video Presentation

How editing creates a mood.
George Melies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T05XZoQU2cY
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Editing can be used to create a exciting scene, humorous and intimate scenes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Music video treatment

The idea of the music video was going to be a "day in the life" sort of style. I would be me filming an actor getting up and getting ready to go out skateboarding. The beginning of this video will be the main character getting ready like a normal morning. Then he will take a trip on the train to Southend central. Then there will some clips of the guy skateboarding. This is meant to be entertaining for the audience. Towards the end of the song the main character will make his way back to his house and lay into bed and close his eyes. This will match the opening shot. This suggests to the audience that this is all the guy does (eat, sleep, skate).

An estimated cost of this production is £20. This money will be for food and public transport. All the equipment will be provided from South Essex College for free.

I will be director, producer, filming, editing. My friend Robert Cooper will be acting. It will just be me and my actor on Monday 2nd December 2013. All filming will done on this day. If not, the next day will be used for extra filming.

Myself- directing, producing, editing, production manager, script writer, casting director, location scout, location manager.
Robert Cooper - Actor.

I don't have a specific weather condition. As long as its film-able weather. This means that i wouldn't be able to film in snow, extreme winds or heavy winds. Even if it was wet outside i would still be filming. If my actor falls sick i will see if anyone else is available to attend. If not, filming will be done the next day possible.

Outline script- my music video idea was about a young student gets up to go skateboard. This was designed to target 15-25 year olds. I targeted a young audience because skateboarding is becoming quite popular within the younger generation. The video is purely for entertainment purposes. The music video will start at the characters house. He makes himself a cup of tea, puts a wheel on his skateboard and heads to the streets. His journey begins. Rob then skateboards through the streets until he reaches his location. He then practices on the hill. After practicing, he heads towards the sea front for a relaxing cruise. The final shot is Rob looking out to the River Thames on the beach. This shot is a silhouette shot. It then fades to black with the title fading into the shot then out of the shot.

Music video proposal.

Sid Randall 

Randall Productions 

South Essex College Luker Road Southend-on-Sea SS1 1ND
United Kingdom

I would like to make a music video for the song "Perfect Games" sung by "The Broken West". The concept of the music video is a known as a "simple day" or a "day in the life" of a certain person. This would be purely for entertainment purposes. My idea was generated from the lyric "We waste our time". I had the idea i had was to film someone doing what they do on a normal day. I plan to have my character get up, get ready and go on a trip to Southend to skateboard. This will appeal to the younger audience. I will only be using one character in my music video. There will be lots of people on the high streets to make a face paced, interesting music video. I don't want to do something that has already been done, i want to create something that isn't conventional. I personally haven't seen a music video like this, so i think it will make an entertaining video.  

Due to the fact that it is a music video no sound from the filming will be imported in the editing process.                             There won't be any sound excluding the song. 

I will be working with the production of South Essex College. They will be providing the equipment i plan to use. The music videos purpose is for entertainment. 

- Sid Randall

Storyboarding my music video.

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Shot 1.

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Shot 3. 

Sea World Edit Evaluation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmFYNDHAS50

This was my first editing experience. I learnt how to use Final Cut Pro is a basic way. I learnt how to use shortcuts such as the mark in and mark out (I & O), pause, play forward, play back (l,k,j), move one frame forward (right arrow) and the one frame backwards (left arrow) etc.

I also learnt how to use effects in the appropriate way. I used the Cross Dissolve effect at the beginning or end of a click. I chose to use this because without the effect it looked very snappy and sharp. But when i used the effect it flowed more with the music and looked more like a documentary not a bunch of clips put together. I also used the Cross Dissolve effect on my text at the end of the edit. The music flowed very well with this effect.

I used markers using the M key once i decided what music to use in the edit. I marked when the beat changed. This meant that when i was editing clips i would edit to the beat of the song. This way the clip changes when the beat changes. This is always used in music videos. This makes the visuals and sound sync making a more enjoyable experience for the audience.

Foo Fighters Pretender - Short analysis. (not finished) (2nd)

Genre characteristics

General examples- Guitar, drums etc.

Detailed example- general rock band equipment is being used (drums, guitar etc). 

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?

