Music Video (First 21 Seconds) Black And White Edit

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I have sent the colour version and the black and white version to the band to see what they prefer, as it is nice to get a full opinion on their preferred look of the music video.

Music Video (First 21 Seconds) Colour Edit

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This post is to show what i have done, so far on my editing, and get a rough look of the raw footage I have got.

Magazine Article Layout

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This post is to help my get a rough idea of what my magazine advert will look like, I have got my ideas based on other magazine adverts.

Lighting Used In Music Video

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For this post I mentioned all of the lighting that i used in my music video, this is an essential as music video of the same genre tend to have an interesting light aspect to it. We all decided in the band that we thought it would look quite interesting to have a semi dark room as it links to a lyric in the chorus "It's a dark room on a starry night. C'mon lets have the lights".

Record Of Filming (Band)

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This post shows you some of the photos I took on the day of recording, I wanted to show the set up of the area and the music video, with the lighting and camera set up. I have also got photos of band when the sound activation lights went off.

Update 06/01/17

Over the Christmas holiday I haven't released many posts because I have been busy filming the music video and just working on the editing, it has took a lot of my time, to make sure it is to a good enough quality, I might be posting some test footage of some of the edits I have done so far, on the music video, but I don't know when that would be, hopefully soon. Here are some photos I took of recording and some evidence of editing.

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This post is to show that I have been doing stuff, even though I have posted much, I have been getting on with my music, in terms of filming and editing. Hopefully some clips will be uploaded soon. 

Magazine Advert Example

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This post has helped me get inspiration for what my magazine advert could potentially look like, I tried to looks at adverts in the rock genre, to help me get a certain look for when I create my design.

Photos Of The Band

These are 2 of the same photo, however I put a filter over both of them to see what different look I would get. This is taken from a screenshot of a video from a camera I set up to record our band playing at the waterfront. I just wanted to work out possible compositions of the band, which I could use in my music video, I want our positions on stage to match the order in the shots taken by the band. Cam (Drummer) Will be in a different place, he will probably be on the left or right. I also wanted to experiment o the filters I could use, I think the black and white theme look quite nice, as I think it suits the look, of most bands in the same genre as us.
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I will use this in my Digipak on one of the panels as I think it will give a more realistic look. And I think it would look nice with photos including the band, as we are promoting ourselves and we want to show ourselves of as a band. 

Camera I Will Be Using

Canon 700D
I have contacted my cousin, as she is a photographer, if she knows any good cameras I could use for my music video. In the end she offer her camera, which is brilliant, as the photos I've seen her take are brilliant quality and would be great for recording the shots.

I will be using this to film during the christmas break, we have got 3 weeks off. So I should be able to get a good bit of filming, I want to get the filming done as quickly as possible, so it would leave me a lot of time to edit, as that is what I am going to struggle with the most.

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I am very happy that my cousin lent me her camera, as I have seen videos she has taken before, and they are really good quality. She's got a break from University, so she is letting me borrow it then, as that would work better for her and me. So I need to get the filming done then, but 3 weeks should be enough to record, we Just need to put a lot of time into it.

Actor For Male Character In Narrative

Harry Colgan

 

This is Harry Colgan. He will be the male character in out narrative part of the music video. I thought he would be good for the role, as he likes our type of music, he dresses like how we want the character to look, and he is a really good actor. Harry will be ideal for the role, he won't have to say anything, he will just have to show emotions. 

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I have been talking to Harry about this role and he is really up for it, and is really happy to help out. Harry was and obvious choice for me, as he is one of my closest friends and is a really good actor.

Gender Stereotypes

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This post has helped me find out about the different gender stereotypes for both males and females. I now know about how my characters break conventions of genders.

Semiotics (EP Cover + Music Video)

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This has given me knowledge on what objects symbolise. How including these items in my music video and EP cover, what sort of feeling will it create.

Indie Rock Music Video Conventions

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This post has helped my find the typical features of a Indie Rock Music Video, to either stick with and use some of these typical conventions in my music video or 'bend' them to create a slightly different look.

