I have now finished all of my A2 coursework, and declare this A2 media blog finished!!
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Showing posts with label My. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My. Show all posts
Friday, 22 March 2013
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Approaching My Evaluation Questions
In order to show that technology has been integrated into my everyday life/work and how much I know about different technologies, I will be tackling my four evaluation question in a variety of ways:
I hope you all look forward to my evaluation questions.
Until next time.
- The first question will be answered in the form of a website.
- The second question will be answered in the form of a Prezi.
- The third question will be answered in the form of a blog post.
- And the fourth question will be answered int he form of a video with narration.
I hope you all look forward to my evaluation questions.
Until next time.
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Production - My Photoshoot
I have just recently conducted my photoshoot in order to gain the images I will be using for my digipack and magazine advert.
I took photos of both me and my actress, as I am playing the part of the artist and she of course is involved in my music video (so it is vital she appears in my digipack/advert).
Some of the photos I took can be seen below:
I have not yet decided which, out of my many photos, I will use.
Let me know how all of your photoshoots are going in the comments and be sure to tell me how you think these photos turned out :)
Until next time everyone :)
I took photos of both me and my actress, as I am playing the part of the artist and she of course is involved in my music video (so it is vital she appears in my digipack/advert).
Some of the photos I took can be seen below:
I have not yet decided which, out of my many photos, I will use.
Let me know how all of your photoshoots are going in the comments and be sure to tell me how you think these photos turned out :)
Until next time everyone :)
Saturday, 8 December 2012
Pre-Production - My Script
My script explains the linear narrative to my music video.
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"Dream Catch Me" Music Video
by
James Carolan
last revised December 7th 2012
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
A long shot reveals a girl sitting, facing away from the camera, preoccupied. We see her drawing on some paper and see what she is drawing. She finishes her drawing, only to hear her phone ring and have a new message. Upon picking up the phone and reading the message the girl seems distressed through her facial expression. The girl drops her phone onto the desk and rushes out of the room.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - DAY
A medium long shot reveals the girl walking down the stairs at a mild pace, with a sad expression on her face.
INTERIOR. THE KITCHEN - DAY
A medium long shot shows the girl hurrying to the bathroom, nearly in tears. She closes the door behind her quickly.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
A shot of the girls phone is seen, while slowly zooming in on the message. The message reads; "Georgina, I'm really sorry but it's not working out. I'm breaking up with you. Sorry to do it like this. Please don't call or text me again", which is followed by a shot of her drawing, slowly zooming in on the characters.
INTERIOR. THE BATHROOM - DAY
A long shot shows the girl, sitting on the closed lid toilet, crying. The shot zooms in on her slowly to emphasize her sadness and distress.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
The shot cuts back to the study, showing that characters she has drawn, giving them emphasis.
INTERIOR. THE BATHROOM - DAY
A medium shot shows the girl wiping her tears with tissues. She drops them onto the floor and her facial expression shows she is in deep thought.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - DAY
A shot reveals the study, with its door open, where the girl's drawing were.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
A shot reveals the desk, then in a medium shot, the female character the girl had drawn, which now comes to life, showing a sad emotion and one of wonder at why the girl was so sad. The animated girl looks over at the phone on the desk, and runs along the paper to get a better look at what is on the phone. The animated boy follows the animated girl soon after, and the animated girl reads the message on the phone, understanding why the girl is so upset. The animated girl looks back at the animated boy with sadness and he understands even though the animated girl has said nothing, by the sad expression he gives.
INTERIOR. THE KITCHEN - DAY
The bathroom door opens, and a close up of the girl's feet, tilting to see her face, shows she is holding a box of tissues and is about to leave the bathroom.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
A medium long shot shows the drawings, both sitting, looking depressed by the news the girl has received.
