Homepage Work

Two of us have been working on the homepage for our artist whilst the other are completing the editing task. I like working on the homepage because it means that we get to help give our artist a star image through the different fonts, layouts, written work and images. This time around I wrote out the bio for it:

I grew up in a small town in Northern Ireland and was very detached from any mainstream multimedia or any real access to go out and have a good time. This meant that because I was so distanced from any kind of opportunities to go out and make something of myself,  I had to find my own sound individually. I sand every day and knew that if I loved it that much it was worth making a go of it! I always had a desire to perform and broaden my horizon so as soon as I was 18 I moved to London and got a job as a waitress which, although wasn’t very great paid for my singing lessons and kept me going whilst I tried to find a more suitable job for what I wanted to do. I learnt eventually that, you just have to put yourself out there and go for it! So I went for loads of tedious auditions which I really didn’t care about but I knew it would be the best thing to do because not only did it give me practice but also experience. I then started to get little jobs like backing vocals for some singers and then one day after lots of backing vocal jobs, I got a job singing in a jazz club which was perfect for me. I think it was the best job I ever had! I worked there for 4 months and after not too long got picked up by a record label that changed my life. It was the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I’ve had so much fun producing my own songs and working with new and exciting people, travelling all over the world and experiencing new things. If there’s anything I would ever recommend it’s to always go for things in life and don’t hang back because you can achieve anything if you have the right mind set.

Research and Planning Powerpoint... Plus The Parts Which Wouldn't Save As A Prezi

When it came to shooting our later part of the video we had to go outside onto the balcony which links to the car park. Therefore we had to arrange a safe and organised way of having all those extras in the same area as all the cars. We made the extras stand to the side on the grass, away from the gravel which was for the use of the cars. We had cones alongside the grass which indicated the barrier. We also had a Bentley arriving that day which meant we had to make sure that no other cars would be coming or arriving for purposes of the shot. We also had two of our actors that would be arriving in the Bentley for the video, so we had to make sure that when the Bentley was driving into shot, nothing would be in the way so we had two people organising the crowds, one directing the Bentley and the driver, and the other on camera so we would know what was working and what wasn't.

Write Up Of Shoot Day

Write up of Shoot Day

            Before the day of our music video my group and I were nervous and although we had done everything felt uneasy and naturally unprepared. We didn’t really need to set up anything major because our set was outside and could only be done the next day when we were having a break from filming in the studio. Instead we had to make sure that we had all of the right props and that our actors were still breathing. One thing which we were all very apprehensive about was the inflatables. We had ordered in a lot of inflatables of different shape, size and colour and had absolutely no idea what they looked like, or whether they would look any good in the studio. When it came to setting them up all went very smoothly. Because we are not at an age where we are allowed to use the electronic equipment, one of the guys who was comfortable with the technical side, hung them up for us and all we had to do was direct them where to go. When we finally put the lights in and selected which one we wanted where we blew them up and saw what they looked like and the results were very pleasing. All we had to do after that was ensure we had champagne flutes and masks for our extras.

    On the morning of our shoot I felt really excited and sure of everything we were doing. We were really well prepared when it came to our actresses, lead singer and extras. However we were told a week before our shoot that the two girls we wanted to use as our main characters were unavailable and there was absolutely no way we could use them which was incredibly annoying. We found two other girls who we liked but not everyone in our group felt 100%, so thankfully we were allowed our two original girls again which was really lucky. We had to make sure that Franny (our lead singer) had all the clothes she needed as well as hair and make up looking how we wanted it to. When it came to costume there was a slight dilemma; one girl in our year had promised us that we could borrow her fur coat, and even though we had double checked with her the day before, on the morning of the shoot we went up to her and asked for it and she told us she wanted to wear it. This was really frustrating because there wasn’t anything we had done wrong and nothing that we could do to solve the problem so instead we had to go ahead without it. It worked out in the end.

