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.

Filming Update

Filming over the summer went well, I got a large amount of footage. I feel I have too much as I don't know where to start. So I am going to have to start again with the storyline, watch all the footage I took and think again about how to start and set out my video.
Over the summer, whilst I was on holiday I was filming the footage I have. I was planning to film in Graceland, however once I got there I was told I wasn't allowed to film. Which was really disapointing, so I only got a few shots of the sign post.

Questionnaire Results

I handed out 30 questionnaires to people that fitted my target audience. I have now received all of them back, and the outcomes were close to the results that would work and fitted my idea of my music video.

The main two that were the highest results where travelling and happy. These will be the two main themes and features in my video, along with upset seeing as it was the next one. Thankfully people chose the three that works with the storyline of my music video.

The audience felt that I should include an artist(s) in my video, which i agree with, I feel that without an artist the video would be missing a huge feel and theme to it.

 

Most people expect to 1-2 artists in my music video, I think this will work well with my video, as I have my main character Georgia, and I might have a second artist.

The three main locations the audience would like to see are, Scenic shots, indoors and outdoors. This is good as I'm mainly filming travelling shots which will work with my audiences choices of scenic and outdoor shots.

My target audience have mainly said 'Yes' to the question whether they'd want special effects in the video. I will do this by adding transitions and video effects, to please my target audience.

 

My target audience watch music videos mainly daily or a couple of times a week, which means they know what a good music video looks like and how it should be edited and presented.

The three main shots my target audience are looking for are the 'panning shot', 'long shot' and 'high angle shot'. These shots would work well in the video I am trying to create, as the represent the story well.

Youtube is the main place that my target audience watch music videos. I will be posting my shots I have taken, my music video in stages and the final version of my music video onto youtube; as I feel it is easier to be able to get online and watch.

My target audience believe that the music video is just as important as the song; and I agree with that as I feel the music video can tell the storyline better and also if the music video is really good it will make the song stay in the audiences head longer. It will also bring the audience to watch the video more and listen more if they enjoy the video.

After getting my tagret audience to listen to the song, I asked what storyline they'd feel would fit the song best. The audience thought a happy storlyine is more likely for the song, then a sad story line, then a party one and then a love sotryline.