Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Update Six
30/11/11: The First Time filming is officially complete now just editing to be done, Chose Plan B as my magazine advert analysis and completed that, Risk Assessments of production Completed.
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment
During the production and making of ‘First Time’ we come across a few risk factors but managed to overcome them in a simple manor and by altering some of the plans.
1. One of the scenes that we did took place on an overhead bridge above the A127 one of the busiest roads in Romford, Essex. The plan was for Ms Sarra to tear up a love letter given to her by Tears and then chuck it in the air so that it could be edited into slow motion. However, unfortunately on the evening we filmed it was very windy and that if we would have continued for me to throw the paper, it would have fallen on the main roads and distracted passing drivers. This risk could have resulted in accidents and fatal consequences. Therefore I decided to just have shot the tearing up of the paper and leave the filming of the pieces being thrown away to avoid any of these hazards. Once the paper had been ripped up, I responsibly placed the remains in a bin.
2. Over the process of filming, most of the college tripods were out for hire, which meant we didn’t have the use of one for quite some time of our filming. It was risky protecting the camera hand held but I ensured that it was used in a safe environment and the cinematographer was not making any sudden movements and un intentionally the handheld camerawork actually worked very well within the final video edit as we synced jolts in with the beats.
3. Whilst ‘First Time’ was evenly filmed both Interior and Exterior, we always had that risk concern for the weather forecast. The weather conditions could have caused film plans to change or caused cancellation of filming overall. However the only weather interruption we had was the wind in point 1.
4. Inappropriate locations – For tears studio shots we couldn’t manage to find a big enough back drop to cover the cameras footage. Therefore our shots were not as successful as we would have liked them to be but they still worked well in the video and editing could easily sort it out.
Monday, 28 November 2011
Plan B Magazine Analysis
Magazine Advert Analysis
Magazine ads are typically used to promote and distribute a particular consumer product. In this case, I am analysing a magazine ad for the release of an album (Music Industry). I have chosen to look at Plan B’s magazine album advert the defamatory of Strickland Banks.
This advertisement is a picture of an independent male singer/ rapper artist Plan B, to portray this the design has just him as the protagonist, he is trying to sell his image, style, voice, career and so on. The album is very much similar so the theme is kept recurrent.
Just by looking at the imagery we can see that it follows the typical conventions of a magazine advert. The first thing I noticed was the bright red bolded title ‘Plan B’ that is the artist’s name. Secondly I noticed the album title ‘The defamation of Strickland Banks’, its print follows the main title however it is in white to show the difference in meanings. Both titles being against a black background works really well because it is red and white. It entraps the audiences’ attention so that they don’t have to look deeply into finding the artists name and album title. As we can see, the rest of the magazine art is in red and white just not so extravagant, therefore the red black and white theme is consistent which is effective.
Furthermore, a persuasive technique is used to draw the audience into buying the product. For example on this magazine ad it states – ‘The multi-platinum album of the year’. They use its success to promote it. Looking at the smaller print in more depth I can see that all the publications noted that have reviewed and rated the albums qualities four stars out of five. On the cover in the bottom left hand corner is a picture of the digi-pak version, this shares the same colour theme as the poster, linking and associating them with each other. This makes the two items compatible when selling and more recognisable to the public, when the audience see either the magazine ad or the digi-pak they will be able to notice that they are advertising the same product and it makes Plan B a lot more recognisable.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Production/ Editing Process
Learning Editing - Use Of Final Cut Pro
( MAC PC)
Colour Correction -
The narrative of First Time is about a young Female (Ms Sarra) who is in love with young male (Tears Carlio) who happens to be in another relationship with (Girfriend Ashley).
Below are a few screen grabs of Tears and his Girlfriend Ashley throughout the video -
All of the flash back shots are in black and white now to portray the past and whatever is in colour is present (Above). This boldly states the contrast in time and narrative.
Below are a few shots of Ms Sarra and Tears Memories Together before the break up -
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Sunday, 13 November 2011
R & B Genre Research
R & B Music Genre
R & B originates from the 1980's, the abbreviation of R & B is Rythem and Blues however since it hit maintream in 2000 it is known as Contemporary R & B. This is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, r &b and funk.
The Conventional Music and Lyrics of R n B Genre - has a polished production style, drum machine- backed rythems and an occasional saxophone-laced beat to give a jazz feel (common in Contemporary R & B) and a smooth, lovely style of vocal arrangement. Electronic beats are becoming influences and an increasing trend the use of hip hop or dance inspired beats are also typical conventions, however the harsh and grit inherent in hip hop is reduced and smoothed out when needed. Contemporary R&B vocalists are often known for their use of melisma. Melisma is the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession.