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Detailed example- " I will never surrender" is performed to the riot control squad. This suggests that the band want to show the audience that they need to be controlled and no one will be able to.

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Is there reference to the notion of looking?

Are there intersexual references? 

Is it performance based, narrative-based or concept-based? How much of each? 

General examples- performance and conceptual. 

Detailed example- the band is performing to the camera but the concept is that the riot control are there. 

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Idea generation for a music video

These two images connect with each other. When they are are separate, they have different affects on the audience. However, when they're put next to each other they create a different effect tot he audience. This montage symbolises freedom. 

Enter Shikari - Rat Race.

Theme- faith. 

Foo Fighters - Pretender.

Theme - Breaking point. being real not fake. 

Enter Shikari Rat Race music video idea.

foo fighters pretender lyrics

Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark
And so it all began

Send in your skeletons
Sing as their bones go marching in... again
The need you buried deep
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
Are you ready?
I'm finished making sense
Done pleading ignorance
That whole defense

Spinning infinity, boy
The wheel is spinning me
It's never-ending, never-ending
Same old story

[Chorus (x2):]
What if I say I'm not like the others?
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?

In time or so I'm told
I'm just another soul for sale... oh, well
The page is out of print
We are not permanent
We're temporary, temporary
Same old story

[Chorus x2]

I'm the voice inside your head
You refuse to hear
I'm the face that you have to face
Mirrored in your stare
I'm what's left, I'm what's right
I'm the enemy
I'm the hand that will take you down
Bring you to your knees

So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?

Keep you in the dark
You know they all pretend

[Chorus x2]

[x2]
What if I say I'm not like the others?
(Keep you in the dark)
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
(You know they all... pretend)
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender?

So who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?

Jay Z Drake Pound cake lyrics.

"Good God Almighty. Like back in the old days. You know, years ago they had the A&R men to tell you what to play, how to play it and you know whether it's disco and rock but we just went in the studio and we did it. We had champagne in the studio, of course, you know, compliments of the company, and we just laid back and did it. So we hope you enjoy listening to this album half as much as we enjoyed playing it for you. Because we had a ball. Only real music is gonna last, all the other bullshit is here today and gone tomorrow...."

[Hook]
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M. get the money
Dolla dolla bill y'all

[Verse 1: Drake]
After hours of Il Mulino
Or Sotto Sotto, just talkin' about women and vino
The contract like '91 Dan Marino
I swear this got Michael Rapino boostin' my ego
Overly focused, it's far from the time to rest now
Debates growin' 'bout who they think is the best now
Took a while, got the jokers out of the deck now
Holdin' all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now
I hear you talkin', say it twice so I know you meant it
Fuck it, I don't even tint it, they should know who's in it
I'm authentic, real name, no gimmicks
No game, no scrimmage, I ain't playin' with you niggas at all
My classmates, they went on to be chartered accountants
Or work with their parents, but thinkin' back on how they treated me
My high school reunion might be worth an appearance
Make everybody have to go through security clearance
Tables turn, bridges burn, you live and learn
With the ink, I could murder word to my nigga Irv
Yeah, I swear shit just started clickin' dog
You know it's real when you are who you think you are

[Hook]

[Verse 2: Jay Z]
I had Benzes 'fore you had braces
The all black Maybach but I'm not a racist
Inside's whiter than Katy Perry's face is
Yellow diamonds in my Jesús
I just might learn to speak Mandarin
Japanese for the yen that I'm handlin'
International Hov, that's my handle
My saint's Sean Don, light a candle
El Gran Santo on the mantle
'Case y'all didn't know, I speak Spanish too
Shoutout to Worldwide Wes
Everywhere we go we leave a worldwide mess
Yes, still Roc La Familia
Says a lot about you if you not feelin' us
The homie said "Hov, there ain't many of us"
I told him less is more, nigga it's plenty of us

[Hook]

