Images For Our Digipak

 

This is the image that we are going to be using for our front image on the digipak. We want to use this image because it has both the main characters in it, and also there is a large space for where the writing would fit very well. Before we put this image on to the digipak we are going to edit it and crop it to the correct size.

This image is going to be used for the back cover of our digipak. We came up with this idea because we wanted to keep what we have done on the front cover of using both characters, but make it more fitting for a back cover. This is when we came up with this idea of them both walking into a dark tunnel.

For the image that would be behind the disk we decided to use this image that we took whilst we were at weald park. We wanted to use this image because of the amazing back drop which is very appealing to the eye. By having it in the middle of the digipak would make it very appealing for when the user opens the digipak. It was also a great way of showing who the artist is by having him on his own in a picture on the inside of the digipak.

These are the three main images that the user will see and we are also going to add the following pictures in to make it professional looking and interesting to look at.

Location- Weald country park

Weald Park- This was the first location we decided to film at, we chose to film here because we wanted to incorporate the forest into our video. When we brainstormed ideas we really liked the idea of filming in a forest and this was the closest one for all of us to get to. It is looked after the council therefore we knew it was going to be clean with little to no hazards. We were able to get lots of shots here over a number of days. We filmed over a number of days so we were able to get the best lighting that fit with out video. At weald park there was so many different places to film with different features that helped to make our video to be identifiable by the genre. Due to it being very close to the school it meant if we had problems with some of the shots we could go back there too re film them with ease. This would also make sure we had the best shots possible.

 

Location- Butterfly Meadows

Butterfly Meadows- This was another one of our location where we filmed, and it was a very quiet and natural place. It was a large field which had a number of hand built from wood tunnels and tepees. This was a very good location for us to film at because it fit our genre very well and it also helped to portray the image of our artist and his personality. We got a number of shots here but when we got back to school we were not happy with them. This was due to the lighting being to bright and some errors were made when filming. Therefore we went back another day when it was a lot darker and we re-filmed the shots we needed to. Due to this being a very quiet area as well, we didn't have any problems with people being at butterfly meadows so we were able to take our time to make sure the shots we got were as good as we could get for our ability.

Location- Bobbys House

 

Bobby's House- The reason we filmed at Bobby's house was because he had a cabin in his garden which had sofas, tables and other things that would make very natural shots. This would help to break up the outside shots and be very interesting for the audience. The location was very close to other areas that we wanted to film in so this was a very convenient place to film, and we didn't have to get permission from anyone to film, unlike some of the other location we have filmed in.

Locations- Brentwood Skate Park

Brentwood Skate Park- We chose this for one of the locations for our music video because we felt this would fit very well for our genre of indie. When you think of indie you picture people skateboarding and bmxing. However we didn't actually want to incorporate skateboarding and bmxing into our video as we wanted it to be based around the two main actors. Therefore we used the location to still give of the sense of skateboarding. We had to make sure we went early to the skate park due to it getting very busy in the afternoon which would mean we would not of been able to film. By going early we were sure to have no skaters or bmxers and the lighting would fit very well with the rest of the shots we had.

Font Ideas For Digipak

For our digipak it required us to choose a font that would be suitable for the artists name and the song that we were singing, on the front of the digipak. Firstly we brain stormed a number of ideas that we had so we had an idea of what we were aiming to go for. After this I used 1001fonts.com to pick a number of different fonts relating to our brain storm. And the above image was a number of font that I put together. After doing so we are going to ask a number of students which they prefer, and what they think is most suited for our genre of music video. This would very much help us choose the best font possible.

Digipak Layout

A digipak is a type of packaging for CDs or DVDs, typically made from cardboard with an internal plastic holder for one or more discs.

This was very important to research because if we didn't we would not know how many images would be necessary in order to make complete digipak. It also shows us what images would be needed so we could then decide what we want for the front cover, back cover etc. The dimensions of the digipak is also very important because when it comes to making it, we know exactly what size to crop our image to in order for it to fit correctly with the CD disk.

From looking at this layout we can now go ahead and take our pictures and start combining it all together to finally make a fully working digipak for our artist.

Weather Updates

During this week we wanted to start creating our digipak and get the last few shots needed for our video. As the weather would be vital for a good photo we looked at the weather for the days we could film before we committed to going. As our genre is indie which portrays quite a natural feel we were not worried if it was cloudy out, but we were worried if it was raining or snowing. And from the three days above Wednesday was our best choice to film. This being as it was only cloudy and there was little to no wind at all. This meant we didn't have to worry about our shots being ruined by a sudden gust of wind or rain. We were planning to add filters to our photos therefore we were looking mainly for the days were it wasn't raining. As we didn't manage to complete both tasks in the time we had we also used Thursday to finish the shots. Thursday was also cloudy so that was fine, however there was some wind which did ruin some of shots. This meant we had too re-do them a couple of times until we were happy with what we had.

Creating Our Artists Image

By creating this spider diagram of what we want our artist to be like, this will make it much easier for us to then interpret this into our music video. We will be able to choose the clothes, props and determine how he will act throughout the music video. This should make it easier also for the audience to identify the personality of our artist. For instance he is going to be a laid back artist so we can base his acting around that. So we will make sure the actor isn't up tight and anxious about performing, we will make him look natural and very calm throughout. This will make it much easier for what our artist is going to be wearing as well, because we have a image in mind and we can adapt the outfit to fit with that. His inspirations will also affect his style because he may have a certain way of singing/playing guitar so we can also put this into the video.