Update 18/11/16 EP "Pieces" Released

Today was the day which our Debut EP "Pieces" was released, which means I have a bit more flexibility with releasing the songs and including the audio of the song "Pieces". I have no uploaded the animatic for "Pieces" which will be used to get a rough idea of the shots used and how they link with video itself. We wanted the title of the EP to be the music video we are going to create, as it is meant to be a trailer for the EP, so I think that if we use this song it will promote the EP well cause it will be the actual song.
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Even though we've has now released the EP, we will still, use the music video we are making for this song, to promote the EP, even if its going to be done around December / January time.

Animatic: Pieces (With Audio)

This the animatic for "Pieces" with the audio included. You can now properly see how, everything will be edited, I will still have some flexibility with the editing process, and the order of shots. I am still looking up editing techniques. Within the next week or 2, we will be recording some test footage of the band playing the song in the location we want, I probably won't get the right set up, with the black background, But will use different cameras, to see which one gets the best look and position the band in the correct place.
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This is the first release of the song "Pieces". So I can now include the audio for the song on my media blog, and not having take it out whenever is post anything that is meant to include it. This is the final version of the song, I think it suits the indie/alternative rock genre, so that's what sort stylised look we are going to go for when producing the music video.

EP Promotion

This was tweeted by THE MEEKS official twitter,It is to let the audience know when and where it will be released. The date in which the EP will be released is the 18/11/16. And this means that I will be able to release the animatic with the audio from a previous post.
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Now that, the song will be release, I am now able to complete, some of the things I needed to do. Also the EP cover design has been created by one of our friends, who is really good at art, so as a group, we think that because we want it to look good, so I will use my EP cover design for everything I do for my media product.

Update With Location For Shots of Band Performing

So I have had a talk with Jack (Lead Singer and Rhythm), about a location we could use for the music video. And he says would could possible use Earth Studios which is where his Dad works, so we can see if we are allowed to put a sheet of some sort to hide the things on the walls. Also, we are going to have to see if we can fit all of the band in, from a wide shot. so during the week, we will record ourselves playing/miming to the track.
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So Earth Studios will be our location for the shots with the band, we can add things on the walls and take some stuff out of the rooms to get close the look that I want.

Possible Locations For Shots of Band Performing

Earth Studios

Website:http://www.earthstudios.co.uk/

Location:Unit 9 Caston Ind Est, Salhouse Road, Norwich, Norfolk. NR7 9AQ

We always go here for rehearsals, and we are kinda of used to being in the rooms. We also get to use the rooms for free as one of our band member's dad owns the studio, and we would have a bit more control and flexibility on what we could do in the rehearsal rooms. As for looks, the color doesn't quite suit the look that I want as it is very green and I would prefer more blue colors. Even though, it can fit the whole band in I don't know if it would have enough room to actually record the band as a whole.

Epic Studios

Website:http://www.epic-tv.com/studios/studio-2/

Location:112-114 Magdalen St, Norwich, Norfolk. NR3 1JD
Recording here would be nice however it is very expensive and they record everything for you, and the whole project is to be done by yourself. If there's any way we could solve these problems, I think it would a good place to record as it would have the exact look we wanted, created quite easily. I have never been here before so I don't know exactly how it would look, so I don't really want to take my chances.
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From the looks of it the first location seems like the ideal place to record, as I have to put perspective on how much things will cost and even, it will be difficult to get the right look, I think that Earth Studios, will be the best location, based on money and what we will be able to film there. I looked at other rehearsal studios, cause I couldn't find a plain-ish room where noise cancelling wouldn't be a problem. 

EP Cover (Developed)

I have developed my EP cover idea, by editing the EP Cover on a piece of software called 2D Design. I thought this was very helpful as I could edit the design easier as I wouldn't have to redo everything over and over again. I have changed the colours of the design so it is just black and white, I didn't really like the old EP cover, as the colours contrasted a lot with the red and purple, and then you could really see the text.

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I think there are still things that need changing for example the lines where the puzzle pieces are, make it it kind of hard to see the image on the EP cover, so why I could do is get rid of the extra puzzle pieces and keep the black pieces, which are missing. I think this will look better as, at the moment it looks quite cluttered.

Props (What We Need & What We Have)

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In this post I looked at the props that I need to get and a what I already have. I found this post quite helpful, as it allowed me to take control of all the things I need in the music video and take along with us when recording.