Monday 15 December 2014
Actor Screen Test
Experimental practice shots
Over shoulder shot
High angle shot
Slow motion wide angle
Slow motion mid-shot
Close-up
Extreme close-up
Camera Pan
Slow motion zoom
Wednesday 10 December 2014
Specific music video genre analysis
Performance:
Performance music videos mainly focus on the artist and never really include narrative and have a large amount of varied camera angles, the larger proportion of the music video is the artist performing solemnly to the camera being the audience on the wide scale view. The music genre rock seemed to include the performance style the most consistently.
This style of music video is also commonly used when an artist is new, and wants to present their brand identity along with themselves being the main focus.
Examples:
Narrative:
A narrative video can and usually does include some sort of performance aspect. Narrative videos are usually made to convey meaning and may have cut scenes to portray or mirror short films.
Narrative music videos portray a short film that links the lyrics with the images seen on screen.
Narrative music videos commonly express the artist's meaningful lyrics, as seen in Bruno Mars's 'Grenade'.
Lyrics are usually long winded, instead of repetitive in narrative music videos and can convey a certain ethic or message, in this case Bruno Mars captures his feelings in the lyrical narrative and music video.
In this different styled narrative music video, Kasabian emotionally sings about the conflict happening around the world displaying in their music video a scene where they are enduring conflict between two sides, 'I'll tell you what to fear the most' is a commonly used lyric in the song expressing the hate in todays world.
Performance music videos mainly focus on the artist and never really include narrative and have a large amount of varied camera angles, the larger proportion of the music video is the artist performing solemnly to the camera being the audience on the wide scale view. The music genre rock seemed to include the performance style the most consistently.
This style of music video is also commonly used when an artist is new, and wants to present their brand identity along with themselves being the main focus.
Examples:
Narrative:
A narrative video can and usually does include some sort of performance aspect. Narrative videos are usually made to convey meaning and may have cut scenes to portray or mirror short films.
Narrative music videos portray a short film that links the lyrics with the images seen on screen.
Narrative music videos commonly express the artist's meaningful lyrics, as seen in Bruno Mars's 'Grenade'.
Lyrics are usually long winded, instead of repetitive in narrative music videos and can convey a certain ethic or message, in this case Bruno Mars captures his feelings in the lyrical narrative and music video.
In this different styled narrative music video, Kasabian emotionally sings about the conflict happening around the world displaying in their music video a scene where they are enduring conflict between two sides, 'I'll tell you what to fear the most' is a commonly used lyric in the song expressing the hate in todays world.
Tuesday 9 December 2014
History of music videos
Music videos accompany a piece of music, most commonly a completed song. Modern music videos seem to be primarily made as a use of marketing intended to promote the music and also boost sales.
Which is why some people call the music videos 'promos' due to the fact they are a promotional device. Sometimes music videos are termed short-form music videos in order to distinguish them from full length movies pertaining to music. in the 1980s, the term "rock video" was often used to describe this form of entertainment, although the term is rarely used nowadays.
The earliest music videos were filmed in the mid 1950s however, as early as the 1920s, films by animators such as Oskar Fischinger were accompanied by music and labeled 'visual music'. Which is still mad today by animators such as Walt Disney and seen in kids television for example 'Tom and Jerry', made in the 1940s, it seems to keep the foundations of the animations and music complementing each other on screen as discovered in the 1920s.
The 1950s and 1960s were the beginning of the common modern music videos we see today and one of the most influential bands at this time was the Beatles. With their first major motion picture 'A Hard Day's Night', the Beatles influenced a vast number of contemporary musicians, and countless subsequent pop and rock group music videos.
In the modern era the key innovationin the development of the modern music video was the ability to video record and the process of editing, along with the development in other related effects, such as chroma-key. This allowed many bands to produce promotional videos quickly and cheaply, in comparison to the high costs of using film.
In the 1980s MTV was launched making music videos have an aspect of importance, being watched by thousands the branding, style and meaning of the music video would represent the band. Artists began to use more sophisticated effects, adding a storyline or plot to the music video.
Which is why some people call the music videos 'promos' due to the fact they are a promotional device. Sometimes music videos are termed short-form music videos in order to distinguish them from full length movies pertaining to music. in the 1980s, the term "rock video" was often used to describe this form of entertainment, although the term is rarely used nowadays.
The earliest music videos were filmed in the mid 1950s however, as early as the 1920s, films by animators such as Oskar Fischinger were accompanied by music and labeled 'visual music'. Which is still mad today by animators such as Walt Disney and seen in kids television for example 'Tom and Jerry', made in the 1940s, it seems to keep the foundations of the animations and music complementing each other on screen as discovered in the 1920s.
The 1950s and 1960s were the beginning of the common modern music videos we see today and one of the most influential bands at this time was the Beatles. With their first major motion picture 'A Hard Day's Night', the Beatles influenced a vast number of contemporary musicians, and countless subsequent pop and rock group music videos.
In the modern era the key innovationin the development of the modern music video was the ability to video record and the process of editing, along with the development in other related effects, such as chroma-key. This allowed many bands to produce promotional videos quickly and cheaply, in comparison to the high costs of using film.
In the 1980s MTV was launched making music videos have an aspect of importance, being watched by thousands the branding, style and meaning of the music video would represent the band. Artists began to use more sophisticated effects, adding a storyline or plot to the music video.
Meeting Minutes and records
Meeting minutes and records:
26th October- Found are film location, became familiar with the equipment and filmed some filler shots.
2nd November- Continued filming our filler shots, planned lip syncing shots.
14th November- Filmed lip syncing shots.
30th November-Continued filming lip syncing shots.
Wojciech took the main role of acting/performing and decided to direct, we both chose to produce/input our ideas and aspirations in order to help us think, but to also know how we both perceive our music video.
26th October- Found are film location, became familiar with the equipment and filmed some filler shots.
2nd November- Continued filming our filler shots, planned lip syncing shots.
14th November- Filmed lip syncing shots.
30th November-Continued filming lip syncing shots.
Wojciech took the main role of acting/performing and decided to direct, we both chose to produce/input our ideas and aspirations in order to help us think, but to also know how we both perceive our music video.
Monday 8 December 2014
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