Update on Reshooting

Due to this being the last week of school and due to the fact that over Christmas, one of our group is going away and one is working most days, we have tried our best but we are unable to get together during the Christmas break to reshoot which means that we are going to aim to do it as soon as possible after Christmas.

Feedback on 5th of December Filming

Today we got feedback on the new shot that we filmed. We got a lot of things said about it however most of them were negative resulting in the fact that we will once again have to reshoot. Feedback we got included: - Dodgy lighting - Didnt like costume -Thought we looked bored - Too much of a shadow in the shot.

About Our Audience

I should imagine that members of our intended audience will look very punky and have attitude but i believe that the lyrics of the song may be personal to anyone.

I think that members of our audience will be interested in music by bands such as My Chemical Romance, Paramore and The Pretty Reckless as well as slightly older bands such as Blondie and Sex Pistols. Other artists i think our audience might like are Avril Lavigne, Lily Allen and Kelly Clarkson.

5th December Filming

Today, myself and Becci got together to try and re-shoot the opening shot and the shot that runs throughout of us both singing. This was the only shot that we felt we could reshoot today as most of my group was not present but we intend to do that soon. Both Becci and myself liked it very much and thought that we did a good job.

Sire Records

Sire Records is an American record label founded in 1966, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records. Artists include The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, Fountains of Wayne, Deborah Harry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Madness, Madonna, My Bloody Valentine, Pet Shop Boys, The Ramones and The Undertones.

Film Soundtrack released by Sire Records include “(500) Days of Summer” as well as “The SpongeBob SquarePants” Movie and “Who's That Girl?”.

First Cut Feedback

When we had completed our first cut and finalised our editing, we showed it to some members of our target audiences. We got some good feedback including the fact that the storyline throughout the video was well maintained and we had some creative shots however there was more bad that seemed to outweigh the good in that a lot of shots weren’t thought of as any good and we had some technical glitches on the tape in which we had used which meant that occasionally across our shots there would be a flicker. After this, we knew we would have to set a date to re shoot the unsatisfactory scenes such as the SIM card shot and the burning shot.

Feedback on presentation of first cut by Mrs Allison

Amy, Perry and Marianna
First cut feedback

• Use of static at the start is a creative solution to your tape problem
• Love the whip pan – technique works well here – still don’t like Amy’s knee in shot
• Band location and lighting is effective
• Burning the photo sequence doesn’t work well – no drama. Consider a burning of effects on an outdoor barbecue
• The shot of the 2 girl singers in the garage goes on too long
• Lovely reaction shot from Becci when she drops the sim card
• Revenge would seem stronger if the sim card flushed down toilet!

E-Mail to Record Company/ Artist

First Cut

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Mood Board

I created this mood board after i found a number of articles and pictures in magazines and movie posters that associate themselves with our music video. I collected them together and made this.

I also watched a film called "John Tucker Must Die" which is also all about getting revenge on an ex-boyfriend that cheated on you.

Location Shots and Pictures of the Filming Process

Picture of Living Room where Becci was filmed in her Single Performance.



Chair where i was filmed for my single performance


Filming in the Bathroom


Becci in Bedroom Trashing Scene


Becci in Alanna's Brother's Bedroom


Study in which Computer Scene was filmed


Bedroom where the Bed Performance was filmed


Garage where we filmed the Garage Performance


Garage where we filmed the Garage Performance


Alanna, who helped us with filming in Marianna and Perry's absence, in her Kitchen.


Becci, during a break in filming, in Alanna's Kitchen.


Staircase where we filmed the laxitive scene.


Becci filming the "SIM Card" scene in the Bathroom.


My Kitchen, where we filmed Perry drinking the Laxitive.

Weeks Events - 18th October

This week editing is really coming along and we are getting a really goos idea of what the first cut is going to look like. We have been a little worried with regards to whether we would get it done but i think we will. There are many shots that we really like and work really well and quite a few that our teacher likes too.

I will not be present in the final lesson before half term so the final amount of editing will be done by Marianna and Perry.

