The Editing Process

 Now that we have got all of our filming footage from the first and second day of shooting at the Stamford Arts Centre we will need to edit the footage to complete the video. The editing process takes a long time and a lot of concentration. We will be editing on Jamie's Mac using the program Final cut pro. Last year we used i movie to edit our Thriller and this worked well but this year we think that we will get a higher quality music video if we use Final cut pro. As with any editing process it will need to be carefully managed so that everything is in order and in sync. If one little thing was moved in the editing process then the whole song would go out of sync and not be as professional as we want. The difference with editing on Final cut pro is that you get a more crisp and proffessional finish with a lot more transitions and effects.

Shoot day 1 and 2 Evaluation

This is an evaluation for the first shoot day for our A2 music video. As you already know the location we were heading towards was the Stamford Arts Centre and when we got their with the 2 cars full of equipment we could have no complaints as the hall being the ball room was very big and spacious. When we got there we started to set up all the equipment and include a time lapse during the setting up period.When everything was ready we got everyone in place and began to film. We decided to use 2 cameras to film with in lots of different angles to vary all of the shots. There was a major hick up in our plans though as we found out that a lot of our footage was out of focus. Another problem was that we did not use enough camera angles so the editing would not be as fast as we wanted. All this, meant that we needed to plan very hard for the 2nd day of shooting we had available to make sure that it was a success.

To achieve this we decided to organise a proper storyboard/script to guide us through the whole song so that we can have the plan when editing to carefully place all the footage together in the right order. We also needed to ensure the footage was in focus so this led to us using the manual focus as the camera would often go out of focus on auto because the band members were moving so much. There were a few little problems on this day though as 2 of our original band members could not make it for the second day of the shoot due to work and school commitments. This meant that we needed to get a new drummer and bassist. In the end we did and we got Zander on the bass and Joel's step dad Mark on the drums. They were suitable replacements but the only issue was that the old footage that was in focus from the first shoot day was now going to be useless as it had shots of the old band members in them. We could use some though that only contained Joel and Jamie. Other than this little issue everything went perfectly on the second day as we kept to the storyboard plan and managed to come away with some really impressive footage. All we need to do now is edit the footage by sticking to the plan that was made. A copy of this storyboard/script can be found on the blog and you can see the detail we went into to get the perfect footage.

Magazine Advert draft

Our second ancillary task was to create a magazine advert. Below is both a one word logo print of the band's name. This is mainly for if B.I.T.E were to become a very popular because then people would instantly identify the bands logo due to their popularity. The second draft is just a little picture showing a more informative magazine advert. The Steel Panther band members will turn out to be the actual band members in our music video in the final ancillary task.

Draft of digipack

As part of our Ancillary task we will be asked to create a magazine advert and a digipack both for our chosen song/music video. This is to help promote the band. As partof our agreement with the band who's song we have chosen we have to include their logo within the digipack and magazine advert. This is not a problem though as the logo is very good looking. Jamie's has made a draft for the digipack and it shows someones bottom half with the bands logo on it below.

Shoot day evidence photos

 

Below are some pictures showing what we got up to on the day of the shoot for our music video.

 

Our filming script/storyboard

This is our script/storyboard for our music video. So this will help us to carefully put all the clips in the right place at the right time. There will be a few adjustments though as we may need to add a few more quick shots into the video. The timings are shown below along with their individual descriptions. Below the script/storyboard is also the rough copy of our plan which we used for guidance on the day of the shoot but then obviously typed it up for evidence.

