We got our project and immediately started talking about what we were going to do. We figured out our song and texted our friends, asking them if they wanted to be in a music video. We didn't get replies right away but we kept talking about when we were going to film. After we got a few replies I added my friends to a group chat to get the information to them. After I shared some of the information that Camila and I made, I had almost everyone quit. It became very frustrating for me because we only had a few weeks to film and we needed actors. I asked Camila to ask her friends and we both had the realization that we could ask our friends from lacrosse. When school ended, we went to lacrosse tryouts and started asking around. I didn't get very many people to reply or even continue replying but I did get someone to keep talking with me. When tryouts ended, I got her information and added her to the group chat.
That night, I got in touch with Camila and asked her to add me to the group chat that she made with her friends. Before she added me, I asked my friends if they still wanted to be in the video. When they said yes and I got into Camila's group chat, I added my friends. The second I got into the group chat people started saying how they couldn't make it anymore and how they wouldn't be able to be in the video. That got me mad because they originally said yes and it seemed like they just made plans to get out of it. After Camila and I told them what we wanted from them, even more said they couldn't make it. I then I had to post on my Instagram story asking anyone and everyone to reply to me about wanting to be in this video. I didn't get anybody to reply. Camila and I realized that we needed a main singer for our video so I let her ask her friends that she knew were goin to be there. After she got someone, I started talking to our new main singer to make sure she knew what she was getting into. She then started making excuses and started saying that she couldn't be in it. That made Camila and I have to discuss the dates and times we wanted to shoot because we kept losing people.
We originally wanted to shoot this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but we found out that some of our actors were leaving overnight so we decided to film on Sunday. I found out that I couldn't film on Sunday because I had to watch my brother. Camila and I had to push our dates to Thanksgiving break which stressed us out because we wanted more time to edit. We decided to shoot on Tuesday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving break to get it out of the way. I then found out that I wouldn't be able to shoot on Wednesday so we had to change our dates again. We changed the dates AGAIN to Tuesday and Friday and told our actors that those dates were set in stone and that they were going to have to work around it. Later in the day we found out lacrosse practice was canceled due to no activity buses being available next week. This gave us the idea to shoot on Monday so we would have more time.
We told our group that we were going to shoot on Monday as well which would give us a safe window to get our park scenes in before it got too dark. We had some resistance but told them that it was very important that we shoot then. After school, I was walking with one of my friends and asked her if she would want to be in the video as well. She agreed and asked me for thr information. After hearing the information, she still stayed in and agreed to be in our video. I'm considering replacing our old main singer with her because I know for a fact that she will be there for us.
Friday, November 22, 2019
Storyboard blog
We started our story board on the 18th and we got to write two blocks. We couldn't finish in time, so we had to finish it today in class. This morning in class we debated on how our story board should be set up. We struggled deciding between certain scenes and how long the video was supposed to be. We ended up drawing multiple scenes on the story board template. We also threw away some story boards because we didn't like them anymore. After we decided what we wanted we wrote it all down. While we were writing it we came up with new ideas. We then had to stop writing and decided what we wanted. After we finished writing we took turns drawing out the scenes.
While we were starting our blog we realized we didn't have the shots written on the story board. We then stopped writing our blog to write the shots down for future use. Our first storyboard template was easy to map out. This first template is the park scenes. After we wrote and drew everything out we went back and added cut scenes and shots to our story board. We decided to have a long shot, pan shot, tracking shot, mid shot, close up, zoom shot, low angle plus tilt. Then we went back and decided how many cut scenes we would have, which was between four to five. For our second story board template we switched to the beach scenes. We start with a mid to long shot. Then we switched into a pan shot, then cut to an over the shoulder shot. There will be five cut scenes.
In our last story board template we are at the beach at night. We start with a medium close shot, which transitions into a long shot. Then we have an extreme close up and a medium shot together. After that scene we have a long shot. The long shot then switches to a medium shot and eye level shot. This then switches back into a long shot. For our very last shot we have a zoom shot facing the water and or the moon. The video will end with the moon fading out. There will be three to four cut scenes.
While we were starting our blog we realized we didn't have the shots written on the story board. We then stopped writing our blog to write the shots down for future use. Our first storyboard template was easy to map out. This first template is the park scenes. After we wrote and drew everything out we went back and added cut scenes and shots to our story board. We decided to have a long shot, pan shot, tracking shot, mid shot, close up, zoom shot, low angle plus tilt. Then we went back and decided how many cut scenes we would have, which was between four to five. For our second story board template we switched to the beach scenes. We start with a mid to long shot. Then we switched into a pan shot, then cut to an over the shoulder shot. There will be five cut scenes.
In our last story board template we are at the beach at night. We start with a medium close shot, which transitions into a long shot. Then we have an extreme close up and a medium shot together. After that scene we have a long shot. The long shot then switches to a medium shot and eye level shot. This then switches back into a long shot. For our very last shot we have a zoom shot facing the water and or the moon. The video will end with the moon fading out. There will be three to four cut scenes.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Planning blog for the music video
1) Location-We will be at the beach for the sunrise and sunset scenes. We will also be at the beach to record dances. These we will check if they go with the final film. We will be at the park where we will shoot the middle of our video. Majority of our dance scenes will be shot at the park.
