Wednesday 4 February 2009
Shoot Five - Analysis
After much debating we realised that we did infact need more performance footage, so a final final shoot was in order. this shoot only took 20 minutes or so, but it went really well as we literally spent the whole twenty minutes filming rather than faffing around. and filming me singing the entire song was also really useful as we can take clippings from it to fill any minor gaps we may have. we now definitely have everything we need and it shou8ld all slot into place nicely. i also put most of it together we just need will to crack on with the effects! good effort lads.
Thursday 29 January 2009
Shoot Four Analysis - Narrative
The narrative shot went fantastically, although there was only two out of three of us being there we managed to get all of our scenes done in one afternoon, thankfully the venue we had (i.e. pizza hut car park) offered many different locations (also aided in mise-en-scene because of the graffiti typical to the underground culture) so we could film in different places within the car park and look like completeley different places. Thankfully I didnt start corpsing which has been a problem with other actors within our video meaning that we only had to take one or 2 takes for each shot meaning that more footage could be filmed therefore less shoots were required.
Tuesday 27 January 2009
Shoot 3 - Analysis
Our third and final performance shoot went really well. we found ourselves a new drummer meaning we could finally do shots of our whole band together. we got some really good shots and angles on the drummer, and he put forward some of his own ideas. now with two people able to manage the lights and cameras at all times, the filming was so much easier and we could get lots more footage and the whole session flowed really well and everything we wanted got done really quickly. everyone worked well together as a team and we were all listening to each others input and not arguing etc. moreover, everyone enjoyed themselves and there seemed to be less pressure on everyone. so overall it was a great success and showed us that filming isnt really that difficult once we put our minds to it.
Tuesday 20 January 2009
Second Shoot - Analysis
after filming our second set of shots upstairs in the drama studio we have realised that we need a new drummer as hoose is perhaps the worst drummer i have ever seen! the singing shots have improved dramatically and i think that we have got the majority of our shots needed for the lead singer during the performance parts of the video. unfortunately dubery was not at school today so we could not get more of his supreme guitaring skills. hopefully all of us will be available for the next shoot on friday and we will have a new drummer! the shoot today went very well in my opinion especially with the third member of our group present that really helped as we could do some band shots.
Thursday 15 January 2009
Shoot 1- footage analysis
As I have only seen the footage today because I was unable to attend the shoot, it was clear that we all need to be there to make sure that the whole group knows what kind of style the video is actually set in.
As I was made to believe that the performance shots were going to be filmed in a brighter room, i believe than we now need to consider changing location, some band shots that were taken i believe are good, however the singing is not, the part that was filmed that was intended to be performance and i am beggining to wonder if they even consulted the storyboard before filming!
Also we were meant to be filming the chorus and there was only one shot from one angle of the singer?? If you look at the storyboard there are a combination of different close-ups mid shots. we are going to have to film the chorus again because there is nothing that we can use from the first shoot!!! terrible effort
As I was made to believe that the performance shots were going to be filmed in a brighter room, i believe than we now need to consider changing location, some band shots that were taken i believe are good, however the singing is not, the part that was filmed that was intended to be performance and i am beggining to wonder if they even consulted the storyboard before filming!
Also we were meant to be filming the chorus and there was only one shot from one angle of the singer?? If you look at the storyboard there are a combination of different close-ups mid shots. we are going to have to film the chorus again because there is nothing that we can use from the first shoot!!! terrible effort
Wednesday 14 January 2009
First Shoot - Analysis
from our groups first shoot today, we again learnt that the task in hand is not going to be as easy as first thought. the lighting was difficult to arrange correctly, and as one of our group members could not make the shoot for personal reasons, the shoot was therefore more difficult to film with a member of the crew missing. we also found out that it is practically impossible to film the shoots exactly as they are in the storyboard, and that it is better to get a longer clip of the same shot, aswell as from different angles. this also helps as we found that we needed more shots in the video.
Monday 12 January 2009
Call Sheets
- A call sheet is a slip of paper that is filled in before a shoot is taking place.
- This slip includes the location of all the shots, what shot number it is in correspondence to the storyboard, the cast & crew list, including appropriate contact details. Other details also include technical notes, and what prop and equipment will be used.
- The responsibility of the call sheet lays in the hands of the producer, he/she must make sure that they are kept safe and are correct at all times, and followed appropriately.
