Final Music Video

This is my final draft of my music video, completed with editing techniques and a variety of different shots. I uploaded the video onto YouTube, I will now start gathering feedback.



FeedBack;

I mainly received feedback by getting people to watch my video, then tell me what they liked and disliked; you can see this below.

Emily; Emily likes how at the beginning the name of the artists and the song name fades into the screen before the music video actually starts. She also likes the editing of slowing down some of the shots, to make the more dramatic.

Jane; Jane's likes how many different editing techniques I use throughout the video, her favourite is the split screen shot of the male actor, and how it gradually zooms into his mouth. She also like how I've used black and white shots to represent the sadness and loneliness of the artists.

Kim; She likes how well the artists work together and how you can feel the emotions that they represent throughout the video. She also likes how at the end it fades from scene to scene, with a slight gap in between to add affect. However she felt I could've added more of a variety of different shots of the female artist.

Chris; Chris likes how many different shots I used throughout the video, he likes how well the artists have tried and represented the story line. He also likes how much the artists put across their emotions throughout the video.

However I did receive some feedback on YouTube; shown below.

Second Draft

This is the second draft of my music video.


Feedback;

Susan - Susan felt that the song was catchy, and I used good actors for the video. She also liked the way that the actors sung straight to camera. Susan also felt that the actors presented good chemistry between each other. However she felt that there are too many black shots.

Georgia - Georgia liked the chosen actors, as she felt they put a lot of effort into putting across the storyline and representing their emotions. She liked the variation of shots I have used throughout the video, although I have used them too many time.

Hayley - Liked how many different videos, locations, and outfit changes I have put into my video. She also liked how well I represented the story line. However she felt that I repeated some shots too often, and there was too long a gap at the beginning.

First Draft

This is my first draft of my music video, as you can see it is not finished and still has clips in the wrong places.



Mikey; Mikey liked how at the beginning it fades into the first scene, he also liked how the artists work well together and the split screen shot of just the male artists. He also said that it needed more scenes because obviously it is quite empty.

Hannah; She likes how well the actors work together, however she feels we can't see their expressions well when they in front of the black screen. She also like hows there are a variation of different outfits throughout the video.

Claire; Claire enjoyed how there are a variation of different scenes and how I haven't just focused on one artist. She also felt that there needed to be more scenes because it is not finished yet.

Construction of Music Video

This is the first step I took for creating my music video after setting up the software 'AdobePremierePro'; in the screen shot above it shows how I added the music to the program, so I can add the videos to the correct place of the song, to make sure the lip sync is correct.

This screen shot shows how I select certain videos to add to the program, so I can edit and place in the right place. As you can see I have the videos in certain folders so I can find the videos easily, I have a certain folder for Jamie and Tayla, then one just for Tayla and one just for Jamie.

In this print screen it shows the video I have selected uploading to AdobePremierePro; this is so I can add the videos to the program. to sort them out and apply certain affects and edits.

This screen shot shows how I have edited this certain clip of the video. I had decided to make Jamie's faces two different shades to add an affect, to do this I added the video once and made the image black and white, then I added the same video clip again over top, changed the opacity so you could see both images, then added a different filter to it called multiply to make a darker black and white feel to it. Then I edited the second video again by cutting the image to the right by halfway so you could see both shots. After doing this I had to make sure that the lip sync was perfect so that both mouths moved at the same time, otherwise the effect wouldn't work. 



Videos

I have posted a variety of different shots I have taken; however I have not posted all of them as there are a lot. As you can see with some of the clips they have laughed or done unusable facial expressions; I will have to watch all my clips and edit and cut certain parts to be able to use these clips.










This is an example of a bad video as the image is pixelated and blurry, and doesn't show well.

Thinking of a name for the band

Trying to think of a band name was hard, as trying to think of a suitable name for a pop group with  boy and girl members was difficult. As this type of band is very rare and hard to create an interesting name that stands out.