INTERIOR. THE KITCHEN - DAY
A mid close up of the girl shows the back of her head, as she rests her head on her hand, where her arm is resting on her elbow, which is on the table. In front of her is the box of tissues she carried out of the bathroom.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
A mid close up of the animated girl shows her still looking depressed, but at that moment, a reafction shot, as her facial expression changes to that of inspiration as she gets an idea. The animated girl looks at the pencil then smiles, at that moment the animated boy notices her readying herself to jump, and as she does she latches onto the pencil lying on the desk, dragging it closer. The animated girl successfully pulls the pencil close enough to hold and the animated boy and girl both share a smile. The the pencil goed from lying flat on the desk to upright, moving around, seemingly being used to draw, although we cannot see what is actually being drawn.
INTERIOR. THE EXTENSION - DAY
A medium shot reveals the girl sitting on a chair with her arms wrapped around her legs. She gets up and walks forward, looks over at a picture, showing her and a boy; the same boy who broke up with her. She looks saddened, and walks up the stairs.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
A shot shows the pencil rolling away from the paper. The animated boy and animated girl look at a stack of bricks.
INTERIOR. THE LOUNGE - DAY
A long shot reveals the girl watching the television in the dark, and a close up shows she is still depressed.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
A long shot sows the animated boy and animated girl working together. They pass bricks, the animated boy lays down cement with a trowel, the animated girl slams a pole into bricks to hold up bricks at another height, and the animated boy waters buds that almost instantly grow into flowers.
EXTERIOR. THE GARDEN - EVENING
An establishing shot shows the sun going down and that now the events that will follow are taking place at night.
INTERIOR. THE LOUNGE - NIGHT
A long shot shows the girl sitting on th floor, in the dark, with her arms wrapped round her legs, and the log burner next to her alight. She checks her watch then proceeds to get up and walk towards the door out of the lounge.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - NIGHT
A long shot shows the girl closing the lounge door.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - NIGHT
A medium shot/reaction shot reveals the animated boy and animated girl look at each other, as they have heard the girl shut the lounge door.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - NIGHT
A medium long shot shows the back of the girl as she ascends the stairs.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - NIGHT
A medium long shot shows the animated boy calling over the animated girl, using a hand gesture.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - NIGHT
A medium shot reveals the girl reaching the top of the stairs.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - NIGHT
A medium shot shows the animated boy and animated girl looking at each other and then holding hands and looking outwards, just as they did when the girl originally drew them.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - NIGHT
A medium shot shows the girl looking at the doorknob to the study. She grabs hold of it and turns it.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - NIGHT
A long shot shows the study door opening and the girl walk in. She sits at her desk, and we see by her facial expression she has noticed something. She picks up her original drawing and we see a smile on her face for the first time since the beginning of the video. We see the original drawing, which has now changed, and had on it the animated boy and animated girl smiling, holding hands, next to many flowers and a supportive message made of drawn brick, saying; "WE LOVE YOU". Then, the music video ends by slowly fading to black.
A medium shot reveals the girl sitting on a chair with her arms wrapped around her legs. She gets up and walks forward, looks over at a picture, showing her and a boy; the same boy who broke up with her. She looks saddened, and walks up the stairs.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
A shot shows the pencil rolling away from the paper. The animated boy and animated girl look at a stack of bricks.
INTERIOR. THE LOUNGE - DAY
A long shot reveals the girl watching the television in the dark, and a close up shows she is still depressed.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - DAY
A long shot sows the animated boy and animated girl working together. They pass bricks, the animated boy lays down cement with a trowel, the animated girl slams a pole into bricks to hold up bricks at another height, and the animated boy waters buds that almost instantly grow into flowers.
EXTERIOR. THE GARDEN - EVENING
An establishing shot shows the sun going down and that now the events that will follow are taking place at night.
INTERIOR. THE LOUNGE - NIGHT
A long shot shows the girl sitting on th floor, in the dark, with her arms wrapped round her legs, and the log burner next to her alight. She checks her watch then proceeds to get up and walk towards the door out of the lounge.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - NIGHT
A long shot shows the girl closing the lounge door.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - NIGHT
A medium shot/reaction shot reveals the animated boy and animated girl look at each other, as they have heard the girl shut the lounge door.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - NIGHT
A medium long shot shows the back of the girl as she ascends the stairs.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - NIGHT
A medium long shot shows the animated boy calling over the animated girl, using a hand gesture.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - NIGHT
A medium shot reveals the girl reaching the top of the stairs.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - NIGHT
A medium shot shows the animated boy and animated girl looking at each other and then holding hands and looking outwards, just as they did when the girl originally drew them.
