rough cut!

filters and special effects

There are many types of different filters such as...


Protective filters - Absorbs ultraviolet rays.  Gives cleaner, sharper pictures with less haze.  Also serves as a permanent lens protector.

polarising filters-Essential for outdoor filming ; deepens intensity of blue skies; reduces or eliminates glare.  Circular Polarizing filters are used on auto focus cameras.

Neutral density filters-Essential for outdoor photography; deepens intensity of blue skies; reduces or eliminates glare.  Circular Polarizing filters are used on auto focus cameras.             
ultra thin filters- High end filters designed to avoid vignetting problems which occur with wide angle lenses.

special effect filters- split filed filters, close up, multi vision mirrored shot, pop filter sets, sepia

3rd editing lesson

So far we have accomplished 1 minute and 20 seconds of the rough cut , we have gathered a good mixture of different shots and get the actions to be as close as possible to the sound of the music and the lyrics. we have used the fade transition to distinguish one movement from another i.e when Ben is walking towards the building there are different shots of hes feet / trainer which are separated by a transition to make it look more effective. The pace of the shot where an instrument is being played has been decreased and also the volume of the music has been edited  ( increased ) to match the movement  of Ben's hands on the equipment so that it looks he has control over the sound in the recording room.

Transition types

Cut

The most common transition — an instant change from one shot to the next. The raw footage from the  camera contains cuts between shots where you stop and start recording (unless built in transitions are used) In music videos the vast majority of transitions are cuts.

Mix / Dissolve / Crossfade

These are all terms to describe the same transition — a gradual fade from one shot to the next.
Crossfades have a more relaxed feel than a cut and are useful if you want a meandering pace, calm mood, etc. Scenery sequences work well with crossfades.
Crossfades can also convey a sense of passing time or changing location. i.e one shot of walking to a place to another being in the different location/ position

Fade

Fades the shot to a single colour, usually black or white. The "fade to black" and "fade from black"  usually signal the beginning and end of a music video.
Fades can be used between shots to create a sort of crossfade which fades quickly to white before fading to the next shot.

Wipe

One shot is progressively replaced by another shot in a  pattern. There are many types of wipe, from straight lines to different shapes.
Wipes often have a coloured border to help distinguish the shots during the transition.
Wipes are a good way to show changing location.

Other Digital Effects

These effects include colour replacement, animated effects, pixelization, focus drops, lighting effects, etc.

This student video, made by a past media studies group, puts a heavy focus on promoting the artist. Most of the shots are of the artist(s), with the occasional photo of them in various locations.The relaxed rhythm of the song matches the relaxed pace of the video. The focus is mainly on the lead singer, but the two other band members appear as well, playing their respective 'instruments'.

The clothing of the actors matches the indie genre that they are trying to represent.

Special effects match the lyrics of the song, with a heart appearing with the word 'love'.

previous longroad students music video

"Kicks Or Consumption" is a music video made by a previous group of media students. It puts a heavy focus on promoting the artists, with most if not all the shots being of the artists either playing instruments or doing other things. There are a number of close ups of the artists.

The rhythm of the shot changes is similar to the rhythm of the music.

the clothing of the artists matches the indie genre.

The band playing have the good characteristics of what is needed to be seen in a band: similar clothing, style, good co-ordination , a fair shot of individual band member and their individual talents.

The genre of this video is Electro house and the imagery within the video shows this by the different events taking place. the actions match the lyrics i.e "without you"  females make a love heart shape with their hands and there's a good mixture of both males and females. When usher sings he is shown in an isolated place but when the music speeds up the beat and extra instruments are played, there's a different event taking place i.e the whole crowd of people dancing to the beat of the music and when the beat of the music changes at 2.13 the colour of the shots also change into a darker luminous colour. Intertextuality is used when the dr dre headphones are shown to be used by the artist and i pad is shown to also be used by some of the people within the video.
the whole idea of the countries coming together can be representing love between people across the world as the lyrics of the song are about love hence the title of the song "without you" .

First lesson of editing

we are cutting the shots that are not needed in the video and placing them in order to match the actions to the lyrics of each verse.    

we have also asked the kooks for permission to make a video out of their song. we have done this through twitter.

day 3 of filming

Thursday
In this lesson we filmed Ben singing to himself in the mirror which connects to parts of the lyrics for this we did an over the shoulder shot so that its clear to the viewer that he is looking in the mirror. We then decided that our filming throughout the week hasn't been connected well enough because on Monday we also filmed the band playing instruments in a room in E block we had a lot of close ups and mid shots of that but we thought that all the filming  looked too random so we filmed  Ben walking from one location to the other to make things seem clearer. We have had to adjust a few things from the story board i.e Ben hanging up hes jacket. We were not able to do this because the room we shot the instruments in, didnt have a hanger so instead we shot him taking hes jacket off before entering the room.

shots we accomplished:

• long shot
• mid shot
• establishing shot
• tracking shot
• point of view shot

day 2 of filming

monday.
we did some filming at the back of the college by the pond area
we fillmed different shot types from different angles of ben walking and singing , at this stage of the storyboard he is late meeting hes loved one and sings some of the lyrics in dissapointment. we also got shot of hes feet walking into a building , this shot included hes shoes and the make of the shoes so we get some intertextuality within the video . its important that we get a variety of locations and angles so that it will be more effective and interesting for the viewer.
Hes clothing in these shots are casual, checkerd shit and jeans.

what we had acomplisht :

• establishing shots
• close ups
• mid shots

Work for Thursday 13th

Hi Guys,

I hope your filming has gone well this week so far. Can you make sure you are capturing your footage when possible.
Also please make sure you have a blog post explaining exactly how the filming has gone each day. A separate post should explain any problems that occurred during the shoot and how you over came them and the things that went successfully.
If you can also blog editing techniques that have inspired you that you would like to replicate in your video.