Most R & B Artists are African American as this is where it originates from.
R & B Female Artists Include: Ashanti, Kelly Rowland, Alicia Keys, JoJo, Keri Hilson, Mariah Carey, Ciara, Aaliyah, Beyonce, the Fugees.
R & B Male Artists Include: Boyz II Men, Bobby Brown, Jason Derulo, Drake, Jamie Foxx, Frank Ocean, Cee Lo Green, R Kelly.
Typical fashion and styles of R & B Male artists are:
Conventions of R & B Music Videos are that they are about both performance and narrative.
Being Topless or revealing some sort of their bodies - For example in Ushers video 'Let it Burn' he is topless in a bedroom with a female. This is to attract the female audience they are targetting.
Tattoos - Alot of male R n B artists have multiple tattoos on them and they like to flaunt them.
Jewellery - Unlike hip hop/ rap artists who wear alot of heavy chunky chains, bracelets and watches r n b artists liek to keep it subtle and wear a simple ring, watch and earring/s.
Usher Let it Burn Music Video Below:
Typical fashion and styles of R n B Female artists are:
Hair and Makeup - Hair and makeup is always bold and eye capturing, alot of blacks and golds are used to make their eyes look alluring. Red lipstick is often used to represent the dominance and power of females.
Jewellery - The typical role of the sexes has swapped round here because the females are seen wearing alot of heavy chains, massive earrings/ hoops and Lairy accessories.
Minimal Clothing - Women of R n B usuall have their stomachs or some part of their body on show, this is to attract their male audience. They are portraying themselves as objects of desire.
Clothing (Heels) - Use of high heels are shown to exaggerate he seduction of the females legs, however trainers are sometimes worn during choreographed scenes.
Iconography -
R&B videos contain very sexual actions and by using the topless men in the male R&B videos this connotes a sense of sexuality. The majority of R&B videos these days are filmed in greyscale/sepia tone which adds a sensual tone to the imagery in the video. As said earlier R&B male stars wear some jewellery but not as much as Hip Hop stars do because although they are trying to depict their wealth, a majority of the video will have close ups on their bodies and abs to express the importance of the human bodily attraction.
However, Similar to males in the R&B genre, female artists also convey their sexuality through their clothing which is very minimal as also mentioned earlier. They also place emphasis on their sexuality through their style/ fashion. R&B females are usually portrayed as soft goddess type people in their videos, but nowadays there has been a lot of gender stereotypes being broken in their videos with the females being seen as more powerful than the men, men are inferior the women.
R & B originates from the 1980's, the abbreviation of R & B is Rythem and Blues however since it hit maintream in 2000 it is known as Contemporary R & B. This is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, r &b and funk.
The Conventional Music and Lyrics of R n B Genre - has a polished production style, drum machine- backed rythems and an occasional saxophone-laced beat to give a jazz feel (common in Contemporary R & B) and a smooth, lovely style of vocal arrangement. Electronic beats are becoming influences and an increasing trend the use of hip hop or dance inspired beats are also typical conventions, however the harsh and grit inherent in hip hop is reduced and smoothed out when needed. Contemporary R&B vocalists are often known for their use of melisma. Melisma is the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession.
Most R & B Artists are African American as this is where it originates from.
R & B Female Artists Include: Ashanti, Kelly Rowland, Alicia Keys, JoJo, Keri Hilson, Mariah Carey, Ciara, Aaliyah, Beyonce, the Fugees.
R & B Male Artists Include: Boyz II Men, Bobby Brown, Jason Derulo, Drake, Jamie Foxx, Frank Ocean, Cee Lo Green, R Kelly.
Typical fashion and styles of R & B Male artists are:
Conventions of R & B Music Videos are that they are about both performance and narrative.
Being Topless or revealing some sort of their bodies - For example in Ushers video 'Let it Burn' he is topless in a bedroom with a female. This is to attract the female audience they are targetting.
Tattoos - Alot of male R n B artists have multiple tattoos on them and they like to flaunt them.
Jewellery - Unlike hip hop/ rap artists who wear alot of heavy chunky chains, bracelets and watches r n b artists liek to keep it subtle and wear a simple ring, watch and earring/s.
Usher Let it Burn Music Video Below:
Typical fashion and styles of R n B Female artists are:
Hair and Makeup - Hair and makeup is always bold and eye capturing, alot of blacks and golds are used to make their eyes look alluring. Red lipstick is often used to represent the dominance and power of females.
