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Album Cover

Album Cover Images

 

Below displays the silhouette images I created on photo shop. At first these were quite difficult to make but then I discovered how to do it and I feel I have created effective images. I believe they need a colourful background or something eye catching so I will develop these further by experimenting with different backgrounds. However when including these I need to ensure they link in with the theme.

 

Construction- How to make a Silhouette

How to make a silhouette This video below displays the process in which you can turn an image into a silhouette. The reason I have created a silhouette is to include on my album cover. We wanted to include dancers because they are a key part of our music video.

Album Cover

Plan of Album Cover

The image below highlights our plan for our album cover. We want to include an image of the artist on three sides, the first being her in a white top which creates quite a floating effect with a light background. In addition to this we want to include a image of the artist flicking their hair and then an image of the artist looking over their shoulder. Then the others slides will display a silhouette of the dancers. The first with the dancers in a lift with quite a pale background because we don't want to include any extremely bright colours. We will then create a panel with a mixture of silhouettes of the dancers. Finally we will have the last slide sticking with the silhouette theme with a silhouette of the London landscape with a sunset behind it. This will then list the songs below, when thinking of the names of songs we need to make sure they are slightly relevant to the album. We are thinking of calling our album 'Starting New' creating the image that she is becoming a new artist and discovering a different type of music as well as linking  to the theme of the music video we created which was called 'In My City'.

 

We want to keep consistency with this album cover and create quite a relaxed, soft feel to it therefore we don't want bright, bold colours.

Album cover plan

Here is a plan of what we would want our album to look like, we have used pastel type colours so that it is still linking to our music video that we had done.

Construction post - Green screen

Construction post -Green screen.

We had to use the green screen for our music video, this means setting it up. Which has been explained before. In this post you will be able to see how we incoporated the green screen into our music video, and what effect it has had. Firstly to put the green screen on, you must import the shots.

You then select the clip you want the shot to be changed (Green screen clip) You then select 'Effects' then type in "Ultra key" Which then allows you to place the effect over the clip. You then go onto 'Effect controls' and from there you select the green screen and choose a colour/pattern you want your green screen to be.

Our examples can be seen below:

                            

Album cover research

Album cover research: 

Below you can see Taylor swifts most recent album cover, called 1989 which was released in 2014. I chose to look at this specific album cover, because her genre of music is similar to ours and what we have chosen. As you can see the album cover appears vintage by use of a polaroid camera photography, showing a vintage off colour look also. You can then see half of the artists face showing a sense of mystery, however the red lipstick  adds an old fashion sense which was in the late 80's and early 90's the colour red also has connotation as a rebellious young adult. Which can then also be appealing to male audiences. The album cover also has her entails on it 'T.S' For Taylor Swift and the 'D.L.X' is for Deluxe edition of the album.  You can see from both the front cover and back colour, they have kept the original colours.

Below you can now see the 1975's album cover, their music genre is slightly different however they are an independent band. Who are similar to our artist. As you can see their album cover is two colours which is still effective, because again this is used to represent the band as their music videos are in black and white. The band name 'The 1975' is seen in light, the font used on the bands name is edgy as it stands out and is almost the brightest part of the image. 

Below you can see Jessie J's album cover. As you can see she is the main focus of the album cover as you can see her face in a close up, you then see the use of colours, such as black it stands out against the back ground and shows a rebellious dark side of her. The title of her album is not clear but you can see her name in a golden font colour, which gives connotations as being 'Chav' or streetwise. This album is made to make the artist appear a specific way which a dominant female. This is portrayed by the use of dark colours. However the album cover has a much 

Green Screen construction post

When filming for our music video we decided to use the green screen for some of the shots. As you can see below we had to set up the green screen so that there would be no problems when it came to filming it and then editing it. This included things such as when setting up the green screen we had to make sure that there were no creases in the green screen it self, we had to use the camera to pick up sections of the green screen that had the creases. Once this was sorted we positioned the camera where we wanted it to be and then filmed the section we had planned to film.

When we started to film with the green screen correctly set up we then decided to film different shots from different angles which would be close ups and mid shots of the artist which is Sophie. From this we had to get the placement right of the shot from this we then decided to try some close ups

Final Draft

Below you can see our final draft, the final draft is what we have submitted to the teachers. In the final music video we have changed the clips and imported the dance studio clips at the beginning and the end of the video itself, this allowed us to move other shots around and make the music video more understandable from the sequence of where she goes from the 'old city' to the 'new city' which is London. The editing has improved also, the pace of the editing has changed and it fit more to the music, which was part of our feedback from the previous week. Another consideration was the studio shots. There wasn't many shots in the studio, so we took it upon ourselves to go and film there and use the studio for our duet clip.