0-1-Black picture which results to a picture of an empty stage as soon as the song starts
0-8-Time Lapse of band members/fans setting up the equipment for the band
2-On the double beat will be a double beat on the drums
5-high kicks from the singer, guitarist and bassist
8-10-Drumming from Mark
10-19-The same three band members rocking away by nodding their heads up and down
19-21-Drumming from Mark
21-25-Jamie singing close up
25-27-Guitar shot, then drums and followed by bass
27-30-Close up of Jamie singing
30-32-Guitar lick
32-35-Jamie and Joel singing together in a two shot
35-37-Guitar close up
37-43-Bass shots
43-48-Jamie kissing the dressing room sign and signalling come here on the lyrics "take you"
48-53-Sexual reference on the lyrics "all that I've got" eg. crotch grab reference
53-58-Two shot of Jamie singing with bassist
58-1.01-Jamie doing his hair in the mirror with hairspray
1.01-1.06-Jamie singing mid shot
1.06-1.07-Holding hands up and zooms out on the line "trust me you'll be fine"
1.07-1.09-Drumming mid shot
1.09-1.11-Bass shot of Zander thrusting mid shot
1.11-1.14-Cut to Joel holding guitar up right on knees
1.14-1.18-Bass mid shot
1.18-1.20-Different angle on drums
1.20-1.25-Guitar and bass play together
1.25-1.30-Jamie singing in mid shot with a pan of Jamie walking across the stage and pointing to the camera on the lyric "You"
1.30-36-Drinking Jack Daniels in the dressing room
1.36-1.41-Joel thrusting with guitar
1.41-1.45-Jamie singing in the recording studio
1.45-1.48-Joel singing in time with Jamie while recording hos singing with Jamie in the background
1.48-1.50-Bass shot extreme close up
1.50-1.54-Jamie singing
1.54-2.08-Narrative photo shoot of the whole band with photographer taking pictures in the corner of the medium long shot. This will also include individual performance shots to add a bit of performance and narrative together
2.08-2.14-Jamie singing
2.14-2.20-Drumming and then guitar on the two beats
2.20-2.29-Narrative of the band walking down the corridor preparing for the music video shoot
2.29-Close up of singer in extended held note
2.31-Close up of guitar in a high angle
2.33-Singer looking into the camera as note is held extreme close up
2.35-Bassist shot looking up the neck
2.37-Guitar solo starts so the camera zooms in on the guitarist as he bends the string
2.39-Drum shot looking directly at the drummers face
2.40-Different angled shot of the guitar solo
2.43-Up the neck shot of the guitar solo
2.44-Close up of fingers on guitar
2.45-Small pan of guitar solo
2.48-Small pan of a hand slide down the guitar neck
2.49-Drum fill
2.50-Guitarist on knees using mid shot while showing all the equipment in the background
2.54-Close up on guitar string bend
2.56-Bass close up shot
2.58-Drum fill to mix in with the songs beats
3.01-Guitar extreme close up of fingers playing
3.05-Extreme close up of guitar string bend
3.06-Cross fade to close up of singer
3.10-Narrative of band using a credit card to cut up the coke
3.16-Singer mid shot
3.21-Bass mid shot
3.25-Guitar shot, fast edit
3.26-3.31-Jamie singing with equipment in the background
3.31-3.35-Guitar close up
3.35-3.38-Singing
3.38-3.40-Drumming mid shot
3.40-3.42-Joel singing "Yeah" into Jamie's mic mid shot
3.42-3.47-Singing
3.47-3.54-Rocking together all three including the guitarist, singer and the bassist
3.54-3.59-Guitar then drums then bass with each one on each individual beat
3.59-A big jump from the three same members of the band on the last beat therefore ending the song

Examples of some problems on the first shoot day

On the first shoot day we encountered a few problems that forced us to really up our game and make sure that everything was perfect for the second shoot day. One of the biggest problems though was the fact that a lot of camera shots were out of focus and we only found this out when we arrived back at school to examine the footage. This meant that next time we used the camera on the second day we needed to use manual focus instead of auto focus as it would stop the camera going out of focus so often due to the movement of the bands actions. An example video of some of the out of focus camera shots are shown below and you can clearly identify that it was unusable in our main video as it would look unprofessional and sloppy.

 

This first video above was a very good camera shot because it was a nice pan of the guitar and focused on the suitable parts of the guitar as the song was playing. The two problems with this shot though was that it occasionally went out of focus and the shot also showed the sides of the staqge which we did not want as the curtain covers did not cover the sides. We did not want the sidee of the stage in the shot as it had mirrors and too colourful wallpapers for the likes f our genre. This shot taught us to tightly frame the shots better on the second day of shooting.

