes the shoot location, who our models are, their outfit, and hair and what we are hoping to achieve.

We also completed a risk assessment sheet for this performance shoot. This allowed us to be aware of the potential risk so we can avoid them.

To prepare for our narrative shoot we completed a risk assessment as it is essential to understand and be aware of the potential risks in order to control them from happening.

To help plan and prepare for our shoot we created each of our narrative scenes into a story board. Our aim for our narrative is to create a story of a boy going through heartbreak and the emotional process it includes. We are using a ring to signify their relationship and the devotion they thought they had for each other. This means that we need to include many close ups to show his anguish and movement in the camera to add a sense of energy power to our scenes.

From developing our ideas for our narrative, we have completed our Production Meeting Agenda below which includes decisions about costumes, lighting, make up, props, technical equipment as well as who is responsible. Our aims for the shoot is to successfully portray the anger and depression our actor is feeling through the different reaction close ups in the narrative for our music video.

As the next step of our music video we began to develop ideas for the narrative for our music video. When completing this Extended Step Outline sheet it allowed us to focus on the different elements to our narrative including the structure, themes, mis-en-scene, and locations. This allowed us to plan out how we were going to portray our story and the key themes.

To summarize, the narrative focuses on the sorrow and grief the man is feeling throughout and uses boxing as a coping mechanism for this emotion. At the end of the video there is a sense of redemption as he walks away from the inner conflict and stife.

Here is our first rough draft of our music video. From this first draft we learnt the importance of filming a range of different shots from various angles and the effects they give within the video. It has also allowed us to see what areas we need to film more of and let us play with different transitions and edits.

As a group we have worked well together to complete our first rough draft. We have recognized each other’s strengths and weakness in order to work effectively together as a group.

Overall, our video so far has some strong points and some weak. As a group, while editing, we’ve had to keep in mind we still have two more shoots to complete and that we can take time to experiment with different techniques to make the video as successful as possible. We’ve taken time to achieve accurate lip syncing throughout the video and seen which clips look best in certain areas of the song. Within this first rough cut the whole music video is performance but it allowed us as to plan out points where we would like to include narrative clips and play with the positions and effects. So far we have successfully completed our first rough draft and has helped us see what type of shots we will need in further shoots.

To improve our music video we will need to:

• Include many narrative clips to add a story to the music video which will make the video interesting and intriguing.
• Ensure we take many various shots from different angles during the next shoots.
• Experiment with more interesting effects and research inspiration to make the video engaging
• Include many bright colours within our mis-en-scene