Final Edit

Digipak (Final edit)

This is my final edit of my Digipak. Overall I am pleased with the final product as it creates the style that I intended during the planning stage. I feel this links well especially with the music video in terms of colour tone, creative ideas and the message of the song. I focused on the idea of loneliness as this was central to my interpretation of the lyrics of the song and applied this to how the images in my digipak were presented  and the editing method through which they were manipulated to maximise their full potential.

Magazine Advert (Final Edit)

Digipak - "CD Disc"

Digipak - "Spine"

Digipak - "Back cover"

Digipak - "CD page"

Digipak - "Inside cover"

Digipak - "Front Cover"

Original Photo

2nd Draft

This is the second draft for my production. I previusly received feedback from my peers as to how my production could have been improved. Acting on feedback I have attempted to reduce the shot length, add a greater variety of shots and include additional footage for the final scene. I will look to source additional feedback and act upon it.

Magazine advert (1st Draft)

This is my first draft for a magazine advert for my final product. Overall, I feel this is a good first draft. However, there are multiple factors I would like to change and add before reaching the final product. Some of the strong features include the red tone given to the image and how this links with the lyrics of the song I have chosen to use for my music video. By contrast, some areas I would like to improve are the font colour and style. I feel it looks weak and does not stand out the way I intended it would. Another point is that the social media icons look amateurish and need to be tidied up around the edges. I will look to improve these areas before submitting my final edit. I reflected at this stage on the title of my band. It is not good practice to keep the original name of the band. I decided upon 'Time will Tell' to replace U2. The thinking here is that U2 as a band have been around for five decades. They have truly stood the test of time - formed in 1976 and still around in 2016. Hence I came up with the original name 'Time will Tell' - it certainly has with U2. I am also going to name the album 'Slow Plan'. This is to reflect the softer indie sound of 'With or without You' which was not characteristic of one of the world's biggest rock bands of all time.

Digipak (1st Draft)

This is my first draft for my Digipak. I feel that some areas work well with the style I was trying to create and I also feel it appears convincingly naturalistic to the viewer. Examples of what I mean are the size and placement of aspects such as the barcode, logos and copyright details. However, on the other hand there are improvements I would like to make before my final edit. These changes include a new, more bold font and more imagery used throughout the package. I will look further at the front cover and think about my enhance the image further.

Task P - Main task - 1st draft

Today the rest of my class were shown a screening of my first draft, here are some of the positives and criticisms of the overall viewing:

Positives: 

• Some good cinematography used
• Locations worked well
• Edited well with lip syincing all in correct order

Neggatives:

• Shot length of most shots need to be reduced
• Need more of a variety of shots
• The ending needs work as there is limited footage shown

Task O - Original images before manipulation

These are the raw images taken on set of production at my choosen location. I will be manipulating all these images for both of my ancillary tasks in order to create a proffesional image. I feel these images were well taken and give an excellent representation of the style I am trying to create.

Task N - props list

For my production the required props are:

• Guitar
• Drums 
• Microphone
• Various musical stands
• Flowers
• Phone
• Car
• Note

The instruments will add an element of verisimilitude to the video; the mobile phone is used to give every day naturalism to the plot; the bunch of red roses convey the underlying theme of unrequited love in the narrative and become a symbol of lost hope; and the love note conveys the conventional image of an arrow through the heart drawn originally from Cupid. 

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Task M -camera movement practice shots

The embedded video provides an example of a long track shot which I took when filming on set. Overall I feel this type of shot is effective in conveying the location and stressing the importance of the environment in relation to the protagonist. I believe this could be used successfully in my narrative. Practising these shots will help me when it comes to the actual construction of the product.

Task L - Risk Assessment

This is the risk assesment for the construction of my music video. Some of these risks are very real and both tough to control and hard to predict the outcome. For example, you could fall over and not suffer an real injuries whilst alternatively you could land awkwardly and twist your knee or ankle which would result in a much more severe injury. During our filming we are going to be very careful whilst using all of the equipment and will specifically keep an eye out for loose wires and tri-pods to avoid injury. Having a proper risk assessment in place is vitally important when shooting scenes to comply with health and safety standards. What I have tried to do above is identify potential risks, assess the potential dangers they present and put in place control factors.

Task K - Filming Schedule

Above is the filming schedule for the production of my music video. I intend to follow this schedule as discipline in sticking to deadlines is a crucial ingredient to success. In planning the above schedule, I believe I am giving myself sufficient time to film each section of the song. However, if I feel any areas of the shoot could be improved and need to re-shoot, I will act quickly and schedule more dates for re-shooting in the subsequent weeks. It is important to film the various scenes within a tight time frame so that a sense of character and plot development, shot by shot, for my narrative is achieved.

Task I - Costume shots

Here is a selection of the costumes that will be seen in the production of my music video and the ancillary tasks. It was my belief that these types of costume relate to the style of video I am trying to create. For example, the costume worn by the main character in the narrative, jeans and a hoodie, match the type of person I am trying to create. I also feel that the costume seen on the band members, dark clothing and plain tee-shirts, bears a strong resemblance to the clothes the band members in U2 wear. During shooting, there may be changes that I will need to make at the time to meet the needs of the narrative.

Task H - Storyboard