INTERIOR. THE HALLWAY - NIGHT
A medium shot shows the girl looking at the doorknob to the study. She grabs hold of it and turns it.
INTERIOR. THE STUDY - NIGHT
A long shot shows the study door opening and the girl walk in. She sits at her desk, and we see by her facial expression she has noticed something. She picks up her original drawing and we see a smile on her face for the first time since the beginning of the video. We see the original drawing, which has now changed, and had on it the animated boy and animated girl smiling, holding hands, next to many flowers and a supportive message made of drawn brick, saying; "WE LOVE YOU". Then, the music video ends by slowly fading to black.
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I hope you all enjoy my script for my music video :)
It can really help to picture my music video if it is read it whilst looking at my storyboards :)
I based my script off of the same script format used on the "Ghostbusters II" script, which you can see below. I would also like to express I do not own, nor do I claim to own anything associated with "Ghostbusters II". Also I am not using the script commericially in any way and the only reason I posted a page from it here is for educational purposes. I am simply saying this in case there are any copyright issues to do with putting a page of the script here.
I based my script off of the same script format used on the "Ghostbusters II" script, which you can see below. I would also like to express I do not own, nor do I claim to own anything associated with "Ghostbusters II". Also I am not using the script commericially in any way and the only reason I posted a page from it here is for educational purposes. I am simply saying this in case there are any copyright issues to do with putting a page of the script here.
Anyway everybody, that's all for now :)
Until next time :D
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Pre-Production - Outlining + Discussing my ideas (Moodboard)
Instead of simply putting up a post containing my ideas for the outline of my music video, and then discussing them. I thought it would be a better demonstration of my ideas with a moodboard :)
Below you will see my moodboard that I put together showing and explaining my ideas to do with my music video, please note my moodboard also discusses all the locations and props I will need/be using.
Although you can see my moodboard, even with my HD camera, some of the text is not legible. So for the benefit of those viewing this post I have taken the time to type everything that is on my moodboard, in the sections the text applies to.
In the center is simply the lyrics for the song I have chosen ("Dream Catch Me")
Below you will see my moodboard that I put together showing and explaining my ideas to do with my music video, please note my moodboard also discusses all the locations and props I will need/be using.
Although you can see my moodboard, even with my HD camera, some of the text is not legible. So for the benefit of those viewing this post I have taken the time to type everything that is on my moodboard, in the sections the text applies to.
In the center is simply the lyrics for the song I have chosen ("Dream Catch Me")
Every time I close my eyes... it's you
And I know now who I am
Yeah yeah yeah
And I know now
There's a place I go when I'm alone
Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm falling
That's where I'm going, where are you going
Hold it close, won't let this go
Dream catch me yeah
Dream catch me when I fall
Or else I won't come back at all
You do so much
But you don't know... it's true
And I know now who I am
Yeah yeah yeah
And I know now
There's a place I go when I'm alone
Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm falling
That's where I'm going, where are you going
Hold it close, won't let this go
Dream catch me yeah
Dream catch me when I fall
Or else I won't come back at all
See you as a mountain
a fountain of God
See you as a descant soul
in the setting sun
you as a sound just as silent as none
And I know now who I am
Yeah yeah yeah
And I know now
There's a place I go when I'm alone
Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm falling
That's where I'm going, where are you going
Hold it close, won't let this go
Dream catch me yeah
Dream catch me when I fall
Or else I won't come back at all
You do so much
But you don't know... it's true
And I know now who I am
Yeah yeah yeah
And I know now
There's a place I go when I'm alone
Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm falling
That's where I'm going, where are you going
Hold it close, won't let this go
Dream catch me yeah
Dream catch me when I fall
Or else I won't come back at all
See you as a mountain
a fountain of God
See you as a descant soul
in the setting sun
you as a sound just as silent as none
I'm yours
There's a place I go when I'm alone
Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm falling
There's a place I go when I'm alone
Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm falling
That's where I'm going, where are you going
Hold it close, won't let this go
Dream catch me, yeah
Dream catch me when I fall
Or else I won't come back at all
There's a place I go when I'm alone
Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm falling
There's a place I go when I'm alone
Do anything I want, be anyone I wanna be
But it is us I see
And I cannot believe I'm falling
That's where I'm going, where are you going
Hold it close, won't let this go
Dream catch me, yeah
Dream catch me when I fall
Or else I won't come back at all
In the "Actress" section"
(below the word "actress")
I have considered a number of people I know to play the role of the main character within my music video. I have also made a decision on whom I will be using on the basis of various reasons.
