Timeline analysis of music track

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on Photoshop Premier Pro CS4, we edited our video scenes with our music soundtrack before uploading it to youtube.

this image shows the timings and transitions when putting our video together.

each of our scenes within the music video depends and is aligned with the section of the song we are singing. we have edited each of our scenes, rendered the different scenes, then bought them together to finalize the video according to the sound track.

Discussion on Rihanna Ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love

Discussion on Rihanna Ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg00YEETFzg&ob=av3e

For the music video of "We Found Love", the use of editing for the scenes are short, quick and snappy. This is because it tries to keep the constant attention of the younger generation, as it is a scientific fact that we have shorter attention spans.

The use of short and quickly jumping scenes is to show the tension and hallucination that the characters in the scene are going through. it also tries to symbolise all of the feelings and contexts that relate to the narrative of the music video.

In one point if the video, a scenery of flowers and the sky is projected onto Rihanna and her walls around her. This is to symbolise that her love is growing around her, in a "hopeless place", and the use of sky imagery is to symbolise the high she is on from having fun, taking drugs and the overwhelming feeling of falling in love.

The use of graphical editing on the cigarette and when she vomits, there is a use of streamers. this is used to represent the vivid imagination of them, when they took drugs.

The purpose of the music video is that a couple are in love, but they are only more infatuated with each other when they are doing bad/wrong things. When they return to their senses, they have arguments and realise that they are bad for each other, but they return to each other for the thrill.

How to shoot using ChromaKey

Color Spill

"Spill" is the term that refers to: color that reflects off the background or walls of the room to cast a noticeable tint on areas of the subject or color that's showing through semi-transparent areas of the subject, like hair or a wedding veil. The goal of your set-up is to reduce spill as much as possible so that you don't have to deal with it in post. If it's not dealt with when shooting, dealing with spill can easily take longer than the photo shoot itself. It's the main reason that people give up on Chromakey photography. However, if the shot is set up correctly, it's mostly avoidable-you just need to be aware of it and make adjustments as necessary before you shoot.

Usually you see spill on the back of the shoulders, side of the arms or legs, and through the hair.

Positioning

You want to get the subject as far away from the background as possible. This reduces the possibility that light reflecting off of the background will spill onto the subject. Eight to 10 feet is ideal, and four feet is the minimum. The more light you're using, the further away from the background you want to have the subject. It is possible to have a successful shoot with the subject closer than four feet, but other problems start being introduced, like shadows on the background, and you'll be setting yourself up for a lot of Photoshop work.

If the walls or ceiling are close to the subject, it's helpful to paint them black or hang black fabric on them. Light bounces all over the place, and that light can turn your background into a big green or blue light. The black material helps soak up that light and avoids spill on the front of the subject, which can be especially problematic.

Lighting

There is no set rule for lighting. It really depends on how much room you have and what you're shooting. For things like Little League shots, two umbrellas in front of the subject work just fine but produce very flat lighting; and you need to be concerned about shadows falling on the background. For senior portraits, you might want to use a three-light set-up to create more moody or artistic lighting.

You have more flexibility if the subject is 10-feet away from the screen. Light from the background falls off after five to six feet, so you naturally end up with less spill. This also makes the foreground a bit darker than the subject, which is helpful. You want the background to be about a stop below the foreground. You can light the background with separate lights if the background is too dark. You don't want the background blending into the shadow areas on the subject. However, you need to be careful about lighting it too much and increasing the amount of spill.

A hairlight or backlight can be helpful as well. This can make it easier to separate the hair and reduces spill on the shoulders. If it's too bright, it can add a glow to the hair, which looks fake when you remove the background.

Background

The background needs to be a flat, consistent color, but you want to achieve this with the least amount of light possible. You want to avoid turning it into a big blue/green light, but any significant variation in the color of the background will cause you problems. Sometimes you'll get a flat color naturally with the same lights you're using for the subject, but you can also light it separately. Again, especially with green, you want to keep the background at about a stop below the foreground.

The color also matters. You want a blue or green that is a pure medium-tone blue or green and very saturated. Most software, like our Primatte plug-in, works with saturation, so having a screen that's too light or dark will make things difficult.

In addition to proper lighting, the material the background is made of can have a huge effect. You don't want to use something like paper or polyester, which can be very shiny. This causes a lot of the light to bounce off of the background, creating spill. Felt-like materials work best, and in particular we recommend a fabric made by Velcro. It's inexpensive, the right color, wrinkle resistant (wrinkles make lighting tougher), and works beautifully. It's a very soft, foam-backed fabric that diffuses the light and prevents it from bouncing off. It's available from many places including www.chroma-key.com and www.filmtools.com.

http://www.imaginginfo.com/print/Studio-Photography/Chromakey-Photography-Secrets/3$3940 

Photographic Evidence of production.

blogs posted on Shalini Moorthy's blog. photographs, labels and descriptions included.


http://shalinimedia.blogspot.com/ 


names of post:

evidence of shooting (PG) -  Mizbah

evidence of shooting (PG) - Samsia's trial



evidence of shooting (PG) - Shalini's 

evidence of shooting (PG) - Samsia

evidence of shooting (PG) - Ayesha's

Risk Assessment for my music video

Risk Assessment:

6. References:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/fivesteps.htm (10/01/2012)

1. identify the hazards

In our music video, there are going to be five different scenes to take into account. The five scenes are going to be,

• dark room/box
• cityscape/cosmopolitian surrounding
• Sidney Stringer Academy rooftop
• empty field/park
• Blue bridge outside Coventry transport museum

The hazards that have been identified for the dark room/box are lack of lighting, loose equipment laying around, slippy uncarpeted floor, electrical sockets and equipment laying around.

