Sophie Digipack Draft

Communicating with Cam

Throughout this whole process of making this music video the only communication we had with cam was via text or a phone call so it was a little awkward as we are at different colleges so timing it right to get everything done was key. cam is able to drive so he was able to travel to us and to the venue, this was helpful.

Shots of intended location

Location

The location that we have booked is yellow bean studios in Leicester as it was the cheapest and the nicest that we could afford as we are on a tight budget, overall this is costing us £94, £64 for the room hire its self and then £30 for the lights that he will be providing us at £2.50 per hour. Also on top of that we had to pay a £40 deposit that we would get back after filming as long as the room wasn't damaged or marked in anyway.

Sophie CD covers inspiration

Assigned roles

Lauren Bolton- Art director, Filmer (camera)

ART DIRECTOR - Various artists may create or develop specific parts of an art piece or scene, but it is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision. In particular, the art director is in charge of the overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements used, what artistic style to use, and when to use motion.One of the most difficult problems that art directors face is to translate desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. During the brainstorming process, art directors, co-workers, and clients are engaged in imagining what the finished piece or scene might look like. At times, an art director is ultimately responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agenda and inconsistencies between the various individual inputs.
FILMIER - A camera operator, also called a cameraman or a camerawoman, is a professional operator of a film or video camera. In film making, the leading camera operator is usually called a cinematographer, while a camera operator in a video production may be known as a television camera operator, video camera operator, or video graphed, depending on the context and technology involved, usually operating a professional video camera.

Lauren Roberts- Director of photography - Director

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - A cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, television production or other live action piece and is responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography.
DIRECTOR - A film director is a person who directs the making of a film. Generally, a film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design, and the creative aspects of film making. In some European countries, the director is viewed as the author of the film.

Sophie Beeston- Performer, Costume and make up

PERFORMER - Performers are tactical entertainers, concrete in speech and utilitarian in action. In social situations, they are informative and expressive. The most fun-loving of all the types, Performers excel at delighting others with their artistry and humor. They continually seek stimulating experiences with those around them. Performers dislike being alone, which is seldom a problem because they naturally attract the attention of other people. They live in the fast lane, keeping abreast of the latest trends. They are drawn to sensory pleasure, sometimes without thought for the consequences. Though Performers are more subject to temptation than the other types, their zest for enjoying life is mostly a healthy pursuit. Incurable optimists, they are generous to a fault. They live in the moment and trust that tomorrow will take care of itself.

Filming Day

Today we filmed our final video material that we will use to create the final piece for our A2 work. we are yet to decide on a new band name as we feel it sounds too much like bands that already exist. This will be resolved buy the end of this coming week. The material that we shot looks really good and we feel one pieced together it will make a really good music video. On the final bit of the editing process we will out a twist on our video that we are yet to tell people as we don't want to give anything away just yet. 
When we arrived at the location we were filming at we were met by Merlin the owner of 151 studio, he showed us around the place giving a tour of the recording studio also. We were then taken through to the white room where we were filming. He showed us how 3 point lighting worked and showed us also how to set the studio up, once we had had the talk through, we stared to film, we arrived 45 minutes early however he let us start for free of charge. Then we had 4 hours to shoot our video.

Evidence

Rehearsal

We didn't manage to finish the whole dance however, Sophie and cam are going to be communicating up until the Tuesday of filming and making the dance up so hat they can just perform it, this is a very risky step but with the time limit we have, we have no other choice. we are all feeling confident that this will work as its not just a continues shot its spilt so we will be able to go over steps whilst there setting up for the next shot.

Dancers (SOPHIE BEESTON / CAMERON VEAR)

Schedule week commencing 29th september

Email comfirmation

This email has been sent to us to confirm our booking foe the 07/10/2014 at 3.30-7.30 to film our video.

Emaill confirmation

this is the email i received back from  Merlin at the yellow bean studios confirming that we can have the studio for hire.

Clothing

For our male dancer Cam he will be wearing tight shorts and a tight top all in black as it will show the body line best when filmed on black and white. as cam already has all this it has been a massive help as we haven't had to spend any money, however for Sophie she will be wearing a leotard with shorts in the bottom, we chose this as if she wad to wear a normal leotard then she would be wearing tights as it would be too revealing, so we are sticking with what she feels comfortable in, this will cost us £16.95 from a website called dance direct.

