People present:
>Sian Hodgson (Cinematographer)
>Jessica Curley (Director)
>Sade Fuller (Editor)
>Chathuri Kothalawala (Producer)
>Rose Worley (Female actor)
>Billy Holcombe (Male actor)
>Sophie Darby (For outside views and suggestions)
Actor dress
We gave both actors advice on how to dress for the video shoot so that it would link with the typical dress for the indie rock genre. Billy wore fairly skinny jeans with a red polo top and vans trainers which are popular in the indie culture.
Rose wore Jeans, a hoodie and Converse shoes, which are also popular for indie music followers. She had dark eye makeup which added to the moody affect that links to the video.
On the day
On the morning of November 13th we began filming the narrative part to our music video. We used many different areas of Hampstead Heath as our location.
The filming went very well and the two actors looked very natural together as a couple. One problem we came across is that it was a busy Saturday and there were alot of members of public around. This affected us as they kept walking in and out of our shots.
We brought along an extra person as they would be able to tell us their views and suggestions about the video. We found this very useful and believe that it helped us alot whilst filming. Overall we ended up with alot of footage which we are going to look through and begin editing this evening.
We took many photographs of the location, of us filming and of the actors.
Monday, 15 November 2010
Filming session one
Our group began filming on Tuesday 9th of November, but unfortunately neither I nor Sade could make it due to other commitments. Jessica and Chathuri continued the filming without us.
The plan for that days filming was to film the band playing the song to a backing track. The location we used was Beech building in Stanmore College.
The whole group then reviewed the footage the next day and we are all pleased with the outcome. We have a lot of material to edit but we are positive that it is right for our video.
As I was unable to attend the filming session I got a quote from another member in my group, Chathuri, about how she thought the filming went.
"We set up the cameras and organised the instruments. Whilst filming I learnt how to operate the lights, and I was able to arrange the lights the way we wanted to do. Overall I think the filming session went really well, we got alot done and it was successful."
Filming session 2 is to take place on Saturday November 13th
The plan for that days filming was to film the band playing the song to a backing track. The location we used was Beech building in Stanmore College.
The whole group then reviewed the footage the next day and we are all pleased with the outcome. We have a lot of material to edit but we are positive that it is right for our video.
As I was unable to attend the filming session I got a quote from another member in my group, Chathuri, about how she thought the filming went.
"We set up the cameras and organised the instruments. Whilst filming I learnt how to operate the lights, and I was able to arrange the lights the way we wanted to do. Overall I think the filming session went really well, we got alot done and it was successful."
Filming session 2 is to take place on Saturday November 13th
Thursday, 4 November 2010
We were meant to meet up with the band to start filming during the October half term but due to complications it wasn’t possible.
We had decided to film during a weekend, and are making sure that we can rent out all equipment needed from the Media office in college.
This weekend (Saturday 6th/Sunday 7th) the band are recording the final copy of ‘Miss You’ which will be used in the final music video.
We had decided to film during a weekend, and are making sure that we can rent out all equipment needed from the Media office in college.
This weekend (Saturday 6th/Sunday 7th) the band are recording the final copy of ‘Miss You’ which will be used in the final music video.
Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone
As part of our research into music videos and the Indie music genre we looked at many different music videos. Our group thought that this was the song/video that linked to our band song the most. We found the lyrics to be very compatible with our bands song and we thought that this style of music video would fit very well. We wrote out treatment using the idea of this video as a basis.
Band-Group meeting
In the month of October we had our first meeting with the band. Unfortunately Joe couldn’t attend due to other commitments. We discussed the bands history and basics about the music video.
The band brought us 3 different songs to choose from, and after a long discussion debating the pro’s and con’s of each we finally settled on the song ‘Miss You’.
We thought it was very important to make sure we had the bands input in everything. We asked their input on what location they thought we should film in, the clothes that they should wear in the video, and about the song that we chose.
The band brought us 3 different songs to choose from, and after a long discussion debating the pro’s and con’s of each we finally settled on the song ‘Miss You’.
We thought it was very important to make sure we had the bands input in everything. We asked their input on what location they thought we should film in, the clothes that they should wear in the video, and about the song that we chose.
History of Fool's Paradise
When Fool’s Paradise first started out there were 5 band members.
Charlie, Sam, Zach, Joe and Alex
Sam and Charlie had been friends since childhood and had been playing together for around 2 Years. They realised to improve the ‘band’ they would need additional members and came to the conclusion that a guitarist and a drummer were needed. Sam had a friend named Alex, a guitarist, who they decided was right for the band. Alex joined in November 2009. They also invited an old friend, Zach, to join the band on the drums in the month of September.