Some ideas that I considered are;

• KoKo
• Xtra Spice
• Jayla

The name I have decided to use is Jayla; this is combination of my two actors names, Jamie and Tayla. I think this name will work well for them as it is an original name, and can be used for a pop band, with a target audience aged around 11-18 with boys and girls but mainly aimed to girls.

Target Audience Research

My main target audience will be people aged from 11-18, all though it will be aimed at boys and girls; I feel even though I aiming for both boys and girls, girls will be more drawn to it. It will mainly be aimed at this age group as I feel they will be more interested in my video, than other people who are older. Children that are younger might be interested in it and watch it, but I don't think they will mainly aim to watch this type of pop video. I feel that girls will be mainly drawn to this video as its a pop video, and will be more about love, and fighting/travelling for each other. Boys around this age group aren't interested in the themes for this video they are more interested in games, fighting and sports.

Filming Progress

Filming so far has gone well. I have gotten shots of them by theirselves and with each other to add a variety. They have also improvised with the shots together and have added different movements, but by acting together. I am happy with the outcomes I have, as they are in various different locations, and I feel I have enough to complete my music video. However I might have to film a few extra little things to add in sections that other shots didn't work in.

Mood Board

This mood board I have created shows some ideas I have for my music video; I have included a variety of different images to show the various amount of ideas I have for this video. As the theme of this song is love and travelling for each other I have included images of couples and travelling images. I have also put in images of certain location shots I will be using such as a brick wall, and a field. I have included images from the original video to show that I have considered the original video and that I will not be copying any of the shots from it. I will have to consider certain locations and times for lighting, as if I want to capture night shots or sunset I will have to make sure the lighting is perfect so you can still see the main focus of the shot. 

Questionnaire

To help with research into what I should add to my music video and what my target audience are into I sent out 20 questionnaires to boys and girls around the ages of 11-18.
This is the questionnaire I sent out.

Asking Permition for Second Song Choice

As I have changed the song I am going to use for my music video, I have had to send out an email to the publishers to get permition.
In order to find the publishers of the song 'Meet Me Halfway' by the Black Eyed Peas, I went onto the website ASCAP to find all the information. The print screen below shows the information that the website gave to me. It shows a list of writers, a list of publishers/administrators and the performers 'Black Eyed Peas'.

From the list of publishers the website ASCAP gave me I got all the publishers email address, and sent them the email in the print screen above. The email states who I am, where I study media, the song I am asking permition for the use of and that I would not take credit for any of the songs rights.

Choices for Music Video

As I have decided to change my original ideas for my music video, I have had to look into different ideas for my new one.

Locations
For the locations of these photo shoots I am going to use a variety of different places. Such as a plain black, white and cream background, a forest/field, a brick wall and many others. As the theme of this song is travelling to find the other person, the more variety of locations I can use the better.

Actors

I have chosen Jamie Power as my first actor; I have chosen him as I feel he will be creative with the role, and will try to perform it to the best of his ability's. He has brown hair with blue eyes; he is taller than Tayla which is good because he can be the more dominate role. I also feel as he does drama he can act dramatically and creatively towards the role and experiment with different ways to play it.

For my second actor I will be using Tayla Roostan; I have chosen her because she has dark brown hair with brown eyes. She suits the role well as she is very enthusiastic and will put a lot of effort into this. Her and Jamie are both loud and creative, so they will work well together and will also have fun doing it as well.

Clothing
For clothing I would be putting both my models in a variety of clothes, for some shots I'd like them both in dark clothes and for others bright vibrant clothes like red. For Jamie jeans, t-shirts, work trousers, shirts and jumpers. For Tayla I'd like her in a bright coloured dress, and dark coloured clothes, for example trousers and a shirt.

Camera Angles
As for camera angles I will use a variety of different shots to capture my actors; for example I will use long shot to capture their whole bodies, mid shot, close ups and much more to make sure I capture their facial expressions and body movements.

Ideas

This is the video of the song I have now chosen to use. As it already has a video, I have to be careful not to copy any of the shots. However I will also be using the idea of travelling to the other person; but in my own different style.

