Monday 7 May 2012
Sunday 6 May 2012
Saturday 5 May 2012
Monday 30 April 2012
Saturday 28 April 2012
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Wednesday 4 April 2012
Ancillary Plan
Digipack
Front Cover
A spoof of a famous cover, possibly Best Of Bowie, or Best of Blur. Maybe something to do with the name of the album - Multiple Personality. This would keep with the theme of the music video, jokey and a spoof.
Back Page
Track list containing 10 songs. Keep this simple, possible a picture of me next to it, similar to Adeles back cover.
Magazine Advert
This will need to include:
Middle Pages
A page containing the names of the writers, producers, engineers etc of all the songs, as seen on my powerpoint (Album research)
A thank you page to my fans, and people who have helped my artist through his "career".
Pictures of the artist.
Front Cover
A spoof of a famous cover, possibly Best Of Bowie, or Best of Blur. Maybe something to do with the name of the album - Multiple Personality. This would keep with the theme of the music video, jokey and a spoof.
Back Page
Track list containing 10 songs. Keep this simple, possible a picture of me next to it, similar to Adeles back cover.
Magazine Advert
This will need to include:
- Album cover
- Name of Artist and Album
- Available to download on itunes logo
- Date of album release
Middle Pages
A page containing the names of the writers, producers, engineers etc of all the songs, as seen on my powerpoint (Album research)
A thank you page to my fans, and people who have helped my artist through his "career".
Pictures of the artist.
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Album Name
Album name was a hard decision for us as we feel that it is very important. Many albums have become well known and the name is key for that, Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart club is a prime example of this. Although the album is not believed to be the best, the name is still iconic and known by millions of people. It will probably be the first answer for most people when asked to name Beatles albums. Other artists name their album on their life as it is, Adele named her albums after her age when it was made, 19 and 21. This is a very simple and effective technique, and again is very memorable. Rock bands use extreme titles, such as Appetite For Destruction or The Queen Is Dead. This immediately gets the attention of their audience. However another option is to have a eponymous album (self titled). This has been used by many artists such as 10CC, Queen and Ricky Martin. It is most often used on debut albums as a way of easily promoting the album and the artist.
We have decided to call the album "Multiple Personality". Although we will spoof a lot in our video, we wanted to keep a sense of uniqueness. We believe the title would work well as a theme, due to multiple characters being used in the video.
Monday 2 April 2012
Artists Name
Choosing my artists name was very important. Of course the original artist was Steve Harley, however we weren't allowed to use that name. We could change the name to Steve Farley, or another name similar however that wouldn't be believable. We could of chosen a stage name, such as Madonna, Cher, Prince or Bono, however I feel that is only really used for artists who take themselves very seriously. That would not of fit with the conventions of our project. Another option was to use one name, such as Kylie, Beyonce, or Adele. Many artists change their name because other artists have the same name, an example would be Emeli Sande who was originally born Adele Emeli Sande, however as Adele is a major artist she believed it would be a confusion. Also David Bowie changed his name, David Jones, as that was the name of the lead singer of the Monkee's. However we decided on my name, Martin Jay, this is because artists are using their names more to bring a sense of realism to their work. Examples of this is Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber and Olly Murs.
Friday 30 March 2012
Filming Plan - Day 3
Day 3
Performance (Here It Goes Again + link to narrative)
Here it goes again: Close up of feet running, close up of feet landing next to thread mill (as if falling off), close up of face singing, close up of face then falling, mid shot of falling, mid shots of me singing and dancing x3, longshot of me singing and dancing (to use in split screen)
Linking scene: long shot of me walking in a sitting down (to use in split screen), mid shot of me opening iPad, close up of fifa on screen of iPad, mid shot of me having flashback
Day 3
Performance Filming (Bohemian Rhapsody + link to narrative)
Bohemian Rhapsody: Close up of my face singing verse in pitch black room, close up of my face singing chorus, longshot of me singing in room with light on and light off (for split screen)
Linking scene: Longshot of me walking into medical room (pitch black room) and lying on coach (for split screen), mid shot of me shuffling cards, close up of cards being shuffled, mid shot of me having flashback
Performance (Here It Goes Again + link to narrative)
Here it goes again: Close up of feet running, close up of feet landing next to thread mill (as if falling off), close up of face singing, close up of face then falling, mid shot of falling, mid shots of me singing and dancing x3, longshot of me singing and dancing (to use in split screen)
Linking scene: long shot of me walking in a sitting down (to use in split screen), mid shot of me opening iPad, close up of fifa on screen of iPad, mid shot of me having flashback
Day 3
Performance Filming (Bohemian Rhapsody + link to narrative)
Bohemian Rhapsody: Close up of my face singing verse in pitch black room, close up of my face singing chorus, longshot of me singing in room with light on and light off (for split screen)
Linking scene: Longshot of me walking into medical room (pitch black room) and lying on coach (for split screen), mid shot of me shuffling cards, close up of cards being shuffled, mid shot of me having flashback
Thursday 29 March 2012
Filming Plan - Day 2
Day 2
Performance Filming (Amarillo + link to narrative)
Amarillo: Midshots of me singing and walking down corridors, close up of me singing, close up of me and a.n.other walking.
