Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Risk Assesment - Health & Safety.

Potential Danger|            Potential Outcomes      |Actions to avoid outcomes| Comments                

Tripping over twigs or tree roots (Woodland areas).
Serious injury.
Make sure pathways are clear and not dangerous to film.

Getting equipment damaged.
Broken equipment.
Award of surroundings and take precautions.
Take tripods.
Getting Lost.
Not know where we are.
Make sure you know where you are filming.

Getting attacked by animals.
Minor/Serious Injury
Stay clear from wildlife.

Tripping over wires.
Minor Injury/ Electrocution.
Make sure wires are out the way or in a secure area.



Monday, 30 January 2012

Locations.

Here displayed are some locations we plan to film on:





Mainly in Woodland areas we plan to film! Its very dull and quite depressing which is ideal for our music video. The majority of the video will probably be filmed in these locations. Our target audience may like this location as it goes well with the theme of the song we're using.

Time Management



This is our groups schedule and what we plan to do in the next month. We're hopefully going to finish filming by the end of February and start editing soon after. 

Friday, 27 January 2012

Creativity

What is Creativity?
Creativity is natural element to our imagination and is unique to everyone.  Creativity is valued as a way of expressing ones feelings and there are no boundaries either.

How can you be more creative?
You can be more creative by watching other creative things or be inspired by them that appeal to you personally e.g. films, music

Where does it come from?
Creativity is found within your mind and in your heart.  Creativity is mostly found by what means to you mostly and can effect you emotionally & mentally.

What role does it play in creating a media production?
It has a massive role in making a media production for creativity is admired upon and the more unique you are, the more audiences will enjoy your video. It’s very important to be creative and  to exceed your comfort zones to express so.


Do Schools Kill Creativity?



Creativity depends on........
Being prepared to be wrong.

Creativity is......
 the process of having original ideas that have value.

Do you agree?
Yes I do.  I believe Ken Robinson makes some true and valid points about creativity and that it should be praised more.


                                                      How to be more Creative:

                                   

Do you think this makes you more creative?
This ideas can stimulate a creative process but I believe it comes from a more personal approach.




Thursday, 26 January 2012

Analysis of More Music Videos - Similar to 'Sally J Johnson'

Goldfrapp - Yellow Halo




Its a very entropic video, for the clips are completely random and don't match the lyrics. The clips look more like home videos and were taken while the artist was on tour. There's a old fashioned movie effect added to the clips that add to the theme and the camera tends to shake and move a lot as if its been taken on a personal movie camera. However the visuals match the genre, as Goldfrapp tends to use random and alternative themes in all her music videos. The pace of the music is quite relaxing and calm so it compliments the clips used, giving that peaceful element thats quite redundant of the genre. Its not a performance based video yet their are elements given in the chorus as she mimes it. Some videos from her concert are used in the video too which include her fans. Some also of her band and crew that were taken before the concert. This could mean this video was almost a documentary or tour-based as most of the clips are of the artist travelling, in different countries and cultures. It could be a compliment to her fans worldwide also, as there's montages of her visiting these countries, at different concerts with famous landmarks etc. Towards the end of the video, there's a voice clip of her thanking her fans at a concert so this video is almost a thank you symbol respecting her fans. The video ends with her waving goodbye in a forest, so its basically representing the end of the video. There's a frequent notion to looking throughout the video as the variety of clips used are of nature, concerts, the artist herself, food, the beach etc  and it demonstrates the artists intention of the video to mainly thank her fans for all they've done for her. 

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Monday, 16 January 2012

The Pitch

This is our pitch that we presented to the class in which they provided audience feedback.


Moodboard

This is our moodboard we created to display our theme ideas and what we aim to portray for our target audience.

Sunday, 1 January 2012

Inspiration.

These are some of the things that inspire me:

Harry Potter:



Harry Potter is my favourite series of movies and I take great inspiration from them. These scenes from "Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix" where a spell is cast and a patronas in a shape of an animal appears. Its really inspired me as its so beautiful and abstract. 














Another spell scene with Harry Potter. I just love the fantasy aspect to the movies and the colours, magic, characters & just how different it is to other movies. Its probably one of my biggest inspirations. 










Avatar is another inspiration. I think the effects in the film where so breath-taking and amazing. The filming techniques were superb. I loved how it was all CGI filmed and that the actors actually acted it out and it wasn't animated.




The colours are so pretty and that particular scene (the picture to the right and the one below) inspired me the most as its visually beautiful.  




















Its so pretty and inspiring! 







                                                            
Inception Trailer.