Overall I think that our group has made much more progress filming and editing wise, as we all had different roles and our final piece was greatly improved in comparison to ones previous.

Final Draft

From our last set feedback we took into consideration some points to help us with our editing and filming. For the editing feedback we got told that we needed more fast paced editing so when we looked at our editing that we did have we went back to some parts and edited it so that it was faster when changing the location and made it so that it had cut in time with the music’s beat.  Also for our filming we got told to have more gritty shots where the artist first lives. So we filmed parts of our music video on a bridge in a gritty area which adds to the effect of the artists first home. Also we needed more close ups of that artist in first area where she is taking in her surroundings before she leaves for the city where it will be her new home.

Throughout the stages of this I feel that our group has made great progress as we have all put a lot of effort into it. We have been very organised when it came to filming, booking the equipment and editing as have communicated with each other and got the right information that we needed

Final Draft

Final Draft

This is our final draft. I feel there are big changes from our last draft especially with the structure. We went and filmed some more footage in our local area to display the 'In my city' location. This is to highlight that the artist begins in her own city and gradually travels to the big city. We tried to display this by beginning with shots of the artist in the park, garages and bridge and then when the music says 'Rolling down the streets in my new town' we cut to the London location and the dancing shots. I feel this looks very effective and provides more of a meaning to our video in contrast to before when it was randomly cut.
We have also added in the duet at the beginning and edited the go pro shots we filmed. I feel these look very effective and provide a different aspect to the video. The use of costumes also looks effectively cutting between the different scenes. We have also tried to use faster editing in certain sections cutting between the dancing locations.

I feel to improve this we could experiment with more effects, perhaps changing the tint of colour on some of the shots. Also we need to refine the lip synching.

Construction Post

Construction
This post is to highlight another section we have filmed. On Thursday 27th November, we went into the dance studio and filmed the duet. This is to go at the beginning of the music video and is a duet between Molly and Charlie. We experimented with different lighting and until we got the best. We felt we wanted a very subtle colour because that would fit in with our video better. We also used the fig rig and the go pro. This provided us with the chance to get interesting shots of the dancers moving from all different angles.
I feel these shots look effective and will work with at the beginning and end of the piece. We also decided to film shots of me singing and the dance moving behind. I like this and will provide us with the opportunity to cut the most effective parts of the dancers performing and me singing.
Below displays some of the images from the filming session, displaying the different equipment we used and the dancers performing.

Second draft

Positives:

•       Some positive things about our second draft is that we had a lot more locations to work on for the editing which means that we had shot that we could replace as they looked better than the one that would have been there before.
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•       Also because of the green screen shots we were able to use a background that we had made our own by having pastel colours that went well with our genre and style of music.
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•       From previous feedback we have now added some fast paced editing into our music by using jump cuts with the dancers. We have done this by using two or three different dancing scenes and cutting them so that they go in time with one another and the actual dance routine.

Negatives:

• ·      Some negatives about our music video are that some of the shouts are slightly out of time with the lip sync.
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• ·      We still didn’t have all of the footage that we needed which meant that some of the sections we had to put in a different shot that went well to fit the sequence.

Ways to improve:

• ·      Ways that we could improve are that at the start of the sequence we need to have more shots of the artist in her hometown then during the sequence start to lead up to the city shots.
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• ·      Another way the we could improve is that if there are shots where the dancers are out of the shots that we have filmed we shouldn’t use them and try to film it again when it is all in frame.

Second Draft

Second draft 

Below you can see our second draft to our music video, you can see that we have made much more progress overall, from our previous video. This is shown where we have changed the background on the green screens, and editing further into the music video. The editing is in time however there are some areas where we have edited to fast which prevents the music video not being in time. We also need to work on the studio shots, which we have to film, as the colours seem to still be appearing purple. However as a whole music video you are able to see that we have made a lot more progress, filming wise also because we have now managed to get the shots from the field done, where we have been able to include into our music video.

To further our project, we are going to continue filming, we only have 2 more shots to do which are both in the dance studio, these shots are a duet and a solo of the artist performing, we will then be able to include them into our music video. From then on we will be able to refine our music video which means making sure everything is in sync and in time then possible effects. Which will be completed before the deadline. 

