On the whole, our first shoot was a success. We had good weather and we turned up on with the epuipment to start shooting. We found that getting the shots of the BMW was relatively easy. We had the perfect location in the drive of Tom Hall's house and an unobstructed view from across the road. Also, the window on the top floor of the house made getting our aerial shots alot easier, as it looked over the drive and main road.
We put our shoot research and reccing shots to good use. We found the piece of road suitable for the pan shot we needed of the car, and also found that the multi story carpark overlooked that stretch of road which was really useful. The only trouble we think that we had was when attempting to shoot form a bridge overlooking the A21. We were trying to film our car as it sped underneath the bridge and to capture it on another camera as it passed through the other side. It was hard to get a clear shot of the BMW amongst the other cars as we did not know when we the car would be coming past.
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Anamatic Analysis
After watching our anamatic production I can see that we have edited it right so that it is perfectly in time to the music. The shot changes occur how we planned them to in time with the beats and changes in the music.
I feel that we have planned a sufficient amount of shots to make our video a success. However, we have not shown this in our anamatic. We have incorporated a number of shots together into longer shots, so it seems as if each shot in our video is going to be between 5-10 seconds long which is not the case. We planned them to be on the whole, only a couple of seconds long.
In this instance, we have had to draw a number of new filler shots, in order to show the true extent of the shots that are going to be in our video. Many of the shots we planned where to be shot from a number of angles in order to make sure the shots we will film are as short as plan.
We didnt have any real roblems when filming our anamatic. The drawing process went smoothly, however when it came to filming, the shots weren't coming up clearly as they were drawn with pencil. we had to go over the outline of shot drawings with black marker in order for them to be clear on the film.
I feel that we have planned a sufficient amount of shots to make our video a success. However, we have not shown this in our anamatic. We have incorporated a number of shots together into longer shots, so it seems as if each shot in our video is going to be between 5-10 seconds long which is not the case. We planned them to be on the whole, only a couple of seconds long.
In this instance, we have had to draw a number of new filler shots, in order to show the true extent of the shots that are going to be in our video. Many of the shots we planned where to be shot from a number of angles in order to make sure the shots we will film are as short as plan.
We didnt have any real roblems when filming our anamatic. The drawing process went smoothly, however when it came to filming, the shots weren't coming up clearly as they were drawn with pencil. we had to go over the outline of shot drawings with black marker in order for them to be clear on the film.
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Call Sheets
Call sheets, or 'The Daily Call Sheet', is a term used in film making used to inform the crew and cast where and when they should be in particular place to do a day's shooting.
It is the job of the assisstant director to write this information up andto make sure all the people invoved in the production have a copy and understand what is expected of them.
They also contain things like contact information for actors and crew members, the schedule for the day, what scenes will be shot that day, which pages of the script will be used and the location's address. They may also transport instructions and safety notices.
The use of a daily call sheet is useful as it means everybody within the production crew and the cast are aware of what is happening for the following day's shooting. it makes sure that things go smoothly and that theres no confusion aboutwhat is happening when. A good call sheet can mean that the days production starts well and runs smoothly. the more information thats on a call sheet the less likely it is that people will start to make mistakes.
It is the job of the assisstant director to write this information up andto make sure all the people invoved in the production have a copy and understand what is expected of them.
They also contain things like contact information for actors and crew members, the schedule for the day, what scenes will be shot that day, which pages of the script will be used and the location's address. They may also transport instructions and safety notices.
The use of a daily call sheet is useful as it means everybody within the production crew and the cast are aware of what is happening for the following day's shooting. it makes sure that things go smoothly and that theres no confusion aboutwhat is happening when. A good call sheet can mean that the days production starts well and runs smoothly. the more information thats on a call sheet the less likely it is that people will start to make mistakes.
