Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
shoot at the weekend
our shoot at the weekend went sort of ok. although it is doubtful we will use any of the footage we shot it did help both give us new ideas and ground our current ideas.
a big problem was that it was quite hard to find completely empty places, however we did find quite a derelict patch that may be usable.
i am greatly looking forwards to the band shoot this weekend, i am confident that the shots should work well and we have spent some time planning different shots and i am also sure we will find new things to do on the day aswell.
although the actual footage we shot at the weekend wasnt too great, it was a useful test shoot as we are now much better equipped to do our real shoot.
a big problem was that it was quite hard to find completely empty places, however we did find quite a derelict patch that may be usable.
i am greatly looking forwards to the band shoot this weekend, i am confident that the shots should work well and we have spent some time planning different shots and i am also sure we will find new things to do on the day aswell.
although the actual footage we shot at the weekend wasnt too great, it was a useful test shoot as we are now much better equipped to do our real shoot.
Monday, September 15, 2008
theory notes
the theory was all rather interesting and here are 5 key points that i have taken from it.
- Jump cuts: we can use jump cuts to help create a crazy and interesting feel to the video, this will probably be most useful when we are filming the band sequences. by jump zooming in and out we can also emphasize the actions such as a heavy strum on the guitar or an intense vocal sound.
- we will try and edit on the beat eg. if the music drops particularly heavily we will do some sort of aesthetically intense edit such as a jump to a closeup.
- we will use a variety of both distances and angles. we will use a lot of high angle and low angle shots and maybe even have a master shot that is high angle. we will cut from close ups to long distance shots etc. in film this would be strange but in a music video (especially a punky, rocky one) it should hopefully work well.
- we will use movement and tracking to help create an unbalanced feel that will both work well with the style of the music and create an interesting and rocky feel. we will use elaborate and curvacious tracks to create the illusion of space and to get in a lot of our well decorated (hopefully) location.
- we will use close-ups to show case the star. when exciting vocal passages are being sung the video emphasis will be on mike, when there is the drum solo the emphasis will be on the drummer and guitar bits on the guitarist.
-in the narrative we may use a montage of shots rather than a continous narrative, this will both work well with the story and will allow more frequent editing between the narrative and the and the band sequences.
-both the narrative and the performance will increase in intensity as the song draws towards its climax,this will be achieved by intense sweeps, pans and tracks as well as big movements within the frame.
when put into use this theory should help intensify and clarify our music video production.
- Jump cuts: we can use jump cuts to help create a crazy and interesting feel to the video, this will probably be most useful when we are filming the band sequences. by jump zooming in and out we can also emphasize the actions such as a heavy strum on the guitar or an intense vocal sound.
- we will try and edit on the beat eg. if the music drops particularly heavily we will do some sort of aesthetically intense edit such as a jump to a closeup.
- we will use a variety of both distances and angles. we will use a lot of high angle and low angle shots and maybe even have a master shot that is high angle. we will cut from close ups to long distance shots etc. in film this would be strange but in a music video (especially a punky, rocky one) it should hopefully work well.
- we will use movement and tracking to help create an unbalanced feel that will both work well with the style of the music and create an interesting and rocky feel. we will use elaborate and curvacious tracks to create the illusion of space and to get in a lot of our well decorated (hopefully) location.
- we will use close-ups to show case the star. when exciting vocal passages are being sung the video emphasis will be on mike, when there is the drum solo the emphasis will be on the drummer and guitar bits on the guitarist.
-in the narrative we may use a montage of shots rather than a continous narrative, this will both work well with the story and will allow more frequent editing between the narrative and the and the band sequences.
-both the narrative and the performance will increase in intensity as the song draws towards its climax,this will be achieved by intense sweeps, pans and tracks as well as big movements within the frame.
when put into use this theory should help intensify and clarify our music video production.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
feedback
hello,
I think i will go back to previous posts an try and apply more theory where possible. i will also ensure to include theory when posting in future and add some posts that are rich in theoretical matter. after the lesson today on theory i feel better equipped to embark on this task so the results will, hopefully, be fruitful.
