Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Risk assessment

Risk assessment

Bad weather – In some of my shots I will be shooting at ward Jackson Park. I am hoping that it will be sunny because weather like that will fit the mood of my chosen song. I will solve this problem by checking the weather forecast daily.

Deleted footage – If I don’t upload my footage onto my computer and the hand the video camera in, than it will be deleted which means I will have take the footage again. I will solve this problem by uploading my footage after every time I shoot.

Safety in the studio – In the film studio they are a lot of big cables and wires lying around, which are easy to trip over whilst working. I will solve this problem by making sure that the cables and wires have been put to one side which makes them easy to see and miss them.

The public - Ward Jackson Park is a public park, so while I’m shooting, a member of the public could walk in front of my shot or the background, which means ill have to take the shot again. I will solve this problem by asking members of the public to wait whilst I film or before check to see that there is no one walking towards my shot.

Incidental sound – Shooting in public places such as Ward Jackson Park will mean there will be incidental sound coming from traffic and members of the public in the background. I will solve this problem in editing, by editing out the sound in that shot.

Initial ideas

Initial ideas

Locations

I am currently thinking about using my college studio, which has a green screen, which would be useful in more video. Also I might be using a stage at my local music venue called "The Studio" because it will hopefully give of more of a live effect.

Genre

At the moment I am thinking about doing an indie rock genre, artist such as "Mumford & sons", "Arcade Fire" and "Vampire Weekend" to influence myself.

Lighting

Since the genre I am possibly using is normally slower than other poplar music, I am thinking about having slightly dimmed lights so that it was fit the mood of the song, and I might have very bright lights for others to illustrate some parts of the song.

Shot types

In my video I am thinking of having a lot of long shots because it will capture the whole of the performer (meat shot) and it will establish the shots. In a stereotypical indie rock music video, a lot of long shots are also used to capture the full band or artist.

Costumes and props

I am thinking about using acoustic guitars as props, because this is commonly used in indie rock music videos

Main performance

The main performance will most likely be done by myself. I will try to act like the actual performer by being random and spontaneous in my performance.

Monday, 18 October 2010

Monday, 11 October 2010

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

results from questionnaire

male 12
female 8

rock 2
indie 6
R&B 1
dance / techno 2
metal 2
pop 3
acoustic 3
other 1

14 -16 4
17 - 18 10
19 - 21 2
21 - 24 1
24+ 3

humour 6
illustrative 5
focus on artist 6
other 3

i-tunes 3
youtube 1
download 4
i-pod / MP3 5
TV 3
Radio 1
live 1
other 2

0 - 1 hour 4
1 -2 hours 6
2 - 4 hours 7
4+ hours 3

Questionnaire

1. What gender are you?

[ ]Male
[ ]Female

2. What music do you prefer?

[ ] Rock
[ ]Indie
[ ]R&B
[ ]Dance / techno
[ ]Metal
[ ]Pop
[ ]Acoustic
[ ]Other

3. How old are you

[ ]14 -16
[ ]17 – 18
[ ]19 – 21
[ ]21 – 24
[ ]24+

4. What style of music video do you prefer

[ ]Humor
[ ]Illustrative
[ ]Focus on artist
[ ]Other

5. How do you listen to your music?

[ ]I-tunes
[ ]Youtube
[ ]Download
[ ]I-pod / MP3
[ ]TV
[ ]Radio
[ ]Live
[ ]Other



6. How many hours a day do you normally listen to music?

[ ]0-1 hour
[ ]1-2 hours
[ ]2-4 hours
[ ]4+ hours

7. What do you believe a stereotypic indie rock music video should have in it?

Tuesday, 5 October 2010