Evaluation

Overall, I am pleased with my final product and how much it resembles the original video that we was recreating. The city centre was a great location as it provided us with similar architecture as well as plenty of lighting. Also myself (Acting) and Luke Hallet (Cameraman) decided to begin filming at 9 o'clock as this allowed us to film the light shot that pans down and fades to the same shot but at a later time. This also meant that there were a lot less interruptions  in terms of people walking in frame however this could be seen as a flaw as in the original there were a few people that would walk into the frame.

The things that I would change about the final product is a few shots that wasn't as successful as I had hoped. The first shot is the opening shot as the angle was more of presented as more of a high angle shot than a birds eye view shot. The final thing that I would change would be is the fade effect 20 seconds through as although we had the shots needed we couldn't figure out how to fade them into each other.

The thing I found most challenging was choosing an achievable song with the resources available. I say this because I originally decided to recreate The Vaccines- If you wanna, however due to overbooking of the theatre and time available for cast this was unachievable. Although I did manage to create the beginning quarter of the song.

In terms of what I would do different next year for my A2 product is consider the song choice and video more thoroughly as I lost a lot of time from having to restart my idea and video. Also I would maybe consider looking at a lot more videos within the pop genre as they seemed to be more appealing and effective to recreate.

By doing this task not only did I become more confident with a camera I also improved my editing skills. Also I now know to ensure that I am more prepared when doing such projects as during the shooting for If you wanna I realised how unprepared and deficient myself and group were.

Overall I feel as though this was a great product to recreate for the transition project as I learnt a lot of useful and relative things that will be very beneficial throughout the A2 year.

Final Product-Chasing Cars

Here is the final product that we created. I feel as though the video works really well and is very succesful in contrast with the original music video. However the only things that we didn't quite capture were the opening shot as it is a high angle and not a birds eye shot, to resolve this we should have found a better location that had higher levels than the one that we used. Another issue that we had was editing the shot at 20 seconds through as we couldn't figure out how to include the fade transition, although we did have both shots filmed. Finally the last problem that occured was the fade to black at 37 seconds was fairly longer than in the original.

Shooting Schedule

Shooting will begin and finish 19th June. We plan to shoot the 8 shots from the storyboard around hull city centre around 21:00 this evening.  Streets like Paragon street around the City Hall and Lowgate will provide suitable locations for shooting.

Equipment needed for the shoot will be:
Camera
Tripod
Ladders
Portable speakers

Clothes:
Dark/Black shirt
Dark black/grey jeans
Grey plain trainers

Liam Johnson will be playing the part of Gary Lightbody.

Storyboard-Chasing Cars

Production Roles

Group Members
Nick- Editor
Liam- Main Character
Luke- Camera/ Director
Sam- Set Design/ Assistant Director

Cast List
Liam

Lyrics and Timings

We'll do it all
Everything
On our own
We don't need
Anything
Or anyone

36 to 38

If I lay here

40 to 44
If I just lay here

45 to 51
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

57 to 61
I don't quite know

63 to 65
How to say

67 to 70
How I feel

76 to 79
Those three words

81 to 83
Are said too much

85 to 88
They're not enough

91 to 94
If I lay here

96 to 99
If I just lay here

101 to 106
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we’re told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

New Chosen Video (Snow Patrol-Chasing Cars)

Due to our inability book out the theatre space for a second filming session, we decided it be best to start work on a different music video. All of our work for the previous video will be included as development. With this video we will reconstruct 0:35-1:35.

The Vaccines-If you wanna (Own)

Due to the busy schedule of the theatre and recourses it made the filming process far more difficult, due to this we decided to change the song to an easier and more accomplishable video. Snow Patrol-Chasing Cars, however we did film some footage for If you wanna:

StoryBoard

 

 

Lyrics (Timings)

Start (18 seconds)
Well, I don't wanna wake up in the morning
But I've got to face the day
That's what all the friends
I do not like as much as you say
End (30 seconds)

Start (32 seconds)
I don't wanna do things independently
But I can't make you stay
That's what all the friends
I do not like as much as you say
End (43 seconds)

Start (47 seconds)
But if you wanna come back it's alright, it's alright
It's alright if you wanna come back
Do you wanna come back? It's alright, it's alright
It's alright if you wanna come back to me
End (60 seconds)

Prop List

Lights-8
Guitars- 2
Bass-1
Amplifiers-6
Drum set-1
Microphone-1

Location List

Wyke Sixth Form College
Theatre

Cast List and Group Roles

Group Members:
Nick- Director, Camera, Editor
Sam-Set Design, Lighting
Liam-Director (Assist), Set Design, Lighting
Luke- Actor, Prop and Cast

Cast List:
Luke: Drummer
Alex: Guitar, Singer
Kye:Guitar
Amber:Bass

Music Video: The Vaccines - If you wanna

The music video that I have chosen is If you wanna by the Vaccines:

However I did have a number of other videos that I considered prior to choosing the video above:

Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit

Grimes - Vanessa

AS-A2 Transition Brief

In order to prepare for your A2 media studies coursework- the advanced portfolio, you need to:
-Work in groups of 3 or 4 people to plan and produce a reconstruction of a minute from an existing music video.
-Set up your individual A2 coursework blog and choose your coursework brief.
-Gather evidence research into the conventions of your chosen brief over the summer starting with codes and conventions of your media form with examples, and also the genre of the text you intend to produce. (i.E. Music video conventions and rock conventions as an example.