The cityscape/cosmopolitian surrounding will have hazards such as uneven flooring, animals (dogs, pigeons, etc) walking around, members of the public walking around, pedestrian transport (bikes, prams, etc).

On the Sidney Stringer Academy rooftop, the hazards are uneven, sharp flooring, random unstable equipment (wood logs, etc), high buildings (protected by barriers).

In the empty field/park, the hazards that will occur are animals (dogs, birds, etc), uneven grass, rocks and sharp natural implements, trees/plants, wet/cold/icy mud.

The Blue bridge outside the Coventry Transport Museum will have hazards such as loose planks/tiles, high heights, public walking around, pedestrian transport and slippery flooring (weather circumstances).

2. decide who might be harmed and how

For the first scene (dark room/box), I (Samsia Akhter) will be at risk because I will be starring in that scene. The risks are banging into items in the dark, slipping on the floor, malfunctioning electrical equpiment.

In the second scene (cityscape/cosmopolitian surrounding), the person starring in it will be Mizbah Iqbal. The risks will be tripping on uneven flooring, dangers from animals and transport.

In the third scene (Sidney Stringer Academy rooftop), the person starring in it will be Ayesha Sheikh. The risks that will affect her in this scene are tripping from uneven flooring, heights can be a danger from falling.

Starring in the fourth scene will be Shalini Yogamoorthy. The risks that will affect in this scene are tripping from uneven flooring, tripping over loose equipment on the floor and slipping on the mud.

All of the actors will appear in the final scene. The risks that will be involved in this scene are tripping, falling from a tall height, slipping on the bridge.

3. Precautions and solutions

The precautions and solutions that need to be taken when filming our video is to wear appropriate footwear that wont allow us to slip, be careful when walking on surfaces that could cause us to slip and remove any obstructions which may hurt us or cause us to trip.

schedule

Schedule

prezi presentation for class

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Storyboard

Presenting the plans of our Music Video.

Roles and in which order it will be spoken.

1st slide: Introducing the group

-     Ayesha

2nd slide: The song for our music video

-     Samsia

3rd slide: Important details

-     Shalini

4th slide: Locations

-     Mizbah

5th slide: Samsia's part

-     Samsia

6th slide: Mizbah's part

-     Mizbah

7th slide: Ayesha's part

-     Ayesha

8th slide: Shalini's part

-     Shalini

9th slide: Everybody's part

-     Mizbah

10th slide: Mood board

-     Samsia

11th slide: Story board

-     Ayesha

12th slide: Finish and any questions?

-     Shalini

(presentation incomplete- need to finish story board first)

peer assessment for other music videos

Feedback

group 1: Tanya and Sam's group

clear speaking and presenting. allowed the audience to contribute within the presentation. the body language has been appropriate and made the presentation interesting.

the presentation had all of the sufficient information and was bright and eye-catching colours.

the improvements that need to be made for their presentation is that they should have included more media elements, e.g. video and images to help realise and picture their production.

group 2: haris, kashif, munashe, 

their presentation was interesting, as the explained the main physical features, e.g. cast crew. but their presentation lack media elements to help visualise the song, and there was missing information which didn't give enough information on their production.

they answered their feed back well, and explain the different aspects and purposed for their music video.

group 3: shuab, marian and 


Their presentation was clear and understandable as they included the appropriate information and media to help visualise the music video. they also included all of the aspects and concepts to help see how their music video will be and what effect they will have.


group 4: Josh, Neepa and Zak

their presentation was effective and contained the appropriate information. the spokesperson presented the information well and answered the feedback questions well.

treatment aspect for our music video

Meeting 6

the type of music video that we are going to plan and make is going to be a narrative based music video, but the stories within the song will not flow. 

As the songs/protagonists change, the stories will change too. In some parts of the music video, the type will be more performance based as some parts don't have a story to explain.

The overall look and feel for our music video will be quite sad and depressed, as the songs that will be included are slow melodies, which talk about heart-ache. so our song will be placed in dark/cold weather, with bland clothing, e.g. white clothes, and it will contain slow and belittling frames and angles.

Moodboard for Production elements

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Locations decided

Meeting 5

For this meeting, we have been discussing and deciding locations that we will use in our music video. The location is a important aspect in a music video because it determines the scene to help portray a clearer message for the audience.

1st scene: Samsia Akhter

Song: "I need a doctor"

Location: Dark box/room, with a background of lots of clocks. We have decided this location/backdrop for my section of the song because it relates to the emotion i am trying to portray to the audience. Also it connects with the theme of my song of needing help, and being confined in a trapped space.