The studio was lit up with inflatables against black which gave it a very space-like feel to it. It looked really cool and meant that we hardly had to use any lighting and the group as a whole was all round impressed. We split up our roles and generally switched but more or less stayed the same throughout the day; I was the director, Charlie and Bel were on the camera and Charlotte was on playback. This worked fine and there were no arguments or disagreements. Our lead singer worked so well and was no fuss whatsoever. Our actresses as well, even in the freezing cold didn’t complain one bit.

            We had two major problems in the day, one of which was solved and the other didn’t really resolve itself. Our main guy Freddie had left his suit at his boarding house which meant that Luke had to drive us back to go and get it. But the main problem was the fact that we only had an hour and half shooting time of the masquerade ball. Our actors were absolutely freezing and were wearing dresses because they were supposed to be at a ball. I felt so guilty and inconsiderate so there was no way we could let them stay on after school hours. This effectively meant that we hadn’t recorded an essential part of our music video as we didn’t have enough time to film all we needed. 

Even though we weren’t able to film a lot of what we wanted or needed, it looked really good on the camera and everyone worked so well together that it didn’t really seem to be an issue (even though it is). The one major problem which I’m a little nervous about is the fact that we’ve probably not got a very good plot line due to having had to miss a lot of it out. It’s something that I’m nervous about editing. However besides from the story line I’m excited to edit all of it as it looked really good. I had a really good day.

07/11/12

I was thinking about a good way which we could shoot the 'lesbian' scene and how we could make it sexy yet classy and fun at the same time. I was browsing through films and clips on YouTube when I remembered The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. In this film there is a scene in which Lisbeth is at a bar on her own and sees a girl she fancies across the room. The girls see each other and the noise and people around them are drowned out through the medium close up cross cutting from the girl at the bar to Lisbeth.

Shot List

Shot List

Scene	Shot	Shot Size	Duration	Location	Description
Studio Lipsync	Fran Sync ECU face	ECU	04:43:00	Studio	Lip sync with inflatables in studio for whole song. Possibly coloured lighting - progressing from serious and sexy to happy
Studio Lipsync	Fran Sync ECU face	CU	04:43:00	Studio	Lip sync with inflatables in studio for whole song. Possibly coloured lighting - progressing from serious and sexy to happy
Studio Lipsync	Fran Sync MS dance / body	MS	04:43:00	Studio	Lip sync with inflatables in studio for whole song. Possibly coloured lighting - progressing from serious and sexy to happy
Studio Lipsync	Fran Sync	CU	04:43:00	Studio	Lip sync with inflatables in studio for whole song. Possibly coloured lighting - progressing from serious and sexy to happy
Studio Lipsync	Fran Sync	MS	04:43:00	Studio	Lip sync with inflatables in studio for whole song. Possibly coloured lighting - progressing from serious and sexy to happy
Studio Lipsync	Fran Sync wide shot of her	LS		Studio	Lip sync with inflatables in studio for whole song. Possibly coloured lighting - progressing from serious and sexy to happy
Studio Lipsync	Fran Sync side shot of face	CU		Studio	Lip sync with inflatables in studio for whole song. Possibly coloured lighting - progressing from serious and sexy to happy
Studio Lipsync	Fran medium shot walking				wandering around the studio
Balcony Party	Leah sitting on a bench	LS	00:00:15	BALCONY	Shot of Leah sitting on a bench, with her friend. She's not involved in friends conversation but instead we see her eyeing Layla up.
Balcony Party	Leah sitting on a bench	MS	00:00:05	BALCONY BENCH	Leah watching Layla with a champage flute, admiring her
Balcony Party	Layla on outskirts of party talking to someone	LS		BALCONY	(Point of view shot) Audience sees what Leah sees, Layla is laughing and flirting with her friends
Balcony Party	Leah sitting on a bench	MS	00;0005	BALCONY BENCH	Leah is looking at Layla intently, blushing
Balcony Party	Layla on outskirts of party talking to someone	MS	00;0005	BALCONY	Layla turns around to see Leah looking at her
Balcony Party	Leah sitting on a bench	MS	00:00:03	BALCONY BENCH	Leah's eyes widen as she sees that Layla has turned around to look at her
Balcony Party	Layla turns around	CU	00:00:06	BALCONY	Layla is smiling at Leah
Balcony Party	Leah sitting on a bench	ECU	00:00:02	BALCONY BENCH	Leah stays looking at her in a sexul way
Balcony Party	Layla starts to move towards Leah	ELS	00:00:05	BALCONY	Layla moves towards Leah - wide shot to see all of her friends notice her leaving the group
Balcony Party	Leah on bench/Layla comes into shot to bench	MS	00:00:03	BALCONY BENCH	Camera watches as Leah acknowledges Layla walking towards her by moving her eyes and head - LAYLA COMES INTO THE SAME SHOT
Balcony	Leah and Layla get up	LS	00:00:06	BALCONY	Leah and Layla look at each other and get up without speaking. They walk away from the group holding hands
Balcony	Shot of Crowd	CU	00:00:06	BALCONY	Shot of crowds hands in the air
Balcony	Shot of Crowd	CU	00:00:04	BALCONY	Shot of crowds faces and hair moving to music
Balcony	Shot of Crowd	CU	00:00:04	BALCONY	People havent seemed to have notice that they've gone - music gets more dancey people dancing
Balcony	Leah and Layla	MS	00:00:05	WALL	Leah and Layla spin round, Leah pushes Layla up against the wall and kisses her neck
Balcony	Leah and Layla	MS	00:00:05	WALL	Leah is kissing layla's neck and they stop - hear people are coming and layla pulls her hand and takes her off to the WOODS
BALCONY lipsync	Fran sync gazebo	ELS	04:43:00	Balcony	lip syncings standing in front of the gazebo with the inflatables and masked peeps in show…
BALCONY lipsync	Fran sync gasebo	MS	04:43:00	Balcony	Lip syncing standing in front. Closer mid shot of body
BALCONY lipsync	Fran sync Gazebo	CU	04:43:00	Balcony	bokeh of inflatables. 50mm lens looking gooood.
BALCONY lipsync	fran sync gazebo	MS	04:43:00	Balcony	sitting or lying in the gazebo, possibly a more thoughtful expression on .
Wood	Leah and Layla	MS	00:00:04	WOODS	Layla and Leah running through woods, Layla running in front of her pulling her behind her
Balcony	Crowd	CU	00:00:03	BALCONY	Everyone dancing and jumping in the air, shot of their upper bodies and necks
Wood	Leah and Layla	MS		WOODS	Leah and Layla run past people with masks
Balcony	Crowd	LS		BALCONY	People start having food fight and throw cake, drink, at each other (EDITED IN SLO-MO)

