Task 6 Music Video Pitch

As part of a group we completed a powerpoint including Locations, Props etc for our music video. This was then presented to the group.

Task 5 Initial Music Video Ideas

My group has decided to do a music video based on the song Thrift Shop by Macklemore. We created a mind map of initial ideas:

Task 4 Camera Shots and Camera Movement

I've been looking at Camera shots and Camera movement:

Long Shot

This is a long shot (LS), this identifies the character and where they are in the scene. It makes them appear as an indistinct shape.

Close - Up

This is a close up (CU), it's a detailed view of the person and it shows emotion within the character.

Two-shot

This is a two-shot, this shows two characters together and it shows the relationship between them.

Extreme Close-Up

This is an extreme close-up (XCU/EXU), a minutley detailed view of an object or person. An extreme close-up of a person generally is of his eye or mouth.

                                                          Extreme Long Shot

This is an extreme long shot (XLS/ELS), this is the establishing shot it sets the scene or location. Its normally a panoramic view of an exterior location, or person, photographed from a great distance.


We've done some test filming and this is what we came up with. The shots in this video are:

-Panning Shot
-Zoom In
-Track In
-Tilt

Task 3 Narrative Structure

Linear (Sequential) Narrative is a story in which its events happen in Chronological order from the start to the finish. The plot is usually told without flashbacks.

Examples:

Drive

Of Mice and Men

Now You See Me

Non-linear (Non-sequential) Narrative is a disjointed narrative; these are sometimes used in literature, films. It’s not always in order; it’s never in a sequence.

Examples:

500 days of summer

Pulp Fiction

The Curious case of Benjamin button

Flashback is a scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point of the story.

Examples:

Titanic

Lost

How I met your mother

Realist Narratives are story lines that are believable by the audience, it appears real, and it’s believable because it could happen. A good example is horror films, soap operas or a drama.

Examples:

Downtown Abbey

Shameless

Skins

Anti-Realist Narrative opposite to Realist Narrative, things that aren’t real

Examples:

In the Night Garden

Marvel Avengers

Superman

Hop

Open Narrative is where the story is left wide open; the viewer has to guess what happens. Usually it happens if there is a sequel to a programme or film.

Examples:

Coronation Street

Criminal Minds

The Walking Dead

Closed Narrative has a beginning, middle and end. Basically like a story.

The audiences are aware that they are watching a story and they will expect an ending.

The characters are usually in a hierarchy of importance.

Any type of film that doesn’t leave any questions, it has an ending.

Examples:

Sweeney Todd

Titanic

Limitless

Of Mice and Men

Calamity Jane

Task 2 Moving Image Formats

We created a powerpoint showing the various different moving image formats.

Task 1 Single and Multi Camera Video Production

Single and Multi Camera Video Production

In video production there are two different types of camera techniques that can be used. Single Camera Technique and Multi Camera Technique.

Single Camera Techniques

Single Camera recording is used to shoot scenes individually , for example in a film each separate shot or camera angle is taken using the same camera which can be moved and reset for each different shot.

In television most directors go with either Single Camera or Multi camera depending on which type of show it is. For example, most primetime dramas and music videos will be shot using single camera as it is easier to control and organise.

Multi Camera Techniques

Multi Camera recording is normally used to shoot Sitcoms like Big Bang Theory, Soap operas and talk shows. Most Multi shots are normally filmed in one take without having to start and stop. The advantages of using multi camera is that there isn’t much editing to do and it’s a lot quicker than using Single Shot cameras as there is no need to relight the scene. The disadvantages of using Multi Camera is that you can’t be particular in  changing the lighting as it needs to suit all camera angles. Also when it comes to having more essential equipment on scene, it can be difficult to place them because it may not be in one camera but it could be in any of the others which means setting up could take more time.