(next to the top left picture)
Georgina Caddy
While Georgina was willing to do the music video there were some difficulties. These included distance between us, as well as the fact she is also doing Media A2, so I did not want to take away her valuable time that she could have spent filming her music video.
(next to the picture slightly to the left)
Isabella Hannah
Isabella, when asked was also willing to take part in my music video. However distance was an issue as well as her choice of A2. Isabella has an incredibly workload with Art, History and English Literature and I will not risk her losing marks in any subject.
(next to the top right picture)
Alexandra Simon-Lewis
Alexandra is the person I have chosen for the role in my music video for a number of reasons. She was willing to take part, does not have exams in January and is not far away so travel is not a problem since I can drive to collect her for the shooting of my music video.
In the "Location" section
(to the right of the word "Location")
The following pictures relate to my likely shooting locations.
(to the right of the picture of an outside of my house)
My home; the easiest place to shoot and it works perfectly for all my ideas i.e. the amount of animation I will include (since I can then work on it anytime because I am constantly in the shooting location).
(to the left of the picture of a desk)
My study; where the music will begin and where all the will take place.
(below the images of my lounge and log burner)
My lounge; this location is only a maybe, although I am really considering using my log burner for a shot that looks both thoughtful and natural (due to the light emanating from it).
below the image of my bathroom)
My bathroom; a location I will use simply because it works well in terms of the story my music video tells.
In the "Inspiration" section
(below the word "Inspiration")
The idea for including animation in my music video began whilst looking at the music video for "Take On Me" by "A-Ha".
(to the right of the still from the "Take On Me" music video)
I have always liked animation and in the past have dabbled in various forms of it. Using animation in my music video will be hard due to time restrictions but it is something I am determined to complete.
(to the left of the 'Newgrounds' logo)
The site I gained my inspiration to do simple characters is 'Newgrounds'.
(the the right of the still from an animation)
'Newgrounds' hosts mainly animators, amongst them is "BarfQuestion", who often draws heartwarming stop-motion animation using very simple drawings; this is where I found the inspiration to use simple cute drawings instead of elaborate ones (such as the ones in the "Take On Me" music video).
(to the right of the 'YouTube' and 'Vimeo' logos)
Websites other than 'Newgrounds' that have given me inspiration include the popular video sharing websites; 'YouTube' and 'Vimeo', since they both contain many music videos, animations and independent films with some really incredible stories behind them.
In the "Story" section
(to the right of the word "Story")
The idea behind the story is a typical boy-girl relationship. The boy breaks up with the girl via text (making us side with the poor, hurt girl). The girl is hurt and in her absence her drawings come to life to console her over her recent, painful break-up. I wanted to give the story in the music video a heartwarming feel, which is why I felt simple, cute animation could achieve this. If I hadn't used animation I would've used a young boy actor to pose as a sibling who makes their sister feel better in some way, although I don't have access to a young male actor.