Jewellery - The typical role of the sexes has swapped round here because the females are seen wearing alot of heavy chains, massive earrings/ hoops and Lairy accessories.
Minimal Clothing - Women of R n B usuall have their stomachs or some part of their body on show, this is to attract their male audience. They are portraying themselves as objects of desire.
Clothing (Heels) - Use of high heels are shown to exaggerate he seduction of the females legs, however trainers are sometimes worn during choreographed scenes.
Iconography -
R&B videos contain very sexual actions and by using the topless men in the male R&B videos this connotes a sense of sexuality. The majority of R&B videos these days are filmed in greyscale/sepia tone which adds a sensual tone to the imagery in the video. As said earlier R&B male stars wear some jewellery but not as much as Hip Hop stars do because although they are trying to depict their wealth, a majority of the video will have close ups on their bodies and abs to express the importance of the human bodily attraction.
However, Similar to males in the R&B genre, female artists also convey their sexuality through their clothing which is very minimal as also mentioned earlier. They also place emphasis on their sexuality through their style/ fashion. R&B females are usually portrayed as soft goddess type people in their videos, but nowadays there has been a lot of gender stereotypes being broken in their videos with the females being seen as more powerful than the men, men are inferior the women.
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Update Five
09/11/11: At this stage half of the First Time music video has been filmed and already currently being edited. My first draft of the story board is up and my Shot list for First Time is completed.
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Shot List 'First Time'
Shot List For First Time
1. (Interior) - Tears Carlio is introduced through a close up/ point of view shot sitting in the driver seat of a car. He is Breaking Up With Ms Sarra. Hand held camera as if the audience is looking through Ms sarra's eyes.
2. (Interior) - Tears Carlio is sitting on his bed accompanied by Ms Sarra. A Medium two shot is used, The Camera is Handheld and it is at a high angle.
3. (Exterior) - A car door handle is shown through a medium close up and continues to stay on the screen as the camera zooms in stages to an extreme close up. Hand held camera.
4. (Exterior) - A Hand appears to open the car door, when opened the side of a body and left leg reaching the floor is shown before exiting the vehicle.
5. (Interior) - Tears Carlio is shown when the lyrics present his name. Medium shot, Steady cam and point of view.
6. (Interior) - The Words FIRST TIME appear, which is the title credit for the video and behind flashes up two lights one on the left and one on the right. Set in a photography studio.
7. (Interior) - A female figured silhouette walks in from the left and a male figured silhouette walks in from the right. As they walk towards eachother the lights flicker between the colours pink and purple/blue to contradict the sexes.
8. (Exterior) - The leg from shot 4 is followed by the right leg exiting the car via a Worms eye view shot, The camera then tracks upwards from a low angle view to introduce Ms Sarra.
9. (Exterior) - Ms Sarra and Tears carlio are hugging, Long shot, Hand held and point of view shot.
10. (Exterior) - Handheld camerwork throughout, Medium close up of Ms Sarra walking towards the camera over a bridge. Zooms out to Medium shot.
11. (Interior) - Ms Sarra is sitting on a piano singing into the camera, Medium shot, High angle.
12. (Interior) - Mirror reflection of Ms Sarra and Tears Hanging out in his bedroom and conversating (muted), Two shot/ Long shot, Zooms into a Medium shot.
13. (Interior/ Exterior) - Tears sarcastically dismissing Ms sarra from the car in Shot 1. Eye Level,two shot, steady cam.
14. (Exterior) - Medium shot of Ms Sarra walking towards camera, Hand held Cam, Slight High Angle view.
15. (Interior) - Two shot Medium close up of Tears and Ms Sarra sitting in the front seats of a car staring into eachothers eyes, Steady cam is used.
16. (Interior) - Tears Carlio is laying in bed with his other girlfriend, waiting for a call from Ms Sarra (to show the affair). two sho, high angle, steady cam.
17. (Interior) - Ms sarra and tears are sitting on a bed in the bedroom conversating, Hand held, Outsiders view, two shot.
18. (Exterior) - Ms Sarra is shadowing over a lake, looking at her phone, strokes it like she is waiting to hear from some body. Slight Pan to the left/ Hand held camera, Over the shoulder shot, High angle.
19.Ms Sarra (Interior) Tears and Girlfriend Ashley (Exterior)- Ms sarra is towering over tears and girlfriend from balcony. She is watching them walk towards her. Tears is hugging Girfriend Ashley whilst walking towards Ms S. High Angle, Over the shoulder shot, Three shot, Establishing shot.
