Here is our draft 4 of our music video. We have acted upon feedback given on our draft 3 by our peers.

WHATS NEW:

• Added a new effect at the ‘bang bang’ part of the song to add energy
• Added some pick up clips to back up the narrative
• Added more colour correction to make the video warmer and less grey.
• Shortened certain clips that lasted too long and decreased the energy of the video.

 

Overall I am mostly satisfied with the video, although there is places where I would like to fill. The tennis clips are still not quite as good as they could be and if we have the time I would be inclined to film them again and use more close ups show it as a back and forth tennis match rather than one person playing alone.

This is our Draft 3 for our music video. We used the feedback provided by our teacher using screencastify. Once we had acknowledged these targets and implemented them we sent this video out to our peers in order for their feedback. Below is the feedback we recieved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT HAS CHANGED:

•  Refilmed the performance clips and replaced the old ones as they were shaky.
• Used adjustment layers to colour grade and make the video warmer.
• Removed the black clip when the star walks away from the necklace.
• Changed around clips to make sure none were too long.

TARGETS FOR IMPROVEMENT:

• Use different colour filters on the clips of the star failing and when he is free of grief
• Enhance the vibrancy using colour correction
• Warp stabilize some clips otherwise they are too shaky

 

 

 

We were visited by Lenny and Daniel from Specsavers and they were reviewing our music videos and giving us feedback as they have lots of experience in the creative department. Lenny was assigned to watch our video and this was the advice he gave us –

STRENGTHS – 

• Narrative was clear and understandable
• Some good video effects.
• Liked the performance clips as well

TIPS FOR IMPROVEMENT – 

• Use adjustment layers to apply lots of colour filters to clips.
• Advised us to label and order our clips to maximise efficiency
• Showed us how to use warp stabilizing without making clips fuzzy

 

 

This is the screencastify feedback for our draft 2 of our music video. I was very satisfied with the feedback given as it was fairly complimentary and it outlined the areas that needed work which I agreed with. There was no criticism that I though was out of order. From this feedback I have set targets for improvement and what went well.

STRENGTHS:

• Editing on beat was good and works well
• Good use of close ups to help engage with the star
• Closing scene is good and ties up narrative

TARGETS:

• Performance needs editing or re filming to make it more energetic as it doesn’t fit with narrative
• Need to film some pickup clips as narrative is missing scenes
• Need to fill a blank clip where the beat changes.

This is the previous students music video that we were assigned to. We will be analysing this video and comparing it to our own draft to see where we can improve from.

POSITIVES:

• Shots are steady and not shaky with deliberate camera movement to communicate meaning.
• Shots are in focus and the singer is well placed in the middle of the shots to make them visually pleasing.
• The effective filming made it easy for editing
• Effective variety of shots used to make the video exciting.
• Good range of Mise En Scene with costume, settings and make up to convey themes and issues.
• Lip syncing was in time.

NEGATIVES:

• Lip syncing was slightly over the top and unrealistic.
• Video effects were not very present, they aren’t necessary though.
• Editing doesn’t do much in terms of conveying narrative
• Shot transitions aren’t particularly present

 

Using this video, we have identified targets for our music video.

TARGETS:

• Some performance clips need to be filmed again using a tripod to keep them still and higher quality.
• Could try and include transitions.
• Our narrative jumps a step sometimes so we need to shoot clips to link the narrative

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1upl0p9n9Bh_KwRM4DgnGnVDLECx9WlKU/view?usp=sharing

 

This is our 2nd draft for our music video. I am quite happy with how it turned out, we were able to shoot our narrative and get our draft 2 edited and ready within a week which I am proud of.

WHAT WENT WELL:

• Wide variety of shot types – Close ups, long shots, mid shots, shot reverse shot.
• Tried to edit on beat at different intervals.
• Narrative is easy to understand.

TARGETS FOR NEXT DRAFT:

• Some of the narrative is missing and means that the story jumps a bit
• Some shots are slightly shaky
• Performance and narrative are clumped together a bit, need to cut between performance and narrative to ensure video isn’t boring

My group went out on Friday 10th September to shoot our narrative clips for our music video. We used two models, Toby Beasley and Ollie Thomas, and I was also present in some narrative clips. We went to Beau Sejour and used the skatepark and the tennis courts for all of our clips and we referred back to our storyboard to allow ourselves to save time and allow us to spend more time getting as many good shots as possible. I think that the shoot went very successful and there is very little chance that we need to go out again for more clips.

WHAT WENT WELL:

• The actors understood their roles and got into character very well
• We got a large variety of clips with in different angles to give us plenty of options when it comes to editing for our draft 2.
• Good mise en scene
• Used lots of camera angles
• Used props to support storyline.

WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED :

• The weather was cloudy which resulted in some clips looking grey and plain.
• Some clips are fairly shaky.
• Costume could be better to represent themes and issues.

Above is our narrative development document, this will allow an understanding of the narrative that we are aiming to shoot. The narrative structure is similar to that of many popular music videos. The equilibrium shows Toby trying to distract himself from the grief he is experiencing. The disruption is where Toby can’t distract himself no matter how many activities he tries. The resolution is where Toby gets rid of the necklace and can finally enjoy himself. The new equilibrium is him able to get along with his friends and have fun where he couldn’t before. The narrative structure will be linear mainly as it will go in chronological order, following his journey to happiness. However it could also be described as Episodic as he returns to the places he was at before he was happy again and the video will stick to its key locations and will be thematically linked.

Above is the production meeting agenda that my group came up with to make sure we were ready for our upcoming narrative shoot. Our aims for the shoot are mainly to capture the theme of pain and grief in our star as he struggles to distract himself from his pain. We believe we can achieve this partly through the setting and the Mise En Scene which is all detailed in this document. It also elaborates on who is responsible for all of the equipment, costume and props to ensure nobody is confused and we are fully prepared on the day.