We were hoping that the burning photograph problem would slip by unnoticed, but obviously, yet again it didn’t. Mrs. Allison picked up on it immediately, and we explained that we were also not happy with this clip and it needs further editing. We were credited for the sped up room trashing, and the slowed down paper throwing, and we now have a feathered pillow in our possession to throw out of the window.
That bad shot aside, the swirling sink was seen as an achievement and we were pleased that an experiment we weren’t 100% sure about got thumbs up from friends also. It was noted that the video was better as it was faster paced and so we are now well on track.
We now need to edit further when we are all able to spare time once more. We are obviously prioritising this for each other, so all should go down fairly smoothly.
Friday, 29 October 2010
Editing the second set of filming - Part 2
With the absence of group members now starting to take affect, it’s important that we set our sights on editing as opposed to filming the last sections needed. Today we massively trimmed down each shot to really make it flow, and to good effect. We sped up the trashing the bedroom scene, and slowed down the section in which Becky throws loose papers into the air. This worked much better than we expected it to, however we are having trouble trying to edit the burning photograph sequence together. All in all that sequence lasts about 20 seconds, and we need to get across what is happening in about 4 seconds. We tried speeding up the burning, but it looks very un-natural and obvious that it has had a speed increase. We also tried fading parts and forced jump-cuts to pull the clip along but it still does not work and still doesn’t look right. We have to decide what to do about this when all group members are next available.
Apart from the burning problem, the editing is going well. We edited about 40 seconds of film to a standard we were all satisfied with, this met the time that we were aiming for, and so now there is much less of a panic surrounding getting the editing done. One interesting thing that worked well was the sim-card swirling around the sink. There is a section of the song that goes ‘I’m all messed up!’ At this point, Becky makes a swirling motion around her head with her finger. We faded these two clips together and it seems to work very well. It’s almost like Becky is stirring the water with her hand as the sim-card follows the basic flow of her arm.
We now just need to keep up the pace and bear in mind that we need to yet film the two remaining scenes.
Apart from the burning problem, the editing is going well. We edited about 40 seconds of film to a standard we were all satisfied with, this met the time that we were aiming for, and so now there is much less of a panic surrounding getting the editing done. One interesting thing that worked well was the sim-card swirling around the sink. There is a section of the song that goes ‘I’m all messed up!’ At this point, Becky makes a swirling motion around her head with her finger. We faded these two clips together and it seems to work very well. It’s almost like Becky is stirring the water with her hand as the sim-card follows the basic flow of her arm.
We now just need to keep up the pace and bear in mind that we need to yet film the two remaining scenes.
Feedback for this session's editing
The static idea at the beginning of the video was approved as a good idea, and this et our minds at rest for the rest of the editing process. Whilst the previous editing session we had tried to make the video quite quick paced, it was clear that it needed to be faster. With more cuts and less time hanging on each. The teacher and other groups picked up on this also, so we need to really start trimming the fat off of each clip. Rather than roughly edit the whole song and work on bits, we are now trying to work only on small sections at a time, but completely finish them in the process.
Whilst a majority of the work we had to show was approved, it’s clear that we need to have more editing done soon. We are currently at about 1 minute of film time in total, but the song itself is around 3 minutes 40 seconds long. We are now aiming to get around 30-40 seconds of film fully edited with each session using premiere pro, and we have arranged for each of us to dedicate time to the video. We need to make sure that each of us edits roughly the same amount as the other.
There were concerns among us about the amount of time that each of us could dedicate, and the groups co-operation as a whole. After a few calls and a short meeting, our worries were resolved, and we are still able to carry on working successfully as a group.
Whilst a majority of the work we had to show was approved, it’s clear that we need to have more editing done soon. We are currently at about 1 minute of film time in total, but the song itself is around 3 minutes 40 seconds long. We are now aiming to get around 30-40 seconds of film fully edited with each session using premiere pro, and we have arranged for each of us to dedicate time to the video. We need to make sure that each of us edits roughly the same amount as the other.
There were concerns among us about the amount of time that each of us could dedicate, and the groups co-operation as a whole. After a few calls and a short meeting, our worries were resolved, and we are still able to carry on working successfully as a group.