[Verse 3: Jay Z]
Cake, cake cake cake cake cake
500 million, I got a pound cake
Niggas is frontin', that's upside-down cake
Get 'em a red nose, they clown cakes
They shoulda' never let you 'round cake
Look at my neck, I got a carrot cake
Now here's the icing on the cake
Cake, cake cake cake cake
I'm just gettin' started, oh yeah we got it bitch
I've done made more millionaires than the lotto did
Dame made millions, Bigg made millions
Ye made millions, Just made millions
Lyor made millions, Cam made millions
Beans tell you if he wasn't in his feelings
I'm back in my bag
My eyes bloodshot but my jet don't lag
A pair of Jordan 3's tryna chase this cash
Gucci air bag just in case we crash
Uh, last night was mad trill
Fresh out of advil, Jesus grab the wheel

[Verse 4: Drake]
Fuck all that happy to be here shit that y'all warned me on
I'm the big homie, they still tryna lil bro me dog
Like I should fall in line, like I should alert niggas
When I'm 'bout to drop somethin' crazy and I say I'm the greatest of my generation
Like I should be dressin' different
Like I should be less aggressive and pessimistic
Like I should be way more nervous and less dismissive
Like I should be on my best behavior
And not talk my shit and do it major like the niggas who paved the way for us
Like I didn't study the game to the letter
And understand that I'm not doin' it the same, man, I'm doin' it better
Like I didn't make that clearer this year
Like I should feel, I don't know, guilty for saying that
They should more mirrors in here so I can stare at myslef
These are usually just thoughts that I share with myself
But I thought Fuck It its worth it to share it with someone else more than Paris for once

Enter shikari rat race race lyrics

My heart beats in my head and it's thunderous
Those caught in the rat race plunder us
They know what's best for us
They know what's best for us

Gotta keep up, gotta get ahead
Gotta go and get a job and work 'til I'm dead
They know what's best for us
They know what's best for us 

And I'm thinking that they must have missed the point
Hold on, we just hold on for an exit
And I'm thinking that they must have missed the point
Hold on, we just hold on for an exit

Out to defeat, out to defeat everyone
Out to deceive, out to deceive anyone
They know what's best for us
They know what's best for us

Who holds the master key givin' to authority (WHAT?)
I don't know, it's a foul monstrosity
They know what's best for us
They know what's best for us

And I'm thinking that they must have missed the point
Hold on, we just hold on for an exit
And I'm thinking that they must have missed the point
Hold on, we just hold on for an exit

You see the purpose of the rat race defeats me
When we're gone what's left behind?
But there seems to be no end or reason
Yet we still carry on

You see the purpose of the rat race defeats me
When we're gone what's left behind?
But there seems to be no END

When you finally reach the front of the pack
There's nothing there, just and endless barren track
It goes on and on
It goes on and on

You know what?
Let's get disqualified!
Let's get disqualified!
And I'm thinking that they must have missed the point
Hold on, we just hold on for an exit
And I'm thinking that they must have missed the point
Hold on, we just hold on for an exit

Exporting video for upload (final cut pro to youtube)

1. Make sure the timeline bar is selected.

2. Click on file

3. Quicktime conversion

4. change the title in the save as box (name of project)

5. click on options

6. click video settings and change the compression to H.264. Then click ok. Go to export size and change to 1280 x 720 HD.

7. Click sound settings. Then change the format to AAC. Click ok.

8. Check you're saving your work in the correct folder (data drive)

9. Click save.

Dom & Nic 3 music videos essay

I will be discussing the directors Dominic Hawley & Nic Goffey, also known as Dom and Nic. I will be analysing songs sung by Oasis, Chemical Brothers and Robbie Williams.  Dom and Nic have been directing music videos together since 1994. They have won many awards for their work. They were awarded MTV best Video Award for The Chemical Brother’s “Believe” in 2005, which I will be analysing.  Dom and Nic started to become known when Steven Spielberg met with them to discuss making a pilot for a TV show. Dom and Nic are also known for advertising and music videos starring Oasis, Chemical Brothers and Robbie Williams.

Dom and Nic have also worked with Robbie Williams on his huge song "She's the one".

The theme for this song is love. This is shown from the visuals and sound. The lyrics suggest that the artist (Robbie Williams) has a large amount of affection towards the woman in the video. The lyrics match with the visuals. This is clearly shown by Robbie Williams singing "She's the one".