2nd scene: Mizbah Iqbal

Song: "Airplanes"

Location: city scape scenery in the evening. We have decided this location/backdrop for her section of the song because it relates to the lyrics in the song. Also, a cityscape scene is going to give the idea of modernism, with the theme of airplanes, and it will be a high cosmopolitian backdrop, to symbolize the sky and vehicles in the sky.

3rd scene: Ayesha Shaikh

Song: "Impossible"

Location: Sidney Stringer Academy rooftop. We have decided this location/backdrop for her section of the song because it relates to the lyrics in the song. "Shout it from the rooftops, write it on the sky line". Also, by using the rooftop garden, it gives the impression to the audience that the protagonist is despeate to get something off her mind, tell it to the world, and escape from her problems.

4th scene: Shalini Yogamoorthy

Song: "Written in the stars"

Location: Empty field in the evening, (looking at the stars). We have decided this location/backdrop for her section of the song because it relates to the theme of the song. we have chosen a empty field because it will highlight out the stars in the sky, away from interfering city lights.

5th scene: All

Song: "I'm coming home"

Location: Blue bridge outside Coventry transport museum. We have chosen to shoot our last song in this location because it is a long path/road, which is mentioned in the song. Also we have chosen to do this bridge, as it is a iconic piece of architecture for Coventry and as it says in the song "i'm coming home". we thought this would be relatable to all of us for home.

Mise-en-scene idea - pros and cons

In this post, I am going to be explaining the advantages and disadvantages that I must take into account when having to film my scene/idea within the music video

1.0: Clothes/make-upThe pros of filming and using the clothes and makeup ideas for my scenes within the music video is that it helps relate the theme and topic of the song with the lyrics.

For example, the lyrics "I need a doctor, to bring me back to life" shows that the scene and topic of the song is quite gloomy and ghostly. So taking into account the mise-en scene topic of clothes and makeup, i am able to make the meaning and relation of the visual content more appropriate to the song.

The cons of filming this idea for my scenes within the music video is that it is quite dull and may not catch the audience's interest as quick/strongly.

Also on the filming aspect, the disadvantage that may occur is that it may not come up clear and the effect we desird if the correct techniques and lighting is not used.

2.0: Locations

 

the pros of the choice of location for my scene in the music video is that there wont be many interferences, (e.g. weather, public, sound, etc.). this is a advantage as it means I wont be disrupted when acting/filming, which will save time and effort for permission.

 

The disadvantage of filming in a dark box/room is that it may be crowded and there may be a high risk of someone getting injured or tasks failing without a large space.

 

Another con that i would need to take into account of is the aspect of lighting and fitting in all of the equipment needed. I would also need permission from the person in charge is I am allowed to use the situated room and perhaps its facilities/equipment.

 

3.0: Props

 

The advantages of using the props within the music video is that it relates and ties in the topic of the song. the clocks will help represent and enhance the emotions and messages that will be protrayed within the scene.

 

The disadvantages that will occur when gathering the props for the filming/shooting of the scene is that it will be very expensive to get a large volume of clocks to fill up the room, and if we borrow the prop equipment it will need permission.

 

Also another disadvantage is that there are health and safety issues which need to be thought of when wishing to tuse these props within the music video because it requires sharp materials and technicians to place the props.

 

4.0: Lighting

 

The advantages on the lighting aspect when filming this idea for the music video is that we can easily expand/minimise the amount and type of light we wish to use as we will be in a enclosed area, where not natural light will be exposed to the camera. So we will be using our own type of back, key and filler lighting equipment to help achieve the finish we desire.

 

The disadvantages on the lighting aspect when filming the idea for my scene within the music video is that there is a risk of overheating and over-crowdedness because of so many different types of equipment within a small area.

 

5.0: Actors movements/expressions

 

The advantages of using these movements and expressions for my scene within the music video is that it will help portray the correct message and help enhance the overall emotions that are proposed to portray within the video.

 

The cons of using these expressions or movements within the music scene is that it may portray the wrong message or offend some people, based on the topic of death and "losing my mind".

Types of angles and shots

Meeting 4

For this lesson, we took pictures of different camera shots and scenery of around the school, for ideas on our music video.

some of the images we took were:

Shot of around the school (low angle shot)

crane shot downwards

high angle shot of the ceiling

long shot of a corridor

Shot of the rooftop, scenery going to be used in the music scene

rooftop shots

rooftop shots

rooftop shots

rooftop shots

rooftop shots

close up shot

extreme close shot

over the shoulder shot of stairs, a possibility of a set used in our music video (Mizbah)

long shot of walking down the stairs (Mizbah)

over the shoulder shot of stairs, a possibility of a set used in our music video (Ayesha)

long shot of walking down the stairs (Ayesha)

over the shoulder shot of stairs, a possibility of a set used in our music video (Shalini)

long shot of walking down the stairs (Shalini)

over the shoulder shot of stairs, a possibility of a set used in our music video (Samsia)

long shot of walking down the stairs (Samsia)

Low angle shot

high angle shot

medium high angle shot