Abigail A2 Media

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Replying To Comments.

Comment On Blog: Existing Songs.

Mr Higgins16 December 2014 at 06:54

Some good points, but try to break your analysis down a bit, particularly looking at parts of the video which promote the artist and song. Use screen grabs to illustrate your points.

Also, you need to demonstrate more analysis and especially of songs or the genre similar to the one you have chosen.

I shall post another comment on this blog with another detailed analysis of this music video using your advice to help me with what I need to add.

I am also doing an analysis for another country song soon but it is from a different artist. This song is from an artist similar to Miranda Lambert and has the same production company so this will help enforce my own ideas for my music video.

Comment On Blog: Storyboard 1.

Mr Higgins16 December 2014 at 06:47

What do you feel you've learnt from this storyboarding process? How has it helped you visualise your music promo?

From the storyboarding process I have learnt that it is easier to keep your ideas written down in one place so that it is easier to keep them how you originally wanted. I have also learnt that it easier to plan filming times as you would be able to see what scenes are similar and work on a section at a time, this would also be helping when coming to re-film parts.

It has helped me to visualise my music video as it clear shows which parts are flashbacks due to the transitions I have chosen to use. The use of visual images would also help me to when I come to editing my video as I would be able to match the clip to the pictures in the storyboard.

However, from my storyboard, I have seen that some of these scenes are repeated and I may need to include a wider variety of shots and angles to make it stand it out.

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Replying To Comments.

Comment On Blog: Storyboard 2.

Frankie8 December 2014 at 02:26

Good idea of shot and transition shown here. Quite a lot of close up head shots??? Remember to show as much variety as possible. Always make sure that you have the pace and rhythm of the music in your head when filming these shots from your story board. Also remember that a storyboard is a plan - and these can change. That is not a problem.

The close-ups are mainly used for the chorus as this is mostly where the lip-syncing is, I realise that most of these shots are straight shots. However, some of these may be changed to side profiles, or angled shots to show more effect and the artist in a different light.

The pace and rhythm I am hoping to keep the same lengths as the lyrics although it may be argued that these could be too long. Whilst filming and editing I will asses how long the shots are and whether or not they should be shorter. By doing this with my first set of filming, I will be able to organise another filming session where I can film extra shots or re-film the shots that aren't usable.

The transitions I have used are Cuts, Fades, and Dissolves. I have used fades and dissolves to indicate what shots are flashbacks compared to present day. The fade is when the artist reflects back on her life which is when the flashbacks come into scene and the dissolve is used for when she comes back to the present day and the reality that she is no longer living in the house that she grew up in.

Comment On Blog: Storyboard 4.

Frankie8 December 2014 at 02:28

Some more variety of shot shown here, Abi. Good. Once this filming is done, remember to upload any shots you've rejected and say why you did not feel they could be used.

Thank you for the compliment, I have tried to use variety of shot however I also wanted the shots to be repetitive for the chorus so I was able to create a repetitive sequence.

Monday, 8 December 2014

Replying To Comments.

Comment On Blog: Song Lyrics

N Sills28 November 2014 at 02:24

What did you find surprisingly or enlightening when you compared your ideas with the real video? How was it different? How has this helped you with planning your own video?

When we compared our ideas to the real video we were shocked to see that it was nothing like what we thought it would be. We noticed that just from one set of lyrics they could be many different interpretations and ideas of which could be at two ends of the spectrum.

The video was different from our own ideas as we thought that the song would be sung by a female who has lost her husband to depression and how she failed to saved him. However, the real video was sung by a band and showed shots of all different types of people holding a picture of the person they lost. Towards the end of this video, the people were smiling and although still sad about their loss they were able to be happy and continue with life.

This has helped us to plan our own video as we saw that we could use an artistic perspective whilst still being able to create a narrative. This gave us plenty more ideas which we could use in our music video, which we have included as flashbacks.

Friday, 5 December 2014

Storyboard 4.

Shot Type: Mid Close-Up

This is an out of focus shot as she has forgotten her identity, however this would clarify when going into the next the shot. To do this I would have to use different levels of blurred scenes so that it will slowly clarify to show the artist.