Posters
Picture 1: i like the concept of this poster and i think we could do something very similar. Maybe having me on the back of a ride with a guitar on my back would be a good poster/cd cover. I would then like to possibly change the colouring of the photo by using photoshop. For example picture 3 has been changed by using photoshop.
Picture 2: This is another poster that interested me. I think that the cartoon drawing is a different approach that may be used by us. This would mean getting someone from the art department of our school to draw us something like this. I also like the idea of not capturing the band as a whole and maybe just using one or two members.
Picture 3: I like this photo as it captures the hole band and uses photoshop to change the colours of the original photo. this is definitely something we should think about using as it makes the poster stand out more than an ordinary photo.
Picture 4: This is a very interesting concept. I think this would be a concept to consider. I like the way they have just used the outline of something and then filled it in with the union jack. I think that i could combine the pose of picture one and then use the union jack inside of the outline.
Picture 5: I like the idea of taking a photo of the band in surroundings outside. I think the clothes in this picture give a good representation to a rock and roll band.
Picture 6: I think that this picture is a great picture as it is in black and
Friday 19 November 2010
Target
1. I am going to research posters within the same genre as mine.
2. I am going to analyse the conventions of promotional posters for similar artists.
2. I am going to analyse the conventions of promotional posters for similar artists.
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Conventions Of A Standard Music Video
Camera Shots - Most music video's consist of many cuts which consists of long, mid and close ups shots. This will then show the audience what the artist is feeling through emotions shown in the close or mid shot etc. Close ups are sometimes used to watch the movement of the lips when the artist is singing. Sometimes the same shot of one person will be cut straight to the same shot of another person to show the relationship between the two. Some music videos however do not use the conventional way of filming a music video and instead of using several shots they might only use one shot through the video. This means it might just be one long cut like in the video "i want love" by Elton John featuring Robert Downey Jr. This is some ways was more powerful than using many shots and cutting between them.
Camera Movement - In most music videos, the camera movement is simple and either doesn't move at all or simple shots such as tracking shots might be used to follow the band or the actor in the narrative part of the video. The majority of music videos will use tilts (often used to give the band status), pans, and crane shots.
Editing - Match on action shots are commonly used in a music video to show the emotion of a person and what they are looking at or doing. For example, if in a music video to a love song they use a match on action shot to show the facial expression or emotions it then might cut to a long shot of them looking at the person they like. Jump cuts are the main form of editing technique used in a music video. It may cut from the band to the narrative part of the music video. Also, the fading of someone or something is often used in a music video and is most commonly used at the beginning and ending of the video.
Lighting - Lighting plays a huge role in any music video as it can make a character in the video look evil, powerful etc. Some videos are taken in black and white as some believe it looks more powerful by doing this. i for one believe it can make the video look more interesting and am considering this in our music video. Some videos are shot in partly black and white and colour to betray one part of the video as more sad and the other more happy. Shooting someone in black and white makes it looks bland and boring. Sometimes the same shot in colour becomes very different and almost uplifting.
Sound - Often the music track is the sound used in a music video. However, in some cases they add a short film at the beginning or at the end of a song. In some cases they might even add the short film in the middle. This might be added to make us understand more about the song or why the artist has made the song.
Props - Props can be used in a music video to create a certain feel and portray the artist/band a specific way. I think that props are often used much more often in the narrative part of the video as the band or artist is mostly concentrated on singing or performing song in a way they wish to be perceived.
Colour - Colour is often a main part to any video as it gives the video either a negative vibe or a positive one. For example heavy rock videos often consist of dark colours that make the video feel more aggresive. Where as up beat dance music involves bright and vagrant colours that make people feel more lively and positive.
Camera Movement - In most music videos, the camera movement is simple and either doesn't move at all or simple shots such as tracking shots might be used to follow the band or the actor in the narrative part of the video. The majority of music videos will use tilts (often used to give the band status), pans, and crane shots.
Editing - Match on action shots are commonly used in a music video to show the emotion of a person and what they are looking at or doing. For example, if in a music video to a love song they use a match on action shot to show the facial expression or emotions it then might cut to a long shot of them looking at the person they like. Jump cuts are the main form of editing technique used in a music video. It may cut from the band to the narrative part of the music video. Also, the fading of someone or something is often used in a music video and is most commonly used at the beginning and ending of the video.