 

 

This shot was also quite a good shot but yet again the shot went out of focus and the roof was showing which we did not want. This was because the only background we wanted was of the red curtain covers. This is to help make the whole shot more realistic and appropiate.

 

 

This sot was a good idea for a shot but we did not use the lighting as well as we could have. This prevented us from getting a really clear shot and resulted in a grainy and dark shot.

Changes to the 2nd shooting day

On the first day of filming we had discovered that most of the footage we filmed was out of focus so this meant doing a second day of filming was definitely on the agenda. We had to change quite a few things though. For example instead of having mikey on the bass and will on the drums we had to get Mark on the drums and Zander on the bass. This was because the other two members were unavailable because of school and job commitments. This was good in a way though as it meant we could even out the equipment more due to Mark being able to drive. This meant that Rhys did not have to take two journey's to and from Stamford. I feel that the 2nd filming day gave us better preparation this time round as it helped us to plan better with the extra time we had.

Shooting Day Schedule

8.30-I arrive at school via the car
8.45-I arrive at Rhys's house
9.00-Me and Rhys pack the car with equipment, pick up Mikey and Joel and then travel to Stamford
9.30-Arrive at Stamford and then head back for the second trip. Two people stay with the equipment left at Stamford while the other two go back.
10.00-Arrive back at Bourne, load more equipment into the car and go back again to Stamford. At the same time Jamie and Will go to Stamford with the rest of the equipment.
10.30-Both Rhys and Jamie's car arrive at Stamford and meet up with the two left with the equipment
10.40-We then all go to McDonalds and order some food to take out and eat some in the car and some outside with the equipment
11.20-We arrive early for the start of the shoot
11.30-We start to set up the equipment in the ball room on the stage
12.00-We finish setting up the equipment and start filming the music video
5.00-We start to pack up the equipment
5.30-Everything is packed away and we go back to Bourne while two people stay in Stamford with the rest of the equipment
6.00-We arrive in Bourne and then head back to Stamford again and collect the rest of the equipment
6.30-We arrive back in Stamford to collect the rest of the equipment and pick up the two people waiting with the equipment
7.00-We all go home after arriving in Bourne

This process is repeated again for the Tuesday after this. Hopefully the Shooting day schedule goes all according to plan and we get some good footage. After tuesday's shoot day we have realised that we will have to film the footage again in a more specific way as a lot of the footage from the first week was out of focus. So below is the shooting day schedule for the second week after we had to change two members of the band due to them being unavailable.

8.30-I arrive at school via the car
8.45-I arrive at Rhys's house
10.00-Me and Rhys pack the car with equipment and head to stamford. At the same time Jamie travels on his own in his car with his equipment and then Joel will also leave in his car with Mark
10.30-We all meet at Mcdonalds in Stamford and eat
11.00-We all then travel to the arts centre
11.30-We are now allowed to go inside the arts centre and we begin to set up the equipment
12.00-We finish setting up the equipment and zander, one of our band members now arrives at the arts centre after gong to school for a little while
12.15-We then begin to start filming
5.00-We finish filming for the day and begin packing up the equipment
5.30-We finish packing up the equipment and all travel home
6.00-We all go home after arriving in Bourne

Deconstruction of our song's lyrics

Below is a deconstruction of our chosen song's lyrics. I have picked out some important lines that may refer or mean something behind the words. For example some common words used are "Rock Pride".

Our Music Video Location

Above is a picture of the Stamford Arts Centre in Stamford and this is our location that we are using to film our Music video. We are using a room called the ball room within the complex as it is a room which has a stage in it. It is not the biggest of stages but it will be suitable for our video. We really wanted a stage because it was realistic to the genre we have chosen. This is because the Glam Rock genre is known for it's great live and on stage performances that make them who they are. The stage will really emphasis the fact that we are filming a music video as our narrative is concentrated on the band filming the music video being the performance side. We have been looking for a warehouse/stage for a while now but we have managed to get this place due to it's great prices. For example the places we have tried to hire previously including the likes of the voodoo lounge and the MET lounge have all given us prices that are too high for ourselves whereas the Stamford Arts Centre are offering us 2 days of filming for the price of £40. Below we have two photos of how the place will look inside the ball room.

