Evaluation of Call Me Maybe

My group was me, Katie Dunning, Holly Connell and Jamie Hewlett. We took a couple of lessons to decide what song but we eventually chose Call Me Maybe. If we had more time to chose or a bigger group we would of wanted to choose a different song which was slightly more challenging and more to our taste of music. As a group we worked well together, everyone was assigned a role and they fulfilled this role. Jamie was in charge of editing and me, Holly and Katie was in charge of keeping up to date with blog posts and the filming and ensuring we had the right props, costumes, setting, etc. Everything ran smoothly and everything was kept up to date. 
We planned our sequences using a storyboard. We went through the video screen by screen and screenshotted each camera angle in the video. We then put these in order and wrote down what type of shot was used. We then used this to create our video. We used this method because it showed us clearly what shots we needed to shoot. We also used a shooting schedule. The shooting schedule helped us keep on track with the filming and helped us get the right settings
For filming we used an iPhone. We used this because it was a really high definition which is what we wanted for our video. The iPhone was also portable which was really good for when we had to go to different sites to film. For the editing, we used Premier. We used this because it is quite simple to use but produces a high quality finish.
The factors that had to be taken into account were: locations, props, camera,actors and time. In the 1st minute of the video there are 3 main locations - the house, the garden and the garage. We had to travel to a couple places to film. We had to take 2 cars to get all the equipment there. We had to set up the locations for our video once we got there. We thought that the locations would be difficult to sort out but they were not. Everyone lived fairly close by to the school so there weren't any long journeys and the setting up was fairly simple. For the props we had to have a drum kit, keyboard, guitars and a microphone. We had to transport all of these from the school to the locations and then set them all up and in the right places. With help from multiple people this went fairly straight forward.We had a 2 week deadline that we had to stick to. We met this deadline and sent in the prelim.
Overall the music video copy went really well. The main thing that worked well was the actors involved in the video. All the actors were dedicated and gave up time to ensure the video was shot and was finished to a high standard. The main actor (Katie) did look like Carly Rae Jepson, which worked really well in the final finish. As a group we put a lot of effort into the camera work to ensue that we matched the scenes ad cuts as best as we could. If we were to do it again we would probably choose a video that needed less people. In the video there was a whole band and a singer and we found it difficult to get enough actors and a camera man for the shooting of the video. The main feedback we got from the video that it was really good. They said the camera work and actors matched the original music video really well. The only thing we could improve on was the colour correcting. The original music video was a light, warm colours. We attempted to recreate this but it proved to be quite difficult so the colours don't match exactly.
In the future, this task will help me when I am creating my own music video because I will know the limitations we have on creating a music video. When creating a music video there will be lots of locations and props and this will need to be taken into consideration when deciding what music video to create.
There are quite a few differences between filming a music video and filming a opening to a film. The main difference is the camera work. In a music video there are more cuts and camera angles than in a film opening. This can make filming a music video more difficult that a film opening because it takes longer to film and requires a more skilled camera person who recognises what shots are being used and how to recreate these shots.
My main strengths as a group member was my dedication to the group. I was there on time at every meeting and put effort into keeping up with the blog. I ensured that everyone knew what they were doing and that we had all the props and locations were set up for us to film in. One of my weaknesses as a group was the editing. I am not the best at editing therefore I wasn't much help. I mainly left the editing to Jamie. If I was to redo the task I would help more with the editing.
I think that the group that recreated Kathleen were really successful. I think they were successful because the video was heavily edited and the group managed to recreate the editing really well. Their overall music video was edited and finished really well. The main actors really got into the role and that made the video really work and made it successful. 

Lists for Prelim

PROPS:
Guitar
Keyboard
Drums
Books
Lawn Mower

COSTUMES:
Boy - White t-shirt, jeans, belt, red converse
Carly - dark blue top, jeans,pink earrings, kimono
Band - beanies, t-shirts,jeans

LOCATIONS:
Phoebe's garden and conservatory
Holly's garage

Lyrics

CALL ME MAYBE LYRICS (up to 1 minute)

I threw a wish in the well
Don't ask me I'll never tell
I looked at you as it fell
And now you're in my way
I trade my soul for a wish
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
I wasn't looking for this
But now you're in my way
Your stare was holding
Ripped jeans
Skin was showing
Hot night
Wind was blowing
Where you think you're going baby?
Hey I just met you
And this is crazy
But here's my number
So call me maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number
So call me maybe
Hey I just met you
And this is crazy
But here's my number
So call me maybe
And all the other boys
Try to chase me
But here's my number
So call me maybe

Prelim Production Diary

GROUP: Phoebe Hall, Katie Dunning, Holly Connell, Jamie Hewlett

26/06/17 - First meeting in our Prelim groups. We had to decide what music video we wanted to create. We narrowed it down to:

Call Me Maybe












Love Me Like You










Last Friday Night












Marvin Gaye








We liked these music videos because they all had a fun, upbeat sound and feeling to them. We liked the pop songs because the videos looked fun to film and they included different camera angles and settings.
We created a media group chat, where we further discussed what videos we wanted to recreate.



