Unfortunately, we could not film this past week. This is an issue seeing as how our music video is due December 6. I have been out of town since November 22 and will be gone until December 1. This means that we will have to complete all of our filming on that day and possibly after school. I cannot even have my partner film because he is part of the music video and needs me to film. We also do not have our location and actors secured. We have to make sure that everyone is free to film on December 1. We also have to work on securing locations. This may be an issue depending on how many opportunities we have to film. We might have to use only one or two of the locations. This all depends on when the locations are available. Once we get these aspects secured, we can move forward. The next step is to teach the boys the song. In the time that we cannot film, this is when the boys will learn the lyrics to the song. Our music video can only be around 1 minute long, so it should not be hard. Overall, the issue with filming is easily solved.
Our plan right now for filming next week is to get it all done in one day. After writing my storyboard, I realized that it would be difficult to obtain the stage location. Because of this, we may have to get rid of that part. We still have the car and pool scenes. An issue that may arise with the car idea is safety. We want to make sure that we are promoting safety, meaning that we cannot be driving around recklessly. We may want to just cut down our video to the pool. We can also add an interior shot of a house with the actors hanging out. I hope that by Friday we can have a sure plan. This means secure actors and locations. Considering we only have 5 days to edit, we have to move fast. This means that we have to film in 2 days at most. This leaves us with 3 days to edit and make our video perfect. I am a little worried that we will not have enough time. However, the faster we film, the faster we will finish.
Monday, November 25, 2019
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Planning Blog for Music Video
Location: The locations we include should promote a fun, safe atmosphere. We are going to be filming an upbeat video and these locations should reflect that. We are going to be filming in 3 different locations. The first will be at a pool/outdoor party. The second will be at a stage if we can get access to one outside of school. This may not be possible. The third location will be in a car/golf cart.
Health and safety: For health reasons, we will make sure that if we have any food or drink in the video, none of the actors are allergic. We will also not promote the use of any substances such as drugs or alcohol. For safety, we will make sure that no one is acting wild around the pool to ensure no one slips or drowns. We will also make sure everyone has permission from their parents to be filmed. It is imperative that everyone wears seatbelts during the scene with the car. We do not want to promote reckless driving or texting while driving.
Props: Our props will consist of many items that align with our locations. Our first location (pool) will have pool toys, floats, water guns, pool chairs, and of course a pool. Our second location (stage) will need speakers, a stage, microphones, chais, lights, and an audience. Our third location (car) will require the car and anything else we can think of at the time. We will also need some makeup for the actors. Since they are boys, they do not need much, just concealer and powder.
Costumes: The typical costumes for a music video like this is going to be early 2000s, preppy, boy clothing. This includes black skinny jeans and a button up or v neck shirt. On top of this is usually a vest, blazer, or leather jacket. Usually they wore black sneakers. Extras can include a matching tie, skinny black belts, and beanies/snapback hats.
Schedule: Our first deadline is November 14 where we have to blog our song choice, genre conventions, and research of our song. Our second blog is due November 20 where we have to talk about our planning for the music video. This includes location list, props, and costumes. Also due is our storyboard. Our third deadline is November 25 where we talk about our filming process. We also have another filming blog due December 2. Our finished music video is due December 6. Our final deadline is December 11, where we turn in our CCR questions.
Health and safety: For health reasons, we will make sure that if we have any food or drink in the video, none of the actors are allergic. We will also not promote the use of any substances such as drugs or alcohol. For safety, we will make sure that no one is acting wild around the pool to ensure no one slips or drowns. We will also make sure everyone has permission from their parents to be filmed. It is imperative that everyone wears seatbelts during the scene with the car. We do not want to promote reckless driving or texting while driving.
Props: Our props will consist of many items that align with our locations. Our first location (pool) will have pool toys, floats, water guns, pool chairs, and of course a pool. Our second location (stage) will need speakers, a stage, microphones, chais, lights, and an audience. Our third location (car) will require the car and anything else we can think of at the time. We will also need some makeup for the actors. Since they are boys, they do not need much, just concealer and powder.
Costumes: The typical costumes for a music video like this is going to be early 2000s, preppy, boy clothing. This includes black skinny jeans and a button up or v neck shirt. On top of this is usually a vest, blazer, or leather jacket. Usually they wore black sneakers. Extras can include a matching tie, skinny black belts, and beanies/snapback hats.
Schedule: Our first deadline is November 14 where we have to blog our song choice, genre conventions, and research of our song. Our second blog is due November 20 where we have to talk about our planning for the music video. This includes location list, props, and costumes. Also due is our storyboard. Our third deadline is November 25 where we talk about our filming process. We also have another filming blog due December 2. Our finished music video is due December 6. Our final deadline is December 11, where we turn in our CCR questions.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Research for New Project - Music Video for Til I Forget About You (BTR)
In our last project, the commercial, we used common conventions. These included the typical style for a food and drink commercial. We also researched typical camera angles and movements for a commercial like Dunkin' Donuts. We did not focus on how our product engages with audiences and how we represent groups and issues. For this project, I want to target these aspects more. These are important in making a commercial attractive to viewers considering that the more representation we have, the more people are engaged. Now that my production skills and knowledge of technology have improved, this music video will be more professional-looking than the commercial. The editing process of the commercial helped me get better at working certain editing and production applications.
The song that I will be doing is Til I Forget About You by the band Big Time Rush. Originally, Big Time Rush was a TV show on Nickelodeon running from 2009 to 2013. The theme song was adapted into a full length song which then appeared on their debut album titled "BTR", which was released in 2010. The band went on to produce two more albums in 2011 and 2013. The song Til I Forget About You is considered a staple in American childhoods for our generation. This song came out when we were all around 7-10 years old, the perfect time for the accompanying show to come out.