- We will use a call sheet in the same way it is used in the industry, and it will help our planning considerably as it’s a guideline to follow and when were out and about on location we will have our pre-written instructions at hand.
- This slip includes the location of all the shots, what shot number it is in correspondence to the storyboard, the cast & crew list, including appropriate contact details. Other details also include technical notes, and what prop and equipment will be used.
- The responsibility of the call sheet lays in the hands of the producer, he/she must make sure that they are kept safe and are correct at all times, and followed appropriately.
- We will use a call sheet in the same way it is used in the industry, and it will help our planning considerably as it’s a guideline to follow and when were out and about on location we will have our pre-written instructions at hand.
Animatic evaluation - Mikey
Animatic Evaluation
- As a group, we fashioned an animatic storyboard for our music video to facilitate us to see how well our storyboard and ideas integrated with the music. This involved first of all, drawing a storyboard by hand with all the different shots involved in the video, deciding on angles, distances and the length of the shot, as well as everything that is happening in the shot. The drawn storyboard was then filmed, each shot for a minimum of 5-10 seconds to help with the editing. The video was then uploaded onto a programme called Premiere Elements for editing.
- The animatic storyboard has been edited in time to the music. However, we found it very difficult to get the shots perfectly timed. The lyrics are very clear and present obvious images in the listeners head. This meant that the cuts have to be perfectly time with no or little margin for error. There was a lot of alteration needed during the editing, as there are a few shots that last for only 1 or 2 seconds, yet they had to be filmed for at least 5. An alternative way of producing the animatic which may have been simpler, would be to film and edit the animatic shot by shot, or a couple of shots at a time, rather than filming the whole thing at once. This is because when a shot is stretched etc, the music then becomes out of sync. After completing the animatic, we realised that we needed a few more shots, both from the narrative and of the performance side to the video. This was blatant as the shots seemed to last for way too long and the animatic became slightly tedious and dreary. We did not have enough different angles, especially of the band performance itself, so several more performance shots were added into the animatic.
- We had some slight problems with during the storyboard as none of the group are particularly good artists. This meant that the drawings were not very good and it can be difficult to work out what is happening in each shot. The filming of frames was an easy task as it only needed one person to do and didn’t take very long.
- In conclusion, drawing a storyboard and then turning it into an animatic has dramatically helped us as a group. It has given us some practice at using the programme we will be using for editing our actual video, as well as allowing us to consider different aspects of making the music video. Moreover, we now realise the work will be a more complicated task then originally thought.
- As a group, we fashioned an animatic storyboard for our music video to facilitate us to see how well our storyboard and ideas integrated with the music. This involved first of all, drawing a storyboard by hand with all the different shots involved in the video, deciding on angles, distances and the length of the shot, as well as everything that is happening in the shot. The drawn storyboard was then filmed, each shot for a minimum of 5-10 seconds to help with the editing. The video was then uploaded onto a programme called Premiere Elements for editing.
- The animatic storyboard has been edited in time to the music. However, we found it very difficult to get the shots perfectly timed. The lyrics are very clear and present obvious images in the listeners head. This meant that the cuts have to be perfectly time with no or little margin for error. There was a lot of alteration needed during the editing, as there are a few shots that last for only 1 or 2 seconds, yet they had to be filmed for at least 5. An alternative way of producing the animatic which may have been simpler, would be to film and edit the animatic shot by shot, or a couple of shots at a time, rather than filming the whole thing at once. This is because when a shot is stretched etc, the music then becomes out of sync. After completing the animatic, we realised that we needed a few more shots, both from the narrative and of the performance side to the video. This was blatant as the shots seemed to last for way too long and the animatic became slightly tedious and dreary. We did not have enough different angles, especially of the band performance itself, so several more performance shots were added into the animatic.
- We had some slight problems with during the storyboard as none of the group are particularly good artists. This meant that the drawings were not very good and it can be difficult to work out what is happening in each shot. The filming of frames was an easy task as it only needed one person to do and didn’t take very long.
- In conclusion, drawing a storyboard and then turning it into an animatic has dramatically helped us as a group. It has given us some practice at using the programme we will be using for editing our actual video, as well as allowing us to consider different aspects of making the music video. Moreover, we now realise the work will be a more complicated task then originally thought.
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