Animatic

Here is my first of two animatics. I did this one by drawing each picture on paint, this took a very long time therefore there are not many images. I put the video together using windows movie maker on my laptop at home rather than on imovie on an apple mac. I found this much easier as windows machines are much easier to use. Some of the pictures are unclear what is happening as it was difficult to draw using paint. The next animatic will consist of some images i have taken of April in school, therefore not the highest quality but giving an example of the type of shots i have been thinking about using. I will make this one on imovie.

Here is my second animatic.




The shots are orange as there was not very good lighting in the school hallway, from this i have learnt to make sure the lighting will look good before i start to take my video shots.

Animatic

At the moment i'm trying to make an animatic, i'm having some technical problems using the Mac as i am not allowed to use some programmes like itunes on the school computers, therefore it is taking longer than i first thought. I am also having problems getting my images onto imovie and have limited amounts of help. Therefore if i do not succeed in making an animatic due to the problems, here are the images i have taken of April that i'm hoping to use in the animatic. Click on the three images below to view the story.

Pre-lim filming

Here i have made a video of practice shots that could be used in my music video. Some dont fit into my Genre for example the one walking down the stairs is more likely to be used in a short film horror. Even though we used a tri-pod for each shot, some were very wobbly. We had a problem with the close ups as the camera went fuzzy as you can see in the video. I also played around with the audio and effects to see how to use things ready for my real music video.

Here is a screen shot of my video as i begin to edit it using imovie.

Ideal Audience member

This is Scott, he is 16 years old and plays football for his school. He enjoys listening to current music in the charts via his I-pod, Youtube, sound cloud and other music sharing websites. He also shares his music with his friends via Facebook and I tunes. He also likes to watch unusual music videos like Bruno mars- Lazy song (screen shot below). As the characters don't match the lyrics and its very random and fun. In his spare time he enjoys going out with friends and playing football in the park. He dislikes indie music because its too different and he prefers mainstream music.

Reflecting on my work

So far i like my ideas, from my mood board i have had to change them slightly as i wanted to use the sun and summer dresses, but now its come round to filming, the weather is not very sunny and my idea would not work with this. However, i have slightly changed my idea to use the rain as an advantage and film some shots in the rain as i think this could look really dramatic and effective. When i presented my mood board to my peers, they liked the fact that my mood board, represented my genre and theme well, and it gave them a clear idea of my plan. As i have recently been talking about how boys will be attracted to my video as my USP is April. Therefore i am going to make another Audience member profile of the type of boy that would be watching my video.

Here i have made some notes on a useful powerpoint of things i must remember when going through the process of my work.

Presentation nov 4 from petefrasers

Production- Keep notes on filming, how it went etc.
Gain feedback by using audience- facebook, twitter, use peers, teachers, record and respond.
Reflection- create posts on what I've done, how i could make it better.
Research-  Looking at real examples of music videos, keep evidence of all research. Conventions of genre, audiences, institutions.
Planning- plan for what could go wrong, record my planing visuals, show the process of my ideas developing.
Evidence- storyboard, animatics, screen shots.
Ideas- keep ideas simple, have a realistic plan that will work.
Logistics- people, places, props, costumes. Get it done early, rehearse and prepare.
Equipment- Practice using it, get to know it, make the most of it.
Production- Always shoot extra for coverage, organise material before editing.
Reflection- gain advice.

Top tips on making a video

Preliminary filming-
Keep the camera steady when doing hand held shots
Use your elbows for stability
Have an assistant camera man for support
Practise shots before filming on location
Direct the actors- mark where they need to stand
Film more footage than you need so there is enough to edit

Theme and audience-
Make the theme clear, how does the audience know this?
What is the narrative how is this clear to the audience?
What are you selling in the video, is it selling?
The video needs a beginning, middle and an end
What are you trying to make your audience feel, Happy, sad ect.
What signs are in your work that portray your theme?

Shots-
Use a wide, establishing shot to set the scene at the start of the video
Use close up cut away shots
Film with the editing in mind
Give the viewer something to think about
Use a variety of shots
Use correct shots to represent different situations - shot reverse shot for conversation
Check the camera has a card and battery
Make sure ALWAYS use a tri-pod to get a steady shot

Shot list

This is my shot list, i will take this to my location and use it while i am filming. It will help to guide me with which shot to film next and how to position my characters.

Story board

 This is my story board of ideas and shots I would like to use in my video. I think this will work well with the song and characters I have chosen to use. I will be doing some practice shots to see if they will work before hand to see if i need to re- evaluate my plan.

Audience feedback

Ideal audience member

The main audience i am aiming my video at is teenage girls, i would also like my video to appeal to a wider audience being teenage boys. I think it will appeal to boys as well because there will be pretty girls in the video.
 This is sally, she is 15 years old and enjoys horse riding, shopping and going out for lunch in her spare time. She also likes to listen to pop music, she tends to listen to bands in the charts like The saturdays and Cheryl Cole. She dislikes screamo music because of how screamo fans represent themselves and generally does not enjoy the music.
She likes to read magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Look and OK! magazine, to catch up on celebrities in the media. She is also a big twitter fan as it brings her closer to the artists she enjoys listening to and can directly talk to them (even though they may not reply). She watches music channels while she does her homework as it helps to stimulate her mind.