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Technical Analysis. Tom Hall
Artist: Sub Focus
Track: Airplane
URL: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L5-9ynJlf18
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Focus Group Write Up
We carried out our focus group in Mr Mason' form room. we used a few members of our year group, the majority of whom were not media studies students. We felt this would be produce a better response for our chosen track as our audience would not be influenced by what we have covered inth the course this year and therefore would produce a more genuine response from our audience. We also made sure that the people we asked to attend the sesion were fans of the Drum and Bass genre that we have chosen. We knew that they would come up with a wider range of ideas as they have had more exposure to the genre than others. In all, 12 people took part in our focus group. We started out by outlining the purpose of the exrcise, and what our brief was for our coursework, to make sure they undertood what type of feedback we were looking for. We then played them the track we have chosen, Embrace ( SPL Remix) by Muffler, and listened to the ideas that our audience gave us.
The following are the various ideas we were given during the feed back session:
-The use of drugs for the slower and faster bits of the song.
-sounds like underwater, submarine.
-fluidity. motion. skiing/snowboarding.
-kinetic energy. - windmills.
-people running.
-people under the influence.
-rapid movement.
- strobe lights
-fade/focus
-fastcuts/shot changes.
-a journey.
-different modes of transport.
-bike.
-car.
-on foot.
-train.
-all meet at the end of the song.
After reviewing the feedback we found that the mojority of the ideas that our audience came up with were concepts that we as a group had already thort of a considered. The one input that did stand out though, was the idea of the journey as a narrative for the video. We had already decided to use a car, tied in with the concept of speed, within our video. However, it was suggested that we use multiple modes of transport, suchas a bike/train etc. to give the idea of a journey or race. It was also suggested that we should have all the people arrive and meet in the same place at the end of the video, to signify the culmination of the journey.
The following are the various ideas we were given during the feed back session:
-The use of drugs for the slower and faster bits of the song.
-sounds like underwater, submarine.
-fluidity. motion. skiing/snowboarding.
-kinetic energy. - windmills.
-people running.
-people under the influence.
-rapid movement.
- strobe lights
-fade/focus
-fastcuts/shot changes.
-a journey.
-different modes of transport.
-bike.
-car.
-on foot.
-train.
-all meet at the end of the song.
After reviewing the feedback we found that the mojority of the ideas that our audience came up with were concepts that we as a group had already thort of a considered. The one input that did stand out though, was the idea of the journey as a narrative for the video. We had already decided to use a car, tied in with the concept of speed, within our video. However, it was suggested that we use multiple modes of transport, suchas a bike/train etc. to give the idea of a journey or race. It was also suggested that we should have all the people arrive and meet in the same place at the end of the video, to signify the culmination of the journey.
Monday, 24 November 2008
Auteur Context. Tom Hall
Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham is what it considered to be an auteur. His work in collaboration with artists such as Aphex Twin, Bjork, Madonna and Placebo. His style is somewhat removed from normality - it encompasses a surreal or slightly odd environment whilst still using realist techniques to make it believeable.
Cunningham has had close ties to Warp Records since his first production for Autechre. His infamous video for Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy" is perhaps his most well known. His video for Björk's "All Is Full of Love" won multiple awards, including an MTV music video award for Breakthrough Video and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video. It can still be seen at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His video for Aphex Twin's "Windowlicker" was nominated for the "Best Video" award at the Brit Awards 2000. He also directed Madonna's "Frozen" video. His video work, "flex", was first shown in 2000 at the Royal Academy of Arts, and subsequently at the Anthony d'Offay Gallery and other art galleries. Later, he released Monkey Drummer in the same set. In 2005 Cunningham released the short film Rubber Johnny as a DVD accompanied by his first book.
Chris Cunningham is what it considered to be an auteur. His work in collaboration with artists such as Aphex Twin, Bjork, Madonna and Placebo. His style is somewhat removed from normality - it encompasses a surreal or slightly odd environment whilst still using realist techniques to make it believeable.
Cunningham has had close ties to Warp Records since his first production for Autechre. His infamous video for Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy" is perhaps his most well known. His video for Björk's "All Is Full of Love" won multiple awards, including an MTV music video award for Breakthrough Video and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video. It can still be seen at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His video for Aphex Twin's "Windowlicker" was nominated for the "Best Video" award at the Brit Awards 2000. He also directed Madonna's "Frozen" video. His video work, "flex", was first shown in 2000 at the Royal Academy of Arts, and subsequently at the Anthony d'Offay Gallery and other art galleries. Later, he released Monkey Drummer in the same set. In 2005 Cunningham released the short film Rubber Johnny as a DVD accompanied by his first book.