27/06/17 - Today we decided on the music video Call Me Maybe. In this lesson we watched the video frame by frame up until 1 minute and screenshot all the different angles and created a storyboard. We then created a list of props and costumes we needed and shooting schedule.



28/06/17 - Today we went to Phoebe's house and managed to film the first 30 seconds of the music video.We used Phoebe's conservatory and garden as the setting for the video. The filming was successful and we got some good shots and were able to get a lot of filming done. Obviously we don't have the exact same settings and props but we were able to recreate the shots well. If we were to do it again we would probably try and do it on a day with better weather.


29/06/17 - In today's lesson, we uploaded the footage shot yesterday onto the computer and begun to edit it on premier. To edit we needed to zoom the pictures out and colour correct it to make the video lighter and have a warm glow like the video. We found out that some of the shots we filmed didn't look like the shots we wanted and some files went corrupt so we need to refilm some shots. We also worked on the blog posts that we needed for the video.


30/06/17 - In today's lesson, we continued the editing and blog posts. So far we are pleased with what we have created so far, even though we have to retake some shots and finish filming the rest of the video.


03/07/17 -  Today in lesson we carried on with editing and the blog posts. We also loaded the car with the drum kit. After school, we went to Holly's house and filmed the garage scene. For this scene we needed some extra people to help us film as we would all be a part of the band. We needed a drum player, 2 guitar players, a keyboard player and a singer. We had to clear out the garage and set the drums and band up. The filming went really well and we got all the shots we needed. We finished our filming today.


04/07/17 - Today we downloaded all of our footage and carried on with the editing and the updating of the blog posts.


Vernallis' Music Theory

Mainly focuses on Editing in music videos.
4 Key concepts:

NARRATIVE
*Video is a visual response to the narrative.
*Narrative may not always be completed and it may be partial or disjointed.
*May have a theme/narrative - can be displayed in a montage

EDITING
*Video may disrupt continuity editing
*Editing may also be bought to the foreground


CAMERA MOVEMENT/FRAMING
*Important establishing shots
*Camera moves in time with the lyrics
*Close up of the star(s) of video


DIEGESIS
*Setting of the video
*Can be revealed slowly
*Repetition is key

Goodwin's music video theory

1 - Relationship between the lyrics and visuals which illustrate, amplify or contradict the lyrics.
Example:Bruno Mars - That's what I like




2-Thought beats: seeing the sounds (the relationship between lyrics and visuals - illustrate, amplify,contradict).
Visuals in a video may be edited in time to the music/pace of the song
Example: Lil Uzi Vert -Do what I want





3- Genre - related style and iconography.
Example: Stormzy - Shut Up




4- Multiple close-ups of the main artist or vocalist:the creation of a star image to promote a recognisable brand image.



5- Voyeurism often plays a major part, especially in relation to females.
Voyeuristic angles
How the artists are looked at (sexualized) - stereotypically
Example: Little Mix - Touch
Jason Derulo - Swalla





6-Intertextual refrences to other media texts may be present, especially in humorous videos.
Example: ed Sheeran - Lego House

What music means to me


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Music Videos - Performance, Narrative and Concept examples




Sign Of The Times by Harry Styles is an example of a Performance video. The video evolves around the singer. The video has various shots of Harry walking or flying through fields and English countryside. This is a stereotypical performance music video as it focuses on the singer who is lip syncing the song to the camera. It includes various camera angles, ranging from close ups to wide long shots.
Uses one of Goodwin's concepts of creating the star in the music video.




Love Me Again by John Newman is an example of a Narrative video.The video shows the story fo 2 young people going to a dance, where John Newman is singing the song, and the 2 people begin to dance and 'fall in love' with each other. At the end of the music video you see the 2 people get hit by a car. This video highlights the key features of the story of the two people. It includes various cuts and scenes which add to the story and the atmosphere of the video.




Do I Wanna Know by Arctic Monkeys is an example of a Concept video. The video  has a black background and drawings appear on the screen, The video consists of lines and their movements mimic the sound of the guitar and the beat of the song. Further on in the video drawings of cars and of women in different scenarios are in the video. Nearing the end of the video colour is used. The background changes and the colour highlights the transitions of cuts in the video which adds to the upbeat/ slightly intense atmosphere of the video.
This is a prime example of a concept video because it does not include the identity of the band in the video.

Final Music Video