   Throughout the video Dom and Nic choose to use wide camera shots to show the whole body of both of the main subjects. This is because the main concept of the music video is two people romantically ice-skating.  Throughout the video, Robbie Williams is shown on the screen singing. This shot is a medium close up. This could be to show his emotion or to build his reputation by getting himself noticed. During the moments when one of the characters are depressed, the camera slowly zooms in on their face. This is to show physical facial features and to show the emotion within the character. At the beginning of the skating competition, an establishing shot is used to set the scene. It then changes to a long shot of the two skaters, then a medium shot and then a medium close up of Robbie Williams. This method is used to create a setting for the audience. I found this method fairly conventional. After the shot when Robbie Williams winks at his partner, it would of been fairly conventional to show a shot of his partners facial reaction. However, Dom & Nic chose not to do this. I believe this is because they want all the attention on Robbie Williams. Therefore it wouldn't matter if you saw the other characters or not because Robbie Williams is the main subject. 

 The lighting throughout the music video is fairly basic. I think it is meant to look like natural light. But i also think that Dom & Nic decided to use dim lighting just to add the slightest touch of lighting.

 This music video was edited to the music. This song is a slow song. This obviously means that the editing is slow. This is because fast pace editing would suggest that its exciting. But this just wouldn't match the song. Therefore the editing is slow and to the beat of the song to show emotion and to create a sad atmosphere. There isn't any special effects in this music video.

 "She's the one" is mainly a narrative music video. The story of the video is how he won a skating competition and met 'the one'. However, some parts of the video includes Robbie Williams singing to himself in sync with the lyrics. So this makes the video partly performance based.

 I noticed in the video that Robbie Williams's costume during the skating scene is very similar to Elvis Presley's white costume he wore when performing slow love songs. I think this is a deliberate reference to Elvis Presley. This could relate to the theme of the song, love. I believe Robbie Williams is wearing this suit to relate to the whole love song scene.

Dom and Nic also directed "Oasis- D'you Know What I mean?".

I believe the theme for "D'you Know What I Mean?" is apocalyptic. I believe this because the setting of the music video was set in Becton Gas Works in London. The buildings in this setting look like there has been a nuclear explosion or there has been an apocalypes of some sort. This may of been to show a dark atmosphere because this setting isn't a happy location. The colours are also dark which makes the atmosphere quite gloomy. This isn't similar to Robbie Williams's "She's the one".

Throughout the music video the camera seems to track forward or slowly zoom in towards the main singer. This may be because he is the desired main subject. It is fairly frequent that the camera starts as a  wide shot and slowly moves towards the main singer. This may be because the band want most of the attention on the main singer. Although this may be the case, some of the attention is still on the band members. This is because its a band not a artist. It would be pretty disrespectful to leave the rest of the band out. I noticed throughout the video that the camera would start at a medium/wide shot then cut to a  close up of a band members face. It is fairly rare that the camera is still and not moving throughout the music video. The camera could be moving the slightest bit. If the camera was still it wouldn't have the pace that the video has.

The colours in this music video are fairly dark apart from when the soldiers are throwing coloured smoke. This may be to add some colour into the scenes due to the fact that the location is very dark consisting of black and grey shades. This may be due to the fact that the video includes war and war isn't a happy scene. It's sad, depressing etc, just like the colours black and grey. So by adding orange smoke to the scene could suggest that there could be some hope or happiness within the video. I also think the smoke could represent a message from the people. I think it could symbolise "we are here", it would be a flare.

The lighting in this music video looks natural. It is hard to tell if no lighting was used but if it was i believe it was meant to look natural. I think it was meant to look natural due to the fact that the location is outside. If the was a large amount of lighting it would look ridiculous and unrealistic. Dom and Nic may of wanted the music video to realistic, this could be the reason for their lighting decision.

The editing is fairly slow. When it does cut, it cuts on the beat. The camera doesn't cut much because the camera is focused on the main singer performing. When the main singer is singing it doesn't cut much. However, when the band is playing and no one is singing it generally cuts to the beat. I noticed that they made the most of their location. I noticed this because when no one is singing they seem to show off the location and shoot some scenic shots.

This music video is performance based. This is obviously recognisable due to the fact that the band are standing on the screen performing their song. It could be suggested that this music video is also concept as well as performance based because the concept is that the band are performing to the army troops.

Dom and Nic won an award for directing The Chemical Brothers "Believe". Dom and Nic are mostly known for their award winning music video.