Reflection week commencing 15/09/2014

After our last week of lessons we seem to be keeping on track with everything, we have contacted many different companies about room hire and have had a lot of replies with offers however, the prices have been way to high. we managed to get in contact with a student from last year that also took media and we contacted the same studio that he used, this was yellow bean studios in Leicester, we emailed, phoned and text him as we were eager to get this studio at  good rate as were on a very tight budget. Also Sophie has met with Cam ad started the dance that we will be filming In our video, and all seems to be going well so far. as a group we have been reduced for a 4 to a 3. however we have managed to keep up the standard of work and continued to work as a team and meet all of the deadlines that have been set. ideas are all still flooding in and are been noted down and taken into consideration, for example camera shots and angels what we cloud include in our dance etc.

Relationships

In the dance that we will be filming it will show that Cam the male dancer doesn't want to be dancing with Sophie, the female dancer, he wants to be dancing with someone else and certain aspects of the dance will show this throughout, it will become clear to the viewer. The song lyrics "my body is a cage" is telling us that Cam is trapped by Sophie as he cant dance with "the one he loves" and hopefully this will become clear as the dance develops. So between Cam and Sophie no relationship is going on, apart from Sophie loving cam but is getting no attention back from him.

Dance post

Dance post

After the first rehersal with cam we have made up one travel section and tried some lifts out to see what would work the videos posted are only marked, the next time I see cam on Tuesday we will add everything together and by the end of it have a final dance that we will film the following Tuesday after. I feel confident hat it will e done on time to meet the schedule and will post our progress throughout sections of the dance.

Lyrics

"My Body Is A Cage"

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key

I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head

I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
My body is a

My body is a cage
We take what we're given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven

I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight

I'm living in an age
That laughs
When I'm dancing
With the one I love
But my mind holds the key

You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key

Set my spirit free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free
Set my body free

Set my spirit free
Set my body free

Dance

Dance is a type of art that involves movement of the body, often performed to music. It is performed in ways to show the audience an emotional expression and is sometimes used to express ideas or tell a story.

"Great dancers are not great because of their technique they are great because of their passion"

This quote is inspiring as from a dancers prospectus as it doesn't matter how well you can dance its how you decide to perform the piece when completed.

There are many different styles of dance including:-

• jazz 
• tap 
• modern 
• gym 
• contemporary 
• ballet 
• ballroom 
• Latin 
• lyrical 

and many more... for this music video that we are creating we will be using the contemporary style as we feel it can show the most emotion through the movement and they body line will be clear.

Hair and Make Up

For our music video we want to go for a plain and simple look, so as for the make up we are having a pale face so that the light picks up the facial features and emotions easier than it would if you were to have a full face of make up on.

Also for the hair for cam the boy dancer i want it to be still with no movement so almost giving off a harsh vision as he is trapped 'in the cage' this is representing that he is isolated. As for the girl dancer she will be having her hair half up and half down to flow with the music and give the dance more passion.

Week 3

Location ideas

location

location

Wee 2 schedual

Enquirery about room hire

obviously at this sort of price we wouldn't be using these rooms but were just looking at how much it is so were still looking round for ideas of prices 

Moodboard

Mood

Room hire

room hrie

25 word pitch

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NEW

Dance inspiration

Week 1 schedual

Camera shot inspiration

Notes 1

   

Summer - Task 3 & 4

1. Why did you choose the text you are analysing?
I like the style of music that the band creates and i have liked them for a while, also i am interested in this kind of music.

2. In what context did you encounter it?
I found clips on you tube and also hearing them on you tube and purchasing their songs on iTunes.

3. What influence do you think this context might have had on your interpretation of the text?
To me it doesn't make a difference to how i interpreter the text because either way ill like the song as it has been well made, also i like that fact that the video is in black and white.

4. Which conventions of the genre do you recognize in the text?
I would say that this particular song is very unique because of the colour scheme and the mise en scene so it makes the music video straight away recognizable.

5. To what extent does this text stretch the conventions of its genre?
I fee
l that this video stretches the conventions as its different and again the colour and mise en scene is different to others.

6. Where and why does the text depart from the conventions of the genre?
It didn't really stretch the conventions as it was nothing that i hadn't seen before. 

7. What sort of audience did you feel that the video was aimed at (and how typical was this of the genre/style of music)?
I'd say that its aimed at people who like this sort of music and are a fan of the band or people who can relate to the lyrics within the song. it a typical genre as people who like the band and the music will also like the video.