 

 

 When we arrived at the Stamford arts centre we were very impressed with the location itself as they had decent lighting, lots of space and a good sized stage. It was now our job to set everything up and prepare for the shoot. We had to ensure that the lighting was right, the actors had the right costumes on and the equiopment was in the right places. Below are 2 pictures of the hall when we arrived before the equipment was set up.

 



 

Prop list

The prop list for our music video is extremely big and this is because we want to make the video as realistic in comparison to other bands as possible. Below is the full list. The photo below the list contains everything that will be used in the performance except for the Bass and people obviously.

·         3 cameras-1 for narrative, one for performance and 1 for planning photos

·         3 camera batteries-to charge the cameras

·         3 camera SD cards-to hold the filming footage on

·         Blu tack-to stick the fressing room sign to the wall

·         Dressing room poster with B.I.T.E logo on it-to show that the room ahead is a dressing room

·         3 tripods-to hold the cameras steady

·         3 mic stands-to hold the mics in place

·         Flood light-to create more light in the room

·         4 wigs-to make the costumes more Glam rocky

·         2 fake tattoo sleeves-to mkae the costumes more Glam rocky

·         2 scarfs-to make the costumes more Glam rocky

·         3 mics-to make it look like a music video

·         PA-To amplify the sound

·         Guitar-for the musical equipment

·         Bass-for the musical equipment

·         Drums-for the musical equipment

·         Strobe lights-to add some more lights

·         Amps-to amplify the sound

Shot list

Below is a shot list showing all the shots we would like to use for our music video. Thislist will help us plan what we are doing in terms of filming our music video.

·         Lots of close ups of bands expressions and singing/playing

·         Lots of close ups/cut in of instruments being played

·         Pan of about 160 degrees showing the entire band

·         Extreme Close up of volume being turned up in the control room

·         High angle pan of band from crane camera

·         4 shot/mid shot/wide shot showing all band members walking down the corridor

·         Medium close up of each band member

·         4 Shot/mid shot/wide shot showing all band members posing for photo shoot (showing the camera taking the photos and the lights flickering from the cameras

·         High angle close up of guitar being played

·         Two shot/medium close up of two band members singing/playing guitar together

·         Extreme close up of microphone

·         Canted tilt/medium close up of guitar being played

·         Wide shot/medium long shot of instruments and equipment being set up for the time lapse

·         4 shot/wide shot/medium long shot showing the entire band and their instruments/equipment

·         Medium shot of drummer playing the drums

·         4 shot/medium shot with the singer bassist and guitarist standing together playing/singing and the drummer in the background playing

·         Close up of 1 band member or 4 on a mac editing video with headphones on

·         Low angle shot of the guitar

·         Tracking shot of the camera following Jamie into the dressing room

       

Time lapse example

To film our music video we only have two days so this means that we need to get everything right on those two days to ensure that everything goes according to plan. For example we need to make sure that the lighting, mise-en-scene, camera work and more are all set up correctly. If we were to use any special techniques as well like stop motion or a time lapse then this may need some examples from other bands to see if they are appropriate before we perform the actual filming. In our video we are going to perform a time lapse of supposed fans of the band setting up the bands equipment ready for a concert type performance. This will be a long time lapse so it is important that we look at other bands that have used time lapses to see if they work for our chosen song or not. Below is an example of a time lapse within the music video called "Home Sweet Home" by Motley Crue. As you can see in the music video the time lapse works very well and so this gives us an indication that the time lapse in our music video will work just as well especially as Motley Crue are from a similar genre to our chosen song "Rock Pride". The closest similar genre being metal Glam.

Costume plans

In our music video we wanted the costumes to be very conventional to the costumes used in the other Glam Rock genre songs. For example the Glam Rock genre band Steel Panther use outrageous costumes that are very colourful, eccentric and sometimes womanly. Some clothing examples can include tight leggings, Spandex and more. Below is a picture of the band Steel Panther and examples of what they wear as part of their identity.