The Props We Used

The main prop that we wanted to use throughout our music video was a guitar. The reasons for this was because we wanted to keep it quite basic by not using to many props, and also the song being mainly guitar in the background we wanted to portray this in our music video. During our video we used both of the above guitars. The reason for this is we wanted to show how the days were changing with the different settings of where we filmed. We felt if we used the same guitar it would say we filmed it all in one day. But by using a different guitar also and interchanging between the two, shows the differing of days. Both of the guitars belonged to two members in our group, meaning is wasn't a problem when we needed to use the guitar for filming. The guitar really helped to portray our genre to the audience as guitars in the indie genre are used a lot.

Ideas for locations

When we remake the video to James Bay - When we were on fire we want to make it as accurate to the lyrics as possible, he talks about fire a lot so we thought it would be a good idea to have a guitar being played around a campfire on a beach. This will be shown similar to a flashback in the video, showing the past that the boy misses what he use to have with his girlfriend as that is what we feel the lyrics suggest. Sitting around the campfire as a group can show that what they had was 'On fire' as he puts it.

Thorndon Park is a good location for us to film because the scenery is a nice place to walk. Suggesting that when we film the girl and the boy can be holding hands with the camera shot behind them. Again this will be a flashback because the majority of the song is about how the boy used to be with the girl and that they are losing what they had, so we could film them walking around the park and the girl slowly fading away.

As a group we said that Southend-on-sea was a very suitable place to film part of our song. The reasoning for this is because it has a lot of good scenery that would fit the genre of the song. The beach is perfect for our video as the guitar can be played with all of our actors sitting around the campfire and then the next shot can be of the waves crashing or slowly coming in. Southend also has arcades along the beach side which will represent how much fun the boy and girls relationship used to be.

This is a picture of a hill over looking fields and landscape in the distance. There is a hill pretty much the same as this at Thorndon Park which we are going to use, playing a guitar on a hill overlooking distant scenery can represent the sadness in the singer. This part of the song will be done as an individual singing, instead of a group shot, to represent the loneliness and sadness of the singer.

This image is from a London train station. We thought of the idea of creating a time lapse video of people walking past one of our characters. This shot would show the fast paced life people live compared to the actors. This would link to the lyrics because of the sadness that he is singing about. And by the character standing still show how he has been affected and cant enjoy his life like everyone else it.

This is a image of Trafalgar Square in London. We wanted to use this location in our music video because this is a very lively place due to the large crowds and different tourist places and objects surrounding that area. It would make a great shot of two characters arguing in the middle with everyone still walking around them and continuing with their daily activities.

Permission from artist

Costume ideas

For the costume of our main characters we have a lot of ideas for the potential costume they will be wearing. And here i have brainstormed 3 potential outfits to choose from. We wanted to try and incorporate the songs genre into the choice of clothing by a sort of indie/vintage style. We also want to make the outfits look quite natural so our video doesn't look forced and really set up like it has been organised from a script.

Conventions of music videos

Video Inspiration

We came across this video when we were researching music videos that have been previously created, which were of the same genre as what we want to create. This video is very helpful to our group not only because it is the same genre, but it also allows us to broaden our ideas for our different shots. This is to make sure not only do they look good, but they also are in relation to the genre of the song. Also because it has been created by a previous year 13 group we know we could create something just as good, because they didn't have the cameras and accessories that production companies are able to use.

James bay music pitch

Audience Survey

James Bay Images

I decided to create a picture video that included lots of different images of James Bay. The reason i have done this is because he is the artist we are going to use for our A2 course. So by putting lots of pictures together, it has allowed me and my group members to get a better feeling for his personality. This is so we can try to incorporate this into our music video when we come to creating it. This will really help us to get better ideas for the more simple things such as props and costumes that our characters will be wearing. As we have never created a video of this genre we needed to do this, in order to broaden our knowledge about the chosen genre. This is going to help us to make the best music video we can. I have also added one of his songs over the pictures so the audience can see both what he looks like, and what his voice sounds like.

Conventions of dance music

Conventions of dance music

Cinematography-

Handheld camera-work- The use of this allows to add excitement, as there are not still shots. This really helps to re create a party with the camera work.
There is a very wide range of camera work and shots which help to deliver different feeling throughout the video. However there are a lot of close-ups as these allow the viewer to see the facial expressions of the people in the video.

Mise-en-scene-

Lots of different scene from night clubs and other party venues, with lots of bright colours and flashing lights to re create a party.
Lots of people dancing- anything from break dancing, street dancing, raving or any other form of dancing. This shows people having a good time which should link to the rhythm of the song.
The actors in the video should be people in there late teens to early 20's as this is the main age range for partying and going to night clubs.
Lots of summary scenes which put people in a good mood-(beach scenes)
Girls wearing bikinis and men in swimming shorts. As this will show the nice weather and people having a good time.
High key lighting
Fun and happy atmosphere

Sound-

Upbeat music – because this type of music makes you want to dance, and it makes you happy.
Repetitive drum beat to keep the rhythm going.
Majority of the song would be produced sounds – techno/ electronic style.

Editing- 

Fast paced and to the beat – A cut to a new shot is usually every 1 or 2 seconds
Usually cut together to tell a narrative – a cliché example would be a relationship between a male and a female

An example of this would be David Guetta 'when love takes over' featuring Kelly Rowland. The video shows the viewer David preparing for a DJ set with all of his mixing equipment. We also see Kelly Rowland walking in the bright sun in a seaside location. A lot of the cinematography is handheld as this adds to the excitement of the video. There are also many different close-ups of Kelly Rowland singing throughout the video. At the end of the video we see a night club/party scene which is very usual within the dance genre. Instead of the conventional use of flashing lights, in this video we see people juggling with fire as this is a different way of using bright lights.