1) Camera / Mise
angle 'shifts' on arrival are affective.
majority of mid and long shots - but youv'e planned performance with close up.
2) editing
effective dissolves to introduce the characters on the morning after the night before.
the edit that introduces the flasback is a great idea - but the 'post' image needs to appear quicker to be in time with the music.
'cut into' lines more - you don't need to just cut at the end of the line.
3) Genre
party concept is entirely appropriate for expectation of the genre
4) Missing
performance - with close ups of the performers. more shots of instruments
parallel edits to performance to cut into shots (green lit section to long at the moment)
Summary Of Peer Feedback Comments
1) Quality of footage - camerawork, mise-en-scene etc.
really good, nice angles and framing.
high angle shot from stairs gives a really good point of view shot
mise-en-scene is good - bottles, lots of people.
good camera shots - loved the begining - close up of the four faces - liked asleep in field
good camerawork and mise-en-scene really effective with the song and gives a good idea of whats going on.
great use of lighting against the wall and the pan with the red light, good atmosphere and good sense of story with the zooming.
2) use of transitions : editing types : order
use of speed up of footage was effective also the bit with the camera linked how the narrative, worked well backwards from first couple of shots
really liked the transition from image off the camera at the begining
all different speeds were great - liked the coloured gels with dancing.
3) evidence of conventions. which ones? which genre?
costumes and props was appropriate for target audience (teenagers)
spiderman cosgtume - good for genre - funny
4) what is missing? what could be added? changed?
obviousy there is space to fill, but what group has done so far is awsome. could try adding some filters to your footage to make shots evan more interesting.
just needs more footage edited in - but sure your not finished yet.
really good, nice angles and framing.
high angle shot from stairs gives a really good point of view shot
mise-en-scene is good - bottles, lots of people.
good camera shots - loved the begining - close up of the four faces - liked asleep in field
good camerawork and mise-en-scene really effective with the song and gives a good idea of whats going on.
great use of lighting against the wall and the pan with the red light, good atmosphere and good sense of story with the zooming.
2) use of transitions : editing types : order
use of speed up of footage was effective also the bit with the camera linked how the narrative, worked well backwards from first couple of shots
really liked the transition from image off the camera at the begining
all different speeds were great - liked the coloured gels with dancing.
3) evidence of conventions. which ones? which genre?
costumes and props was appropriate for target audience (teenagers)
spiderman cosgtume - good for genre - funny
4) what is missing? what could be added? changed?
obviousy there is space to fill, but what group has done so far is awsome. could try adding some filters to your footage to make shots evan more interesting.
just needs more footage edited in - but sure your not finished yet.
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Rough Cut
This is the rough cut for our final video. It contains little to no performance as we are yat to film this. I think there are many areas in which we could improve our video including performance we also need to work with the continuity at the begining when the camera is picked up as there is a person there and then in the next shot they are not. This will have to be re-shot alon with several other party like scenes. There are several areas of black in our rough cut which we aim to fill with more footage of performance and visuals to create a better overall video. There are also several images that have not been shot that i think could be included and may be relevent to the final video and relate to the lyrics of the track. We are going to discuss these as a group in a weeks time.
Monday, 19 October 2009
Filming
As we chose to film on a wednesday during the day a lot of people were in college or doing other things so to begin with we had a little dificulty getting the shots we needed. This has meant that although we have made some shots we are going to have to re-shoot them before our final deadline in order for them to look right in our finished piece. The main aim of our first shoot was to capture as much footage as possible so we had a solid base for the future. This has meant that we have not filmed much performance which is an essential part to this project and will have to be done on a future date. Overall I am pleased with the footage we have gained from this shoot, however I am aware that we have a lot more filming to do and we are going to have to plan carefully after half term in order to get the shots required and meet the deadline we have been set. This gives us several challengesto overcome but also allows us to consider more in depth about what type of performance we want and where we want it to fit in our finished product.
Also, at the moment our footage does not so much resemble a party atmosphere as a gathering of friends having a night in together and having a laugh. Although this was not our initial idea I think it still relates closely to what we storyboarded and planned for but as we could not quite get the footage we desired we decided to go for a slightly different approach. I think the use of shadows on the wall using different coloured lights works well as it not only gives the impression of there being more people there but also gives a feel of everyone being on a different mind level. I am really pleased we managed to get this piece of footage as it was not planned for but has added a very suitable aspect to our video.
Also, at the moment our footage does not so much resemble a party atmosphere as a gathering of friends having a night in together and having a laugh. Although this was not our initial idea I think it still relates closely to what we storyboarded and planned for but as we could not quite get the footage we desired we decided to go for a slightly different approach. I think the use of shadows on the wall using different coloured lights works well as it not only gives the impression of there being more people there but also gives a feel of everyone being on a different mind level. I am really pleased we managed to get this piece of footage as it was not planned for but has added a very suitable aspect to our video.
ideas for album cover: light graffiti
Went researching album cover designs we discovered this
photography technique commonly known as light graffiti.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4665189_make-light-graffiti.html
Monday, 12 October 2009
indie costume mood boards
Here i have produce some mood boards to get a general feel of how the characters in out music video will dress. The indie clothing style is distinctive, consistent with out song and fairly easy to replicate.
The style includes: floral dresses, skinny jeans and plaid shirts.