Editing the second set of filming - Part 1
The film from the previous set of filming was captured without a problem, and so the black bars were no longer a problem. We edited more film into that which we had previously edited, and made sure that the lip syncing was as accurate as we could make it. We found that as parts sometimes needed to be faded over each other, that it was necessary to utilise layers. Before now, we had just had maybe 1 or 2 layers, but we are now making use of about 4. This actually makes the process easier, as only film on the uppermost layer at any one time will be displayed, so we can still keep film ‘underneath’ these layer to be used at later points in time. We have about ¾ of the film we need all in all, and now we just need to film the Bike and Pillow scene.
One of the shots we wanted to use had a lot of black bars at the beginning, but we used this to our advantage. We set up a camera in front of a television, and tuned it so that only static was displayed. We captured the film and edited it to the start of the video. This combined with the black lines at the very start, gives the impression that a channel has just been changed, or a video been played from the beginning. This fixed the problem with a much needed shot’s black lines and also covered the instrumental at the beginning of the song. We agreed that this was now final.
One scene (that we had previously filmed the same morning outside of school) of Marianna and I walking through the trees together, cut short by about a second longer than it needed to be. This was fixed by increasing the speed duration of that shot by about 15% so that it lasted for the period of time needed. The difference in time was so small that it flowed well and looked natural. We went about then trying to cut each shot to quite a small size, and lining the mouth movements of the performers up with the lyrics of the song. We still needed to edit in a wider variety of shots that we had previously taken, but this was to be done another day.
One of the shots we wanted to use had a lot of black bars at the beginning, but we used this to our advantage. We set up a camera in front of a television, and tuned it so that only static was displayed. We captured the film and edited it to the start of the video. This combined with the black lines at the very start, gives the impression that a channel has just been changed, or a video been played from the beginning. This fixed the problem with a much needed shot’s black lines and also covered the instrumental at the beginning of the song. We agreed that this was now final.
One scene (that we had previously filmed the same morning outside of school) of Marianna and I walking through the trees together, cut short by about a second longer than it needed to be. This was fixed by increasing the speed duration of that shot by about 15% so that it lasted for the period of time needed. The difference in time was so small that it flowed well and looked natural. We went about then trying to cut each shot to quite a small size, and lining the mouth movements of the performers up with the lyrics of the song. We still needed to edit in a wider variety of shots that we had previously taken, but this was to be done another day.
Filming - Day 2
The second lot of filming was done at Alanna’s house. We chose this as a location because of the big garage, and typical brother’s bedroom. This gave us a great number of shots that we could take. The garage was where the first lot of filming was done. The door was lifted and the lights turned on to really make sure that there was now dark ‘haze’ on the tape. The camera was first positioned at the opening of the garage, with Becky stood in front and Amy and Becky stood behind at the sides, holding guitars. This obeyed the ruled of thirds, and served as a good standard shot that took in most of the garage. Footage was taken from this position a couple of times.
The same routine was performed, but with the camera place at different points around the garage, including different angles of each performer. We also held the camera, and walked around the performance area, zooming in and out on faces and guitars whenever necessary. Regarding dynamics, these shots will be very useful in making the final cut as visually interesting as possible.
The wrecking of the boy’s bedroom was mostly filmed too, but we still have to get the pillow from Mrs. Allison to throw out of the window. The bedroom was shown neat and tidy, and the two girls entered, making a mess. We filmed for a couple of minutes, things getting thrown about and trodden on. We will probably speed sections of this up, so that the process is shows, but without taking up the whole length of the song. Paper was also tossed around the room, which would serve as a substitute for the pillow at this time. The camera was placed facing different objects and places that were to be trashed, such as a high angle shot point at a chest of draws that then hand its contents taken out and wrecked.
Scissors and old clothes played quite a big part too. The girls were filmed cutting parts of the clothes up, and then pulling them apart together. This ended up being quite symbolic as the fabric was pulled thin and finally, snapped. The bathroom was involved in shooting the phone and sim card scene. The sim card was filmed floating around it the water which can be used at a later time.