In the "Mise-en-scene" section
(to the right of the word "Mise-en-scene")
I have talked about location that I will be shooting in separately to this, as in the kind of places that will be seen within the frames of my shots. So here I will be talking about the props involved within the music video, as well as the kind of clothing the star (a girl) of my music video will be wearing. Also the type of lighting I will be using within my music video.
(to the left of the images of clothing and above the images of makeup)
In terms of costume, I wanted to go for clothing that would be considered normal, everyday clothes with perhaps a hint of "indie" style thrown in. This meant choosing slothing that wasn't high end or glamorous, dark or depressing, or far too formal. I chose clothing such as jeans, baseball boots, a beanie, a jumper/check shirt, a few accessories such as bracelets and if I choose not to use shoes, perhaps some colourful socks. Because I wanted the main character within the music video to appear quite ordinary, I would probably use no/very little makeup, although if I do use some it won't stand out, it will be along the lines of powders and foundations to just give my actress a clear look to their skin i.e. their face.
(to the left of the images of props)
In terms of props my music video actually will not contain an incredibly vast amount. The props will include the phone the girl in the music video uses, the pencil that creates some of the animations that come to life, the piece of paper the animations are on (since the star interacts with it), and finally tissues that the girl will use since she will be crying. It is unlikely, though not impossible, that I will need to use any props other than these.
(between the images of lighting)
In terms of lighting I will be trying to achieve a very natural style of lighting to my music video. I will therefore be aiming for high-key lighting. I am seriously considering shooting during both day and night, and if that is the case I will use open curtains to allow for natural sunlight in the day. At night however I will use room lights to make the lighting natural (i.e. of a normal house at night, this may have to be achieved though through three-point-lighting which will allow the star, and environment they are in to be seen more clearly.
(below the image of fire)
During shooting at night I want to use my log burner to create a warm, orange lighting effect on the sad main character of the story, since I think it will work quite well.
In the "Animation" section
(below the word "Animation")
These are all simply ideas I may use, as I want animation to play a large part in my music video.)
(to the left of the image of a stickman)
"Pivot" - a basic animation program which is free to download. If I do use this, instead of directly inserting the animation I will record the animation in progress on my monitor to simulate it happening in real time.
(to the right of the yellow stick note)
The idea behind the yellow sticky notes is that they will come to life. The words would separate and the letters would move to form a supportive message for the main character in the music video.
I may/probably will not use this idea for 2 reasons, 1, it is going to be incredibly time consuming (even more so than regular animation). 2, it will be incredibly troublesome to actually animate since keeping track of which letters have moved where would be very hard to do.
(to the right of the simple drawing of the boy and girl)
This is my favourite idea, a simple hand drawn animation that I would incorporate into the music video through multiple pictures taken on a high definition camera.
(below the image of a stickman)
Originally I has considered spending much more time drawing more detailed characters, although nearly immediately I reconsidered as I knew I would have to produce many drawings in a limited time frame, so instead of the kind of detail seen in animation such as they type used in the music video "Take On Me" by "A-Ha", I decided to go with a more cute and sweet style through the simple drawings, such as my favourite example (seen on the right). <---the direction here referred to the hand drawn image of the boy and girl.
(below the word "actress")
I have considered a number of people I know to play the role of the main character within my music video. I have also made a decision on whom I will be using on the basis of various reasons.
(next to the top left picture)
Georgina Caddy
While Georgina was willing to do the music video there were some difficulties. These included distance between us, as well as the fact she is also doing Media A2, so I did not want to take away her valuable time that she could have spent filming her music video.
(next to the picture slightly to the left)
Isabella Hannah
Isabella, when asked was also willing to take part in my music video. However distance was an issue as well as her choice of A2. Isabella has an incredibly workload with Art, History and English Literature and I will not risk her losing marks in any subject.
(next to the top right picture)
Alexandra Simon-Lewis
Alexandra is the person I have chosen for the role in my music video for a number of reasons. She was willing to take part, does not have exams in January and is not far away so travel is not a problem since I can drive to collect her for the shooting of my music video.
In the "Location" section
(to the right of the word "Location")
The following pictures relate to my likely shooting locations.
