Tuesday 30 November 2010
Departures and No Arrivals:
Not long ago saw the departure of Tom Bowers. Three minds then transfomed into two as it was clear the group arrangement wasn't working. The storyboard is now looking a lot less artictic, but we continue to move forward.
Storyboard:
Its the 29th November 2010 and the storyboard is now complete ready to be uploaded soon.
Thursday 25 November 2010
Story Board Notes and Inspiration:
ITS THE 25TH NOVEMBER AND THE STORYBOARD IS ALMOST COMPLETE. SEPARATE SHEETS THAT ONCE SEEMED UNCOORDINATED NOW COMBINE CHRONOLOGICALLY INTO MANY SHEETS IN A MUSICAL TIMELINE.
Storyboard:
There are three parts to the song: the 20 second introduction, the first verse, the chours, the second verse and the chours followed by an ending. The ending shots are yet uncertain. In the introduction The first shot will be of a rising sun to represent a new day, which cuts between a shot of a busy street adding to the 'new dawn, new day' prefered reading. The sun rooted firmly in the sky connotes that the new day that has begun and yesterday has gone.
There are three parts to the song: the 20 second introduction, the first verse, the chours, the second verse and the chours followed by an ending. The ending shots are yet uncertain. In the introduction The first shot will be of a rising sun to represent a new day, which cuts between a shot of a busy street adding to the 'new dawn, new day' prefered reading. The sun rooted firmly in the sky connotes that the new day that has begun and yesterday has gone.
In the first verse there is a jump cut of the protagonist walking down many corridoors to connote the repetitiveness of his working life. There are then several medium shots of him working at his computer, separated by close up shots of a fast forwarding clock to connote time going by. This is then followed by a high angle shot of the protagionist slouched in his chair and a rotation to connote the craziness he feels.
In the chorus he is slouchiong watching TV in slow motion while his friends dance sped up around him. This connotes his lack of interst in everything. The fast cuts of him 'relaxing' and him at his desk connote the lack of intersting activity in his life.
In the chorus he is slouchiong watching TV in slow motion while his friends dance sped up around him. This connotes his lack of interst in everything. The fast cuts of him 'relaxing' and him at his desk connote the lack of intersting activity in his life.
The second verse shows a shot reverse shot of him working and sending emails to link to the lyrics 'every letter i deliver.' The lack of variation in the clip shows the lack of variation in the proytagonist's life. There is a shot of the protagonist shaving, the half shaven face connoting his unkept mental state versus his 'smiley days.'
The Pistola Kicks song has a rather depressing theme: the lack of satisfaction and variety in a working man's life. We thought an office job suited this perfectly, hence an office man he bacame. Monotone, washed out colours have been chosen for our music video because they reflect this tone very well. A music video of a similar genre that uses this colouring for the same effect is 'When the Sun Goes Down' by Artic Monkeys.
Inspiration: 'For Unknown Reasons' by The Killers
Once again this music video by The Killers has a western theme which explains the chosen mise-en-scene. This includes costumes and locations. Our song won't suit this theme but this does not mean this music video cannot inspire us. With a monotone colouring this music video is quite similar to how ours would be, shots have been layered in an experimental style by making the band move with the ever changing western background image. I like this along with the experimental style slow motion/sped up walking shots at 01:26 - 01:35. There are lots of performance and narrative shots, only these are linked as the band are also the narrative. The whole band and the vocalist are also singing, this is atypical for an Indie music video. However, there are few individual shots through which means the media text lacks variety. I like these effects and features and they could suit our music video too.
The Pistola Kicks song has a rather depressing theme: the lack of satisfaction and variety in a working man's life. We thought an office job suited this perfectly, hence an office man he bacame. Monotone, washed out colours have been chosen for our music video because they reflect this tone very well. A music video of a similar genre that uses this colouring for the same effect is 'When the Sun Goes Down' by Artic Monkeys.
Inspiration: 'For Unknown Reasons' by The Killers
Once again this music video by The Killers has a western theme which explains the chosen mise-en-scene. This includes costumes and locations. Our song won't suit this theme but this does not mean this music video cannot inspire us. With a monotone colouring this music video is quite similar to how ours would be, shots have been layered in an experimental style by making the band move with the ever changing western background image. I like this along with the experimental style slow motion/sped up walking shots at 01:26 - 01:35. There are lots of performance and narrative shots, only these are linked as the band are also the narrative. The whole band and the vocalist are also singing, this is atypical for an Indie music video. However, there are few individual shots through which means the media text lacks variety. I like these effects and features and they could suit our music video too.
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Practice Editing Techniques:
AFTER WATCHING THE HIGH GRADED 'VIXENS - VOODOO CHILD' MUSIC VIDEO WE WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY OUT SOME OF THEIR EDITING EFFECTS OURSELVES. THE FOUR SPLIT SCREEN (1:04) WAS CHOSEN. THIS IS A VERY EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE WHICH WE MAY CONSIDER USING IN OUR MUSIC VIDEO.
We filmed four people (Me, Tom, Dave and Ewan) looking in different directions in the hope that each clip would fit perfectly in a four clipped screen. This was not successful because Ewan was the only one who kept looking in the same direction for a long time, the rest of us moved making the clips much shorter and harder to edit. Added to this, the original shots included our shoulders but when they entered the timeline only our heads were shown. this was fine until we realized we needed a freeze-frame at the end of each clip to make the four clips stay on the same screen while the other person moved. When we made the freeze-frame it was exactly the same as the clip should be. This looked weired. When we tried to crop the clip it didn't work to the effect that we had planned.
We could still use this technique in our music video though. To make sure this doesn't happen again we will make the clip last longer and hope the footage doesn't go weired again. However, through this experience we learnt that one clip can be expanded to slowly fill the screen and disappear. We could use this technique in our music video too.
We filmed four people (Me, Tom, Dave and Ewan) looking in different directions in the hope that each clip would fit perfectly in a four clipped screen. This was not successful because Ewan was the only one who kept looking in the same direction for a long time, the rest of us moved making the clips much shorter and harder to edit. Added to this, the original shots included our shoulders but when they entered the timeline only our heads were shown. this was fine until we realized we needed a freeze-frame at the end of each clip to make the four clips stay on the same screen while the other person moved. When we made the freeze-frame it was exactly the same as the clip should be. This looked weired. When we tried to crop the clip it didn't work to the effect that we had planned.
We could still use this technique in our music video though. To make sure this doesn't happen again we will make the clip last longer and hope the footage doesn't go weired again. However, through this experience we learnt that one clip can be expanded to slowly fill the screen and disappear. We could use this technique in our music video too.
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