Second Draft

Second Draft

This is our second draft of our music video. After receiving feedback on our first draft, we needed to make sure we only included the dancing sections when all the dancers were performing correctly as well as continue to use inventive shots. They liked the change of costumes and felt they fitted with the idea of the piece. However they feel we need to structure the video better for example show the local city first and then move into London. We also need to continue to edit to the beat of the music and complete it to the end of the music.
   After reading through this feedback, we tried to take on board the key points and improve our video. Firstly we added in our new footage which was from the green screen. This provided with more variety when choosing which shots to use. We then tried to select the correct shots for the video and continue to use sharp, interesting editing. We also redefined some of the shots we used, for example only selected particular the sections of the dancing part where we were all dancing at the same time.

Even though we have made some more progress, I feel we still have lots to perfect. In some sections I feel the lip synching isn't perfect so we need to go back over that and refine it. In addition to this we need to finish filming. We need to film the duet and another section with the dancers. This is proving quite difficult as the dancers are busy at different times so we need to decide on one date and hopefully get this filmed. We can then work on displaying the story more by moving between the local and London shots.

Experimental Media Effects

This is a video I created where I experimented with different effects. This was interesting to see what different effects are available to use.

Photoshop testing

We are looking at creating our own background for the green screen shots on our music video, we are doing this through photoshop, below you are able to see screen shots of tests for backgrounds that we could possibly use or help us get an idea of what type of backgrounds we are looking for.

Orange with a back black background, this shows two colours, which is simple also allowing the centre of the image to be shown if we was to have the dancer placed in the centre of the screen. 

Black on blue, makes the image look 3D which can be effective in the music video, as the background will stand out against the artist.

Here you can see the colours black on blue, with a circular shape, for this image  i think again it would be effective against the artist because the blue stands out and will identify the artist as the main performer.

Here is the colours purple and black, I think they look good together, however the backgrounds which have been created may be too dark to use for our music video, so we are likely to look at lighter colours such as white and greys

Animatic feedback

music video first draft

Positives:

• positives for our music video are that we have many different locations with the full song filmed through. there are locations such as Trafalgar square, south bank, Buckingham road kimpton park and the garages.
• another positive for our music video was that we were dedicated to go out to London to film which means that we had to be organised on meeting and traveling times.
• another positive would be that our editing was in beat with the music also the lip-syncing was also in time with the lyrics.

Negatives:

• some negatives with our music video is that some of the shots that we had filmed could of been filmed at a better angle so that the shot looked as best as we could get it.
• also some shot could of been added more such as the studio shots as we are going to re film those shots so that they will be the best they can be.

ways to improve:

• ways that we could improve would be that we as a group have all if not most of our shot filmed and ready to be uploaded and to make sure that when filming that we try and use the rule of thirds more to make it look as good as we can make it.

Music video - Draft 1

Draft 1
 

Above you can see our first draft of our music video, good examples from this are that we managed to get most of the footage shot in a short period of time, however we need to finish off studio shots to get the full music video footage shot, you then see a variety in location use such as London to the Local area which is a general convention of music videos. You then see that weve synced up all the footage to the music so that its in time on screen. However to improve our music video first draft we could have all the footage shot, this consists of the duet in the studio, then we need to put the green screen footage in, this allows us to have more varied shots and choice to chose from. As you notice in the beginning of the music video we have placed some what random shots. this is because we havent shot the footage we need to use however we are looking to do this in the upcomming week. We then hope to have all the shots done by the end of next week so we can start editing the full video with all the footage together

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Green Screen - Construction

Green Screen - Construction.  

As a group we had to vary our shot types, and as part of our sequence we are planning to use the green screen, the green screen allows us to change colours on the background of our video, the colours we are thinking of using are plain simple, which then allows us to make our lead singer stand out against the background.

 

To set up, me Sophie and Tezel had to get the green screen out. stand it up on the poles, making sure there was no creases, to prevent the creases we put the boxes in the bottom right and left corner of the green screen. This allowed us to get the best flat surface for the green screen that we possible could.

 We then went on to set the camera and lilighting, it was important that we got this all correct, so there wasn't shadows on Sophie's face, the lighting is there to make the green screen more effective, we put a light both on the left and right side of Sophie, and one on top of the camera.  We then had to make sure that Sophie fitted fully on screen to make a successful green screen shot.

Lastly   I think the green screen shots were successfully carried out and efficiently, this is important when making a music video. This is because if it wasn't carried out good, and we did not work on setting it up properly the overall out come wont be as good, so with the footage we shot makes it well done and gives us a good opportunity when it comes to editing.