The photograph was burned in front of the camera, a ‘signed’ gesture from Wayne Rooney. Whilst this provided a perhaps bigger impact, it is still the bike scene which will be the ultimate result, so we really do need to find an old bike soon. Finally, a shot was taken of Amy and Becky walking down the road with a guitar over one shoulder. This will be used at the end of the song as a statement to the boyfriend ‘I’m done here’.
The same routine was performed, but with the camera place at different points around the garage, including different angles of each performer. We also held the camera, and walked around the performance area, zooming in and out on faces and guitars whenever necessary. Regarding dynamics, these shots will be very useful in making the final cut as visually interesting as possible.
The wrecking of the boy’s bedroom was mostly filmed too, but we still have to get the pillow from Mrs. Allison to throw out of the window. The bedroom was shown neat and tidy, and the two girls entered, making a mess. We filmed for a couple of minutes, things getting thrown about and trodden on. We will probably speed sections of this up, so that the process is shows, but without taking up the whole length of the song. Paper was also tossed around the room, which would serve as a substitute for the pillow at this time. The camera was placed facing different objects and places that were to be trashed, such as a high angle shot point at a chest of draws that then hand its contents taken out and wrecked.
Scissors and old clothes played quite a big part too. The girls were filmed cutting parts of the clothes up, and then pulling them apart together. This ended up being quite symbolic as the fabric was pulled thin and finally, snapped. The bathroom was involved in shooting the phone and sim card scene. The sim card was filmed floating around it the water which can be used at a later time.
The photograph was burned in front of the camera, a ‘signed’ gesture from Wayne Rooney. Whilst this provided a perhaps bigger impact, it is still the bike scene which will be the ultimate result, so we really do need to find an old bike soon. Finally, a shot was taken of Amy and Becky walking down the road with a guitar over one shoulder. This will be used at the end of the song as a statement to the boyfriend ‘I’m done here’.
Feedback of first editing
We set about capturing all that we’d filmed the previous day, and to our dismay the black bars weren’t just a fault with the camera, they showed up on the exported version too. This meant that it was the tape that was the problem, so we made sure to throw it away and set our camera up with a new tape.
Whilst the footage with the bars was obviously unusable, we were lucky in the way that it was note present the whole way through, and so we were able to forage a lot of film from the faulty tape. We edited out a majority of the black lines, and stuck the unaffected shots together to be used later on. We roughly edited chunks together that matched the animatic to the parts of the song required, although we were aware that their position was likely to change as editing went on.
None-the-less we each took it in turns to clip, cut, and crop the film together, so we were refreshed on how to use adobe premiere pro. We also experimented with clips we did not need by adding effects and such. This was handy, as we now have a good stock of techniques we can apply to the video and music that none of us knew about before. Particularly the increase and decrease speed functions.
We had to make a decision whether to re-shoot the scenes with the static or not. We decided that we should, but rather than film in the same location, we would just take parts from different areas of future filming, and stitch them in place. We agreed that if we wanted to stick to the schedule we has made that this was the best thing to do.
Whilst the footage with the bars was obviously unusable, we were lucky in the way that it was note present the whole way through, and so we were able to forage a lot of film from the faulty tape. We edited out a majority of the black lines, and stuck the unaffected shots together to be used later on. We roughly edited chunks together that matched the animatic to the parts of the song required, although we were aware that their position was likely to change as editing went on.
None-the-less we each took it in turns to clip, cut, and crop the film together, so we were refreshed on how to use adobe premiere pro. We also experimented with clips we did not need by adding effects and such. This was handy, as we now have a good stock of techniques we can apply to the video and music that none of us knew about before. Particularly the increase and decrease speed functions.
We had to make a decision whether to re-shoot the scenes with the static or not. We decided that we should, but rather than film in the same location, we would just take parts from different areas of future filming, and stitch them in place. We agreed that if we wanted to stick to the schedule we has made that this was the best thing to do.
Editing the first set of filming
We set about capturing all that we’d filmed the previous day, and to our dismay the black bars weren’t just a fault with the camera, they showed up on the exported version too. This meant that it was the tape that was the problem, so we made sure to throw it away and set our camera up with a new tape.
