iPod Download

I have now downloaded the cover we will be using for our project onto my iPod, this means that when filming the live performance tomorrow I can bring this (along with a pair of speakers) which can play the song whilst we film, therefore it will be easier for us to follow the song as we are miming the words/playing the instruments.

Sunset Time

This is a table which I have found which indicates that the time the sun will go down tomorrow will be 4:09pm. This is the time when we will be filming our live performance at the tennis court.

Testing Editing

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Here is a link to a video in which Sean has posted in order to make an attempt at a shot he saw in the recent film Judge Dredd, he states he believed he "failed miseably", however he has ended up creating an effect that could possibly be suitable for drugs. Bearing in mind this is only a test and likely will not be used, however inspiration for this type of effect can be considered for the editing stage. 

Retrospect

Overall our research has indicated clearly that certain shots will needed to be implemented as soon as we film. After looking at the videos from the alternative rock genre it is clear that due to videos such as Lyla and Damage have the shots including the quick cut extreme close up shots of instruments which gradually zoom out throughout the first seconds of the video, these go from extreme close up shots towards mid shots which will include the guitarist, drummer or singer with their instrument, the shots then can become long shots in which the whole band. In terms of other shots which will need to be used this includes the side angled close up shot of the singer with the microphone by their mouth. This is clearly a shot which will need to be implemented after looking at the videos including Lyla and Damages as well as Numb it is clear this shot is used frequently. In terms of iconography it is very important to include a live performance and a narrative which is cross cut, this is featured in numerous videos such as Lyla and Numb. The general iconography in terms of clothing is made in accordance to the tone of the song, E.G in the official All The Small Things video the clothing is very sporadic and is very humerous and fits in accordance to typical teenage clothes such as a simple colourful T shirt and jeans, this is subsequently vastly different to clothing worn in videos such as Numb where the tone is shown to be very dark and bleak thereby causing the clothes to be very formal and dark in order to help set the tone of the song more thoroughly. The narrative is very different and, like clothing, will be associated with the song. In terms of audience, alternative rock is very much oriented around teenagers, this is due to the themes often focusing on drugs, sex and partying, all of these are themes which are typically associated with teenage antics. This means that love, drug addiction, escapism and partying are all aspects  which should be included in the narrative. In regards to editing these shots of the instruments would have to be edited very quickly in order to reflect the fast paced nature of the song. So far we have perpared the locations and the storyboard for the video and Sean has assured me that there is little doubt that he will not be able to get the instruments for the live performance which is very motivating. In terms of the location we thought it would be suitable to utilize locations which were very urban and atmospheric, this is why the tennis court felt suitable for the live performance as it is very urban and due to the floodlights the court appears very atmospheric and should create a reasonably dark tone which can be used for the video.

Location - Live Performance

Here I have attatched a number of pictures I have personally took myself earlier tonight, these pictures are of the location we wish to shoot for our live performance, the live performance was due to shoot friday however due to circumstance involving organization, namely of the instruments, as well as Sean not being in school today it was therefore impossible to shoot tonight the way we wanted, this pushes the shooting into next week, however I feel as though this may have a slight postivie affect in the sense that we can organize ourselves more thoroughly in the upcoming days. Obviously this will decrease the amount of editing time although nothing can essentially be done about that so we will have to carry on and do what we can. Thankfully in order to have the ability to take these pictures late at night I contacted the school caretaker and asked if I could have the lights on at night to take pictures (I also requested to have the lights on at some point next week as well, which he agreed to). If I had not done this then these pictures would have been very dark and hard to see so I am very grateful I did. Anyway, as it is evident the lights are quite effective, I personally expected the whole court to be lit up more powerfully, however the caretaker told me that there were recent issues with the lights and they were not working as powerfully as they had been in the past few weeks. The first image shows the enterance to the school, I wanted to get this because I thought the area may be another possible place to add to somehow, I'm not thinking this would actually happen but just as perhaps a slight back-up perhaps. Evidently the pictures reveal that one side of the court is lit up very brightly in a yellow-ish sepia-like tone whilst the other side of the court is quite dark since the lights on that side are not as prevalant, therefore the area where would film would have to be the side which is more yellow-ish and bright. The other images show what the court looks like when you actually stand on the court. I decided to take some Panorama images on my phone in order to gain a clear grasp of what the area as a whole looks like when standing in on the court itself.

Delegating Roles

We have decided that as a group we mqay function better and more efficiently if we are each delegated roles, these include director, producer, production designer, editor and DoP. After consoldating we feel as though inducing a specific onto the director would be slightly pointless considering that we would all appear in the live performance so we have delegated this so that me, Katie and Sean will all be considered directors, this is the same for editor as well, the DoP will be Katie since she has recently had extra experience working with Northern Stars Academy which makes her more suitable to be the DoP. The producer of the video would be Sean based on the fact that he will have the ability to acquire all the props I.E the guitars and drum kit. The production of design would be me since I am the one who thought of the idea of using the floodlights within the tennis court, plus my house is a notable location that can be used for the parts of the narrative sequence and I personally created the storyboard of the piece, plus I have came up with ideas such as using the time lapse shot in the school (which was initially introduced by Katie and me in the practice video).

Recently Attempted Location

On Friday (during half term) I walked to the school from my house, the reason I did this was because I was hoping to get a few images of the location used for the live performance, unfortunately it appears that during half term the floodlights are not switched on due to the fact that students are not at the school which means there is no reason for the floodlights to be switched on therefore I could not take sufficient pictures of the tennis court that would be used for the live performance.