Dominant Ideologies. Tom Hall
Are music videos a site for challenging dominant ideologies of ethnicity and gender, or do they simply reinforce simplistic stereotypes?
Generally speaking, commercially based artists and their videos are enforcing stereotypes. However, the music that we consider to be alternative listening - i.e. anything that is not mainstream, generally tends to have a different angle on life.
Ethnicity
Ethnicity is a hard topic to deal with, as it carries a lot of racial connotations, which could be perceived as being offensive. For example, "West Coast Gangsta Rap" music is based on the struggle for survival in "the hood". This normally involves lots of drugs, prostitution, murder (usually in the form of a drive-by), and the utter desperation of living in an environment in which the law isnt the rule - it is the younger people carrying guns who have a larger say. This is demonstrated particularly in this video.
Artist: 2Pac
Track: 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted (featuring Snoop Dogg)
URL: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WsFNXAmGz8U
This video demonstrates all that is stereotypical of a black male american gangster. This is shown with the use of guns, police involvment and conviction in federal court.
However, there are a number of videos that challenge this view to the steretypical black male. Kanye West for example in his video "Jesus Walks" depicts the black male not as hustlers, gangsters or pimps, but as subservient to the white males.
Artist: Kanye West
Track: Jesus Walks
URL: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eFKPd_TRVC8
Gender
The stereotypical female in the pop music world is blonde, slim, attractive and manufactured. One example of this generalisation is Britney Spears. Her attractive figure is exploited, commodifying not only herself but the name of women. Her aim is to use herself as a visual image to sell her music, rather than using her music to sell itself. One slight drawback is that this is seen as a way of steretyping and slightly demeaning the name of women.
Artist: Britney Spears
Track: Toxic
URL: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TkIytHD5v9c
However, some women choose to avoid this stereotyping to emphasise their individuality and thier own personal flair. This may imply that they are not in fact beautiful nor appealing, but at the same time, rebels against the representation of woman that they could find offensive.
Artist: The Horrors
Track: Sheena is a Parasite
URL: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gZMrwZItOGE
Generally speaking, commercially based artists and their videos are enforcing stereotypes. However, the music that we consider to be alternative listening - i.e. anything that is not mainstream, generally tends to have a different angle on life.
Ethnicity
Ethnicity is a hard topic to deal with, as it carries a lot of racial connotations, which could be perceived as being offensive. For example, "West Coast Gangsta Rap" music is based on the struggle for survival in "the hood". This normally involves lots of drugs, prostitution, murder (usually in the form of a drive-by), and the utter desperation of living in an environment in which the law isnt the rule - it is the younger people carrying guns who have a larger say. This is demonstrated particularly in this video.
Artist: 2Pac
Track: 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted (featuring Snoop Dogg)
URL: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WsFNXAmGz8U
This video demonstrates all that is stereotypical of a black male american gangster. This is shown with the use of guns, police involvment and conviction in federal court.
However, there are a number of videos that challenge this view to the steretypical black male. Kanye West for example in his video "Jesus Walks" depicts the black male not as hustlers, gangsters or pimps, but as subservient to the white males.
Artist: Kanye West
Track: Jesus Walks
URL: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eFKPd_TRVC8
Gender
The stereotypical female in the pop music world is blonde, slim, attractive and manufactured. One example of this generalisation is Britney Spears. Her attractive figure is exploited, commodifying not only herself but the name of women. Her aim is to use herself as a visual image to sell her music, rather than using her music to sell itself. One slight drawback is that this is seen as a way of steretyping and slightly demeaning the name of women.
Artist: Britney Spears
Track: Toxic
URL: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TkIytHD5v9c
However, some women choose to avoid this stereotyping to emphasise their individuality and thier own personal flair. This may imply that they are not in fact beautiful nor appealing, but at the same time, rebels against the representation of woman that they could find offensive.
Artist: The Horrors
Track: Sheena is a Parasite
URL: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gZMrwZItOGE
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