Linking scene: Frisbee: Midshot of someone throwing frisbee, longshot of me talking then it hitting me, close up of frisbee on floor, midshot of me picking it up, close up of me remembering flashback
Car: mid shot of me walking in car park, other me stops car to let them walk past, close up of face looking towards seat, close up of seat, mid shot of me remembering
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Filming Plan - Day 1
Day 1
Narrative filming:
Start of video: Close up of text, mid shot of me holding picture, close up of picture being put down.
Flashbacks:
Frisbee: Mid shot of me catching frisbee and throwing, close up/midshot of frisbee hitting PB, close up of my face (shocked), mid shot of me running
Fifa: Close up of tv - goal celebrations, scoreline. Mid shots of me showing expression of sadness/anger at loosing, Mid shot moving out of PB in Arsenal
Poker: Close up of cards being place down, Mid shot of me looking at cards and laying them, mid shot of PB, close up of his cards
Car: Low angle midshot of me driving/singing (as if from PB's view), high angle shot of PB (as if from my view), longshot of car driving, midshot of car so can see people inside
End: Mid shot of me in chair crying, close up of wiping tears, close up of door bell being rang, midshot of me getting up, close up of my hand on door handle, low angle shot (PB view) of door opening, longshot of us at door.
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Friday 23 March 2012
Roles
There is only 2 of us in Mercury productions.
Because of this it means we shall try and share responsibilities equally. I shall perform in front of camera whilst Tom will film. We shall try and split editing between us, however Tom has more experience so will take on more. I shall make the Digipack with input from Tom.
Because of this it means we shall try and share responsibilities equally. I shall perform in front of camera whilst Tom will film. We shall try and split editing between us, however Tom has more experience so will take on more. I shall make the Digipack with input from Tom.
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012
Props
We shall use different props for both narrative and performance, this shall bring humour and a start/end to story.
In the narrative we shall use props to make links from someone to remembering the past and the past it self. An example of this would be myself seeing a pack of cards, then thinking back to playing cards with Paddington. The mis-en-scene would be very important for this to work. Other idea's would be using a frisbee, fifa/football game, driving in a car, picnic.
We shall use something like a picture at the start and end of the video, this shows that there is a equilibrium, then Paddington will leave, causing a disequilibrium, then shall return, so the picture is shown again to show the equilibrium is restored.
Also we shall use props for comedic value, an example of this is using a suitcase when Paddington returns. Of course the suit case would be bigger than him and it obvious he wouldn't use it as he is only seen with one outfit. We could also use the frisbee to hit him, he cannot catch it as he is only a stuffed bear.
In the narrative we shall use props to make links from someone to remembering the past and the past it self. An example of this would be myself seeing a pack of cards, then thinking back to playing cards with Paddington. The mis-en-scene would be very important for this to work. Other idea's would be using a frisbee, fifa/football game, driving in a car, picnic.
We shall use something like a picture at the start and end of the video, this shows that there is a equilibrium, then Paddington will leave, causing a disequilibrium, then shall return, so the picture is shown again to show the equilibrium is restored.
Also we shall use props for comedic value, an example of this is using a suitcase when Paddington returns. Of course the suit case would be bigger than him and it obvious he wouldn't use it as he is only seen with one outfit. We could also use the frisbee to hit him, he cannot catch it as he is only a stuffed bear.
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Locations
For my narrative I shall shoot the video mostly around my house. That gives it the realistic feel, however for the flashbacks we shall shoot in various locations. The Frisbee scene will be filmed in my garden, and the FIFA scene will be filmed in my lounge.
Amarillo (Is this the way too?) is filmed mostly in corridors, so we shall shoot the footage of the spoof in the school corridors. A-wing in particular has a split where my backing singers can come from either side. We may also film outside on the pavement as Amarillo does use different locations in the video.
OK Go's Here we go again, will be filmed in the school gym. The original video uses treadmills, so we shall use the treadmills in the gym. It is also a big wide space to use a split screen effect.
Bohemian Rhapsody will be shot in a black room, probably the medical room at school, as it has no windows. A torch can then be used to light up my face to get the spoof similar to the original video.