(to the right of the picture of an outside of my house)
My home; the easiest place to shoot and it works perfectly for all my ideas i.e. the amount of animation I will include (since I can then work on it anytime because I am constantly in the shooting location).
(to the left of the picture of a desk)
My study; where the music will begin and where all the will take place.
(below the images of my lounge and log burner)
My lounge; this location is only a maybe, although I am really considering using my log burner for a shot that looks both thoughtful and natural (due to the light emanating from it).
below the image of my bathroom)
My bathroom; a location I will use simply because it works well in terms of the story my music video tells.
In the "Inspiration" section
(below the word "Inspiration")
The idea for including animation in my music video began whilst looking at the music video for "Take On Me" by "A-Ha".
(to the right of the still from the "Take On Me" music video)
I have always liked animation and in the past have dabbled in various forms of it. Using animation in my music video will be hard due to time restrictions but it is something I am determined to complete.
(to the left of the 'Newgrounds' logo)
The site I gained my inspiration to do simple characters is 'Newgrounds'.
(the the right of the still from an animation)
'Newgrounds' hosts mainly animators, amongst them is "BarfQuestion", who often draws heartwarming stop-motion animation using very simple drawings; this is where I found the inspiration to use simple cute drawings instead of elaborate ones (such as the ones in the "Take On Me" music video).
(to the right of the 'YouTube' and 'Vimeo' logos)
Websites other than 'Newgrounds' that have given me inspiration include the popular video sharing websites; 'YouTube' and 'Vimeo', since they both contain many music videos, animations and independent films with some really incredible stories behind them.
In the "Story" section
(to the right of the word "Story")
The idea behind the story is a typical boy-girl relationship. The boy breaks up with the girl via text (making us side with the poor, hurt girl). The girl is hurt and in her absence her drawings come to life to console her over her recent, painful break-up. I wanted to give the story in the music video a heartwarming feel, which is why I felt simple, cute animation could achieve this. If I hadn't used animation I would've used a young boy actor to pose as a sibling who makes their sister feel better in some way, although I don't have access to a young male actor.
In the "Mise-en-scene" section
(to the right of the word "Mise-en-scene")
I have talked about location that I will be shooting in separately to this, as in the kind of places that will be seen within the frames of my shots. So here I will be talking about the props involved within the music video, as well as the kind of clothing the star (a girl) of my music video will be wearing. Also the type of lighting I will be using within my music video.
(to the left of the images of clothing and above the images of makeup)
In terms of costume, I wanted to go for clothing that would be considered normal, everyday clothes with perhaps a hint of "indie" style thrown in. This meant choosing slothing that wasn't high end or glamorous, dark or depressing, or far too formal. I chose clothing such as jeans, baseball boots, a beanie, a jumper/check shirt, a few accessories such as bracelets and if I choose not to use shoes, perhaps some colourful socks. Because I wanted the main character within the music video to appear quite ordinary, I would probably use no/very little makeup, although if I do use some it won't stand out, it will be along the lines of powders and foundations to just give my actress a clear look to their skin i.e. their face.
(to the left of the images of props)
In terms of props my music video actually will not contain an incredibly vast amount. The props will include the phone the girl in the music video uses, the pencil that creates some of the animations that come to life, the piece of paper the animations are on (since the star interacts with it), and finally tissues that the girl will use since she will be crying. It is unlikely, though not impossible, that I will need to use any props other than these.
(between the images of lighting)
In terms of lighting I will be trying to achieve a very natural style of lighting to my music video. I will therefore be aiming for high-key lighting. I am seriously considering shooting during both day and night, and if that is the case I will use open curtains to allow for natural sunlight in the day. At night however I will use room lights to make the lighting natural (i.e. of a normal house at night, this may have to be achieved though through three-point-lighting which will allow the star, and environment they are in to be seen more clearly.
(below the image of fire)
During shooting at night I want to use my log burner to create a warm, orange lighting effect on the sad main character of the story, since I think it will work quite well.
