Production: Official Rough Cut 1

Production: Draft Video 3

Production: Draft Video 2

Here is our second draft:

Feedback:

• Avoid cutting in the middle of a lyric
• Refine the beat to the beat editing
• Experiment with other cut aways
• Some shots are slightly out in terms of the lip sync
• Missing some different angles
• Count the amount of close ups
• Improve the lip sync 
• Camera was slightly shaky
• Good response to the flicker effect
• Some parts were too repetitive
• Use wider variety of effects
• Song is very energetic so more cuts could be used to reflect this
• Not keen on the still shots moving backwards and forwards
• Not a big fan of standing still and singing
• Vary shot types

Production: Draft Video 1

Here is our draft video:

Feedback:

• There should be a clearer visual link to the different parts of the song, following Andrew Goodwin's conventions of Music Videos.
• Use costume or location to help this.
• Add more cut aways - less of just the artist.

Planning: Analysis of original video

Hello!

I chose to analyse the original video of the song we chose 'Changing' - Sigma (featuring Paloma Faith).


- Jess

Production of Music Video: Filming Diary Day 1

Hello!

During half term, our group decided to film, and so planned to meet up at Stratford station around 10/11 on the 29th October. Unfortunately, Lily wouldn't be able to come until later and so myself, Dan and Heather had to get started without her. Also, the only camera I could use until Lily arrived was my phone camera and so a few of the photos are bad quality.

We got started with the red/pink spray hair dye which I had bought from Sainsburys, as this would be the synergy in the music video, and our artist's signature look. We also walked around Stratford, to get a feel of our filming location. We decided on a few places that we would film in over the next couple of weeks. For example, we filmed on a bus stop, as we felt that the scenery behind was clear and it made for an amazing shot.

A lot of the day was about getting started, and definitely got us in the filming mindset, and we were determined to get most of our shots filmed that day.

Eventually Lily came and we told her about all the shots we had done, and what we had planned and she was very happy about it. We all worked well in a team, and all got to film parts, and also recommended areas. For example, Lily liked the look of some leaves and we got a shot of the leaves. We also wanted an 'Autumn feel' and used that by throwing leaves behind her, which we found funny, but it looks good.


I got to film quite a lot, and my favourite shot that I got was a tracking shot down a path. The camera isn't completely steady but it works, and Heather's performance got better and better throughout the day.


All in all, the first day of filming was very successful, and got a lot of shots we can use.

- Jess

Production of Music Video: Filming Diary Day 3

Hello!

We decided to film during lesson time on Tuesday, as we felt we needed some more footage, especially more tracking shots. We agreed to meet in Stratford, and film in the Olympic Park.




However, Dan needed to go back to pick up some things, so we met him in Leyton. Me, Lily, Heather and her friend, a fellow media student, Liam, met him at Chobham Road and filmed around the area. We liked the street view, and the pub so filmed lots of shots there. This time round Dan and Lily filmed, while I purely took photos/videos for behind the scenes.

We then went to the park, right around the corner, which was full of leaves. We felt as though this added to the tone of the music video, and the colour. We also filmed some shots on the swings, and a bench as we felt they would look good.





 All photos by me.

My vlog of the day:

- Jess