Whilst the footage with the bars was obviously unusable, we were lucky in the way that it was note present the whole way through, and so we were able to forage a lot of film from the faulty tape. We edited out a majority of the black lines, and stuck the unaffected shots together to be used later on. We roughly edited chunks together that matched the animatic to the parts of the song required, although we were aware that their position was likely to change as editing went on.
None-the-less we each took it in turns to clip, cut, and crop the film together, so we were refreshed on how to use adobe premiere pro. We also experimented with clips we did not need by adding effects and such. This was handy, as we now have a good stock of techniques we can apply to the video and music that none of us knew about before. Particularly the increase and decrease speed functions.
We had to make a decision whether to re-shoot the scenes with the static or not. We decided that we should, but rather than film in the same location, we would just take parts from different areas of future filming, and stitch them in place. We agreed that if we wanted to stick to the schedule we has made that this was the best thing to do.
Whilst the footage with the bars was obviously unusable, we were lucky in the way that it was note present the whole way through, and so we were able to forage a lot of film from the faulty tape. We edited out a majority of the black lines, and stuck the unaffected shots together to be used later on. We roughly edited chunks together that matched the animatic to the parts of the song required, although we were aware that their position was likely to change as editing went on.
None-the-less we each took it in turns to clip, cut, and crop the film together, so we were refreshed on how to use adobe premiere pro. We also experimented with clips we did not need by adding effects and such. This was handy, as we now have a good stock of techniques we can apply to the video and music that none of us knew about before. Particularly the increase and decrease speed functions.
We had to make a decision whether to re-shoot the scenes with the static or not. We decided that we should, but rather than film in the same location, we would just take parts from different areas of future filming, and stitch them in place. We agreed that if we wanted to stick to the schedule we has made that this was the best thing to do.
Filming - The first day
(Images to be uploaded when site is working)
The first day of filming was shot at Amy’s house. The appropriate scenes were filmed mostly with ease, and it was a productive day. The first shot we decided to film was the master shot. Amy and Becky was seated on the bed in Amy’s bedroom, with a curtain swooping either side of them. The room was quite dimly lit, and so the curtains were drawn open and the lights turned on. The bulbs were white, which was handy because it meant that there wouldn’t be an ugly ‘indoor’ glow to the final cut.
This was to be the opening singing shot, and involved the two of them lip-syncing the song the whole way through. This actually got done very quickly. Amy and Becky had learnt the words to the song early on, and so were comfortable with singing it the whole way through. The camera was originally positioned directly in front of them, so as to show them both symmetrical. This looked good in my opinion, and so we filmed the whole song through a couple of times in this position. The more takes we had of each shot, the easier it would be to edit, so we tried to vary the set up a little each time, and give a different attitude to the actors performance.
The dynamism of a music video is in our eyes the most important part, so as well as standard shots at textbook angles, we also experiments with camera techniques such as whip-panning and Dutch tilt. We also filmed a close up of each singer’s face so that they could be used appropriately in the music video to add a bit of variety.
We discovered that whenever any red was in shot, the picture on the camera would flash. We could not sort this problem out, so in each shot we had to try and keep as much of the wall out as possible. This was very tricky. As well as the flashing problem, when we played the tape back on the camera after each shot, a stream of black bars would appear on the screen every so often, and we hope this is only the camera and that they won’t shot up after we’ve imported the video.
We then filmed a few shots in the living room. The style of the room suited the music video nicely, with classy black and dark hues. This matched the ‘rock chick’ feel, and so we experimented with this room as much as possible. We filmed Amy and Becky sitting and moving into different positions around the room whilst lip syncing to the song. Again, this will come in very handy when we need to draw on a range of dynamic shots during editing.
Marianna also pointed out that as the living room door was fitted with glass panes, we could fix a shot of the girls through one of them, as it worked very well as a frame and would add nicely to the visuals. We filmed different variations of this and it went very well for an off the cuff idea. However the black bars on-screen still persisted.
As well as the scenes in which lip-syncing is need, we also filmed shots that are relevant to the revenge story line. First we filmed what was needed for the laxative scene in the kitchen and the living room. We took several shots of Amy and Becky laughing holding a box of laxatives, and then me drinking tea in disgust. To top it off we film shots from several angles of me running down-stairs and making a dash for the bathroom. I think that these shots will work well for invisible editing.
