What's next?

To do list;

• Make the digi-packs,
• Create the final website,
• Film the narrative section of the music video (when/if it stops raining)
• Create a rough cut of the music video,
• Get feedback from peers.

Production Progress: 28th Jan

Since filming the performance section of the music video, we have been working on two different aspects of our media production.

• Editing the music video;

We have been working most lessons, getting the performance section edited together. We have been faced with two problems. Firstly, the computer is lagging which is making it difficult for us to get the lip synching in time. Also, we ended up with two separate quality shots. However, we are working together to over come these problems, and find solutions.

• Creating the website;

We have also been working on one of the ancillary pieces; the band website. We have finished the first draft, and we are just waiting for teacher feedback. Whilst doing this section we have worked out a colour scheme, and have completed a band logo. Although, we did face problems with the size of the pictures, we managed to over come it and we feel that this first draft is of high quality.

Website; first draft

 

When planning our website we decided to create it in Wix. This site enabled us to get the appropriate template for our website page. We have chose to stick to a colour scheme of; grey, blue, black and white. This fits in with the melancholy feel of the indie genre, as well as the music video itself, which feature a lot of these colours quite predominantly.

This link is effective, as it helps the audience make the connection between the band, and the music video.

Blog logo

We have designed our blog logo.

It is very simplistic, which we feel fits in well with the genre of the band (indie pop), as the are usually very simple with dark colours. It is clear what the name of the band it, and the writing looks quite edgy, which we think makes an effective band logo.

The outtakes from filming.

On tuesday we went to the Dcas centre to film the performance section of our music video. We came away with lots of out takes and so I decided to create a short film.

Performance filming

Filming at the DCAS centre was a success!!

We managed to get all the shots we had planned, as well as a lot of extras, in just under 2 hours.
Using a multi-cam technique meant that we could get multiple shots of the same performance, which we feel will make the music video look even more effective.

How we filmed;

• We ran through the song, with the whole band playing and singing, and filmed from two different angles. We did this three times, allowing us to get 6 different angle of the whole band performance.
• We then took a few shots of the individual band members, either playing their instruments or singing.
• For the 'bloopers' we filmed the band in between the shots I mentioned above.
• We also got the band and the producer inside the mixing booth.

Kooks band website

This is the band website for The Kooks. It is very minimalistic, with light colours. It has links to there store where there merchandise is sold (t-shirts, accessories, jumpers), and to their tour dates. It also has a logo of there record label in the top right corner, along with links to there social networking sites. This website allows you to like the Kooks facebook page, and follow them on twitter, straight away. This is convenient as it will not direct the viewer, and will keep them on the website for longer. The main feature of the website is the photos. They are all photos of the bands, and it looks as if they are from their tour and recording studio. This is good as it allows the fans to feel involved with the Kooks journey.

Research for the website - links between cd covers and websites

For many bands they have links between the CD style and the style of the websites.
This is usually done as an advertising plan, so that viewers make subconscious links between the two and are more likely to recognise the album as that bands.

 

For all of these websites and CD covers there is a clear link.

The best example of this is with the Wombats. There is a similar colour background in both, the same writing for the album name, with the same band logo. The Fray's link is more discrete, as they have similar colour themes, with the same band logo, however everything else is very different.

The Kooks have the most insignificant link, however they do follow a similar colour pattern as they both use light, pastel colours. Personally, I think that the Wombats band website and CD look the most effective.

 

This is important to remember when we make out digi-pack and band website. We need to ensure that there is a clear link, with similar colour schemes, photos and text styles.

Research for websites - page layout

Band websites are all laid out in different ways.
Here are a few examples;

The Fray

 

The Kooks

 

The Wombats

 

The Levellers

 



 

 

A key feature of the page layout is to have the band name a the very top. Also, to have either a music video or band photos. The wombats also have the name of their new single in bright bold writing, clearly done to advertise it. The Fray have a picture in the background, which moves slightly to make the page more interactive. Each band website is individual to the band, and have an underlying theme and style throughout.

Research for websites - Links

A key feature of band websites are links to their social networking sites. 
They can usually be found at the top of the page, but are also sometimes placed at the very bottom.

Here are a few examples of the designs for these links;

The Kooks

 

The Fray

 

The Levellers

 

 The Wombats

 

 

All of these are very dark, with the buttons in a white colour. On The Fray's website it also has a link to a cart, this is there so people can buy the music direct from the website. 

 

 

Equipment list

For tomorrows filming we need to remember to take;

• 2 camcorders
• 1 DSLR camera
• 3 tripods
• 1 set of headphones
• 3 lyric sheets
• Shot list
• Storyboards

Lyrics

Today we checked the lyrics to ensure that they were correct. We also decided that we were going to have some backing singing, but only for the words 'Well uh oh, oh'.

These are the correct lyrics

Filming day

Tomorrow we will be going to the Dcas centre to film the performance section of our music video.

The aim of tomorrow is to have completed all filming for the performance section, with a wide range of shots. In order to get these we have decided to take two cameras in an attempt to get as many shots as possible, but still with good continuity.