Weeks Events - 11th October

This week we have started the editing process however I missed one lesson due to being absent from school however we are still confident that we can produce a rough cut the first week after half term.

Shot List and Props - 9th October

Shot List:

Garage Performance - Me, Becci and Alanna - Alanna's Garage
Room Trashing - Me and Becci - Alanna's Brother's Bedroom
Burning of the Treasured possession - Alanna's Kitchen
Paper in the Air - Bedroom
Cutting up Clothes - Bedroom

Props:

Guitars
Matches
Clothes
Picture
Scissors
Paper

About The Veronicas

In 2004, Lisa Origliasso and Jessica Origliasso were introduced to the Music Director of The Bell Hughes Music Group, Hayden Bell. After producing some demo recordings with the twins, Bell invited them to sign a publishing agreement with Excalibur Productions. In the process, they progressed in musical style from acoustic pop to the more rhythmic rock pop approach that is now their trademark. On the strength of these demos, Bell took them to meet the executives at Engine Room and they were immediately signed to a production deal. To further develop their song writing skills, Bell connected them with several internationally acclaimed songwriters and producers including Clif Magness (who has written with Avril Lavigne), Billy Steinberg (Madonna, Cyndi Lauper), Max Martin (Britney Spears, Katy Perry, P!nk), Eric Nova, Dead Mono and Vince DeGiorgio, where they created a catalogue of over 50 songs. Meetings were then arranged with Warner Bros. Records in the USA. Seymour Stein and senior executives recognised that Bell had indeed discovered and developed a musical talent, signing them quickly to a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records/Sire America, for a reported sum of 2 million dollars.

The twins’ band name came about, according to Lisa Origliasso, after watching a movie. "So one day we saw the movie Heathers, and there's a line where Christian Slater asks, 'Are you a Heather?' and Winona Ryder's character answers, 'No, I'm a Veronica,' and so we went with that, because she was this kind of cool, unique chick with an attitude." - which of course reflects their own style of music.

Weeks Events - 4th October 2010

This week we have really felt the pinch of time but we do plan to film the remaining scenes this weekend (Saturday 9th of October) at Alanna Petty's house. She will be featured in the band performance shots and also be assisting with camerawork as both Marianna Theochari and Perry Allen will be unable to attend this filming session. Anything we do not manage to get will have to be filmed quickly in our final week of school so that we can really get started with the editing.

On Friday, 8th of October, neither Marianna or Perry were present in the lesson so i started editing some of the footage we had already with Alanna.

Production Schedule

Weeks Events - 27th September 2010

On Wednesday 29th September 2010, we started filming our video. With all the filming that we did, we think that we have got around half of the material needed for our video. We managed to get all shots that we set out to get however we did run into a couple of problems with regards to the tape we were recording on as many little lines would keep appearing, ruining the shot but this didn't happen to all of them so we think that in the editing stages we may be able to get around this.

We attempted many different shots that we hadn't put on our animatic so that we will have many to choose from when it comes to editing.

What We Like About the Original Video

The two main features of the original "Veronicas" video of their song "Everything I'm Not" that we would like to keep with our cover is the idea that the guy we are getting revenge on is watching a video back to see just what we have done to him as well as what we think of him.

One shot that i also really like and would like to try and keep is the Garage performance shot as i feel this sums up the kind of video perfectly with the band playing and one of the singers playing an instrument.

We also want to keep a shot similar to this below so as to establish the fact that the guy is a cheater that we are getting our own back on.

Shot List and Props - 29th September

Shot List:

Bed Performance - Me and Becci Taylor - My Room
Computer Typing (Variety) - Becci - Study
Laxitive (Showing Tablets) - Me and Becci - Living Room
Laxitive (Drinking) - Perry Allen - Kitchen
Laxitive (Running for the Bathroom) - Perry - Staircase

Props:

Laxitive Tablets
Computer
Coffee Cup

Animatic and Feedback

OUR ANIMATIC IS ON PERRY ALLEN'S BLOG

The Feedback for our Animatic was very positive. Our teacher thought that we had a great variety of shots and thought that we would be able to demonstrate our camera skills well. There was only one shot that our teacher seemed a little typical when it came to the genre of the video we are doing so we have decided that when it comes to filming, that will be something we change.