8. What sort of person does it assume you are?
I'd say that the song associates you with 'common people'.

9. What assumptions seem to be made about your class, age, gender and ethnicity?

it assumes that your between a certain age range and no matter what gender you are it depends on what music you like to whether you'll like the song and the video.

10. What interests does it assume you have?

it assumes you have interests in the band and the history of the band, also assuming that you like laid back music that's relaxing.
11. What relevance does the text actually have for you?
I like the camera shots and angles that they have chosen to use so it has inspired to me to ecorpurprate them into our music video.

12. What knowledge does it take for granted?
It takes the effects for making a video for granted as they have used so many in one video with a colour over and some bright colours included.

13. To what extent do you resemble the 'ideal reader' that the video seeks to position you as?
I feel that I am an ideal reader as I like this type of music as I like a wide range of music, no matter if you like or if you don't like it the video is of your choice to decide your own opinions.

14. Are there any notable shifts in the video's style (and if so, what do they involve)?
the video all seems to run smoothly throughout so there isn't really any quick shifts between the different scene changes.

15. What responses does the video seem to expect from you?
Personally I feel that its expecting a shocking reaction because its different from other videos that have already been produced.

16. How open to negotiation is your response (are you invited, instructed or coerced to respond in particular ways)?
I feel that your definitely invited to watch this because you just the audience as the band will continue as if you weren't there.

17. Is there any penalty for not responding in the expected ways?
No, it means you just don't appreciated the video for what it is.

18. To what extent do you find yourself 'reading against the grain' of the text and the genre?
This video goes against the grain a its not got any particular meaning behind it and the video doesn't really make sense.19. How typical do you think this video is of Music Videos?

I don't think that this is your typical music video I think it has an original idea behind it and also I feel that it stands out from others.
 

FEATURES	OBSERVATIONS	EXAMPLES
GENRE CHARACTERISTICS?	aimed at the indie/alternative genre type as looking from the way that they are dressed.	the glasses that he is wearing are seen as indie also the coat and the shirt that's buttoned all the way to the top.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LYRICS AND VISUAL?	there isn't really any relationship between the lyrics and the visual as nothing relates to the words.	that he is singing apart from when the clown is shown and turns away to be shy when he sing 'there are may things id like to say to you but I don't know how'.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MUSIC AND VISUAL?	there is no relation between the lyrics and the visual apart from when he's holding the guitar in the video.	the video its self is quite plain apart from a few splashes of colours to brighten the video up.
ARE THERE CLOSE UP’S OF THE ARTIST AND STAR IMAGE MOTIFS?	there are close ups of the main singer throughout the video, also on the musicians	yes, there are close ups of the main singer at around 38 seconds, also on the musicians at about 56 seconds and they continue throughout.
IS THERE REFERENCE TO THE MOTION OF LOOKING?	there's references to the notion of looking throughout the video.	the lead singer is singing into the camera on many occasions for example at 68 and 87 seconds.
IS THERE INTER TEXTUAL REFERENCES?	there are no inter textual references as the song doesn't relate to the video.	there is an example of this at the start where he's sitting playing the guitar, there's no reason for him to be sitting there he just is, he's doing it with no reason for doing so.
IS THE VIDEO CATEGORY ILLUSTRATION DIS JUNCTION OR AMPLIFICATION? HOW MUCH EACH?	it has both as there are bits that make no sense to the video and others that can be related to the video.	=

1. Why did you choose the text you are analysing?
I chose this as i have liked the band for a while now and i really like the songs that they produce as a band, also i find the videos to the music videos eye catching.

2. In what context did you encounter it?
I first heard the band on the radio i then went onto buying their songs off of iTunes then listening to them on YouTube, however i found this music video when researching for this particular text.

3. What influence do you think this context might have had on your interpretation of the text?
Watching the video to this song hasn't changed my interpretation of the text as i already liked the song before a video was released.

4. Which conventions of the genre do you recognize in the text?
The style of music they produce is indie, this suits the style of the band by the way they act look and dress. The type of music id amplification music as the video is so simple and the shots give the video a simple structure.

5. To what extent does this text stretch the conventions of its genre?
It didn't really stretch the conventions as it didn't have a lot of choreography in it, however saying that it did suit the mise en scene as the song is called 'girls' and there were girls dancing in the video but i don't feel that it stretched the conventions enough.

