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This feedback shows the positive aspects of our video and what we did well such as smooth editing and quick cuts and that he thought there were no problems within. This interviewee understood all our conventions.




 This person likes the originality of our video which we aimed to achieve by not just focusing on a performance element but also by making it like a genuine video.

Editing Day(s)

I edited our footage on Adobe Premiere Pro using my own computer so I could spend time editing it during my holiday. I first attempted the television beginning in which I inserted a TV dating back to the 50's, however we did want footage of a TV being used in real life but it was too hard to find as the camera in the videos did not stay still. Therefore I added the picture and cropped the screen in which I added the zoomed out footage of the presenter.



In doing this I edited the color of all the footage by adding black and white and added a static grainy effect to make it like an old TV. However I had one problem with the TV shot, I found that it didn't look great in the TV and that zooming into the footage would be too hard and would take too long to do so. Therefore we replaced it with just ordinary static TV footage.



We managed to stitch all our footage together to follow the animatic and timeline which was good and made it better by making zooms on Premiere Pro that were missed out during filming. We managed to find different clips online of Beatlemania which looked perfect to insert into our music video. Also we added different texts into our video such as a retro title for the 'Ed Wood Show' and an MTV style text for the song title. We had one problem which was that the lighting of the theatre was too bright which made the faces hard to see and edit. However it can be said that it was purposely done as technology during those days didn't have the best tweaks in which brightness settings were not present on stage lights. Overall the editing process was very long but successful in achieving a music video that is different from any other media video.

Shoot Day Take 2

After deciding our location and finalizing our idea we decided to film it on a Friday after school in which we had time all of mid-day to late afternoon to set up and film. We didn't need to book or schedule far in advance as the school theatre would not be operational when all the students went home. Therefore all that was available were teachers, the film crew/actors and resources. We filmed our animatic a few days before in which we were able to get a certain idea of the shots we want to create but not necessarily include all of them. Also, as all the teachers were at school, we were able to use Mr Simon Wood as our presenter. We cleared all the chairs from the room and managed to reassemble the stage so it was in a formation that elevated the drum kit and had both guitarists on the sides with the singer at the front. Here is the formation we made the day before...

First off we got our teacher and filmed him by the curtain presenting our live performance for the Ed Wood show. As we were creating a parody he presented in several different accents such as Russian, Australian, English and American. We thought the filming went well and that our teacher had a great script in which he improvised some of it as he has had previous acting experience before. After this we set up the stage which took about twenty minutes as it required heavy lifting. The props were brought in as personal possessions however the drum kit, microphone and amplifiers were all taken from the music rooms but it was helpful that the equipment from the music department was directly opposite the theatre. Time wise we aimed to do it for 5 hours even though we had more to spare as we weren't in a completely time strict place. After collecting the equipment we set it up on stage and managed to get the song played through the theatre speakers via auxiliary. We started filming and managed to improvise all the moves with the playing of the instruments and luckily our lead singer is an experienced live performer and was able to perform some authentic rhythmic moves that worked well with the idea. As a group we worked well and managed to capture all our camera shots in which we filmed a few more shots. However in several shots the lead singer didn't know the lyrics to the specific part, therefore we knew that editing would not tolerate these mistakes. We also captured several shots of the musicians but added a few wideshot's of them singing the chorus to act as if they are part of the singing. We also had one person controlling the lights from the top kiosk for the flood and stage lights. He was very inexperienced with them so it took a while to get the right light to use at the beginning of the performance. Furthermore he wasn't able to change the brightness so we didn't know whether it was too much. We managed to complete several wide shots and extreme close-ups as we planned as we didn't want to film the video from one take, thus mixing in present day technology and mixing it with the past. Some areas we could of improved were the playing of the instruments which weren't always played to time and didn't look like the right chords necessary for the song. Our main concern was the water and the symbol shot because we weren't sure we would be able to capture it perfectly without damaging the lens, but we managed to zoom in on the instrument and successfully did it with no errors. This was due to myself not hitting the symbol as hard as we wanted to. Overall I think the shoot day went exceptionally well, we filmed every shot that we wanted to include and managed to easily access resources. However it may have been better to have rehearsed or learnt the lyrics especially as it is a hard song to sing and as well maybe learn the actual chords for the song making it more realistic. It was much more challenging than if we did a narrative based/slower paced song and we were willing to put ourselves to that test and see if we could film something unlike any other media music video. Here are some images and a video from the day.....

Props & Costumes

In our music video we will be using a lot of obvious props that will be an imperative towards making our music video seem like a real live performance. The obvious ones will be stage


Costumes:





We are sticking with the idea of wearing suits in our music video to not only show individuality but to cohere with authentic mid 20th century television performances which were much more formal than they are today.

Props:



We need a microphone to amplify our singers voice as a potential selling point. However we wanted to get a 1950's version but they were too expensive and hard to get our hands on.




A drum kit is needed to fulfill the band members needs to create the fast beat for the song.



A guitar as it is the leading instrument that will create the main sound.



We need a bass to enhance the sound making it more powerful.


Lastly we need an authentic (will cohere with our bands representation of old rock) amplifier device that will AMPLIFY the sounds....

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