I believe "believe"'s music video target audience is aged at both genders of sex. I also think the age range is fairly distant because there isn't many factors/signs of a specific audience interests. In my opinion this music video's target audience is fairly broad. But i also think that a specific target audience would be for both genders aged at 17-27.

The theme for this music video is Sci-fi. I think this because the computer graphic of the electric mechanic can't really being doing what its doing. Ive noticed through other Dom and Nics work that they don't like to be conventional. It seems to be that they don't usually do a conventional or common music video.

The camera doesn't move very often. It pans left right etc but it looks to be a tripod shot. As the robot bashes into something the camera shakes. This is to create a realistic effect. I think Dom and Nic chose this because Sci-fi isn't real and they want to pretend it is.

The colour throughout "believe" look quite dark. I believe this is effect is desired due to the fact that the concept comes across scary and obscure. I noticed that even the characters clothing is dull and gloomy. At the shot when the camera is looking out of the open train doors. The walls look very mysterious. It looks dirty to the point of a shade of green. I assume this location/shot was used to create a sinister/mysterious atmosphere for the audience. It is hard to tell if this shot is natural lighting or a green filter has been used.

Th lighting throughout most of "believes" music video is natural lighting. There looks to be lighting at the beginning of the video. This is very basic lighting to outline the characters face. There is no dramatic/over powering lighting throughout the video. During the scene where the main character is in the bathroom, the only noticeable lighting is the light in the corner of the screen. This could indicate that natural lighting is desired in this music video.

The editing is fairly fast paced. It cuts to the beat to make a smooth, exciting, entertaining video. At the beggining of the video, the pace is quite slow. But when the beat kicks in the cuts get faster and faster. This is to create tension and atmosphere. I liked the way it slowly sped up, it made it much more exciting and dramatic.

"Believe" is a and narrative music video. I know this because the message of the song and music video is that believing something will make it happen. This is shown when the main subject is believing the robot is chasing him when really there is nothing there.

I don't think there are any references to other films.

Overall, i like Dom and Nics work. I realised that the lighting throughout all three videos was similar. The three videos all had natural lighting or a natural lighting effect. I also noticed that although the 3 videos were different videos with different target audiences they contained the same conventions. This includes editing techniques, lighting and colours. The editing all cut to the beat and sped up with the music. Colours were generally quite dull. There wasn't many bright colours in any of the three music videos. I liked all of the three videos and i look forward to seeing more of Dom and Nics work.

Early cinema

In todays lesson we studied The Lumiere Brothers. The Brothers where born in France, paris. During their time in Paris they saw Edisons kinetoscope. This inspired them to make their own camera. In 1895 they made the camera called the cinematographe.

Multi cam Final Cut Pro editing

1. Create a new sequence.

2. File, import, files. In the folder there will be a folder called media. Choose this folder. Then choose the Leverage folder and choose the multi-cam clips. 

3. Synchronise the two clips to the same frame. This will sync the two clips at the same time. Add an in-point to the place where you want both clips to start. 

4. Modify, make multi-clip. You don't have to change anything on the next page, click ok. 

5. Drag your new clip from the browser straight down to the timeline. (don't double click or anything else).   

6. Click the middle button on the viewer and click open. Then don't touch anything.

7. Don't click on anything else. Begin to play the clip. 

8. Click on two screens to choose which camera is on the canvas. Once paused this will put each change of screen will be a separate clip.

7/11/13 final cut pro recap

foo fighters learn to fly

Foo fighters – learn to fly.

Genre characteristics

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Detailed example-

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?

General examples- lyrics are to do with going home. The video is set on a airplane.

Detailed example- the lyrics “on my way back home” relate to the setting. This is because planes are used to travel long distances. Airplanes could either be used to go away or go home. In this situation they’re on their way back home.

What is the relationship between music and visuals?

General examples- “learn to fly” is said and the visuals are of the planes pilots messing around.

Detailed examples- the lyrics “learn to fly” are the beginning of the chorus. When this lyric is used the video shows the pilots of the planes messing about. This could suggest that the pilots don’t know what they’re doing.

Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?

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Is there reference to the notion of looking?

Are there intersexual references? 

Is it performance based, narrative-based or concept-based? How much of each?

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