2) Health & Safety-On the way to the park and the beach we will have our seatbelts on. Also during the cab videos we will also have our seatbelts on. At the beach we will have sunblock. On top of the sunblock we will also carry aloe vera incase someone gets sunburned. Also for the park and beach a First-Aid kit will be handy. In our First-Aid kit we will have band-aids, tweezers and hydrogen peroxide.
3) Props-In the beginning of the video one of the props will be a taxi hat. We will have a speaker at the park for the middle of the video. Towards the end of our video we are going to use sparklers at the beach. Sunglasses will be worn throughout most of the video.
4) Costumes-The main singer will be wearing old country clothes. The back up dancers will be wearing high end "hollywood" style clothes. The clothes will be based around sundress's, high-heels and business casual outfits. Towards the middle of the video we will switch to the beach scene. This is where our dancers will be wearing shorts, tank tops and flip flops.
5) Schedule-For the first week of the project my partner and I will be story boarding. We will also be planning the video. For the first weekend the dancers will be learning the choreography. The following week we will be filming. We will also possibly edit. If we don't have the scenes that we want by the end of Thanksgiving break we will reshoot and re-edit before it's due.
2) Health & Safety-On the way to the park and the beach we will have our seatbelts on. Also during the cab videos we will also have our seatbelts on. At the beach we will have sunblock. On top of the sunblock we will also carry aloe vera incase someone gets sunburned. Also for the park and beach a First-Aid kit will be handy. In our First-Aid kit we will have band-aids, tweezers and hydrogen peroxide.
3) Props-In the beginning of the video one of the props will be a taxi hat. We will have a speaker at the park for the middle of the video. Towards the end of our video we are going to use sparklers at the beach. Sunglasses will be worn throughout most of the video.
4) Costumes-The main singer will be wearing old country clothes. The back up dancers will be wearing high end "hollywood" style clothes. The clothes will be based around sundress's, high-heels and business casual outfits. Towards the middle of the video we will switch to the beach scene. This is where our dancers will be wearing shorts, tank tops and flip flops.
5) Schedule-For the first week of the project my partner and I will be story boarding. We will also be planning the video. For the first weekend the dancers will be learning the choreography. The following week we will be filming. We will also possibly edit. If we don't have the scenes that we want by the end of Thanksgiving break we will reshoot and re-edit before it's due.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Introduction into the new project: The Music Video
Today we're starting a new project that is a music video. We are finished with our commercial. The commercial was fun but also stressful to shoot because it was our first time filming but it was something new and exciting to do. Being our first project, our expectations of it were very low because we've never done anything like this before and because we'vemmnever worked together before. Now that we're moving onto our music video, I feel like we have a good chance of producing a good video because we've already worked with each other and the process is more known. Although our team got split up, Camila and I can still work well together. It has to be from 1 minute and 5 seconds to 1 minutes and 15 seconds. So we're going to have to work harder to get the music that we want. It's going to be shot off campus so it'll be exciting to see where we take it. I was thinking about asking my friends who love to dance to join us because we don't want to dance ourselves.
We chose the song Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus. We chose the song because it's nostalgic to our childhood. It will also bring back happy memories and make it more exciting. The genre of the song is pop. The song was released in 2009. This means that we will have to go back to our 2009 childhood and remember what made 2009 different than our time today. The song goes back to our elementary school days when times were easier and when we had more fun. Since we had more fun a small the song is a pop song, it will be very easy to recreate this video in our own perspective because our 2009 selves were so light hearted and care free which is what pop feels like.
1) Costumes- our costumes will be based around the style of clothing in 2009, and mixed with expensive outfits. We chose to do it this way and not remake it for our time, a decade later because we wanted to feel the nostalgia of our childhood and because it took place in Hollywood originally and even though we don't want to recreate the video completely, we still want to follow the lyrics of the song.
2) Lighting- the lighting will be varied throughout the entire video because we will be shooting at different times a day on different days. This will work with the video because it will give it a storyline feel.
3) Actors- We will be using the help of our teenage friends for the dancing and acting. Since in a teenage music video, there are usually many people, it wouldn't make sense to have one person in the entire video. Since there are only two of us as a team, one person would have to be shooting while the other acts, which wouldn't make for a good video.
4)Makeup- Our actors will be wearing basic makeup, like mascara and light eye shadow to replicate the 2009 pop culture vibes. This will call for a lot of research to figure out how 2009 teenagers used makeup.
5) Props- Our props will consist of sparkers when it gets darker, a speaker to show the music that would play, and a taxi driver type of hat. We chose these to stay as close to the lyrics as we can.
6) Setting- We will be shooting our music video at the beach around sunset and sunrise for the beginning and end of the video, as well as dancing. We will also have it around a park near the school for the cab scenes and for the dancing, and also downtown for the tall building and city feel of Hollywood.
