Filming session 2

Today I have filmed the next verse and chrous of my song. I am still basing this section in the fields and countryside surrounding my house as I want to carry the theme of isolation and vulnerability throughout the song. I have also attempted to try and use new and different shots from my last time of filming because I felt that some of the shots that I took were too boring and regular

14/11/11

What I have been working on is the initial shots of my music video. As I have decided to use the extended version of my song with the piano introduction then I envisaged having a wide variety of shots constantly fading in and out to represent the delicate nature of the song. I have been experimenting with many different video effects to try and enhance the beauty and femininity of the music - for example by altering the colour of the shot to a faint pink

8/11/2011

What I have been doing today is simply working on the design of my digipak as I am now starting to collect images and photographs which I will incorporate into the design. At the moment my digipak is already beginning to deviate and change from my initial concept as I feel that the colour scheme that I have chosen is a bit too harsh and vivid for the delicate and soft nature of the song. I have decided to stick with the black and white theme but simply eliminate the bright tones of purple as I feel that they will overpower my photographs which I attempted to capture the gentle/solemn appeal of the song and also artist. I have also slightly altered the layout of the images on my digipak (I have changed the size and also placement of the pictures in the middle spread of my booklet). I did this because I felt that with all pictures that I had incorporated it looked too busy and therefore ruined the visual impact which I was trying to create for the viewer.

Filming - session 1

Today I began filming for my music video. To help ease my friend into the filming process, all we filmed today was the basic layout for my video - this was simply filming her in different locations in different outfits with her miming the song. For the first fay of filming I found this very beneficial and helpful as it allowed me to create the template for what my music video was going to look like. At the moment the only slight issue that I am having is the lighting - as I am mainly filming my video outside the light intensity changes all the time due to cloud cover so therefore it meant that sometimes I would have to re-film specific sections of footage once the bright light had gone. I also managed to take a few photographs which I am going to incorporate into my digipak and advert design. I have attempted to make the photos exude the youthful and exuberant appeal of the song by taking them at different angles, in different light intensities and also in different camera mode settings.

My storyboard

I have produced a simple storyboard which has helped create a basic template for what my music video is going to look like, however I am obviously going to incorporate a lot more 'embellishing' shots to reflect the femininity and delicate nature of the song. There was some variance within the shots that i have allocated as some were too boring or to difficult to make - such as the underground shots as officers would not allow me to film, but I feel that I was able to get around these issues and overall stick the general plan that i had set out at the beginning.