I have many different ideas for different shots I can use throughout the video, but these are some of them.

• Single shots of both models in front of a white background - midshot, faceshots from the front left and right, and shots of just their lips singing the words.
• A shot of both models separately singing the whole song- long shot and mid shot.
• Both models walking through different areas, to 'get to each other' - for example walking through a field of long grass or walking down the road, etc.
• At the beginning of the song the words ''you'' and ''do'' are said repeatedly but louder and with more enthusiasm I'm going to use an effect on premire pro to add fireworks in the background of Jamie signing those words.
• I might edit the travelling shots into black and white.

Lyrics

These are the lyrics to the new song I have chosen 'Meet Me Halfway' by Black Eyed Peas.

 

Ooh, I can't go any further than this
Ooh, I want you so badly, it's my biggest wish

Cool, I spend my time just thinkin', thinkin', thinkin' 'bout you
Every single day, yes I'm really missin', missin' you
And all those things we used to, used to, used to do
Hey girl, what's up? It used to, used to be just me and you

I spend my time just thinkin', thinkin', thinkin' 'bout you
Every single day, yes I'm really missin', missin' you
And all those things we used to, used to, used to do
Hey girl, what's up? Yo? What's up? What's up? What's up?

Can you meet me halfway, right at the borderline?
That's where I'm gonna wait for you
I'll be lookin' out night and day
Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I stay

Ooh, ooh, I can't go any further than this
Ooh, ooh, I want you so bad, it's my only wish

Girl, I travel 'round the world and even sail the seven seas
Across the universe, I go to other galaxies
Just tell me where to go, just tell me where you wanna meet
I navigate myself, myself to take me where you be

'Cause girl I want, I, I, I want you right now
I travel uptown, town, I travel downtown
Wanna to have you around, 'round like every single day
I love you alway-way, I'll meet you halfway

Can you meet me halfway, right at the borderline?
That's where I'm gonna wait for you
I'll be lookin' out night and day
Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I stay

Ooh, ooh, I can't go any further than this
Ooh, ooh, I want you so bad, it's my only wish
Ooh, ooh, I can't go any further than this
Ooh, ooh, I want you so bad, it's my only wish

Let's walk the bridge to the other side, just you and I
(Just you and I)
I will fly, fly the skies for you and I
(For you and I)

I will try until I die for you and I
For you and I, for, for, for you and I
For, for, for you and I, for, for you and I
(For you and I)

Can you meet me halfway?
Can you meet me halfway?
Can you meet me halfway?
Can you meet me halfway?

Meet me halfway, right at the borderline
That's where I'm gonna wait for you
I'll be lookin' out night and day
Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I stay

Ooh, ooh, I can't go any further than this
Ooh, ooh, I want you so bad, it's my only wish
Ooh, ooh, I can't go any further than this
Ooh, ooh, I want you so bad, it's my only wish

Final Change of Mind

Whilst editing and creating my final video I have been struggling to put across and think of a storyline that would work with the shoots I had for the video. I also discovered I had to re-shoot my model for singing scenes to add throughout the video to fit it all together. However my model is currently struggling to find any free time in between her new job that would fit with my timetable.
So I have decided to make a new video and shoot with new models. I have chosen 'Meet Me Halfway' by Black Eyed Peas; as I can still use all my scenery and travelling shots I had from when I went on Holiday and filmed. This will work because I can show my two new models; Jamie and Tayla, travelling towards each other from different places to 'meet halfway'.
I feel by re-filming and starting a new video, I will able to show more of my talents and skills towards editing and creating a video, and this will help me create a better video. As with the last video it wasn't showing my true potential in creating videos.