Lighting - Lighting plays a huge role in any music video as it can make a character in the video look evil, powerful etc. Some videos are taken in black and white as some believe it looks more powerful by doing this. i for one believe it can make the video look more interesting and am considering this in our music video. Some videos are shot in partly black and white and colour to betray one part of the video as more sad and the other more happy. Shooting someone in black and white makes it looks bland and boring. Sometimes the same shot in colour becomes very different and almost uplifting.
Sound - Often the music track is the sound used in a music video. However, in some cases they add a short film at the beginning or at the end of a song. In some cases they might even add the short film in the middle. This might be added to make us understand more about the song or why the artist has made the song.
Props - Props can be used in a music video to create a certain feel and portray the artist/band a specific way. I think that props are often used much more often in the narrative part of the video as the band or artist is mostly concentrated on singing or performing song in a way they wish to be perceived.
Colour - Colour is often a main part to any video as it gives the video either a negative vibe or a positive one. For example heavy rock videos often consist of dark colours that make the video feel more aggresive. Where as up beat dance music involves bright and vagrant colours that make people feel more lively and positive.
Common representations of indie bands
Often in the music scene indie bands are generally made up of white young men who are aged roughly between 20 and 30. They are represented as sometimes being involved in drugs and drink and are often seen as stylish. Most indie band members have roughly the same hair style and often have reasonably long hair.
Indie music evolved from rock music from the 90's. Many of today's fashionable indie bands share similar styles to old fashions that have been brought back in. This interests me and we will have to consider this when making our music video. Bands such as "The Killers" or "Kasabian" show elements of these styles. This in my opinion gives them a modern representation as they choose to try and look their best with clothes that some would say are more feminine rather than masculine.
Some bands such as Oasis may be now seen as a indie band rather than a rock band which could be argued about as oasis give a more rock and roll look, with taking many drugs, drink and being violent towards photographers etc.
Indie music evolved from rock music from the 90's. Many of today's fashionable indie bands share similar styles to old fashions that have been brought back in. This interests me and we will have to consider this when making our music video. Bands such as "The Killers" or "Kasabian" show elements of these styles. This in my opinion gives them a modern representation as they choose to try and look their best with clothes that some would say are more feminine rather than masculine.
Some bands such as Oasis may be now seen as a indie band rather than a rock band which could be argued about as oasis give a more rock and roll look, with taking many drugs, drink and being violent towards photographers etc.
Friday 5 November 2010
Photo shoot
Media Production Shoot
Picture 1: I took this picture in the corridoor of my school which i think i will use in the narative part of my video. I would possibly use a similar effect when filming as the one used in oasis video "morning glory" and use a jump cut from an extreme long shot to a long shot.
Picture 2: I took this picture in the lower field of my school which i think would be a good long/establishing shot for my video. I will possibly use adam in a future shoot soon to see what it would look like.
Picture 3: I tood this shot in one of the lanes near the field of my school. Although this shot is unclear, i think this would be a nice shot to use at some stage in the video. i think that this shot would probably work best in the narrative part of the video.
Picture 4: I Took this shot at the same location as picture 2, however, i have gone from a long shot to a close up. I think that i could use adam in this shot whilst singing. I could use him central of the steps and use all different types of shots as it is higher up to the ground level.
Picture 5 & 6: This location shot was taken in hanham hills near my house. I think both shots would be great to use and reminds me of the shots used in the music video "songbird" by oasis. I think that these shots should possibly be used in colour and not in black and white like most of the other shots. However, i am not sure what i am going to use in the video yet out of colour or black and white (or possibly even both).
Picture 7: I took this shot In hanham hills. I think this shot would be good to use adam walking along whilst singing. I would possibly even use some low angle shots of this location looking up at adam with the sun and hills in the back ground.
Picture 8: I took this picture in Gover Rd. I think that me sitting down with a guitar playing along would be a good shot. I could possibly use more long shots and mid shots of me than any other shot as i will be playing the guitar which will need to be in view.