The computer also played a part in the day’s filming. We turned the lights off in the room so the chiara scuro lighting had a big impact. We were wondering how it would be best to film the information on the screen, as sometimes when filming screens with the school’s camera, grey bars flash up across it. To tackle this, we downloaded a free screen recorder from ‘cam studio’ and set it to record different areas around the screen. This worked to a degree, but we have yet to export and capture the video to use in our production. We need to do a bit of a crash course in editing this kind of video format before taking it on.
We’ll capture the video during our next media lesson.
The first day of filming was shot at Amy’s house. The appropriate scenes were filmed mostly with ease, and it was a productive day. The first shot we decided to film was the master shot. Amy and Becky was seated on the bed in Amy’s bedroom, with a curtain swooping either side of them. The room was quite dimly lit, and so the curtains were drawn open and the lights turned on. The bulbs were white, which was handy because it meant that there wouldn’t be an ugly ‘indoor’ glow to the final cut.
This was to be the opening singing shot, and involved the two of them lip-syncing the song the whole way through. This actually got done very quickly. Amy and Becky had learnt the words to the song early on, and so were comfortable with singing it the whole way through. The camera was originally positioned directly in front of them, so as to show them both symmetrical. This looked good in my opinion, and so we filmed the whole song through a couple of times in this position. The more takes we had of each shot, the easier it would be to edit, so we tried to vary the set up a little each time, and give a different attitude to the actors performance.
The dynamism of a music video is in our eyes the most important part, so as well as standard shots at textbook angles, we also experiments with camera techniques such as whip-panning and Dutch tilt. We also filmed a close up of each singer’s face so that they could be used appropriately in the music video to add a bit of variety.
We discovered that whenever any red was in shot, the picture on the camera would flash. We could not sort this problem out, so in each shot we had to try and keep as much of the wall out as possible. This was very tricky. As well as the flashing problem, when we played the tape back on the camera after each shot, a stream of black bars would appear on the screen every so often, and we hope this is only the camera and that they won’t shot up after we’ve imported the video.
We then filmed a few shots in the living room. The style of the room suited the music video nicely, with classy black and dark hues. This matched the ‘rock chick’ feel, and so we experimented with this room as much as possible. We filmed Amy and Becky sitting and moving into different positions around the room whilst lip syncing to the song. Again, this will come in very handy when we need to draw on a range of dynamic shots during editing.
Marianna also pointed out that as the living room door was fitted with glass panes, we could fix a shot of the girls through one of them, as it worked very well as a frame and would add nicely to the visuals. We filmed different variations of this and it went very well for an off the cuff idea. However the black bars on-screen still persisted.
As well as the scenes in which lip-syncing is need, we also filmed shots that are relevant to the revenge story line. First we filmed what was needed for the laxative scene in the kitchen and the living room. We took several shots of Amy and Becky laughing holding a box of laxatives, and then me drinking tea in disgust. To top it off we film shots from several angles of me running down-stairs and making a dash for the bathroom. I think that these shots will work well for invisible editing.
The computer also played a part in the day’s filming. We turned the lights off in the room so the chiara scuro lighting had a big impact. We were wondering how it would be best to film the information on the screen, as sometimes when filming screens with the school’s camera, grey bars flash up across it. To tackle this, we downloaded a free screen recorder from ‘cam studio’ and set it to record different areas around the screen. This worked to a degree, but we have yet to export and capture the video to use in our production. We need to do a bit of a crash course in editing this kind of video format before taking it on.
We’ll capture the video during our next media lesson.
Locations
This is the set of stairs used in the laxative scene. We chose these stairs because the bathroom is directly next to it. It made for a nice fluid shot of me running down the stairs. It's obviously not the most exciting shot in the world, but hey the camera wasn't going all satanic on us at this point so it worked.
This is the sink that the burning photograph was dropped in. I really don't like this shot, it seems very unlikely that if you're going to burn something for revenge, you would then take the precautions of dropping it in a sink full of water. We need to rethink this.