Change of Mind

After getting more audience feedback, I have decided to change the song to the original version by Disclosure. After letting a few people watch my video, and after getting their feedback I have decided to re-shoot some parts of my video.
I will be using all the scenic shots in the verses, and in the chorus I will be having Georgia lip syncing the chorus. I will use different shots  of Georgia singing, to create a variation of images. I will film Georgia from different angles and styles to create a variation; I will use mid-shot, close-up, long shot, low angle, high angle, etc.
I will either be shooting Georgia in front of a plain white background, a coloured background; a light yellow or orange colour. I'm also think of shooting Georgia in front of a white black ground to later on create a green screen affect, by putting the shots of Georgia on holiday and all the scenic shots behind her. This will create an affect of representing the holiday as a past event, so she's thinking about it.

Third Draft of Alevel Music

This is my third draft of my music video, I still haven't completed the video, as I feel the storyline isn't coming across, so I need to consider my options of how to betray my storyline better.

Amelia; Likes the song choice, she also likes how the song works with the fireworks, so when the beat goes off, so does the firework. She also likes the storyline, she feels that the storyline was about a girl that goes on holiday and about her life; she also feels like it’s about a relationship but you never see the boyfriend. She likes how I have added the fireworks more than once.

Sarah; Sarah feels both the pool scenes are too long, and that they need to be cut down. Some shots need to edited in terms of colour and picture, but otherwise she thinks its really good.

Becca; Becca likes the song, she also likes the fact that it actually filmed abroad, and that there numerous different locations. She also likes how it shows her journey. She feels its a disjunctive narrative. She likes how I have added the fireworks into the same beat in the song. She feels that if i had gotten shots on the plan it would've made more sense. Becca feels like i need to add more editing techniques. She likes the fact that I've choosen a song that is a remix, so its not well known popular song.

Abbie; Abbie likes the locations of the videos, and how its different in most shots. She also feels the lip syncing was really good, and stayed in time to the music. She feels that Georgia could've acted better, and looked less grumpy during some of the shots. Abbie doesn;t understand the storyline, which is a good point, because at the moment its a disjunctive narrative video. Abbie also feels that the fireworks shots are too long.

Current Draft of Music Video

This is the current draft of my music video. I have enlarged the sceen, so there isn't a black outter ring. I have also taken out the shot of Georgia talking to the camera, as it didn't work with the music.

Change of Mind

I have started to edit my music video and have watched all the footage I have taken so far, and I feel like it doesn't truly match the storyline I was planning to use for the song. So I have decided to change the storyline again too Georgia going on a travelling holiday, seeing as much as possible so she can discover her true self. By doing this I will be able to use all the footage I have taken so far, and I feel it will fit the footage and song more. Even though the lyrics are 'You and Me' throughout the song I think this will create a sense of her trying to find her soul mate, and by finding her soul mate she will discover herself.

Audience Feedback

I have asked several people to watch the video I have produced so far, and give me their honest opinions of how I could improve, what they like and what they dislike.

Susan -
Susan feels there are some fantastic shots so far throughout the music video. However she feels there is no storyline, and she doesn't understand where the storyline is going and how its going to end. Susan feels the scene where Georgia is talking into the camera doesn't work as she can't hear what shes saying and also that the scene of Georgia in the pool doesn't work, as the camera isnt stable enough. Susan also thinks for the chorus I should add a shot of Georgia addressing the camera singing the lyrics; she thinks that Georgia should be dressed up like she would be going out for the night. Susan also feels that I should reverse shot in the mirror for this scene, with a midshot closing up into her face landing on her mouth.

Tayla -
Tayla thought that the landscape shots were really good. There are some good transitions into different scenes, but she doesn't understand the storyline and Tayla feels that the video jumps from different scenes. Also one scene goes from night sky and fireworks, to daylight which doesn't contrast well. Apart from that she thinks its really good and well done so far.

Lily-
She likes the way it doesn't jump cuts, its solid throughout the video. Lily also likes how I filmed it abroad in America, rather than a typical video in England. She also likes how the fireworks and the beats work with the song; she also likes the shot where I'm filming Georgia biking, but I'm also biking behind her so it's following her.

This is the draft that everyone has watched and given me their feedback on.