Amarillo (Is this the way too?) is filmed mostly in corridors, so we shall shoot the footage of the spoof in the school corridors. A-wing in particular has a split where my backing singers can come from either side. We may also film outside on the pavement as Amarillo does use different locations in the video.
OK Go's Here we go again, will be filmed in the school gym. The original video uses treadmills, so we shall use the treadmills in the gym. It is also a big wide space to use a split screen effect.
Bohemian Rhapsody will be shot in a black room, probably the medical room at school, as it has no windows. A torch can then be used to light up my face to get the spoof similar to the original video.
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Selecting videos to mimick
We had to decide what videos we were going to spoof for the performance element of our video. Due to resources such as locations and costumes we have decided on:
(Is this the way to) Amarillo - Tony Christie ft Peter Kay
Here We Go Again - OK Go
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
We only chose 3 because there is 3 chorus's and we also wanted to add narrative.
We believe these 3 videos are very iconic and relatively easy to achieve.
(Is this the way to) Amarillo - Tony Christie ft Peter Kay
Here We Go Again - OK Go
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
We only chose 3 because there is 3 chorus's and we also wanted to add narrative.
We believe these 3 videos are very iconic and relatively easy to achieve.
Thursday 1 March 2012
Thursday 23 February 2012
Paddington Bear
I look at all my childhood toys, from Buzzlight year to Charlie, a knitted clown I had, and spotted Paddington. Not only was this bear able to stand up, he was also a reasonable size to use. He was not too small you couldn't see him and he wasn't so big that it looked odd. He was the perfect choice for my music video. The fortunate thing about Paddington Bear was he is not just in the memory of my childhood, but the memories of many others, from all ages.
His first appearance in the public eye was in his book, A Bear Called Paddington and was published on 13th October 1958. In 1972 the first toy of him was created and his first TV series was broadcast in 1975. He has now had 21 series of books, over 80 episodes of his TV and millions of toys have been created of him. Also a new film about him has just started being made, so this shows he is still popular in modern culture.
The advantage of Paddington is that our audience will make an automatic emotional connection with him, as he is a recognizable figure of their past. His audience is not only in the UK but he has sold over 30 million books WORLDWIDE, and has thousands of different products in America, Asia, Australia, Sotuth Africa and Europe.
By the audience having an emotional connection with the character means they are more likely to continue watching to see what happens.
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Music video idea
To fit with what our target audience wants we had the idea or a comedic narrative and a comedic performance.
For performance we shall spoof various music videos, e.g. Amarillo, bohemian rhapsody.
For the narrative we shall have Paddington bear leaving me at the start, then myself having flash back of memories of what we have done. At the end Paddington shall return.
We shall use split screens to show there is performance me and narrative me.
For performance we shall spoof various music videos, e.g. Amarillo, bohemian rhapsody.
For the narrative we shall have Paddington bear leaving me at the start, then myself having flash back of memories of what we have done. At the end Paddington shall return.
We shall use split screens to show there is performance me and narrative me.
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Lyrics and meaning to them
Although the song seems upbeat and happy, it is actually about someone leaving. Steve Harley wrote it about ex band members who left. Because of this and the fact we want to keep it comedic we shall have a teddy bear leaving me and then in the end returning, for the narrative.
You've done it all, you've broken every code
And pulled the rebel to the floor
You spoilt the game, no matter what you say
For only metal - what a bore!
Blue eyes, blue eyes, how come you tell so many lies?
Chorus: Come up and see me, make me smile
Or do what you want, run on wild
There's nothing left, all gone and run away
Maybe you'll tarry for a while
It's just a test, a game for us to play
Win or lose, it's hard to smile
Resist, resist, it's from yourself you have to hide
Chorus: Come up and see me, make me smile
Or do what you want, run on wild
There ain't no more, you've taken everything
From my belief in Mother Earth
How can you ignore my faith in everything
Cos i know what Faith is and what it's worth
Away, away, and don't say maybe you'll try
Chorus: Come up and see me, make me smile
Or do what you want, run on wild
You've done it all, you've broken every code
And pulled the rebel to the floor
You spoilt the game, no matter what you say
For only metal - what a bore!
Blue eyes, blue eyes, how come you tell so many lies?
Chorus: Come up and see me, make me smile
Or do what you want, run on wild
There's nothing left, all gone and run away
Maybe you'll tarry for a while
It's just a test, a game for us to play
Win or lose, it's hard to smile
Resist, resist, it's from yourself you have to hide
Chorus: Come up and see me, make me smile
Or do what you want, run on wild
There ain't no more, you've taken everything
From my belief in Mother Earth
How can you ignore my faith in everything
Cos i know what Faith is and what it's worth
Away, away, and don't say maybe you'll try
Chorus: Come up and see me, make me smile
Or do what you want, run on wild
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