The Pitch - Feedback

We had a little feedback from our class after we showed our Pitch. This feedback included that fact that we needed to be a little clearer when it comes to how we plan to humiliate the boy in video, which we later did express.

We also needed to add a few more pictures onto the Pitch which we then again did.

The final thing that we needed to do was add shots of locations onto the powerpoint which we did find but haven't yet added to the blog.

Pictures of Team Members

Becci Taylor - Will be playing the ex girlfriend of the boy and one of the lead singers.


Myself (Left)and Perry Allen - I will be playing the other of the lead singers whilst Perry plays the boy that we are getting our own back on.


Marianna Theochari - Will be filming the Video and also making a brief appearance as the boy's new girlfriend.

The Pitch - Everything I'm Not

The Pitch - Everything I'm Not

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This is my groups Pitch Powerpoint.

Analysis of a Professional Music Video: Lindsay Lohan ~ Confessions of a Broken Heart

In the video, the performer is dressed very well as she is shown wearing very formal wear and a number of evening dresses that go down to the floor. In the video she wears three different dresses, one for each room that she’s in and she wears her hair in two different styles. This is quite a contrast to the nature of the video as the story being portrayed is very serious and quite upsetting and is a less than glamorous situation. You can clearly tell that her hair has been styled carefully as looks very professional and stylish whilst she is wearing quite a fair amount of eye make up. It does not look at all as though she is really in the situation and looks more like she would be going to the Oscars simply from her appearance. The performer is shown performing the song at many points throughout the video as though she is telling the story herself and speaking to someone. The video appears to be in real time and as though these things are happening to her. Throughout the video, she is cleverly placed constantly in between her parents when she appears to be almost an angel, standing and watching things happening to her mother and father and sister yet unable to do anything other than stand and watch. She is constantly shown throwing things, looking at objects wandering around as well as trying to break out of the bathroom which she is in. Lindsay Lohan released this song and video at the height of her fame as therefore she was always seen as glamorous and in the public eye which is reflected in the video which she herself directed.

There is a very clear and fairly disturbing story to the video which is reflected in the lyrics. The video was filmed in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City and mainly references her father Michael's drunkenness and alleged domestic abuse. In the video, Lohan hides in the bathroom as her parents, Michael and Dina argue and fight in the living room. Her sister, Aliana, goes to her bedroom after coming home from ballet class, breaks into tears, and too hides in her room. She also starts mimicking her sister in actions such as banging on the walls and screaming at their parents to stop and even at points, holding onto a rosary. The three rooms are shown behind a department store window, outside which a crowd of observers form. At the end of the video, Lohan stands behind the glass and photographs of memories fly up onto it, from which she breaks out. Lohan said that the video's storefront setting was chosen because, in her words, "my life is on display".

She wrote the song based on the strained relationship with her father and the troubled he caused throughout her childhood therefore all the emotions revealed through the lyrics of the song are mirrored in the video. Due to the nature of subject that she is singing about, you would think that the song would be quite slow and emotional. Whilst there was plenty of emotion, the song is quite fast and rock-themed yet you can sing along which could be seen as a direct contrast to how it should have been and is likely to have been done like that purposefully to shock the person watching. The video itself is a mixture of pure and at points upsetting realism and metaphors as well with the fact that she is performing in a department store window with people watching.

The camerawork is fairly simple throughout however at one point whereas there is a climax in the song, there are lots if cuts which are put together very quickly to perhaps build tension and stir up emotions in the audience member. There is one particular shot around the middle of the video where both Lindsay Lohan and the actor portraying her father are sitting at opposite ends of the sofa. This clearly shows the distance between her and her father. The music does not come in straight away as the video starts but there is a small scene almost to set the scene for the song and mid way through, the song stops when her father punches the wall and there is another small scene to again ensure the audience understand and also maybe to make it all a little more emotional before then the music starting again to photo flashes and camera noises. The video features a lot of close ups of people’s faces showing their emotions in an extreme way and bringing the point of the video across in an extreme way.

