1st Edit: Photobooth Sequence.

This is the first edit of my music video, I have added a Bloom transition to create a camera flash effect, as if they were in a photobooth. I then freeze framed part of the clips to make it look like a picture was taken. I then added some colouring to see what it would look like on the colour correction sliders. Overall, I am not 100% sure on the colouring yet but this will be something I will work on for the final version.

1st Day Of Filming (30/1/15)

Today, I filmed in the green room at college to create a 'inside of a photobooth' effect. I was inspired by this clip I found off YouTube from the TV series 'Pretty Little Liars', which features a same sex relationship.  

To film this, I used a Canon Legria HF R506 camera and a tripod, which was placed in front of a white background and I used specialist lighting to make it look professional. We also used some of the props in the green room to give off a fun and in love feel to it. There were some complications, such as I began filming without it actually recording anything because the SD card slot wasn't closed. My cast also felt a bit awkward doing this however I played some music to help them feel a bit more comfortable and at ease. 

Here is what we filmed and hopefully after editing it, it will look somewhat similar to the video above. I purposely filmed for 2 minutes even though the shot in the video will be around 13 seconds long because I knew that my cast might have been nervous and might need to adjust to being in front of the camera. Overall, I am happy with what I have shot and will edit the colouring of the video, flash effect and others on Final Cut Pro. I am glad I  have started my filming on a good note, as it will make me more positive for the rest of the filming tomorrow as I was nervous that it wouldn't go as imagined in my head. 

The Theory Of Montage

The theory of montage from s0016541

Plan For Filming (30/1/15-31/1/15)

After several casting changes, I will now begin to film my music video. Filming will take place on Friday 30th January and Saturday 31st January. 
Here is what I plan to film:

Preparation For Filming (9/2/15-12/2/15)

On the 9th February 2015 till 12th February 2015, I will be going to Berlin on a trip. I will be taking this opportunity to film Izzy and create some POV shots which could be included in one of the montage sequences. I feel like including a montage will give a more realistic and natural feel to the relationship rather than a forced one you can see in many music videos. 

Here are some of the places where we will be going to in Berlin where I could film and also some of the city:

Preparation For Filming

Now that my final cast it sorted, I am now looking into filming in my pub locations for the performance element. This will be the most demanding aspect to film due to the use of a very specific location and getting my cast altogether. I have messaged The Sun Inn pub in Beverley, however if they do not reply I will telephone them.

When I returned home from college I rang up the Sun Inn about filming and they were very willing to let me film, however, Annie is unable to film due to work commitments so I decided that it will make more sense to film during the week days in half term, when she is likely to be available.

FINAL CAST

After having complications with my cast and the concept of my music video, I have finally got my final cast. 

Natasha Newman
Natasha, is a graphics, media and drama student at Wyke Sixth Form College. She will be playing the main character in my video. Due to her keen interest in acting will make it easy for her to get into character and will feel comfortable around a camera. Natasha has a very old school glamour look which will make her appealing to look at. Natasha was also featured in my AS foundation portfolio, so I know that she will be reliable. Natasha will be playing the love interest to Izzy in my music video. She will be seen reflecting back on the relationship by looking through the scrap book.

Izzy Smart
Izzy will be playing the love interest to my main character (Natasha) in my music video. Izzy is a media, film and art student at Wyke Sixth Form College. Due to her keen interest in media and film she will be feel comfortable around a camera and can assist me when shots. Izzy has a very distinctive girl next door beauty, which will make her relatable to my audience. She will be seen in the flashbacks and in the scrapbook pictures.

Annie Harmeston
Annie Harmeston is a 17 year old singer/songwriter from East Yorkshire, she will be used as the artist in my music video and will also rerecord the track for the use of my video. Annie is also a photography student and has said that she will help me take the photographs when it comes to creating my ancillary texts. Annie also studies Music, which will be useful when it comes to rerecording the track. 

Casting Update

Due to the face I have changed the concept of my music video to focus around the story of a same sex relationship. I have asked my friend Natasha, who is also the main actress in my music video, to ask some of her fellow A Level Drama friends if one of them would be interested in doing this. I thought this would appeal to them as it would be something they could add in a portfolio and will stand out and will show versatility in their acting capabilities. 

Chosen Record Label

I decided to follow conventions by including a record label on my ancillary texts. To do this, I used my research from my AS music industry and decided to use one of those instead of creating my own as it would be unnecessary time wasting for me to do that.
I have chosen Sony Music Entertainment because it is one of the most recognised labels in the music industry and I want to portray my artist to be very known and popular through my presentation and choice of music label. I am going to use a pre-eminent label of Sony that is called Columbia. Columbia has signed a variation of different artists such as Beyonce, AC/DC, Daft Punk and One Direction

Chosen record label from s0016541

Rerecording Of Song/Additional Cast

Due to the changes I have had to make to my music video, I have decided to make the artist separate to the narrative of the music video. Instead of having one of the love interests singing the song at a gig environment, I will have Annie Harmeston who will be used as my artist. I didn't want the artist to be the main focus of the video but for it to be centred around the same sex relationship. 

Annie Harmeston is a 17 year old singer/songwriter from East Yorkshire, she will be used as the artist in my music video and will also rerecord the track for the use of my video. Annie is also a photography student and has said that she will help me take the photographs when it comes to creating my ancillary texts. 








Here are some of her videos on youtube:

Idea 2: Homosexual Relationship

The idea of a homosexual relationship was one I thought of originally when thinking about music video ideas, however at the time I didn't think of using special effects and make up to make my cast look older. I believe that the idea of a homosexual relationship not only fits in with the time but could also promote the LGBT community. 

Here are some examples of music videos with this idea:

Idea 1: Point Of View Style Music Video

Point of view is a style that not many directors have used to film their music video. This would make mine stand out and be original compared to other peoples music video. By using POV it would allow the viewer to feel as if they were the one in the relationship with the person in my music video. It would also make the viewer focus on the narrative on the video rather than the artist itself.

Here are some examples of already existing POV music videos:

Complications With Casting

Jack, who was meant to be my main feature in my music video is now moving to Nottingham which means I will be unable to use him in the music video. However, I have come up with some other ideas based around the same concept for my music video.