 

So after looking and analysing bands like Steel Panther we went for something very similar in terms of costume for our music video. You can see this below with individual photos of all the band members.



 

 

 

 

First we have Mark who is the Drummer and he is dressed up in mostly black clothing with a black wig. He also has real tattoos so this kind of goes well without having to put any fake ones on. Next is Zander the Bassist who is wearing jeans, a hat, partly scruffy clothes and a ginger wig. Next is Joel the Guitarist and he is wearing a black wig with tight jeans, a scarf hanging out of his trousers, Tattoo sleeves and some more little things to help make the band a realistic Glam Rock band. Finally is Jamie who has a Blonde wig on with tattoo sleeves, leopard print leggings and a scarf hanging out of the leggings. So as you can see we have stuck to the typical conventions of the Glam Rock genre which will clearly identify our chosen Genre.

Mood board ideas for chosen song

Contact with our chosen band for our song

To start off with we found it difficult to find the perfect song for our music video but in the end we found the perfect song that mixes in with the chosen genre we wanted to use. That song ended up to be the band B.I.T.E 's song called Rock Pride. Two of our members being Joel and Jamie managed to come across this song on you tube when typing in unsigned Glam Rock songs. So after deciding to use this song, Jamie and Joel contacted the band B.I.T.E and this was the email they sent.

 

 

After contacting the band Jamie and Joel came back saying that the band were happy for us to make a music video with their song as long as we gave credit to the band themselves when we decide to put the video on you tube. We also had include their band logos into our ancillary CD cover task but this was no problem for us. 

Audience Questionnaire results

The questionnaire that was made to find out our audience for our chosen song and genre was asked to ten different people. The first question was a gender question and the results said that 6 males and 4 females were asked.

The results from the age question identified that 40% were under 25, 30% were over 40, 10% were 36-49 and 20% were 26-35.

The next question about what people's favourite genre was is shown below with the top vote going to 4 genres being pop, rock, acoustic and glam rock/metal. So as you can see, our chosen genre being Glam Rock is quite popular.

 

 

Some of the other questions that were answered allowed us to discover that the people who have Glam Rock as their favourite genre like the bands Aerosmith, Dio, Motley Crue and Guns n' Roses. They also like the stage performances the most from their chosen bands and this is something that we are definitely implementing in our video as we have a lot of performance on a stage just like the professionals. This might mean that we should watch a lot of live concerts from these favourite bands to see what makes them so special to get ideas for our music video.

 

Throughout this questionnaire we have identified that the audience for our chosen song is males aged 35 and over who like the Glam Rock genre. When making our music video we will take into consideration our audience. This means that we might have to make the music video more mature and masculine to suite the needs of our audience. 

Audience Questionnaire

 

Below is a questonnaire into audiences. There are 7 questions in total and the results of this questionnaire will help us to identify what types of music everybody is interested in. It will laso identify what age they are, gender and more. 

 

Lighting Plan

For the lighting plan in our music video we have decided to use a bit of the flood light we are bringing with us to the arts centre and the lights provided by the arts centre near the roof in the ball room. A picture of both the flood light and the standard lights we used provided by the arts centre are shown below. To start of with we plan to make the ball room were we are filming as dark as possible. This means blocking out all possible natural light available. We did this by shutting two lots of curtains behind where we were performing. After this we decided to use the lights from the arts centre that lie above. We did not put the lights on full though as it would make the band's faces really light and pale. We also put the flood light on so that the only light in the room was concentrated on the band and the stage itself. After adjusting the lighting a bit we finally found the right mixture of lighting that allowed the sides of the stage to look fairly dark and all the main light to be on the band themselves without making their faces pale and too light.
 

 

 

Actor details

For our music video we are going to have 4 people performing as actors. This is because we are having a 4 piece band. These actors include Jamie, Joel, Mark and Zander. Jamie will be the lead singer, Joel will be the lead guitarist, Zander will be the bassist and Mark will be the drummer. All of the actors that are included in our music video all have experience in the instrument areas that they are assigned to. Below are pictures of the band and their instruments that they will be using. The first picture is of Jamie, the second is Joel, the third is Zander and the fourth is Mark.