There are many different props we see the performers and the actors interact with. One of the main ones are the photographs that appear towards the end of the video featuring Lohan and her family suggesting better times and maybe the longing for the innocence she had back then. The lyrics in the song also make reference to God, and when they do, she holds up a rosary and we see her with it throughout the video. Her sister also has one as well as her mother suggesting her faith and how much she relies on it, when she was going through this situation originally and still today. Towards the beginning of the video we also see the performer writing in a diary, evoking the feeling that she has been keeping track of these memories and emotions for a very long time. There is also a point in the video where her sister picks up a telephone suggesting that she is trying to call for help but failing as she breaks down and cries. This could be seen as there never being anymore able to help them when they needed it the most. The video is quite dimly lit and dark, which can be seen as reflecting the subject matter and in some ways similar to the style of a typical rock music video.

There is only one point in the video when special effects are used and this is when the photographs are artificially brought up onto the windows before the windows are then shattered out onto the audience representing the final freedom achieved by the family after the initial amount of emotional trouble suffered. The performer is not portrayed in any particular sexual way and I think that this has been purposefully avoided to make more of an impact on the audience and also to not take away from the seriousness and the true emotion behind the video.

The video is literally an illustration of the song and its lyrics. It had been very carefully created and written to try and match the passion felt behind the song. I think that the video is aimed at anybody that has had problems within their family life, particularly between a daughter and a father and try to make them feel a little easier about it. I think the music video is just a visual of the song which was done purposefully. The three things that I really like about the video are the combination of realism and metaphors with the nature of the emotions and the fact that they were in a department store window, brutal honesty and the fact that the performer was brutally honest about their childhood, making me get quite emotional the first time I saw the video and finally, in typical girl style, I really like her outfits!

Music Video - Lip Syncing Practice

In the small practice session that we had for a music video, we decided to focus on the aspect of lip syncing mainly and also see if we could get the performers lips in time with the music as well as if they could perform. This was also a test for the person behind the camera as they had to ensure that they could the performers lips moving at all times as well as capture the performers actions. In my group were Marianna Theochari and Rob Kenny.

When filming, we did have a few initial problems with the music. We had a copy of the song on one of our groups phone therefore dediced to play it out on that so that the performer could mime the song a little easier however in the corridors and outside where we were filming, there was a lot of background noise, making the song at points very difficult to hear. We managed to overcome this as both of the performers knew the song well enough to at points guess some of what the phone was saying. There were also points when we didn't need the song and the performer just did it from memory. We knew that the background noise and the song being played out from a phone wouldn't harm the final production due to the fact that we can remove sound from the video once we capture it in the editing process.

When we had finished editing the part of the video that we had captured, we showed it to the rest of the class. We had pretty good feedback such as the framing of marianna in the first shot as well as good acting and very good lip syncing. However, there is a point in our video, in the second shot, where something is slightly off and we can't quite tell what. Also the placing of people and props in certain shots weren't as good as they should have been.

Feedback from our First Cut Presentation

When we showed our first cut of the opening of "HA HA You're Dead", the main reaction was overall positive.

People said that a lot of our shots were very good in creating atmosphere and building tension such as the mirror shot and that the shots where we used math on action were carried out very well and the action did indeed match.

There was some critiscism but that was mainly from ourselves as we had had a lot of technical issues during the time in which we had to edit so we weren't as close to finished as other groups and there were other things we wanted to add in such as better music to again help build the tension. To avoid copright issues we used un-copyrighted and original music which gained the effect that we set out to create.

Overall we were happy with the reaction of people outside the group and after adding in things like the music, we were very pleased with the final cut.

Group evaluation video

Animatic for Film Opening- Ha Ha You're Dead

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