Picture 9: This will probably be the shot that is best suited for nicks part of the video as it still looks scenic but also in view are houses etc. I think that this will be the shot used before nick starts rapping. He will probably get up and move from this position to the lanes etc.
Picture 1: I took this picture in the corridoor of my school which i think i will use in the narative part of my video. I would possibly use a similar effect when filming as the one used in oasis video "morning glory" and use a jump cut from an extreme long shot to a long shot.
Picture 2: I took this picture in the lower field of my school which i think would be a good long/establishing shot for my video. I will possibly use adam in a future shoot soon to see what it would look like.
Picture 3: I tood this shot in one of the lanes near the field of my school. Although this shot is unclear, i think this would be a nice shot to use at some stage in the video. i think that this shot would probably work best in the narrative part of the video.
Picture 4: I Took this shot at the same location as picture 2, however, i have gone from a long shot to a close up. I think that i could use adam in this shot whilst singing. I could use him central of the steps and use all different types of shots as it is higher up to the ground level.
Picture 5 & 6: This location shot was taken in hanham hills near my house. I think both shots would be great to use and reminds me of the shots used in the music video "songbird" by oasis. I think that these shots should possibly be used in colour and not in black and white like most of the other shots. However, i am not sure what i am going to use in the video yet out of colour or black and white (or possibly even both).
Picture 7: I took this shot In hanham hills. I think this shot would be good to use adam walking along whilst singing. I would possibly even use some low angle shots of this location looking up at adam with the sun and hills in the back ground.
Picture 8: I took this picture in Gover Rd. I think that me sitting down with a guitar playing along would be a good shot. I could possibly use more long shots and mid shots of me than any other shot as i will be playing the guitar which will need to be in view.
Picture 9: This will probably be the shot that is best suited for nicks part of the video as it still looks scenic but also in view are houses etc. I think that this will be the shot used before nick starts rapping. He will probably get up and move from this position to the lanes etc.
Friday 15 October 2010
Lyrics to the song
VERSE 1
i like the way you smile,
i think about it all the time in my rymes and im feeling that its been a while.
and everytime that i leave you,
the acoustic beat has got me thinking do i really need you.
and the answers yes, maybe ive become obsessed,
am i in an aeroplane cus you look like an air hostess.
and im'a make a cd for you
cus im not chasing you but ima keep chasing the dream for you
i might blow like afghanistan,
and if that doesnt catch your eye im'a move to the masterplan.
because i know it never
CHORUS
Well the sun dont shine and the rain dont pour,
it doesnt matter to me one single bit at all,
and i hope one day that i will be your man,
and i know its all down to a master plan.
Well the sun dont shine and the rain dont pour,
it doesnt matter to me one single bit at all,
and i hope one day that i will be your man,
and i know its all down to a master plan for you
i know its all down to a masterplan for you
yeh i know its all down to a masterplan for you.
i like the way you smile,
i think about it all the time in my rymes and im feeling that its been a while.
and everytime that i leave you,
the acoustic beat has got me thinking do i really need you.
and the answers yes, maybe ive become obsessed,
am i in an aeroplane cus you look like an air hostess.
and im'a make a cd for you
cus im not chasing you but ima keep chasing the dream for you
i might blow like afghanistan,
and if that doesnt catch your eye im'a move to the masterplan.
because i know it never
CHORUS
Well the sun dont shine and the rain dont pour,
it doesnt matter to me one single bit at all,
and i hope one day that i will be your man,
and i know its all down to a master plan.
Well the sun dont shine and the rain dont pour,
it doesnt matter to me one single bit at all,
and i hope one day that i will be your man,
and i know its all down to a master plan for you
i know its all down to a masterplan for you
yeh i know its all down to a masterplan for you.
