FINISHED

After a full day of editing, myspacing and photoshoping we have FINALLY FINISHED!

ANALYSIS CHARTS

Here are the analysis charts we used to plan our answer to question one.

SHOOTING IN THE DANCE STUDIO

We shot the dance sequence and our performance scenes in the dance studio. With our dance sequence we thought it would be vital to shoot from as many various angles as possible to make the video as interesting as possible. In particular I liked the 'in the mirror' shots and the handheld shots, because when watching it through, it made the audience feel involved with the music world. The master shot and close ups will be used frequently, following Vernalis' theory.
We also used the dance studio to shoot our performance footage. We used the following shots:
- CU of Loren
- CU of Nisha
- CU of Loren and Nisha
- Long shot against the window of Loren
- Long shot against the window of Nisha
- Close up of Loren in the foreground with Nisha out of focus in the background
- Close up of Nisha in the foreground with Loren out of focus in the background

We shot each of these shots throughout the song atleast three times. This way we had a variety of shots to choose from, especially because we didn't know the lyrics very well the first time, we thought it would be a wise move to film again!

After capturing the footage we found that the out of focus shots and long shots weren't of very good quality due to the lack of lighting. Hopefully after some editing we will be able to fix this problem

PROBLEMS

After having a discussion with Ms Blackborow, we agreed on having a reshoot. The out of focus performance shots looked very unprofessional even after crazy amounts of editing. Furthermore, the dance studio shots also looked very amateur because of the objects in the background. (I.e: the piano, fan and fire extinguisher) So with the deadline this friday we need to get a move on!

weekly update

Loren and I have now nearly come to the end of editing our music video. It has come along so well and is looking very professional and glossy. Seeing how there is only two of us in the group, we have decided to split the other projects up to make us work more efficiently. Loren will be designing the website and I will be desgining the album cover. After designing them we will both work on them together as the project goes ahead.

weekly update

We have almost come to the end of our editing and have started getting feedback. Here is some of the main issues with our music video.
- Mise en scene is a bit cluttered - this would look good if we are just doing dance rehearsals but not if its meant to be a studio where auditions are taking place.
- Crop the solo shots so that the framing is tighter
- Have a shot of Nisha spinning instead of simply walking past the window to make her the focus of the shot.
- Try replacing the wide dancing shots with in the mirror shots as the mirror shots look much more proffessional.
- Add effects, perhaps colour changes to the dance scenes to make it different from the rest of the music video.
- An idea is ending with a glamourous shot of Loren and Nisha to make it look like we have made it 'to the top'
- Change a shot of Lorens lipsynching to make it look more realistic.

The good parts!
- The seperate solo shots are the best shots of us
- The tight montage sequences in the beginning are really well edited to the bed and look very professional and glossy.
- The editing is unpredicatable, keeping the audience engaged throughout.
- Close up and hand held shots are the best shots in the dance sequence (try using as much of them as possible)

weekly update

Editing is going well at the moment. We've planned our time well and come in during most of our private studies and lunch times in order to make sure we don't get left behind seeing how there are only two members in our group! We've edited the out of focus performance shots and long shots making them look much better however they still  don't look as good as the rest of our footage. We've decided to make our performance shots in black and white to set it apart from the New York scenes. We also decided to have three montages in the opening of the music video to allow the audience to acknowledge where the actors are. It is also edited to the beat of the music - following Vernalis' theory.

SHOOT

Here are some photos I took whilst filming from the top deck of the tour bus. I think these were the best shots as the high angle made the footage look very professional and interesting. There was also a lot of movement making it look realistic and glossy.