Good luck with the rest of your filming.

story board and shot list

call sheet

The daily call sheet is a filmmaking term for a sheet of paper issued to the cast and crew of a film production, created by an assistant director, informing them where and when they should report for a particular day of shooting. Call sheets also include other useful information such as contact information (e.g. phone numbers of crew members and other contacts), the schedule for the day, which scenes and script pages are being shot, and the address of the shoot location. Call sheets may also provide logistical information regarding the location. It is common to find weather information, sunrise/sunset times, local hospitals, restaurants, and hardware stores. Call sheets have information about cast transportation arrangements, parking instructions and safety notes.


crew members

• Ben Gibbs          0751736**64
• Ryan Carless      074***52*73
• Michael kitchen  07748**4845
• Samanda Jashari  0778*76*596
• Becca Hart         07*41328*0

Sunday 9th October 2.30 pm  filming in town (the 2nd location of the video) - Ben walking behind girl




Monday 10th , Wednesday 12th , Thursday 13th filming during lessons ( close up of instruments, band playing in white room , variety of shots i.e ben walking in the room , Ben writing lyrics on paper, band playing the instruments.) film in order.

 this day is suitable for filming in town as other days may be raining.
for other shots the weather is not a factor in the filming













Transportation for crew members will be by bus / car / bike / moped
car will be parked depending on how car park situation is
bike will be locked by Christs piece
bus stop in middle of town

 There will be 2 hours and a half of filming in town which means that we approximately finish at 5pm.

Hospital if needed :
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Road Cambridge
CB2 0QQ

Health and Safety

There are several risks in filming this project. Here is a list of them and precautions that should be taken against them.

• Hazardous ground - the streets we will be filming on may be uneven, injury by tripping is possible. The risk is increased by the fact that for some shots, the cameraman has to be walking backwards. The risk would be decreased if the ground was inspected first, so particularly hazardous areas may be avoided.
• The public - We will be filming in a public area, as such, members of the public could be collided with, or could trip over our equipent Injuring the public and the public injuring one of us should be avoided through care and avoiding crowded areas.
• Weather - if there is rain, the ground could be slippery and the camera could suffer water damage. Filming in the rain should be avoided.
• Equipment hazards - Injury could be sustained through the equipment we will have with us e.g. tripping. This could be avoided with care and attention to our surroundings.
• City-dwelling animals - Animals that live in cities such as cats and pigeons present a unique threat. They could attack, or transmit a disease to one of us. They should be avoided.
• Vehicles - Public vehicles such as bikes, cars, buses and electric skateboards could injure any one of us by crashing into us or our equipment. This should be avoided by filming away from roads and cycle paths.

Hype Williams

hype williams in his videos used hes own style of techniques to show his creativity and to engage target audience. In videos like Kanye West's "all of the lights" and "heartless", he used animations that contrasted with the realistic shots. Also in these videos and Kesha's "we are who we are", he uses alot of strobe lighting to show creativity and surreal images.
In most of his videos, he cuts quickly between different shots to add more pace to the video, and the song itself. He also enjoys using the black and white filter in most of his videos and uses different angles when doing a close up of the artist/band he works with.

Inspiration video 6 (Plain White T's - Hey there Delilah)

We got the black and white idea from this video, it creates a down beat mood  and can be useful as we no longer need to film in the dark, therefore having planty of light to film in, all we need to do is change the colour of the video when it comes to the editing

Inspiration video 5 (Justin Beiber - Baby)

In this video, we got the idea of the guy getting close to the girl only to be pushed away

Inpiration picture (Olly Murs' album cover)

We decided that Ben should dress up in a smart casual way for when he is following the girl, so we thought it'd be good if he could follow the dress type on Olly Murs' cover for his single 'Please don't let me go'. Obviously it won't be the exact same but he will be wearing something similar.

Inspiration video 4 (Olly Murs - Thinking of me)

From this video, we gained inspiration for the setting, with the cobbled floor an the small street ideas. We thought It'd look pretty cool for this kind of video

Inspiration video 3 (Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris - Break your heart)

In this video, we gained the idea of following the girl from the beginning part where the girl is following Taio Cruz from the car to the boat, This could also be useful as we can choose which character to focus on when the following scene comes up e.g. make one character more blurry than the other.

Inspiration video 2 (The Script - For the First Time)

The beginning of this video gave us the idea of writing out what the person is saying/singing, we thought this could be effective because it could give the impression that the artist is writing the song and making it up in front of them.

Inspiration video 1 (3 doors down - here without you)

For this video, we gained inspiration for the 'rehearsal' idea with all the instruments shown playing and the main singer singing. We chose the white room to replicate a rehearsal room because it's quite small and in a way looks similar to a recording studio.

Inspiration for parts of the song

In the next few blog posts, we'll be posting different video's of where we gained inspiration for ideas for different parts of the song