Schedule Sheet

We created a copy of our shooting schedule in order to have some rough idea of what we will be doing, and when on the day. We understand that it will probably not completely follow this pattern exactly, but to have a rough guideline is still very important.

TIMESCALE OF THE SHOOTING SCHEDULE

9:15: EVERYONE MEET IN FILMING ROOM

9:20: COLLECT CAMERAS AND TRIPODS

9:25: EVERYONE IN STUDIO- MEET CAST (FRAN)

9:30: PREPARED STUDIO (INFLATABLE LIGHTS)

9:35: RUN THROUGH SONG LIP SYNC

9:50: TALK TO FRAN ABOUT FIRST DIRECTIONS FOR FIRST VERSE

10:00: FIRST TAKE (UP TO BRIDGE)

10:20: SECOND TAKE

10:40: BREAK

10:50: BACK TO STUDIO/ TALK TO FRAN ABOUT CHORUS

11:00: SHOOT CHORUS (LIP SYNCING)

11:20: SECOND TAKE (IF MISTAKES)

11:40: TALK TO FRAN ABOUT SECOND VERSE AND CHORUS

11:55: SHOOT SECOND PART OF THE SONG

12:45: LUNCH

1:30: MEET BACK IN STUDIO

1:40: RETAKE ANY MISTAKES FOR THE SECOND PART OF THE SONG

2:30: BREAK

3:00: MEET IN STUDIO AND PACK UP

3:20: MOVE UP TO HURTWOOD AND SET UP LIGHTS AND SET

4:00: MEET OTHER CAST MEMBERS AND TALK THEM THROUGH WHAT WE WANT

4:20: SHOOT FIRST VERSE AND CHORUS

4:35: RESHOOT IF MISTAKES

4:50: SHOOT SECOND PART

5:10: SEND CAST HOME AND SHOOT IN THE WOODS WITH LAYLA AND LEAH

6:00: FINISH SHOOT

Update

Here is a draft of the email we sent to our cast list to ensure that they had/have everything ready for music video next week. Including, hair, make up and costume.
The rest of our cast, ie our extras, have already been informed of what they need to wear and do and what times they will be required.