The genre for Til I Forget About You is pop and the band is a typical boy band. The typical costumes for a music video like this is going to be early 2000s, preppy, boy clothing. This includes black skinny jeans, button up or v neck shirts paired with a vest or blazer/leather jacket, a matching tie, and black sneakers. Extras can include skinny belts and beanies or snapback hats. Typical lighting for this video would be bright, white lights and natural lighting. The acting in a music video has to match the mood and setting portrayed. If a song is sad, the actors cannot be happy and vice versa. For this video, the acting has to be very upbeat and happy. The makeup has to be very minimal, considering they are all boys that do not regularly wear heavy makeup. However, in order to make it perfect, the actors mays have to wear some foundation to cover any blemishes and powder to avoid appearing shiny. The props would include microphones for a performing scene, pool toys for an outdoor scene, and a car for a driving scene. The props and setting should reflect an easygoing, fun attitude. The setting will be different for a few scenes. One will be at a pool/outdoor party, another at a "performance," and another in the car. The editing will include a lot of cutaways. My idea is to show the boys at different places (the ones previously stated) while singing the song. I want the transitions to be sharp, meaning very little fade or dissolve effects. There will be quite a few low angle, high angle, and eye level shots depending on the location. A typical camera movement includes a pan, tracking shot, and zoom. I plan on filming with a phone camera as I liked the way those clips turned out in my commercial project. For sound, I'm going to remove all of the sound from filming and add the music from the song. The boys will be lip-syncing.
The song that I will be doing is Til I Forget About You by the band Big Time Rush. Originally, Big Time Rush was a TV show on Nickelodeon running from 2009 to 2013. The theme song was adapted into a full length song which then appeared on their debut album titled "BTR", which was released in 2010. The band went on to produce two more albums in 2011 and 2013. The song Til I Forget About You is considered a staple in American childhoods for our generation. This song came out when we were all around 7-10 years old, the perfect time for the accompanying show to come out.
The genre for Til I Forget About You is pop and the band is a typical boy band. The typical costumes for a music video like this is going to be early 2000s, preppy, boy clothing. This includes black skinny jeans, button up or v neck shirts paired with a vest or blazer/leather jacket, a matching tie, and black sneakers. Extras can include skinny belts and beanies or snapback hats. Typical lighting for this video would be bright, white lights and natural lighting. The acting in a music video has to match the mood and setting portrayed. If a song is sad, the actors cannot be happy and vice versa. For this video, the acting has to be very upbeat and happy. The makeup has to be very minimal, considering they are all boys that do not regularly wear heavy makeup. However, in order to make it perfect, the actors mays have to wear some foundation to cover any blemishes and powder to avoid appearing shiny. The props would include microphones for a performing scene, pool toys for an outdoor scene, and a car for a driving scene. The props and setting should reflect an easygoing, fun attitude. The setting will be different for a few scenes. One will be at a pool/outdoor party, another at a "performance," and another in the car. The editing will include a lot of cutaways. My idea is to show the boys at different places (the ones previously stated) while singing the song. I want the transitions to be sharp, meaning very little fade or dissolve effects. There will be quite a few low angle, high angle, and eye level shots depending on the location. A typical camera movement includes a pan, tracking shot, and zoom. I plan on filming with a phone camera as I liked the way those clips turned out in my commercial project. For sound, I'm going to remove all of the sound from filming and add the music from the song. The boys will be lip-syncing.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Editing Blog Continued for Commercial
A few classes ago, I was able to move all of our film to a drive and dump it onto my computer. I imported all the clips into iMovie. However, I was not able to begin the editing process. The school computers were not working and that made the transfer difficult. Last class, I made the decision to edit solely on my own personal computer. This is better for me because I can work on my own time and not have to worry about other people accidentally deleting my footage. I opened iMovie and watched our raw footage. Our raw footage was way over 30 seconds, about 1.5 minutes. This was not good. I managed to cut down to about 35 seconds during the first run through, and 23 seconds during the second.
Today, I went over the footage and decided on transitions and sounds. I began by putting a fade from black transition before the fist shot. The second scene is supposed to be a jumpsuit, so I did not put any transitions in between, letting it cut sharply. I then added a cross dissolve transition after handing Leo the cup to move smoothly into the next scene where he is writing. To move into the second part of our commercial, the one including me, I added another fade from black transition. I am using the fade transitions to show different places, characters, and times. Throughout my half, I did not use transitions. I may choose to add some later on, but I like how it looks when it cuts sharply. The last clip we have is an insert of the Dunkin Donuts logo. I used one last fade transition, this time a fade from white, and made sure the logo was on screen for enough time.
Lastly, I added sound. I separated the sound that came with the footage and I deleted it. This left us with silent footage. I added a "school/university" sound for the during of the first half of the commercial where Leo is doing his homework before school, about 11.6 seconds. I then also added a "school bell ringing" sound for 2.4 seconds starting at the transition into the third scene, and ending a couple seconds into the next scene. For the beginning of the second half I added a footsteps sound but slowed it down to show I was running at a slow pace, this was 5.1 seconds. I then added a "heartbeat" sound for 3.6 seconds while catching my breath in scene 5. I added a clap sound when I caught the donut Leo threw me to emphasize the catch. For the scene scene we filmed, I added the same footsteps sound, but sped it up to show the effect of the donut. Lastly, I added a voiceover for the logo insert saying "America Runs on Dunkin'."
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