In the "Animation" section
(below the word "Animation")
These are all simply ideas I may use, as I want animation to play a large part in my music video.)
(to the left of the image of a stickman)
"Pivot" - a basic animation program which is free to download. If I do use this, instead of directly inserting the animation I will record the animation in progress on my monitor to simulate it happening in real time.
(to the right of the yellow stick note)
The idea behind the yellow sticky notes is that they will come to life. The words would separate and the letters would move to form a supportive message for the main character in the music video.
I may/probably will not use this idea for 2 reasons, 1, it is going to be incredibly time consuming (even more so than regular animation). 2, it will be incredibly troublesome to actually animate since keeping track of which letters have moved where would be very hard to do.
(to the right of the simple drawing of the boy and girl)
This is my favourite idea, a simple hand drawn animation that I would incorporate into the music video through multiple pictures taken on a high definition camera.
(below the image of a stickman)
Originally I has considered spending much more time drawing more detailed characters, although nearly immediately I reconsidered as I knew I would have to produce many drawings in a limited time frame, so instead of the kind of detail seen in animation such as they type used in the music video "Take On Me" by "A-Ha", I decided to go with a more cute and sweet style through the simple drawings, such as my favourite example (seen on the right). <---the direction here referred to the hand drawn image of the boy and girl.
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This concludes my post on outlining and discussing my ideas for my music video. Please remember this post also covers outlining and discussing my ideas on the story and discusses the location and props I will need/be using, which are tasks for the pre-production of my music video.
So, until next time everyone :D
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Pre-Production - My Storyboard
I have now drawn up a complete storyboard to do with my music video, which can be seen below.
I have also provided a full list of shots relating to each frame. The reason behind why I put the list of shots on here instead of on the storyboard is I was worried about the amount of space under each frame and also that my handwriting may not be legible due to the scanner.
I want to make note of a few things though. First, the shots I have named for each frame are those that I see are most appropriate, for example on sheet 3 the middle left and middle center frame are said to be establishing shot simply because they show you the music video is bringing the viewer back to another location (even though it is within the house). Second, some of the shots I have listed are actually edits and movements, simply because in some frames the star is not present and these edits and movements are happening within the frame, so I thought it worth mentioning them. Third, I have used terms for shots, such as close up and long shot, for the animated characters as well as the star within the music video, simply because it allows me to tell what kind of shot is happening in the frame and the drawings do resemble basic anatomy so I can actually list the shots being used on them. Finally, I want to make sure that it is known that technically every shot used on the animation characters is a bird's eye view shot, since I will be taking pictures of my drawing from directly above, I chose to mention this here as, if I listed it to the frames people may get confused and think it is a bird's eye view shot because the drawing is drawn in that way and it isn't the actual camera placement.
TL (top left): long shot
TC (top centre): mid close up
TR (top right): point of view shot/action match (edit)
ML (middle left): mid close up
MC (middle centre): mid close up
MR (middle right): point of view shot/eyeline match (edit)/action match (edit)
BL (bottom left): mid close up
BC (bottom centre): mid close up/reaction shot
BR (bottom right): action match (edit)
TL: action match (edit)
TC: medium long shot
TR: medium long shot
ML: action match (edit)
MC: zoom in (movement)
MR: long shot/zoom in (movement)
BL: long shot/zoom in (movement)
BC: medium shot
BR: medium shot/pan right (movement)
TL: medium shot
TC: action match (edit)
TR: mid close up
ML: establishing shot
MC: establishing shot
MR: medium shot
BL: medium shot
BC: point of view shot/eyeline match (edit)
BR: long shot
ML: close up/tilt up (edit)
MC: medium long shot
MR: mid close up
BL: mid close up
BC: eyeline match (edit)
BR: mid close up/reaction shot
TR: action match (edit)
ML: action match (edit)
MC: medium shot
MR:medium long shot
BL: eyeline match (edit)
BC: mid close up/reaction shot
BR: medium shot
TL: establishing shot
TC: medium long shot/action match (edit)
TR: long shot
ML: close up
MC: long shot
MR: long shot
BL: long shot
BC: long shot
BR: establishing shot
TL: long shot
TC: medium shot
TR: medium long shot
ML: long shot
MC: long shot
MR: action match (edit)
BL: medium shot/reaction shot
BC: medium long shot
BR: medium long shot
TL: medium shot
TC: medium shot
TR: medium shot
ML: action match (edit)
MC: long shot
MR: mid close up
BL: mid close up
BC: mid close up
BR: point of view shot
These of course outline all the shots that will take place within my music video as well as for how long the shot will be and during which specific part of the song. By following this from start to finish, filming then editing my music video together should run smoothly (definitely more smoothly than if I hadn't planned for how long each shot last and through which specific part of the song at least).
