Making my Animatic
Making my Animatic
Here is a short video that I have made, showing some of the steps I have taken in order to create my animatic. The animatic is almost complete and the finished product should be posted on my blog shortly.
Time Management
Time Management
Here is a picture of a schedule I made to plan and organise what posts to put on my blog and when to post them. I have managed my time and stuck to this schedule so far and will continue to do so.
What I am Currently Working On- 17/11/2015
Yesterday, I finished filming all that I needed to film for the task that I was set before half-term. Although I have already edited some of this potential scene within my video, I have quite a lot more editing to do. On the basis of this, I have set out some dates and times (below) when I will work on editing my video in order to get it up and on this blog as soon as possible. The reason I have been able to progress in this task comes as I was able to persuade another friend to enact the role of ‘the boy’ within my video, now all I need to do is edit this footage.
- Wednesday 18th November- 1 hour in free period (3rd)- 11:15-12:15
- Thursday 19th November- After school for 1 hour- 3:25-4:25
- Friday 20th November- 1 hour in lunch time- 1:15-12:15(and possibly half an hour in a free period- 11-11:30- if I am not busy)
If I do not finish editing by the end of this week, I will continue to edit next week, working on storyboarding during my allotted lesson time.
Cover Work & Time Management
This is the cover work that we were set this week, as well as setting aside some time for editing, I have reserved an hour on Tuesday night and on Wednesday night in order to complete this by the 24th.
What I am Currently Working on- 8/10/2015
Due to the large amount of work that I have had in other subjects, I have not managed to do a large amount of media work recently. Equally, the friend whom I was going to use to play the ‘boy’ character within the task I was set before half term can no longer be in my video (this is due to the fact we have no coinciding free periods in which I might film him). At present, this task is half done and I have filmed and edited all of the sections of my video which involve the ‘girl’ role. I am now in the process of trying to find somebody else to take part in this task!
However, despite all of this- I have been able to plan and storyboard some more scenes for my video. I have done these in a variation of methods, drawing some scenes shot-by-shot on post-it notes, and others planning in a timeline like style. So far I have managed to plan just over three scenes within my music video, which are all to be shot within different locations. What I have planned so far equates to about a minute of my video, and I hope that I will be able to finish storyboarding as soon as possible (or at least to have found another actor in the time it takes me to do this).
Below, some evidence of the work I have done in the past week or so can be seen…
For every camera shot that I have planned so far, I have noted its duration, what type of shot/angle it is and what will be happening in it. The shots which are on post-it notes (stuck in to my notebook) have other notes written around them, such as what actors I will require in that particular shot, what lyrics it relates too and why I am including it within my video/how it relates to the rest of my video. Drawing and planning these shots is and has proven to be a very time consuming process thus far.
What Im currently working on; Editing
Here you can see some evidence of me editing the most recent task I have been set. I have chosen to use Adobe Premier Pro to do this, filming my footage so far with a canon camera. I still have quite a lot to film and edit before this ‘scene’ will be complete.
Half Term Homework
This is a screenshot of the work which we have been set to complete over half term, it can be seen on my media teacher’s blog.
Beginning to Film
In class we have been set the task of either beginning to film our Music Video’s, undertaking a preliminary project, or of filming some experimental shots and scenes that we might include in the final video. I have until just after half-term (though this deadline is flexible) to do one of these tasks. At the moment I have chosen to do the latter of these three things, and so I have planned and am in the process of creating several potential scenes within my video. For these I have made rough shooting scripts and storyboards.
Below you can see the beginnings of a shooting script and storyboard which I have/am creating. The shooting script on the left, shows my plans for the first 30 seconds or so of my Music Video shot by shot. The script is colour coded, with all of the shots which are highlighted yellow being the ones which will include my female actress, and the ones which are blue will feature my male actor (naturally, the shots which are highlighted with both colours will include both male and female parts). The storyboard, on the other hand, contains and regards another potential ‘scene’, and at the moment I have not finished its development.
Today, I have filmed some of the contents of my shooting script during my lunch break and the free period I had prior to this. I filmed all of the yellow highlighted shots using one of my friends, who has quite a lot of acting experience, to play the female part within the video. Following on from this, I plan to film the rest of the shots in the scene using another male friend perhaps next week before editing the scene together to my song. Meanwhile, I also want to continue with the storyboard I have started on the right.
I hope that in filming this scene and editing it together, I will be able to test if the narrative I have chosen suits my song. I will also be able to try out filming in some different locations, and to see how well suited my friends are to the roles I have assigned them. When it comes to editing, I will also gain some experience and practice in using Final Cut, the editing programme I have chosen to edit my final video together with.
If what I film is unsuccessful and turns out not be of a good enough standard I may consider changing or adapting the ideas I have for my final Music Video. However, if I like what I have filmed I might use the footage or ideas behind the footage in the end product that I am to create.
Preliminary Task
This was a task that I completed at the end of last year to help prepare me for the Music Video task that I will undertake this year. To complete this I worked in a group of four, and we filmed and edited the entire video within 2 and a half hours, hence the reason it is not perhaps of the best quality. However, doing this did help me to experiment with a few editing techniques and filters, and I have demonstrated an ability to edit to the beat. Furthermore, in filming this I was able to try out a range of camera angles and different shot types. Hopefully, what I have learned in creating this video will help me to make my own A2 Music Video
Initial Ideas Presentation; Time Management
The above image is of my homework diary. I use this diary to write down any homework that I might have and when it is due, so that I can plan when to complete it. As you can see, quite some time ago I was set the task of creating a powerpoint presentation on which I would pitch my initial music video ideas. This homework was completed to meet the deadline my teacher set, and I will upload it to my blog shortly.
Tetra Sounds 