20. (Interior) - Ms Sarra continues talking to the audience sitting on a piano based in a music studio.
21. (Interior) - Flash back of Ms sarra and Tears dancing together in front seats of car from shot 1 and 15. Two shot, Over the shoulder shot, Hand held camera pans to the right.Been slowed down to 50 percent speed.
22. (Interior) - Ms Sarra is sitting in her bedroom on her bed and cuts Tears off from a phonecall. Medium shot, slight high angle, handheld.
23. (Interior) - Ms Sarra's singing to the audience but no eye contact with the camera. She is on the piano again in the music studio. A Canted angle in used, medium close up, high angle, hand held cam.
24. (Exterior) - Tears has finished with his girlfriend and goes to visit Ms Sarra at her balcony. Establishing shot, two shot, eye level, tripod/ steady cam.
25. (Interior) - Two shot of Ms sarra and her reflection Looking into a mirror and lip syncing. Point of view, eye level, handheld.
26. (Interior) - Tears is rapping looking away from the audience, against a black drop in our college photography studio. High angle, Steady cam, Medium shot.
27. (Interior) - Tears is stll rapping in the same location, However he is addressing his words to the audience this time. Medium shot, Eye level/ Point of view shot. Steady Cam.
28. (Exterior/ Interior) - Tears is addressing his lyrics to Ms Sarra in a Blue Bmw 1 Series. Two Shot, Medium shot, slightly at a higher angle. Puts the audience within the scene as if they’re looking in from the outside.
29. (Exterior) - Tears is leaning on a car bonnet addressing his feelings/ emotions to the camera/ audience. He is holding a cigarette and wearing his clothes in an informal manor to represent his hood/ youth star appearance. Medium long shot, point of view, hand held cam.
30. (Interior) - Tears is back in the photography studio speaking his thoughts to the audience. Medium Close up, Slight Low Angle, Slight Canted Angle Point of view/ Eye level, and Steady cam/ Tripod used.
31. (Interior) - Same Location…Tears is kneeling down directly speaking to the audience, low angle, Point of view/ eye level, Steady Cam.
32. (Interior) – Tears is kneeling down and speaking to the camera using a lot of hand gestures. Medium shot, slight worms eye view, Tripod and steady cam used. Eye level/ Point of view shot.
33. (Interior) – Last take of Tears Carlio’s Verse, He is rapping away from the camera this time. The camera is at a canted high angle from the left hand side. Hand held cam, Medium Shot.
1. (Interior) - Tears Carlio is introduced through a close up/ point of view shot sitting in the driver seat of a car. He is Breaking Up With Ms Sarra. Hand held camera as if the audience is looking through Ms sarra's eyes.
2. (Interior) - Tears Carlio is sitting on his bed accompanied by Ms Sarra. A Medium two shot is used, The Camera is Handheld and it is at a high angle.
3. (Exterior) - A car door handle is shown through a medium close up and continues to stay on the screen as the camera zooms in stages to an extreme close up. Hand held camera.
4. (Exterior) - A Hand appears to open the car door, when opened the side of a body and left leg reaching the floor is shown before exiting the vehicle.
5. (Interior) - Tears Carlio is shown when the lyrics present his name. Medium shot, Steady cam and point of view.
6. (Interior) - The Words FIRST TIME appear, which is the title credit for the video and behind flashes up two lights one on the left and one on the right. Set in a photography studio.
7. (Interior) - A female figured silhouette walks in from the left and a male figured silhouette walks in from the right. As they walk towards eachother the lights flicker between the colours pink and purple/blue to contradict the sexes.
8. (Exterior) - The leg from shot 4 is followed by the right leg exiting the car via a Worms eye view shot, The camera then tracks upwards from a low angle view to introduce Ms Sarra.
9. (Exterior) - Ms Sarra and Tears carlio are hugging, Long shot, Hand held and point of view shot.
10. (Exterior) - Handheld camerwork throughout, Medium close up of Ms Sarra walking towards the camera over a bridge. Zooms out to Medium shot.
11. (Interior) - Ms Sarra is sitting on a piano singing into the camera, Medium shot, High angle.
12. (Interior) - Mirror reflection of Ms Sarra and Tears Hanging out in his bedroom and conversating (muted), Two shot/ Long shot, Zooms into a Medium shot.
13. (Interior/ Exterior) - Tears sarcastically dismissing Ms sarra from the car in Shot 1. Eye Level,two shot, steady cam.
