Final Music Video

After the feedback we received, we did try and re film some scenes to get more angels and movements in the scenes as suggested to make the video seem a little less slow paced. We did have a date planned and we also arranged to have another dancer which was female however the character could not make the arranged date and there was a time limitation so we was unable to re film those scene. The scene we did manage to film was the second scene were the weather was much more brighter and fitted with our theme more. At this time, we also re filmed the first scene of the viewing of the trees. We looked back at the first scene in our rough copy and found the camera to be a little shaky in addition to the weather looking cloudy. After filming these 2 scenes and editing the those last two scenes, we have finished our music video.

Rough Cut and Feedback

We have finished filming an editing our rough cut.

Reflection

When watching back our rough cut, we did detect a few errors which can be adjusted to enhance the final production. For example the second scene where the character was running down the path with balloons. We noticed the weather in that scene we cloudy and quite grey which opposed to the sunny theme we was trying to present. Also we noticed on the first bridge scene, that the shot was taken quite far away and the audience may not be aware that the characters are looking back and fourth one another. We did think filming the dance scene went well. We managed to film the character from different angles and present a clear view to show the dancing. We also managed to get the setting how we imagined it, especially with the weather for most scenes excluding the second scene.



Feedback

We presented the rough cut to our media teacher and to characters which participated in the music video. From the feedback we received from our teacher, we was advised to created more shots in the scenes to present the characters from different angles to make the visual seems more quick and interesting. Our media teacher did pick out a specific scene where the group of friends are jumping in the air and suggested that the scene cuts straight away when the character fall back down on the floor. From the feedback we received from the dancer who was also apart of the bridge scene, he said that he found the video to be a bit slow paced and suggested that there should be more edits. We have taken this feedback into account and are currently attempting to arrange dates with characters to re film some scenes to meet their feedback.

Final Scenes Filmed

We had two final scenes to film until filming was completed and we could proceed with filming. One of the scenes was last minute.In class the other group member bought the camera with them, the weather was sunny which is what we needed and someone could film with us at the time. We also knew we needed to fill the music video with more content to fit the time limit with the song so we thought tit would be a good time to film. This scene consisted of two character standing on a bridge at different ends, which progresses to them meeting and developing a friendship which links to the theme of the music video. We did experience some difficulties filming as members of the public was walking over and we took some time deciding on the best angle to capture. This scene had no plan, it was a last minute idea so there was no setting or costume plan.

The other scene consisted of 3 friends on a field laughing and chatting, a typical thing to do when with a group of friends. The 3 character also held yellow cards with drawn smile faces and held it against their faces and the timing of the bridge of the song. The characters was all dressed in casual clothing; there was no plan as they would normally dress as what we needed so therefore didn't need to plan costume.We did plan the location on the setting. We decided the field next to the school as it was a location that everyone could attend and it fits with the theme of the music video. 

Editing

We have now collected all the scenes we needed and have started to edit. We are using the schools software Adobe CS4 Premiere Pro. We have followed the storyboard by each second and finished adding all the scenes to the song. We found that the switch from one scene to the other could have fitted better with the timing of the music, we did over estimate on the storyboard and found we was a few seconds behind that what we hoped. To cover this up, we just repeated the first 2 scenes from then opening as this could act as a beginning and ending story.  We are going back to editing after the holidays.

Website Analysis

Image Dragons Website 

Imagine dragons website contains a menu bar at the top in addition to their links to all of their social media pages.  The two features act for band awareness, linking the browser to sites and links of information of the band, their songs and merchandise. The website contains posts from previous events such as live shows, competitions and festivals. The right side contains a sign up button which appears to be noticeable for browsers to see, encouraging them to sign up.

The website home page also contains an image on their recent album, followed by a playlist of all the songs on that album. The purpose of that after listening to the songs on the album, it will encourage the browser to buy the album, providing that they like the songs.

Foo Fighters Website

The structure of the homepage differs from Imagine Dragons - the content is fitted onto three pages in the format of a playlist. There are arrows directing the browser to the next page which makes it easier for the view as there are no drop down bars. At the top again, contains a menu bar which links the browsers to other pages about the band. The top also contains their logo and their social media acting in a manner of awareness so browsers know who the band is, what music they produce, their song list etc. The other pages contains the same content as Imagine Dragons - images on recent and upcoming event, images of their recent album and links to some of their music videos. The background contains a image of the band, which is blended into the colour scheme.

Chase and Status Website

The website homepage contains 5 different section, clearly outlined by the colour scheme - e.g the first section in black background, white font and orange highlighting followed by the next section which contains an orange background, white font and black highlighting. The content on the first section contains the image of the bands recent album, in addition to their logo, their links to their social media and a menu bar at the bottom of the section. The second sections linking the browser to different links containing information regarding recent and upbringing events. The third section. The third section contains a list of their recent gigs; the places and time of the concert with links for browsers to buy tickets. The fourth section contains a list with all of their album, using the same arrow buttons to show all the albums as demonstrated on Foo Fighters home page. The final section contains links to pages of their photos, their videos and their merchandise store.

Filming/ Scene 2

We filmed our second scene which actually had more difficulties than thought due to members of the public walking down the path we needed as it was a public area. We waiting around 20 minutes before filming. The other problem which occurred was that a white shirt was used instead of a red shirt which was planned. We still filmed the scene to see how it will turn out during editing as there was always the option of re filming the scene. We did not capture any photos of the filming of the other scene however if we managed to film that scene with far less complications. 

Costume/ Scene 2

Plan 

We are planning to start filming our second scene. We plan on filming 2 scene : the scene where the character is down the road with balloons and the starting scene showing the different angels of trees.
We plan on filming on Monday as the weather forecast will be appropriate for filming. Filming should not take any longer than 45 minutes.

Costume 

The tree scene involved no characters so no costume is required. The balloon scene, we plan the character wearing the following red shirt and black skinny jeans.