3rd Draft

2nd Draft

This is my 2nd draft of my music video. The blank spaces are areas of my music video which I haven't filmed yet.

What I think went well ?
-Edits
-Colour corrections
-Fade transitions

What needs improvement?
-Not every lip syncing clip matched up correctly
-The different cameras which I filmed on is evident
-There is still a lot of gaps which needs to be filled in

Overall Comments
I am happy with the middle of my product, although the beginning and end have let it down. This is because the footage which I used in this part of my music video is not good quality. Therefore on reflection I will re-film this part of my music video.
I have spent a lot of time on echoing effects and face wipes which has proven to be really effective.

Peers Comments
I asked my peers to help me improve my product. This is what they said :
Sophie =
I think you need to change the locations as there is too much of the white background"
Sophie S =
" I really like your music video but I think there is too many medium close up shots. You could try more camera framings"
Chloe =
"I really like the way which you have used edits and the models make-up looks great. To improve I would like to see more movements from the models, although your cinematography such as tilts is
really good "



New Idea - The Dress

After watching my second draft I have come up with some new ideas:

1. I would like the model to be a pop star singing into a microphone. Then the video will show flashbacks of the model in her different types of make up. I will film this with a black backdrop with the lights set up in the theater.

2. I will add more shading and tones to the models face.

3. I am thinking of not having other artist in my music video and just having the one story line.

4. I will place more emphasis on the natural elements of the models face

Dresses:
I have tried lots of different dresses which the artist might wear when singing in the theater:

 

 

Cinematography Development

The following are examples of different forms of camera movements. I have done this during my filming to demonstrate an understanding of different types of cinematography which can be used in my music video.

Pan

Tilt

Hand Held

 

Establishing Shot

Close Up

Extreme Close Up

Pull Focus (Depth Of Field )

Match On Action

Eye Line Match

Screenshots of Editing

The Editing Process

I used the edit suit Premiere Pro CC 2015 and during the editing of my music video I found lots of video effects and video transitions. The following images all show some of these effects which have either worked or haven't. I think this is an important part to editing as it shows myself learning along the way.

Auto Color

I changed the colour tones in this clip which worked really well. I selected 'Snap Neutral Midtones', here are the before and after images.

Before

 

After

I also blended two clips together and added film dissolves to this part of the music video. 

I tried to merge two images together however I found this very hard to achieve. This is shown in the final result I produced. I have now worked on this and have found a better transition which will help me achieve the split.

I also tried the video effect - Linear Wipe. This didn't work because the faces were not taken in the same camera frame/position. This meant that when the video wiped across the faces didn't match up.

Color Correction

I added the video effect of a color balance because I felt the image appeared to bland. This made a significant affect and I am really happy with this.

Brightness and Contrast

When the young girl is singing with no make-up on I have decided to decrease the brightness to create a ghost like appearance. This looks really effective as it is against a white background and the model is wearing black clothes.

Before

After

Reserved Clip

I have decided to reverse and slow down this clip. This is simple to do but very effective and works well with the lyrics.

Film Dissolves

I have chosen to add in a video transition of a film dissolve. This means the two clips blend in with each other and makes them look effective. As the lips move down a new face appears underneath.

Echoes

Echoes have been used a number of times throughout my video. This has been my favorite edit to use but has been the most the effective. I wanted to show the model changing her appearance and fading into new characters.

Changes in Make Up Designs

Idea 1
Skull Candy
-not many people dress like this
-not as relatable
-needs to be more realistic

Idea 2
Emo
- not as common
- harder to achieve the hair style

..... changed to ......

Rock Chick
- more relatable
- easier look to achieve

Setting Up Filming

The Room

I filmed in my kitchen in which I had to create space against the a white wall. I set the tripod up in front of my model and asked my other friend to help film whilst I documented what we was doing.

Lighting

At first I didn't put the main light on in the kitchen which made it very dark. Once I realised that the model needed lights around her in order to make her stand out I moved near the windows and turned the lights on.

Sitting and Standing

When I started filming I asked my model to kneel , however this is because I forgot to set up the tripod and used the table instead. I then realised that this was not an effective way to film as it meant my model would have to sit on her knees throughout the filming. Also I wouldn't be able to add camera movement or angles to my music video.

Technology Used

Tripod

Originally I placed the tripod in the middle of the floor the I moved it near the window in order to gain more light. I raised the tripod, so the camera would be in line with the models face.

Camera

I have a Samsung camera and a Samsung smartphone phone. I didn't use the camera on my phone because the camera of my phone is a  CMOS, 5.0MP (megapixels) where as my camera is a CMOS 14MP. This meant I received a better quality of image from my camera as it has higher megapixels. Also my camera has an 18x zoom which meant I could focus on certain aspects of  my model more clearly with a sharper focus.
I  hen changed the setting so I had a 3x3 grid so I could line the models face up with the boxes.

Memory Stick & SD Card
I used a 16GB SD Card which I could insert into my camera. This allowed all my videos and images to be saved onto a transportable device.
Also I saved all my work to a 16GB memory stick so it could hold all my files such as images and videos which have a large memory capacity. I felt safer carrying my memory stick around with me rather than my SD card because it is smaller and I am more likely to lose my SD card. These images show the exact memory stick and SD card I used:

Filming The Make Up Scene

Make Up

Setting Up

When setting up what make-up I will be using,  I selected a wide range of various brushes to help in choosing to correct style of make up.

I also used different palettes, lip-sticks, creams and foundations.

Geek

-Glasses

-Hair in bunches

-Minimal Make-Up

-Plain white shirt

-Yellow jumper

-Black trousers

 

Posh Totty

-Winged Eyeliner

-Red lipstick

-Silver diamond ear rings

-Blue crop top

-Collar bone showing

-Plain black trousers

-Slight blusher

-Dark eyeshadow

Chav

-Pink Lipstick

-Hair in a high ponytail

-Darker make-up (orange foundation)

-Leather jacket

-Gold hooped ear rings

-Dark eye shadow

 

Gothic/Emo

-Purple Lipstick

-Swept fringe

-Full liner around eye (top and bottom)

-Back combed hair

-Dark eye shadow

Half Face Split

Gothic/Emo

  -No ear rings

  -Dark purple lip stick

  -Hair back combed

  -Swept fringe

  -Full liner around eye (top and bottom)

  -Dark (Black/Purple) eye shadow

Chav

  -Pink Lipstick

  -Hair in a high ponytail

  -Darker make-up (orange foundation)

  -Leather jacket

  -Gold hooped ear rings

  -Dark eye shadow