Hey guys,

As you know you have been cast in our music video so here is the costume list:

FRAN: -A mesh leotard (with the mesh going down the middle) if not bring something similar which is hot but has to be a leotard

-Black american disco pants (like the american apparal ones) if you can't find any of these bring in similar if possible (leather pants)

- Fur coat (a dark colour)

- Black Boot Heels (it would be good if you could try and find these in your size)

- BRING LOTS OF JEWELLERY (bling/big/ but classy at the same time)

Makeup: Smokey eyes (big) , Red lipstick

Hair: Straight and messy

LEAH AND LAYLA: - Black dresses (Layla your one from prom and Leah the one that you told Cook about)

- Heels (you can choose)

- Bring in stuff like you would if you were going out (any small simple jewellery, rings etc)

- We dont really want you guys wearing coats but bring something like a shawl or something which will not cover the dresses too much but will keep you warm

Makeup: You can choose but girly and pretty please

Hair: Down in any style (sorry we are being brief)

This is what you guys will need to have for the shoot, if you could bring in as much as your own that would be easier for us but if you need us to get anything please email back so we can sort it out.

Hopefully this is enough time for you guys as you have the weekend to get stuff if you are going home,

Thankyou very much !!!

See you Thursday (you need to get blue cards aswell)

Bel, Cook, George & Charlie x

Homepage

This is a very well laid out homepage. It has different and easily accesible sections of the page, allowing audiences to see her music, video's of her, photos and history of her life. However I don't find this page a very inspirational one as it's quite bare and dull and quite uninventive. Not something I would like to replicate.

Really like this particular homepage, its simplistic and subtle but the video bang centre of the page allows fans to watch and listen to his music, exhibiting his identity and his sound. It has simple sections top of the page which allows fans to check out his tour, merchandise, tracks and also to contact him.

Nature of Working With A Night Shoot

When it came to researching our night shoot there were a couple of things that we missed out accidentally, one of which was the temperature levels and how that would affect our cast.

It came to shooting our night shots at which time the sun was setting so around 3pm we had pretty much set everything up in preparation for night to fall. Although the shots proved very slick and beautiful especially in the dark, the extras were freezing, many of which were only in a dress.

We had to be fair to our cast member and couldn't run the risk of letting them catch a cold or anything worse which prevented us from keeping them for too long.

This meant that we had to allow them to leave early which unfortunately meant that we couldn't get all of the shots that we wanted. We felt so bad for them that we had to give them their coats which disrupted the filming because people were less willing to cooperate.

Health and safety

Health and Safety

On location (top car park)

1.      The cast have coats on set so when not on film they can stay warm

2.      Darkness-make sure we have lit the grass area

3.      Mud- Make sure people have safe shoes and the girls heels aren’t to big

4.       

In the studio

1.      All the wires for the camera are tapes down to the floor

2.      Make sure all the lights are secure

3.      All the cast and crew know where all the fire exits are

Hazzard

HAZARD	PERSONS WHO MAY BE HARMED	PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE DAMAGED	RISK CONTROLS ALREADY IN PLACE	RISK ASSESMENT HIGH/LOW/MODERATE	FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED TO CONTROL RISK
The darkness (filming from 4-6)	All cast members in the masked ball on the lawn	The inflatable lights	All cast must listen to the orders set and follow everything the directors say	Moderate	When cast are not needed they can wait inside reception in the light
Mud	People slipping on the grass	The inflatable lights and people can twist ankles or slip over	Wear suitable footwear	High	n/a
Coldness	People freezing	n/a	Cardigans or shawls	low	n/a