7) The camera angles will be shot from far away, low angles, and tracking shots. The sound will be the music playing for the video. We will have to edit a lot in Pinnacle Studios to have our scenes together. This will take time after the filming which we are hoping to have.
We chose the song Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus. We chose the song because it's nostalgic to our childhood. It will also bring back happy memories and make it more exciting. The genre of the song is pop. The song was released in 2009. This means that we will have to go back to our 2009 childhood and remember what made 2009 different than our time today. The song goes back to our elementary school days when times were easier and when we had more fun. Since we had more fun a small the song is a pop song, it will be very easy to recreate this video in our own perspective because our 2009 selves were so light hearted and care free which is what pop feels like.
1) Costumes- our costumes will be based around the style of clothing in 2009, and mixed with expensive outfits. We chose to do it this way and not remake it for our time, a decade later because we wanted to feel the nostalgia of our childhood and because it took place in Hollywood originally and even though we don't want to recreate the video completely, we still want to follow the lyrics of the song.
2) Lighting- the lighting will be varied throughout the entire video because we will be shooting at different times a day on different days. This will work with the video because it will give it a storyline feel.
3) Actors- We will be using the help of our teenage friends for the dancing and acting. Since in a teenage music video, there are usually many people, it wouldn't make sense to have one person in the entire video. Since there are only two of us as a team, one person would have to be shooting while the other acts, which wouldn't make for a good video.
4)Makeup- Our actors will be wearing basic makeup, like mascara and light eye shadow to replicate the 2009 pop culture vibes. This will call for a lot of research to figure out how 2009 teenagers used makeup.
5) Props- Our props will consist of sparkers when it gets darker, a speaker to show the music that would play, and a taxi driver type of hat. We chose these to stay as close to the lyrics as we can.
6) Setting- We will be shooting our music video at the beach around sunset and sunrise for the beginning and end of the video, as well as dancing. We will also have it around a park near the school for the cab scenes and for the dancing, and also downtown for the tall building and city feel of Hollywood.
7) The camera angles will be shot from far away, low angles, and tracking shots. The sound will be the music playing for the video. We will have to edit a lot in Pinnacle Studios to have our scenes together. This will take time after the filming which we are hoping to have.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Editing Part II
When my group and I walked into class, I went onto computer 24, the computer that we originally had our work on. I logged on and the teacher told us that the computers still don't work. We were then told that we will we using laptops with Pinnacle Studios instead. I went to sit with my group and our teacher told us that we will be splitting the working laptops with have of the class. The other side of the class was going to get the laptops so we had to wait. Our side of the class was told to just wait until we got the laptops. We all agreed and started chatting, or opened our phones. Our teacher ended up letting everyone have a computer. So we were given a working computer to edit on. We logged on and had to put our shots onto this laptop. We then opened pinnacle studios, which took forever to boot up and imported our clips into it.
We had a problem getting a promotional movie deleted off of it so we had to call over our teacher. After he deleted it, we got to work. We started with the end of the video because it was the easiest to edit, we knew what we wanted to edit. After we edited the ending, Kyndell took over and started editing the beginning of our commercial. Camila and I had no idea what she was doing, but we let her do it anyway. Camila and I started talking about how we were hoping our commercial would turn out okay. While we were talking I was watching Kyndell work. I didn't know what she was doing and we've never done a project together before so I was skeptical of what she was doing. I watched her drag clips away and cut scenes.
While I was talking to Camila, I remembered a video that I saw on the teachers desk that a student or group already turned in. I remembered how nice it was and started doubting our commerical. Granted, they were different products, but it was edited very nicely. I turned to the laptop to see what Kyndell was doing and I told her that I wanted to watch the edited clips. She played them and it was amazing! I never thought about editing the clips together the way she did. She must have had a plan to get that from the start. I wasn't able to show up for the last day of editing, but I know my team will do good. I trust them to continue to edit and make it perfect. The only thing we needed to do was to clean it up and add music.
We had a problem getting a promotional movie deleted off of it so we had to call over our teacher. After he deleted it, we got to work. We started with the end of the video because it was the easiest to edit, we knew what we wanted to edit. After we edited the ending, Kyndell took over and started editing the beginning of our commercial. Camila and I had no idea what she was doing, but we let her do it anyway. Camila and I started talking about how we were hoping our commercial would turn out okay. While we were talking I was watching Kyndell work. I didn't know what she was doing and we've never done a project together before so I was skeptical of what she was doing. I watched her drag clips away and cut scenes.
While I was talking to Camila, I remembered a video that I saw on the teachers desk that a student or group already turned in. I remembered how nice it was and started doubting our commerical. Granted, they were different products, but it was edited very nicely. I turned to the laptop to see what Kyndell was doing and I told her that I wanted to watch the edited clips. She played them and it was amazing! I never thought about editing the clips together the way she did. She must have had a plan to get that from the start. I wasn't able to show up for the last day of editing, but I know my team will do good. I trust them to continue to edit and make it perfect. The only thing we needed to do was to clean it up and add music.
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