This is one of the better shots in our production. It's probably the most relevant shot set-wise. The cluttered (sorry Alanna)
This is the computer which Becci will type vengeful emails and deliver them to her friends on. Whilst we wanted the abience to be quite menacing, we decided to film with the blinds closed. However, being so dark it meant that the quality of our filming may be negatively affected. We tried our best to set up a good balance, and in fact helf a lamp up in the room whilst filming.
This is the fire place which becci will dance in front of for one of our shots. We don't yet know exactly how to set the camera up, but we all agree that there is great potential for anything filmed in this room, as the mood and colour scheme matches that which we are trying to imitate. The rose on the wall sspecially emnates this. Becci will wear a black dress at the time of filming, so she will suit the room nicely.
This is the bathroom which the sim card will be abused in. The phone's simcard will be pulled out of the phone, and dropped in either the sink or the toilet. I think that if it was dropped in the toilet it would be a more fitting display of revenge. The indorr yellow lighting may affect the quality of the shots, but we are using as much natural lighting as possible in order to counter this.
This is the final location which will be invluded in the filming. Both Becci and Amy will be sat on the bed with the curtain either side of them as they lip sync the llyrics of the song. I think that this will be a difficult shot to pull off. As both girls need to be sat down, a lot of energy is lost from the performance. An energetic attitude is essential to making the song work.
This is the computer which Becci will type vengeful emails and deliver them to her friends on. Whilst we wanted the abience to be quite menacing, we decided to film with the blinds closed. However, being so dark it meant that the quality of our filming may be negatively affected. We tried our best to set up a good balance, and in fact helf a lamp up in the room whilst filming.
This is the fire place which becci will dance in front of for one of our shots. We don't yet know exactly how to set the camera up, but we all agree that there is great potential for anything filmed in this room, as the mood and colour scheme matches that which we are trying to imitate. The rose on the wall sspecially emnates this. Becci will wear a black dress at the time of filming, so she will suit the room nicely.
This is the bathroom which the sim card will be abused in. The phone's simcard will be pulled out of the phone, and dropped in either the sink or the toilet. I think that if it was dropped in the toilet it would be a more fitting display of revenge. The indorr yellow lighting may affect the quality of the shots, but we are using as much natural lighting as possible in order to counter this.
This is the final location which will be invluded in the filming. Both Becci and Amy will be sat on the bed with the curtain either side of them as they lip sync the llyrics of the song. I think that this will be a difficult shot to pull off. As both girls need to be sat down, a lot of energy is lost from the performance. An energetic attitude is essential to making the song work.Production schedule
It was brought to out attention that in order to arrange when group members were free, and to film on those days, that a schedule was needed. Certain members could only take part on certain days, and so we had to take this into account when drawing up the planned dates. Amy, Becky, and I had quite a limited number of days with which to film. Becky is currently studying at college and so could only manage to meet up on Wednesdays. I then had plans to go abroad, as did Amy. We decided that rather than try and type this all up in excel, that the easiest thing to do would be to print out a rough schedule, and then alter/ write around it in order to hold down the days on which we could get some solid work done.
We had to print it off a few times in order to keep making changes and to avoid it getting too messy, but in the end we produced a schedule we all could read and work with. The numbers of days left before a rough cut is due are looking quite thin, so we really have to work at every opportunity we can.
Props
I AM HAVING HUGE PROBLEMS UPLOADING PHOTOS. AFTER TRYING FOR AN HOUR I'M GIVING IT A REST.
Feather Pillow
There are quite a few aspects we need to include in our music video. Here are the props that we will be using thus far.
Rock clothes
Rock clothes
To set the style of the video.
Guitars
For the girls to be holding during the garage scene
Computer
This will be used as a digital method of Becky’s revenge.
Laxatives and tea
The girls will show the box to the camera after a shot showing the boyfriend dash to the bathroom.
Feather Pillow
Will be thrown out of the boy’s window for visual effect
Sheets of Paper
These will be thrown about the boy’s bedroom.
Old clothes and scissors
We will find some material that can be cut up, which will take the place of the boy’s clothes. This will be cut and torn.