14. (Exterior) - Medium shot of Ms Sarra walking towards camera, Hand held Cam, Slight High Angle view.
15. (Interior) - Two shot Medium close up of Tears and Ms Sarra sitting in the front seats of a car staring into eachothers eyes, Steady cam is used.
16. (Interior) - Tears Carlio is laying in bed with his other girlfriend, waiting for a call from Ms Sarra (to show the affair). two sho, high angle, steady cam.
17. (Interior) - Ms sarra and tears are sitting on a bed in the bedroom conversating, Hand held, Outsiders view, two shot.
18. (Exterior) - Ms Sarra is shadowing over a lake, looking at her phone, strokes it like she is waiting to hear from some body. Slight Pan to the left/ Hand held camera, Over the shoulder shot, High angle.
19.Ms Sarra (Interior) Tears and Girlfriend Ashley (Exterior)- Ms sarra is towering over tears and girlfriend from balcony. She is watching them walk towards her. Tears is hugging Girfriend Ashley whilst walking towards Ms S. High Angle, Over the shoulder shot, Three shot, Establishing shot.
20. (Interior) - Ms Sarra continues talking to the audience sitting on a piano based in a music studio.
21. (Interior) - Flash back of Ms sarra and Tears dancing together in front seats of car from shot 1 and 15. Two shot, Over the shoulder shot, Hand held camera pans to the right.Been slowed down to 50 percent speed.
22. (Interior) - Ms Sarra is sitting in her bedroom on her bed and cuts Tears off from a phonecall. Medium shot, slight high angle, handheld.
23. (Interior) - Ms Sarra's singing to the audience but no eye contact with the camera. She is on the piano again in the music studio. A Canted angle in used, medium close up, high angle, hand held cam.
24. (Exterior) - Tears has finished with his girlfriend and goes to visit Ms Sarra at her balcony. Establishing shot, two shot, eye level, tripod/ steady cam.
25. (Interior) - Two shot of Ms sarra and her reflection Looking into a mirror and lip syncing. Point of view, eye level, handheld.
26. (Interior) - Tears is rapping looking away from the audience, against a black drop in our college photography studio. High angle, Steady cam, Medium shot.
27. (Interior) - Tears is stll rapping in the same location, However he is addressing his words to the audience this time. Medium shot, Eye level/ Point of view shot. Steady Cam.
28. (Exterior/ Interior) - Tears is addressing his lyrics to Ms Sarra in a Blue Bmw 1 Series. Two Shot, Medium shot, slightly at a higher angle. Puts the audience within the scene as if they’re looking in from the outside.
29. (Exterior) - Tears is leaning on a car bonnet addressing his feelings/ emotions to the camera/ audience. He is holding a cigarette and wearing his clothes in an informal manor to represent his hood/ youth star appearance. Medium long shot, point of view, hand held cam.
30. (Interior) - Tears is back in the photography studio speaking his thoughts to the audience. Medium Close up, Slight Low Angle, Slight Canted Angle Point of view/ Eye level, and Steady cam/ Tripod used.
31. (Interior) - Same Location…Tears is kneeling down directly speaking to the audience, low angle, Point of view/ eye level, Steady Cam.
32. (Interior) – Tears is kneeling down and speaking to the camera using a lot of hand gestures. Medium shot, slight worms eye view, Tripod and steady cam used. Eye level/ Point of view shot.
33. (Interior) – Last take of Tears Carlio’s Verse, He is rapping away from the camera this time. The camera is at a canted high angle from the left hand side. Hand held cam, Medium Shot.
34. (Interior) – Ms Sarra is Lip Syncing the same words as tears in he’s last few bars of rapping. Via the editing tool Final Cut Pro we cross dissolved these two shots together and lowered the opacity to make them over lap each other. Medium Close ups, However Sarra is looking at the camera and Tears isn’t.
35. (Exterior) – Ms Sarra and Tears hug each other. Close up, Slight Low angle. Hand held cam.
36. (Interior) – Ms Sarra is singing to her reflection through a glass window. Two shot, over the shoulder shot, slight blur due to shutter speed and camera focus.
37. (Interior) – Tears is sitting up out of bed on the phone to Ms Sarra whilst his girlfriend is sleeping. Right pan, high angle, medium shot, handheld cam,
38. (Interior) – Ms Sarra is Sitting on top of the piano again but using an establishing shot to show her location and surroundings. Long shot, tripod/ steady cam, point of view.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
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