Final Music Video:
Saturday 21 March 2015
Evaluation Task 4: How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
Evaluation 4: How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
This is the script that we used to answer this question:
We started the process by deciding to focus on
a ‘rock group’ image, therefore we knew that a performance element would be key
to our video. As a result, we chose the song ‘Grounds For Divorce’ by Elbow. Having
filmed an animatic of our rough storyboard on the Sony NX5 and cut it together
on Final Cut Pro, we decided that we needed to include a narrative element in
order to add another exciting dimension to the video.
We filmed the performance element on a Sony
FS100, as by using prime lenses we were able to capture higher quality footage
that added to the authentic nature of the band. Equally, by measuring out the
length of shot, the footage was much sharper and helped to bring clarity to the
video. Furthermore, we used a lighting monitor to co-ordinate and control all
the lights, thus ensuring that all the members of the band were visible.
In the pre-production stage we used
digitisation to transfer the footage from the camera’s hard drive to the
editing software Adobe Premier. We used the rhythmic determent of the music and
placed marker on the beats on the timeline, thus indicating potential cutting
points. To finish the video we used colouring and grading tools. We adjusted
the colour palette so it had a blue tint, and did this by altering the contrast
and saturation of shots. Also we added a letterbox effect to generate an epic,
cinematic feel.
In order to create effects we
imported short action sequences from Adobe Premier to Adobe After Effects. We
used stock footage of muzzle flashes and placed them on top of the image. We
had to size and position them correctly, in order to ensure that the flash occurred
around the end tip of the gun. By blending the light around the gun the effect
merged with the background, and this helped to make the shot more realistic. By
placing masks around the actors faces, the faces of the actors lit up with the
gunfire, thus made the action more genuine and impressive looking. To emphasise
continuous gunfire we used motion tracking, as it followed the point of the gun
and highlighted the muzzles flashes.
To film the narrative element we
used a Sony NX5, as it allowed us to have a higher shutter speed and it had
integrated lenses, thus we were able to adjust to the moment, making the
footage seem more spontaneous. This helped us to create a more exciting and
tense atmosphere. We used the camera handheld to further intensify the
movements of the actors, as it helped us to engage the audience and bring them
into the drama.
For the explosion shot we used multiple layers
of stock footage. By speeding up the images of mud and smoke, we created a much
more impressive and realistic explosion. Moreover, we used motion tracking to
place the explosion behind the girl, thus we had to cut around her and the
woodland background.
In order to make our set more realistic, we undertook research on the Internet and used various mediums as inspiration. The most beneficial source of information was the music video 21 Guns by Green Day and a section of the film Mr and Mrs Smith as it helped us piece together an image of what our set and narrative elements should look like. In relation to the set, we took images of the couple on a Canon 70D and printed them out in order to heighten the link between the performance and narrative element.
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