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Second Rush

 https://youtu.be/PGo82rn9qus

Extra Footage

I went out to a park and a woods to film more footage as I thought this would reflect the childhood nostalgia theme and I could stage a picnic for my video as well. I also wanted to get some shots of both girls on the playground to reflect the theme of childhood.

Colour Theory in Film

The psychology of colour in film, an article by Jon Fusco and Jason Hellerman.

colour can be experimented with through production design, colour grading, lighting and colour quality in different cameras and lenses, and colour correcting in post production. 

I believe this technique can be seen n the majority of Wes Anderson films. while the producer does use colour grading techniques to support his story telling, his production design is meticulous in setting the scene and conveying emotion and characters by mirroring the scene to colours.

some producers use colour as a signifier as characters develop so do the colours associated with them they may become darker/lighter, or become complimentary/contrasting. I may take this forward in my music video when considering how friendships change and develop as we grow up which is a theme in my video

colour is used throughout film making in all stages. Its organised and considered in pre production to compliment each scene as the film plays out. Its implemented in production by working with costume and set design and reinforced in post production by using colour grading.

a notable example of this is in the 1939 wizard of oz which begins in black and white, in Dorothy's 'restrictive' home and moves to use colour theory with bold and vibrant palettes once she reaches oz to represent thee whimsical setting and joyful setting.

Wix planning

 I wanted to create my website on wix so I went and looked at other music artists websites, to see what aspects I liked for inspiration.

This is a screenshot from Beabadoobee website and I want to mimic the cd covers, I think this would tie into the 2000's element of my music video by tying in physical media and the childhood nostalgia I'm trying to incorporate in my video.  

I also really like the David Bowie website and the idea of capturing different moments from filming and compiling them onto my website which would also highlight the band and the talent used in my video 

I also liked Miguel music video website and how it looks like a computer form the 2000s which fits the nostalgic vibe I'm trying to represent in my music video 

Animation

 I took a frame per second from a clip I wanted to animate

First Rush

https://youtu.be/qpAnSHJYjfU

After posting my first rush, I'm going to. do another shoot of more content and move away from both girls lip syncing and just having Lyn lip synching to build the narrative of childhood friendships I'm also going to film in a park and try to have a flashback shot to them when they where younger playing on the swings and having a picnic, I also want to include an over the shoulder shot where she they are texting each other and some shots where they're back to back with Lyn lip synching, I also want to try mixed media animation on a few of the frames. 

Shoot day

 This is my contact sheet from the camera that I used, as I wanted to incorporate digital media into my music video to reflect the 2000s and childhood nostalgia which I was aiming to reflect in my music video as the concept was to do with childhood friendships which are spoken about in the song and how they develop.

I also recorded some footage on my phone.

Planning my website

 I then drafted an initial plan for my website and the homepage.

I wanted to take inspiration from Bowies website which is very image heavy and uses different colourful overlays to capture different moods, and eras in his life, I also wanted to make an intertextual reference and highlight the two different characters (talent)in the same way that Tv girl do with the contrasting blue and pink.

To see what this effect looked like I made mock ups in PowerPoint using the colour adjustment tools, for the real website asset I will use Canva.

New song concept

 I then began to organise my ideas for what should happen in each part of the song, and re annotated the lyrics, with the idea of potentially doing a shoot day locally and one in London to see which aesthetic fits my music video more.

I may have to cut the last set of lyrics in the song due to timing

Creating my storyboard plan

 Using my annotated lyrics I then created my story board

Song change

I have decided to change my song for my alt indie music video as I felt my new song, 'bros' by Wolf Alice, had a better narrative and was more suitable for the brief, I also enjoy the narrative of these lyrics more. My initial idea for this song is a reflection on childhood friendships and 2000s/childhood nostalgia, the narrative is going to focus around 2 friends reflecting on their friendship after (reconnecting) spending time together.

Now I am using the dynamic of friendship I intend to use two people as my main talent this is likely to be Lyn, as she enjoys the alternative indie genre and is good at modelling and Ted as she also fit the alternative indie genre audience profile for this song and would be good at performing the friendship dynamic since they have known each other since childhood.

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