Friday 8 October 2010
Ash - Burn baby burn (video analysis)
Above: AshThe video begins in silences with a few establishishing shots showing parts of an american sports hall and shillioetes of cheerleaders before the camera tracks off backwards as each chearleader comes into shot in front of the camera. at this point the guitar on the sound track has come in and the camera quickly cuts to the bass player of the group just as his part enters also. the other members of the band are quickly shown before all members are playing and are all shot from a high angle aparty from the chear leaders who are shot on a low angle. the camera tracks through the singers legs as more short shots are shown of the band. As the singing begins the singer has been shot at a medium close up so only his head and shoulders are visible, cutting back to the chear leaders. During the chorus some basketball players run into the shot and the camera pans and again tracks around the band as they move in and out of shot. the band are now being shot at low angles. Small second long clips of several members of the band and edited in again , most of which are medium close ups. it seems the camera cuts back and forth between chear leaders and band every few seconds with 3 to 4 smaller shots of each group. a close up of the female guitarist hands are cut to during the guitar solo. this is very common to pick out the lead guitarist during a solo on a music video. the video is slowed down and shot at half speed during the middle of the song giving a small dramitic effect. And finaly the band are shot as a whole group right before the end of the video and the camera cuts to black on the last note. again this is also very common in a music video
Friday 17 September 2010
T Target
George - really impressed with the progress that you have made so far.
I think you could benefit from analysing at least two more music videos that are in the same genre that you have chosen.
I also think that you need to reflect on the name of your blog - geezer and what that says about your group. Kai informs me that your company name is 'out of time records' so better to display that and design a logo. Also add how that company name represents you.
I think you could benefit from analysing at least two more music videos that are in the same genre that you have chosen.
I also think that you need to reflect on the name of your blog - geezer and what that says about your group. Kai informs me that your company name is 'out of time records' so better to display that and design a logo. Also add how that company name represents you.
Audience theory
The types of gratification that my audience will recieve from my music/music video would mainly be escapism and entertainment.
Sunday 12 September 2010
Video analysis
Today i have been looking at music video's and the way they have been filmed. I looked for effects that were used and camera shots used aswell. i found this interesting and it has given me many idea's for my own music video and what i might use.
The first video i have decided to watch is oasis - wonderwall. This music video is filmed in black and white and i like the idea of using this in our video. I think that it makes is look more edgy and creates a slightly more negative vibe to the video which i like the idea of using. They also use flashes between cuts as though it was a camera flash. I think this makes it feel old fashioned but at the same time i think it represents the fame etc. I also like the way they have camera shots of random props and people dressed as clowns. I think this would'nt work as well if it was shot in colour but because of it being in black and white it adds to the edgy, dark feel of the video. I like the way they use long shots of the band sat down together because to me it represents the band as one and shows the realtionship between them.
The first video i have decided to watch is oasis - wonderwall. This music video is filmed in black and white and i like the idea of using this in our video. I think that it makes is look more edgy and creates a slightly more negative vibe to the video which i like the idea of using. They also use flashes between cuts as though it was a camera flash. I think this makes it feel old fashioned but at the same time i think it represents the fame etc. I also like the way they have camera shots of random props and people dressed as clowns. I think this would'nt work as well if it was shot in colour but because of it being in black and white it adds to the edgy, dark feel of the video. I like the way they use long shots of the band sat down together because to me it represents the band as one and shows the realtionship between them.
The second video i watched was oasis - shock of the lightning. This video was slightly more complicated and although their is elements of this video that i am unable to
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Video Analysis - Other A2 projects
In todays lesson i decided to look at other people's videos that they have posted onto www.youtube.com. This was enjoyable as i was interested to see what conventions they applied and how creative they were etc.
The first few videos we looked at i didn't think were too succesful in the ideas they had and thought that they werent very creative with their filming. They mainly used shots that i had seen and used myself in filming before. They didn't use many technical devices such as rewinding or quit cuts etc. However they did use some. For example, they cut to the time and date on a plain black background. They then cut back to footage of the storyline.
Another music video that i watched had included writing the bands name with the song title and album at the bottom left of the screen. I think that i will have to include this in my video as i think it makes it obvious that its going to be a musci video straight away. Another convention that they applied was the cuts to the band and then back to the "story" of the video. They also used some interesting shots. For example, they use a mid shot of a man making a movement. They then show the same shot of him making the movement exept this time they use a close up of him doing this.
This lesson we also started writing what ambitions and creative techniques we could use in our music video. I wrote down a little about having a storyline through out the video, so that we switch between shots of the band playing the song and actors acting out the storyline. We also talked a little about being technically competent and how we use certain effects in our music video, such as rewinding certain clips quickly or making quick cuts to add effect. Finally we talked about being ambitious and creative, so having a storyline to the song is one way that we could be creative. We have also started being creative by making our own music for this video.
