Looking at Digipak's

For the brief we also have to produce two other items from the bands promo package, this includes a digipak. I decided to do some further research into what different digipaks look like and how different bands design their logo's and album covers.

Firstly here is a template for a digipak. 

Here are some more digipaks i found:

I like these digipaks because they are quite inventive and creative.

Shoot Review(Close up PC)

Our third shoot went well and we got some really good shots to work with. Firstly we decided to not use the tripod and do all the filming free hand which makes it more casual and free flowing. We also wanted to do close up shots so we could maybe use them as an insert shots. 

Here are some screen shots from our second shoot:

As you can see these shots are a lot more close up and show the postcards off well. We will film some more shots like this so that we have more film to work with when it comes to our post production. 

Film Shoot

For our second shoot we wanted to do close ups of the postcards rather than people holding them up to the camera. This gives us more footage to work with. We also think this is a nice idea to really emphasise the images and text on the cards. Having more footage to work with is good as you are able to really experiment and play with the film more, you are less limited to what you can do. 

Shoot Review

Today we finished filming the first scene of our music video. This was the postcard scene. As Kyle was in a meeting me and max were in charge of the shoot. We filmed on the gardens outside of school, so we could get alot of natural light, we also filmed extra shots to ensure we would have enough film to play around with. Here are some screen shots of the footage we gathered. 

First Shoot

Today we organised our first photoshoot, as we recently printed out the postcards to use in our video we decided to film the scenes of people holding our cards tomorrow. This is going to take place from 12:15 to 1:15. We have discussed renting the camera out for that hour and borrowing the tripod to use. We have also agreed with all our extras that are available during that time when they are going to film and where. 

Band Equipment

We are going to need to borrow equipment in order to film our band music scene. To do this we have asked permission from our schools music teacher to borrow the equipment for our specific time and date of our shoot. 

Researching techniques

We researched into some techniques that we liked. One that really stood out was the "stop motion" use in Adam's Song by Blink 182, where you go into a picture and everything is slowed down and took with singular shots then put together to make a good effect.
Here is the video:

Band Costume

For our music video we have decided that Kyle would be best to organise the costumes and props, as he is connected to the drama department and knows due to his drama skills how to properly pick and design a good set. We all discussed how we wanted our actors to look and what effect this brings. We final decided on a casual look as we want it to look very realistic. So, we chose a band tee a very casual look which many artists use in their videos. We also chose jeans and smart shoes, a common look which many people wear and can relate to. 

Creating a storyboard

We needed a storyboard to show what scenes we were going to do and what locations. We also needed a list of people who were willing to participate in our work as extras so we wrote a list of names and ticked them off as they agreed. This is just a draft storyboard that we can change and adapt to fit our video.

Postcards

For our music video i created postcards for the actors to use here are some examples.

Creating Postcards

For our music video we decided to create some postcards to get people to hold up as insert shots. We saw this on a video and we really liked the effect  as it felt more real. Here are some of the postcards we created. As i had the most experience in editing the group put me in charge of the project and they consulted me on what designs they thought were best.

Creating our logo

We wanted to make a brand for our company to really encompass it as a whole. 

Here is the logo we created. 

Organising Actors

Organisation is key for this brief, we need to ensure we manage our time effectively so we can complete the task. We need to set out clear deadlines so each member of the group know what should be completed by what date to ensure that we all as individuals complete our own tasks and that as a whole we achieve our goals.

Things that need to be decided:

• Ask our friends Henry (guitar), Will(singer) and Adam (guitar/bass) to be apart of the music video, and then ensure they learn the song well enough so they can perform it sufficiently. (Kyle is the drummer)
• Set a date for the first filming shoot, this will be the studio in our school, this is because we can easily set up a band scene and we can add lighting easily to make it more dark and dramatic.
• Complete our storyboard so we know exactly what scenes we are shooting
• Begin individual ideas for extra tasks