Phone and sim card
For the shot in which Becky dismantles the phone, and drops the sim card into a sink full of water.
Signed photgraph and matches
This will be burnt in front of the camera.
Old bike
We’ll take the bike apart for the last scene, and arrange it as if it’s been involved in an accident. This is the final act of revenge.
These are all of the main props that we are going to include in our production. This list is likely to change if more ideas are introduced or some are replaced
Music Video Crew
Those involved in the group and their contributions to the music video:
Amy Horsley(IMAGE)
- 1st Girl taking revenge
- Editing
- Props
- Music
Marianna Theocari(IMAGE)
- Girl whom boyfriend cheats with
- Editing
- Camerawork
- Loctions
Perry Allen (me)(IMAGE)
- Unfaithful boyfriend
- Editing
- Camerawork
- Visuals
Becci Taylor(IMAGE)
(Becci isn’t a part of our media group, but kindly agreed to help out quite a lot)
- 2nd girl taking revenge.
- Lead singer
Alanna Petty(IMAGE)
(Also not a part of our media group, but again, agreed to help us and let us use her house to film in)
- Band member
- Guitarist
Amy Horsley(IMAGE)
- 1st Girl taking revenge
- Editing
- Props
- Music
Marianna Theocari(IMAGE)
- Girl whom boyfriend cheats with
- Editing
- Camerawork
- Loctions
Perry Allen (me)(IMAGE)
- Unfaithful boyfriend
- Editing
- Camerawork
- Visuals
Becci Taylor(IMAGE)
(Becci isn’t a part of our media group, but kindly agreed to help out quite a lot)
- 2nd girl taking revenge.
- Lead singer
Alanna Petty(IMAGE)
(Also not a part of our media group, but again, agreed to help us and let us use her house to film in)
- Band member
- Guitarist
Animatic Feedback
Because of the music video nature, we needed to play the track over the animatic. This was difficult to do as a music video needs to be very dynamic. As a result there are several shots such as a scene in a garage, and of the two girls sitting on a bed which needed to be referred back to a multiple of times. It would have been pointless to draw out each of the small changes for every few seconds passed, so we panned the camera to different shots to fill parts such as the chorus and instrumentals whenever nothing of significance was in shot.
It was mentioned that the animatic wasn’t clear enough in areas and the group and me agree. It’s difficult at this point to offer precision above that of stick men and simple sentences. Whilst we have a good idea in our minds of how the video will turn out, we’re unable to fully get the idea across without more detailed text and imagery. The scenes are explained in text boxes next to each image, but for the short amount of time each image is in shot, it wouldn’t be very helpful to see unreadable text fly by.
For shots where their are to be many quick cuts and invisible editing, we wrote down next to each frame ‘Shot compilation, quick editing, etc.’ Although this isn’t majorly demonstrative, not even we know yet of all the ways we will be filming on the day. Judging by where we are filming, we will undoubtedly find many different angles and camera positions that were not known of before-hand, and we shall use this to our advantage.
The animatic also failed to include a few more recent ideas that we came up with after filming it, and so these will be explained closer to filming. It was not uploaded straight away because of errors uploading the file, and so with the fourth time in trying, it successfully uploaded.
It was mentioned that the animatic wasn’t clear enough in areas and the group and me agree. It’s difficult at this point to offer precision above that of stick men and simple sentences. Whilst we have a good idea in our minds of how the video will turn out, we’re unable to fully get the idea across without more detailed text and imagery. The scenes are explained in text boxes next to each image, but for the short amount of time each image is in shot, it wouldn’t be very helpful to see unreadable text fly by.
For shots where their are to be many quick cuts and invisible editing, we wrote down next to each frame ‘Shot compilation, quick editing, etc.’ Although this isn’t majorly demonstrative, not even we know yet of all the ways we will be filming on the day. Judging by where we are filming, we will undoubtedly find many different angles and camera positions that were not known of before-hand, and we shall use this to our advantage.
The animatic also failed to include a few more recent ideas that we came up with after filming it, and so these will be explained closer to filming. It was not uploaded straight away because of errors uploading the file, and so with the fourth time in trying, it successfully uploaded.
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