After a few months Alex realised that being in Fool’s paradise wasn’t right for him and that he wanted to try out different musical styles and therefore left the band.
Alex was replaced in January of the following year by a friend of the band, Joe.
This was set to be the final line up for the band and they then decided to release their first song in January of 2010 on social networking site Facebook.
The band describes themselves as a mix of different genres but mainly Indie/rock music. Younger people/Teenagers who listen to Indie/Rock is the intended audience for the band.
Charlie, Sam, Zach, Joe and Alex
Sam and Charlie had been friends since childhood and had been playing together for around 2 Years. They realised to improve the ‘band’ they would need additional members and came to the conclusion that a guitarist and a drummer were needed. Sam had a friend named Alex, a guitarist, who they decided was right for the band. Alex joined in November 2009. They also invited an old friend, Zach, to join the band on the drums in the month of September.
After a few months Alex realised that being in Fool’s paradise wasn’t right for him and that he wanted to try out different musical styles and therefore left the band.
Alex was replaced in January of the following year by a friend of the band, Joe.
This was set to be the final line up for the band and they then decided to release their first song in January of 2010 on social networking site Facebook.
The band describes themselves as a mix of different genres but mainly Indie/rock music. Younger people/Teenagers who listen to Indie/Rock is the intended audience for the band.
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
The role of the cinematographer
My role in the group is as cinematographer. When creating a music video the cinematographer is the main person responsible for the technical aspects of the image. It is down to them to decide on the use of masking, the choice of camera lens and camera angles used. Although the director has the ultimate control over how the video looks, the cinematographer is the person that records the image on film and translates the directors ideas into the film, so therefor the two have to work very closely together. When creating a music video there is usually a ‘camera team’ which consists of a director of photography, a cameraman and an assistant camera man. The cinematographer is usually the person that has control over the lighting team as they will know how exactly they want the video to look.
Indie Music
Our band, Fools Paradise, are Indie/ Indie acoustic rock.
The conventions of an Indie music video are as follows:
-The video tends to be in black and white instead of colour
-The video is usually shot in a dark place to show more feeling
-There is usually alot of footage of the band playing their instruments
-Tends to have a narrative
-Alot of close ups of the band, especially their faces, to show emotion
One website that i used when finding this infprmation was http://www.slideshare.net/jamsjamsjams/conventions-of-music-videos-2935597
Some examples of successful indie rock bands are The Libertines, The XX, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Maccabees, The Rifles, Good Shoes, Arctic Monkeys, and many many more.
Indie Fashion
There is a fairly common fashion followed by those who listen to the indie genre. Younger bands and their followers such as the xx and Arctic Monkeys usually wear clothes that are quite simple and involve things such as skinny jeans, denim jackets, chequered shirts, hoodies, polo tops etc.
The conventions of an Indie music video are as follows:
-The video tends to be in black and white instead of colour
-The video is usually shot in a dark place to show more feeling
-There is usually alot of footage of the band playing their instruments
-Tends to have a narrative
-Alot of close ups of the band, especially their faces, to show emotion
One website that i used when finding this infprmation was http://www.slideshare.net/jamsjamsjams/conventions-of-music-videos-2935597
Some examples of successful indie rock bands are The Libertines, The XX, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Maccabees, The Rifles, Good Shoes, Arctic Monkeys, and many many more.
Indie Fashion
There is a fairly common fashion followed by those who listen to the indie genre. Younger bands and their followers such as the xx and Arctic Monkeys usually wear clothes that are quite simple and involve things such as skinny jeans, denim jackets, chequered shirts, hoodies, polo tops etc.
Older bands such as Oasis wear much smarter clothes such as shirts and blazers, yet there is still some similarities to the clothes of the younger generation such as denim jackets and chequered shirts.
Group
My A2 media group consists of the following people :
Sian Hodgson (me)-Cinematographer
Jessica Curley- Director
Chaturi Kothalawala- Producer
Sade Fuller- Editor
The band we have chosen is called 'Fools Paradise'
They consist of the following:
Charlie Morris- Bassist and backing vocals
Sam Fitzparick- Pianist and lead vocals
Joe Lewis- Guitar
Zach Breskal- Drums
Sian Hodgson (me)-Cinematographer
Jessica Curley- Director
Chaturi Kothalawala- Producer
Sade Fuller- Editor
The band we have chosen is called 'Fools Paradise'
They consist of the following:
Charlie Morris- Bassist and backing vocals
Sam Fitzparick- Pianist and lead vocals
Joe Lewis- Guitar
Zach Breskal- Drums
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