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Evaluation questions
1) Pre production (story boarding, prop lists etc) In pre production of our prelim video, I made the story board. I did this on pieces of A3 paper and split the page into 9 boxes. In each box I drew the shots that we wanted to recreate so it was easier to look at when filming. In each of the boxes I also included the lyrics of which shots they were in so we could see which parts to films and the actor knew which lyrics went with each shot. We also had to book the set that we wanted to film in which was the white room and we boked two sessions so we had enough time to get the footage that we needed. We also made a list of everyone's role in our group and these included, Director, Lighting, Editor, Stylist, filming and actor. This was so everyone knew which area they had to focus on. We didn't make a list of props because the only props we needed was a guitar. We also printed off the lyrics so our actor could learn them.
2) Production (filming etc)
When filming our video we started off by setting up the camera in the correct place on the tripod to get the right angle for the first shot. We then set up the lighting around the room by using two lights to make it brighter. Our actor was then styled in a shirt and we quickly looked over the video so he knew what the first shot looked like that he needed to recreate. When we filmed, I held up the lyrics behind the camera so he wouldn't forget them when recreating the shots. This worked well and I directed him through what actions he needed to do. Everyone in the group then watched through the real music video so we all knew what it should look like. We then proceeded to film the rest of the video but we had to film some parts again because they didn't look the same as the real video. When filming we decided to play the song so our actor knew when to mime the lyrics.
2) Production (filming etc)
When filming our video we started off by setting up the camera in the correct place on the tripod to get the right angle for the first shot. We then set up the lighting around the room by using two lights to make it brighter. Our actor was then styled in a shirt and we quickly looked over the video so he knew what the first shot looked like that he needed to recreate. When we filmed, I held up the lyrics behind the camera so he wouldn't forget them when recreating the shots. This worked well and I directed him through what actions he needed to do. Everyone in the group then watched through the real music video so we all knew what it should look like. We then proceeded to film the rest of the video but we had to film some parts again because they didn't look the same as the real video. When filming we decided to play the song so our actor knew when to mime the lyrics.
3) Post production (editing footage etc)
After getting all of the footage that we needed, we then put the memory card into the computer to get the film. I then went on to edit the clips into one. I found this quite hard as I had never used Final Cut Pro. After having a look at the software I then added the clips in to watch which ones we were going to use. I added the title of the video at the start and then added our first shot. I tried to add a fade effect in-between each of the clips as this is what the real video has on it but this was not very successful as I didn't really know how to do it. After I had added all of the clips I muted the audio in the clips and added the music in the background. I then had to make sure that the miming was in time with the music which was quite difficult. Overall, I think our video was ok but it could have been a lot better if we knew how to edit properly and had a better actor who was willing to look like the artist. I also think our filming wasn't very good as we didn't always use the tripod when filming so some parts looked a bit shaky. Also in one of the clips that we filmed you can see a chair in the background which is obviously not what we wanted in the background. However, we had to use that clip because we were running out of time and we couldn't film it again.
After getting all of the footage that we needed, we then put the memory card into the computer to get the film. I then went on to edit the clips into one. I found this quite hard as I had never used Final Cut Pro. After having a look at the software I then added the clips in to watch which ones we were going to use. I added the title of the video at the start and then added our first shot. I tried to add a fade effect in-between each of the clips as this is what the real video has on it but this was not very successful as I didn't really know how to do it. After I had added all of the clips I muted the audio in the clips and added the music in the background. I then had to make sure that the miming was in time with the music which was quite difficult. Overall, I think our video was ok but it could have been a lot better if we knew how to edit properly and had a better actor who was willing to look like the artist. I also think our filming wasn't very good as we didn't always use the tripod when filming so some parts looked a bit shaky. Also in one of the clips that we filmed you can see a chair in the background which is obviously not what we wanted in the background. However, we had to use that clip because we were running out of time and we couldn't film it again.
Prelim reflection questions
1. What did you find most challenging about recreating your chosen video and why? (remember to think about storyboarding, props, actors, filming, editing, finance)- I find the most challenging thing was our actor as he felt uncomfortable to act similar to David Bowie so it was quite hard to recreate it to look exact to the real video. Another thing that was challenging was editing the video as I had never used the software before so I didn't know which tools did what so I feel like this could effect the quality of our video.
2. What problems did you face whilst filming? (consider the logistics, could you get everyone together to film, did you have rehearsal time, were you able to frame your shots effectively, could you convincingly play/mime?)- The problems that we faced were that we didn't have time to rehearse before filming so we were unprepared. The shots we films weren't quite the same as the real video and our actor couldn't really lip sync very well so it make the video a little bit out of time.
3. How did you overcome these problems? (did you alter shots/props, solve lighting issues etc?) - To overcome these problems we filmed parts of it again to try and get the same shots as the real video. We also added more lighting when we filmed parts again because it looked too dark the first time.
4. Which problems could you not overcome? (were some instruments harder than others to source, could you recreate the look of an artist, could you dress the set, were some shots impossible to emulate?)- The problems that we couldn't over come were the look of the artist because our actor didn't want to wear makeup so he didn't really look like David Bowie except for the shirt that he wore.
5. What next steps are you going to take? (learn how to: film/edit/light/perform/makeup etc) - The next steps I am going to take is to learn how to edit properly by practising using the software. I will also learn how to style the actor like the artist we are trying to recreate.
2. What problems did you face whilst filming? (consider the logistics, could you get everyone together to film, did you have rehearsal time, were you able to frame your shots effectively, could you convincingly play/mime?)- The problems that we faced were that we didn't have time to rehearse before filming so we were unprepared. The shots we films weren't quite the same as the real video and our actor couldn't really lip sync very well so it make the video a little bit out of time.
3. How did you overcome these problems? (did you alter shots/props, solve lighting issues etc?) - To overcome these problems we filmed parts of it again to try and get the same shots as the real video. We also added more lighting when we filmed parts again because it looked too dark the first time.
4. Which problems could you not overcome? (were some instruments harder than others to source, could you recreate the look of an artist, could you dress the set, were some shots impossible to emulate?)- The problems that we couldn't over come were the look of the artist because our actor didn't want to wear makeup so he didn't really look like David Bowie except for the shirt that he wore.
5. What next steps are you going to take? (learn how to: film/edit/light/perform/makeup etc) - The next steps I am going to take is to learn how to edit properly by practising using the software. I will also learn how to style the actor like the artist we are trying to recreate.
Thursday 30 June 2016
David Bowie video
Camera- Amelia
Styling - Bridie
Director - Ellie
Lighting - Charlotte
David Bowie - Charles
Editing - Ellie
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