Story boarding- Music video

For next project I have completed a story board. The story board will present me with an outline of how to go about the filming process. It is good to go into filming with a clear idea of what you'd like to do because that will save you a lot of time. For my story board I included 2 pages of planning.
For the beginning shots they will start at the roller rink. I will using various expressive and intriguing shots. Some shots will consist of tilts, zooms and closeups to set a dramatic atmosphere. I will also be using larger shots such as three shots, points of view and high angles to create a clearer picture of the setting and what is going on during the scene. I included this in my storyboard along with their corresponding locations.
My first slide consist of me looking out the car window in broad daylight. This will be the transition to the next three slides. These next three slides are apart of the roller rink scene. They consist of zoom tilts and closeups on actors and props. They help to establish the energy and mood of the scene.
The next two slides consist of card. A parking lot and us leaving the parking lot. The parking lot scene will consist of eye level, birds eye view, and POV of us talking and hanging out. Then the camera will cut to a shot of the tires on our car slowly speeding away with a low angle. This is our transition to the next location.
The following three slides are us at the beach. This will consist of closeups, pans as we will be active and running and eye level shots for it to feel more personal and genuine. The shots and angles are meant for the reader to feel like they know us personally and are up close and following us along our activéis.
Then there will be another transition shot on the tenth slide showing a POV shot as the camera will be observing the city and all the cars in the street. It will make the viewer feel as if though they are experiencing all the bright lights and city sounds we are even though there is music in place.
The last two slides show us in nature at a park. There will be fields of plants and trees. These scenes consist of wide shots and three shots of us to allow the viewer to take everything in. They must take in the people as well as the vast background.
My actors will consist of me and my friends Arie, Sophia, Skyler and Linda. They are going to be the ones acting in the majority of the scenes. My story board discusses the different lighting within each of the settings. Time when filming will vary so lighting so as a result so will lighting. In a place like a roller rink the lighting will be dim and bright fluorescent lights will take over the atmosphere. This will go hand in hand with my mood and theme which celebrates a carefree and fun lifestyle.  I want my video to show how doing things with people you care about are the best times you will have and that you will remember. In a place such as an ice rink though the contrast will be very great compared to the dimly lit skating rink. The bright, almost blinding sheet of ice presents the viewer with nice and interesting visuals. Costumes will maintain a colorful and casual demeanor but will vary depending on weather and location. For example in Orlando it will most like be ranging anywhere from 60°-70º degrees so I’d probably have to wear something that provides me more coverage and warmth. However in locations that will be outdoor when it is sunny will be lighter and more suitable for the warmer weather. As far as makeup gos on me it will be bold while my other actors may choose to pertain a natural look as long as there clothing speaks fun. Props will include food, car and objects that pertain to the actives that will be taking place such as rolled skates and ice skates.

Planning- Music Video

Location- Much of the film music will be filmed locally here in Fort Lauderdale. However at some point later this month I will be going to Orlando and will be taking the opportunity to film at various locations. I will try to include different parts of Miami as well. The music video is visually oriented so I want to include many different settings and activities to keep the viewer engaged for what’s to happen next. Local locations will include Galaxy Skate Way, Glaciers Ice and Snow Arena, Tree tops park, Fort Lauderdale beach. I am not entirely sure as to what locations I will take up in Orlando but I do plan on filming at downtown Disney and other local sights. I know people at Glaciers so I will be more than likely able to film there. All sorts of people also film their children without permission so there probably won’t be any trouble doing so with permission.
Health Safety- For the safety of myself and our actors much of all our activities will be monitored by some variant of staff in private locations. There will also be a fair amount of adult supervision in giant, busy and overcrowded places.  We want to go ice skating and roller skating and the ones responsible for our safety at that point is management. We will be taking my car so there is no need to double check a taxi or uber driver. If we go skating and get hurt in any way the rink staff have first aid safety kits available as well as ice packs for hard falls.
Props- One of the significant props in my music video will be my car. It will make some sort of appearance as well be our mode of transportation for the duration of the filming process. Food will also be a prop. It will be a necessary entity to bring the visual appeal to the viewer.
Costumes- Costumes will be bright and bold clothing and accessories. The whole point of the music video is to demonstrate a carefree and fun attitude. Using colorful clothing assorted in all sorts of ways demonstrates the free spirited mind of young people.
Schedule 11/18-12/9
From 11/18 to 11/24 I will be present in Fort Lauderdale filming in local attractions and venues. By 11/25 I will have been gone to Orlando and will stay present there until 11/29 making time present to film. When I return the 29th I will work up from then til the 8th of December to complete all my filming. By the 9th of December I plan to have already collected all my footage and to be near the completion of editing and the final result.