The first few videos we looked at i didn't think were too succesful in the ideas they had and thought that they werent very creative with their filming. They mainly used shots that i had seen and used myself in filming before. They didn't use many technical devices such as rewinding or quit cuts etc. However they did use some. For example, they cut to the time and date on a plain black background. They then cut back to footage of the storyline.
Another music video that i watched had included writing the bands name with the song title and album at the bottom left of the screen. I think that i will have to include this in my video as i think it makes it obvious that its going to be a musci video straight away. Another convention that they applied was the cuts to the band and then back to the "story" of the video. They also used some interesting shots. For example, they use a mid shot of a man making a movement. They then show the same shot of him making the movement exept this time they use a close up of him doing this.
This lesson we also started writing what ambitions and creative techniques we could use in our music video. I wrote down a little about having a storyline through out the video, so that we switch between shots of the band playing the song and actors acting out the storyline. We also talked a little about being technically competent and how we use certain effects in our music video, such as rewinding certain clips quickly or making quick cuts to add effect. Finally we talked about being ambitious and creative, so having a storyline to the song is one way that we could be creative. We have also started being creative by making our own music for this video.
Monday 12 July 2010
Filming and creative techniques
In todays lesson we were told to go away and shoot a short film based around a certain theme. The theme we were given was suspicion which meant we had to use techniques to portray this. This meant that the objective of todays lesson was to learn more about specific techniques used in the industry.
In our film we had Ben, Aqib and Alex acting and me filming. We started off with a two shot of Ben and Aqib which shows their bond as friends is strong. We film them walking through a corridor talking about things that went missing in the sixth form recently. We then used a point of view shot of Ben to look at Alex who was mysteriously wondering around looking at a bag on top of a locker. Alex then goes to grab something from a bag and we see an over the shoulder shot of Alex looking over at Ben. We then see Aqib run in and head butt Alex. After this we show a mid shot of Alex on the floor. We then rotate the camera to create a dizzy feel which adds to the fact that he is knocked out.
Once we did this we went back to class to edit anything that needed editing and tidy things up. Once we did this we walked around the class and looked at other peoples videos which were interesting to watch. It was good to see different ideas, however i didn't really learn much as i have seen all these techniques used before in films etc.
I found todays lesson enjoyable and this definatly got me thinking about kind of techniques to use in my music video.
Thursday 8 July 2010
Thursday 1 July 2010
Band research - kasabian
Kasabian are a British Indie Rock band that formed in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire in 1999.Originally comprising vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and keyboardist Christopher Karloff, guitarist and backing vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards and drummer Ash Hannis, the band have released three studio albums – Kasabian (2004), Empire (2006) and West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009). I listen to some of kasabian's music and am very interested in what they do with their music. They are a unique band and i think that i could take elements of their videos and music and use them to improve our band and the video.
Tuesday 29 June 2010
Band research - The Verve
The verve are an english rock band formed in wigan. Their music is similar to some of oasis and the stone roses tracks and i very much like their bitter sweet symphony video. I may decide that some of the ideas and camera shots used in their video would be useful in my video and so i will probably be taking a closer look at this.
Monday 28 June 2010
Band research - Stone Roses
I enjoy Stone Roses' music and so i will be looking into what songs and videos would be appropriate to me and this project. They are an english rock band who inspired many including bands such as oasis. I will be watching their videos and listening to how their songs are constructed etc. for when i make my music for my video.
Band research - oasis
To begin my research i have looked at bands that play music similar to what my music video will be using. The first band that came to mind is an obvious choice for me as they are my favourite band, Oasis. Oasis originally formed in 1991 but to begin with were called "The Rain". They grew up in manchester and the band was originally formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar and vocals). They have had eight UK number-one singles, seven UK number-one albums, fifteen NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards and six BRIT Awards, including one in 2007 for outstanding contribution to music and one for the best album of the last 30 years as voted by the BBC Radio 2 listeners; they have been nominated for three Grammy Awards. As of 2009, the band have sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. Also the band was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 for “Longest Top 10 UK Chart Run By A Group” after an unprecedented run of 22 successive Top 10 hits in the UK. The band also holds the Guinness World Record for being the "Most Successful Act of the Last Decade" in the UK between the years 1995 and 2005, spending 765 weeks in the Top 75 singles and albums charts. As you can see from the many awards won, they are very succesful and create excellent rock and roll music.