I think i will go back to previous posts an try and apply more theory where possible. i will also ensure to include theory when posting in future and add some posts that are rich in theoretical matter. after the lesson today on theory i feel better equipped to embark on this task so the results will, hopefully, be fruitful.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
BLK feedback
well done nathan, some very impressive progress on this blog, it's really starting to represent you and your thinking/ideas
I would like to see you use more media theory though, when exploring and analysing other music videos, album covers etc. On the main blog there are postings from June that will help you develop your Stage 1 and 2 posts further and in the folder you will find the analysis frameworks you need to help you explore texts more thoroughly and effectively.
Also your blog has limited visual links, your video and myspace links for example don't look quite right as all I can see is code when we should see imagery, this is something Miss T, myself or ryan can help you with, so please ask
please make sure your posts are regular, ideally a bit everyday. please don't let things pile up.
I would like to see you use more media theory though, when exploring and analysing other music videos, album covers etc. On the main blog there are postings from June that will help you develop your Stage 1 and 2 posts further and in the folder you will find the analysis frameworks you need to help you explore texts more thoroughly and effectively.
Also your blog has limited visual links, your video and myspace links for example don't look quite right as all I can see is code when we should see imagery, this is something Miss T, myself or ryan can help you with, so please ask
please make sure your posts are regular, ideally a bit everyday. please don't let things pile up.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
weird video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqi5F5MqqTQ
i found this video on Youtube and thought it was kinda relevent t o our music video because it is weird.
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i found this video on Youtube and thought it was kinda relevent t o our music video because it is weird.
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CD cover
recently with the decison to use face paint in our music video and have a blakc handprint as a sort of symbol or logo i have researched using that as a theme for our cd cover.
while looking around at images i saw a t shirt with a black hand print on it which put the idea of using it as a marketing tool into play. 
while looking around at images i saw a t shirt with a black hand print on it which put the idea of using it as a marketing tool into play.
Thoughts
hello, i think at the moment i am very pleased with the way the project is going, as a group we have a final idea which although is always developing, is definately complete enough to start filming.
my main priorities at the moment are ensuring that i have blogged all of my research on my individual blog and also on the group blog.
the main issue regarding the actual filming i think at the moment is the large number of people we will need however we have allready made several confirmations and have been able to limit the amount of time needed with them when filming to either one or two days over a weekend.
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my main priorities at the moment are ensuring that i have blogged all of my research on my individual blog and also on the group blog.
the main issue regarding the actual filming i think at the moment is the large number of people we will need however we have allready made several confirmations and have been able to limit the amount of time needed with them when filming to either one or two days over a weekend.
x
ive been doing some research...
ive been doing some research on cults relating to our idea with the group face painting. firstly there was a sort of serbian gang around the early 20th century called Црна рука / Crna Ruka, meaning black hand, or 'unification or death'. they were a violent group whos aims were nationalism. i think this is relevant perhaps to our music video as the idea of unification (although perhaps in a different context) opposes that of lonliness which is also a central theme of our video.
the idea of an easily identifiable mark on the body is one that is used by many modern gangs aswell. gangs such as the japanes yakuza have full body tatoos to show dedication. this adds a more sinister twist to our vi
deo and so i think it is important.
I found this quotation on a website about cults
deo and so i think it is important.I found this quotation on a website about cults
"Tattoo Cult: Crazed cult members actually burn indelible ink on their bodies. Cult members are encouraged (usually after consuming alcohol to paint their bodies with permanent messages of various images and words. Cult members also pierce their bodies and put various body ornaments and metals in unusual unnatural places such as ears, nose, tongue, naval and genitalia. “A severely disturbing cult - these tattooists and body piercers - Clearly brainwashed…. Ross" (www.rosscult.biz/)
i thought that was quite creepy.
Finally i looked at tribal paint;
I think these were very relevant to ours as they often all have almost identical paint and it is often thick and covers large areas (ours will have a thick white background). 
I discovered that often tribe members will only apply paint after reaching puberty, in a way showing they have reached adulthood. this reflects the sense of belonging that the main character does not have in the video but all the other people seem to have.
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