Music Video Project

Intro to the new project: We have completed our commercial project last week. Our commercial project was an overall success. We got in turned in on time and the storyboarding beforehand really helped to outline our visions.  The malfunctions of school technology was the downside to our commercial because it wasted more time. The computers in our classroom stopped working and we had to switch platforms. We ended up having to use our iPhones and distributing our product onto google drive. Collaboration of each other’s ideas went well. Each group member was able to contribute and improve/build upon each other’s ideas. As opposed to last time, this time I will be working alone due to having to film outside of the schools campus. I find it easier to work alone, especially compared to working with people you don’t interact with outside of school. If you work alone you have the option to have family and friends whom you see everyday to participate. Working with classmates however, involves a lot of planning and there tends to be more complications. You all have to meet at the same place at the same time and not everyone is always in time. I am going to Orlando later this month so I may use that as a filming location. I will also try to get my friends who I hang out often with to join me in my project and we will film at as many interesting places as we can find. I will be using my own equipment to complete this project so it is expected that there will be minimal difficulty since I will have experience working it.
Song:  I will be doing my music video to Froth’s- Lost my mind
I chose this song because of its functionality and it’s ability to have various themes and ideas. The lyrics are not heavily emphasized so there is a lack of strong emotion and therefore more broader and easier to work with.
Conventions: Conventions for music videos include natural scenery, entertainment facilities (such as roller rinks and carnivals), highways, beaches and tourist locations.
Genre: My genre is alternative/indie rock music.
My music video will retain a fast paced and energetic visuals as well as tame and relaxed. Indie/Alternative rock music videos tend to stray away from typical mainstream conventions. They tend to be more bold and wildly creative with atypical visuals and themes. Therefore, I will include several different shots and angles. I plan to include a lot of wide shots to showcase the different settings and scenery’s of my music video similar to others of this genre. To keep up with the fast pace  I will include different pan movements to follow the actors in my video.
Mis-en-scène for my alternative videos typically is very broad.
Costumes for my video will be will be  colorful and casual. I want my visuals to be bold and fun. Style may consist of retro inspiration. I want my actors to look normal yet have them stand out from most everyday people.
The video will consist of natural lighting and artificial lighting. The video is meant to be fun and carefree so there may be segments which cover colored lighting or dark lighting indoors.
I will be the only actor of my class in the video. I will however use friends outside of the classroom to participate in my video and help set the atmosphere.
Makeup will likely be bold and colorful. It will help to create this sense of an unrealistic world where everyone and everything is bold and cheery. I want the overall mood to be happy and don’t want to target other emotions.
Props will probably include ice skates and roller skates since I think those would be good locations for my music video. I will be using a car to possibly get shots outside the window or shots of the car moving from the outside. A car will also be the main mode of transportation for our actors. Food may possibly be another factor of our projects as I may have a scene with the actors eating and having a good time.
Settings will vary. I definitely know I want to include some form of skating in my video. Me and one of my friends has the capability to ice skate. With my other friends I may do a scene while roller skating. I want to also film in the middle of a field or in some sort of nature. A highway may also possibly be a setting if we film from the inside of the car. These variation of location will emphasize the fun mood of the song.

Final Editing Blog

Today we began editing some of our commercial. Again we have experienced technical issues with the computers. The laptops available were also low on battery. Thus we only got the opportunity to edit for at least half of class. Difficulty with the computers seems to be a reoccurring issue for us. It had already occurred in previous classes. The program we started editing on was called pinnacle studios. We started off by picking from the footage we had taken when filming. We had a good amount to go through as we had a lot of footage. We kept the best shots and cut the average or not so good ones. 

Then we started placing the shots together. We decided to go about this by the way order in which we filmed. My segment of the commercial was first. We put different shots of my shoes in the commercial to really enhance and engage the audience visually. Our commercial was supposed to be around 30 seconds. We are not done merging our footage together so the final product may be slightly longer or shorter than 30 seconds. We also were trying out different transitions. In between every scene we used transitions such as dissolve to distinguish between them. The transitions will help the audience to focus on one article of clothes at a time. It will help our commercial to function smoothly. 

Our commercial is a more visually focused one. We are showing off our attire and as a result it lacks in dialogue. We will replace the lack of dialogue with sound. We used some of our time today to look for some free to use sounds on the internet. It is important to find the right sound that fits the commercial and that holds the attention of your audience. We have selected options from many websites and plan on choosing one the next time we edit. We were going for a clean and smooth sound as apposed to something overly fun and energetic. The sound shouldn’t distract from the point of the video. With not a lot of time we plan on adding our sound next class as well as finalizing the commercial together. If we continue to have technical problems we plan on switching platforms to iMovie.