I will be looking at videos and pictures of these to get a rough idea of what clothes the band members will be wearing and playing etc. I will also be taking a look at songs similar to the song we are going to use such as "whats the story", "go let it in go let it out" or "Do you know what i mean?" and see what kind of camera shots and mise en scene has been used. This way i will be able to develop an understanding of what goes on in a modern day rock video. I will try and capture elements of this and use it in my music video. However, after watching videos such as, "Do you know what i mean?", i have realised that some of the technical devices and props they have used would be far too expensive to use in my video.
Thursday 24 June 2010
Review of skills
In the last year i have been creating a short film with lads in the class. I learnt a lot about camera shots and what they represent and show the audience. I have also learnt about the equipment and how certain groups of people are represented in the media.
We also went on to watch a film called Shifty which was writen and directed by Eran Creevy. We learnt about the way digital technologies are used. We analysed and did research into british realism as a genre and used web 2.0 to do our research. Generaly web sites such as wikapeadia and google were used to research this. This was one of my strengths as i use web 2.0 everyday. One of my main weaknesses was definatly time management. we struggled to get much done to begin with and ended up doing most of our filming and editing in the last two weeks.
Once we had looked at Shifty and discussed how different the camera work and budgets etc. were to hollywood films we started to look at the film, London to Brighton which was another low budget british film directed and writen by Paul Andrew Williams. We did research on these films and learnt a great deal about each mostly looking at the way they were filmed and the quality of the filming etc.
Once we had done that we went on to do our bloggs which took some time as i was'nt completely sure on what to do. This was definatly a weakness of mine and i struggled to write enough posts and talk about globalisation and institutions etc. I did plenty of research on films that were similar to the film we were going to make and so this was a strength of mine. Another weakness of mine was getting a story board together. I should have done this in the earlier stages and so this was another reason time management needed to be improved.
We also went on to watch a film called Shifty which was writen and directed by Eran Creevy. We learnt about the way digital technologies are used. We analysed and did research into british realism as a genre and used web 2.0 to do our research. Generaly web sites such as wikapeadia and google were used to research this. This was one of my strengths as i use web 2.0 everyday. One of my main weaknesses was definatly time management. we struggled to get much done to begin with and ended up doing most of our filming and editing in the last two weeks.
Once we had looked at Shifty and discussed how different the camera work and budgets etc. were to hollywood films we started to look at the film, London to Brighton which was another low budget british film directed and writen by Paul Andrew Williams. We did research on these films and learnt a great deal about each mostly looking at the way they were filmed and the quality of the filming etc.
Once we had done that we went on to do our bloggs which took some time as i was'nt completely sure on what to do. This was definatly a weakness of mine and i struggled to write enough posts and talk about globalisation and institutions etc. I did plenty of research on films that were similar to the film we were going to make and so this was a strength of mine. Another weakness of mine was getting a story board together. I should have done this in the earlier stages and so this was another reason time management needed to be improved.
Whilst filming i learnt about what types of shots worked with others and not to break the 180 degree rule. I did however find the editing the harder part and was marked quite low as another member of the group did most of this. After last year i know what to improve on and will be making much more effort, alot earlier. I enjoyed filming and learnt alot about how digital filming is done. This went from a weakness to a strength. It also helped that i had many ideas and so this meant that not having a story board was'nt as bad as it could have been.
The editing i feel is my main weakness as i left it all to Ben in my group. This year i would like to change that and focus alot more on the editing so that it becomes a strength. I did however do voice recordings on the mac to be played whilst the film was being played. I found the mac much easier to use and when filming earlier on in the course, i used the mac and could edit alot easier.
I also learnt this year what things to avoid when filming so that it made things easier when editing. Taking such things as filming horizontaly instead of verticaly into consideration will help me when filming and editing in the future.
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