That concludes this post guys and girls :)
See you all next time! :D
I have also provided a full list of shots relating to each frame. The reason behind why I put the list of shots on here instead of on the storyboard is I was worried about the amount of space under each frame and also that my handwriting may not be legible due to the scanner.
I want to make note of a few things though. First, the shots I have named for each frame are those that I see are most appropriate, for example on sheet 3 the middle left and middle center frame are said to be establishing shot simply because they show you the music video is bringing the viewer back to another location (even though it is within the house). Second, some of the shots I have listed are actually edits and movements, simply because in some frames the star is not present and these edits and movements are happening within the frame, so I thought it worth mentioning them. Third, I have used terms for shots, such as close up and long shot, for the animated characters as well as the star within the music video, simply because it allows me to tell what kind of shot is happening in the frame and the drawings do resemble basic anatomy so I can actually list the shots being used on them. Finally, I want to make sure that it is known that technically every shot used on the animation characters is a bird's eye view shot, since I will be taking pictures of my drawing from directly above, I chose to mention this here as, if I listed it to the frames people may get confused and think it is a bird's eye view shot because the drawing is drawn in that way and it isn't the actual camera placement.
TC (top centre): mid close up
TR (top right): point of view shot/action match (edit)
ML (middle left): mid close up
MC (middle centre): mid close up
MR (middle right): point of view shot/eyeline match (edit)/action match (edit)
BL (bottom left): mid close up
BC (bottom centre): mid close up/reaction shot
BR (bottom right): action match (edit)
TC: medium long shot
TR: medium long shot
ML: action match (edit)
MC: zoom in (movement)
MR: long shot/zoom in (movement)
BL: long shot/zoom in (movement)
BC: medium shot
BR: medium shot/pan right (movement)
TC: action match (edit)
TR: mid close up
ML: establishing shot
MC: establishing shot
MR: medium shot
BL: medium shot
BC: point of view shot/eyeline match (edit)
BR: long shot
TL: long shot
TC: point of view shot
TR: medium shot/reaction shotML: close up/tilt up (edit)
MC: medium long shot
MR: mid close up
BL: mid close up
BC: eyeline match (edit)
BR: mid close up/reaction shot
TL: long shot
TC: action match (edit)TR: action match (edit)
ML: action match (edit)
MC: medium shot
MR:medium long shot
BL: eyeline match (edit)
BC: mid close up/reaction shot
BR: medium shot
TC: medium long shot/action match (edit)
TR: long shot
ML: close up
MC: long shot
MR: long shot
BL: long shot
BC: long shot
BR: establishing shot
TC: medium shot
TR: medium long shot
ML: long shot
MC: long shot
MR: action match (edit)
BL: medium shot/reaction shot
BC: medium long shot
BR: medium long shot
TC: medium shot
TR: medium shot
ML: action match (edit)
MC: long shot
MR: mid close up
BL: mid close up
BC: mid close up
BR: point of view shot
These of course outline all the shots that will take place within my music video as well as for how long the shot will be and during which specific part of the song. By following this from start to finish, filming then editing my music video together should run smoothly (definitely more smoothly than if I hadn't planned for how long each shot last and through which specific part of the song at least).
That concludes this post guys and girls :)
See you all next time! :D
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