6. Where and why does the text depart from the conventions of the genre?
Same as answer above.

7. What sort of audience did you feel that the video was aimed at (and how typical was this of the genre/style of music)?
I feel that the audience for this sort of song category is older teenagers to young adults in their 20's as they way they dress could inspire some kids I think its quite a typical song as there is a lot out it at the minute.

8. What sort of person does it assume you are?
It makes you assume that there just here to listen to the song and through the video that they have created matches up with the words in the song so that It corresponds.

9. What assumptions seem to be made about your class, age, gender and ethnicity?
It assumes you between a certain age range of 14-21 and its being aimed at both genders.

10. What interests does it assume you have?
It could presume that you are interested into new music, but it could have two other meanings of interests depending on the genre, for example the lads would want to watch the video as there are girls in it and on the other hand the girls will be interested in the band its self.

11. What relevance does the text actually have for you?
The text has relevance to me as i love their type of music and the overall look of the band together, also i like the way they have produced the video to match the words in the song.

12. What knowledge does it take for granted?
It doesn't really take anything for granted because there just behaving the same as if they weren't being filmed.

13. To what extent do you resemble the 'ideal reader' that the video seeks to position you as?
As i like the style of music that has been produced i could see myself as the reader as even without a video to their song the music is catching your attention.

14. Are there any notable shifts in the video's style (and if so, what do they involve)?
There are noticeable shifts throughout but with out them it couldn't work as the music video with this particular video.

15. What responses does the video seem to expect from you?
From me it doesn't really get much of a response as its like other videos and stuff like it has been done before so it not that attention grabbing.

16. How open to negotiation is your response (are you invited, instructed or coerced to respond in particular ways)?
The video is definitely inviting you to watch the video as there making the video for a reason for an audience to watch.

17. Is there any penalty for not responding in the expected ways?
No, however you don't experience their style of music.

18. To what extent do you find yourself 'reading against the grain' of the text and the genre?
This video is going against the grain, however its a genuine video for the human eye and therefore don't experience this.

19. How typical do you think this video is of Music Videos?
Its nothing i haven't seen before so its not that surprising so yes i would say its your typical music video.

FEATURES	OBSERVATIONS	EXAMPLES
GENRE CHARACTERISTICS?	quite an indie category as the way the band looks and acts together.	an example of indie is the t bird look with the white top black jeans and the black jacket.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LYRICS AND VISUAL?	as the song is about girls visually we can see girls in the video that they have made so it corresponds to the song.	at around 42 seconds we first see an image of a girl this is when we first start to see the relationship between lyrics and visual.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MUSIC AND VISUAL?	the music is quite funky and exciting, also visually we can see that the girl seem quite happy and quirky shooting the video.	at 1 minute 10 seconds we see the visual image of expression on their faces.
ARE THERE CLOSE UP’S OF THE ARTIST AND STAR IMAGE MOTIFS?	yes there are close ups on the main singer and on the guitarists throughout the video.	the first close up of the main singer s at 32 seconds and the first close up of a guitar is at 16 seconds.
IS THERE REFERENCE TO THE MOTION OF LOOKING?	there is reference to the notion of looking throughout this whole video.	on every shot that we see we can see that the lead singer is looking at the camera each time.
IS THERE INTER TEXTUAL REFERENCES?	there is inter textual references right through the video.	as the song is called 'girls' and there are girls shown throughout the music video.
IS THE VIDEO CATEGORY ILLUSTRATION DIS JUNCTION OR AMPLIFICATION? HOW MUCH EACH?	the video is both illustration and amplification as everything the song is singing there are people representing that.	girls are shown throughout the video as the song is called 'girls' so the illustration matches right the way through.

1. Why did you choose the text you are analysing?
I like P!nk's song's and with this one especially I love the dancing that's been choreographed.

2. In what context did you encounter it?
I first heard her songs a few years back on the radio but now I tend to watch the videos on YouTube and use her dances to breakdown and use in my own.

3. What influence do you think this context might have had on your interpretation of the text?
It hasn't influenced my interpretation as i like both the video and the song and their bot well made so it catches your attention.

4. Which conventions of the genre do you recognize in the text?
The lyrics are made to match the video that has been made so it matches up, this is what i would expect for a song in this genre category.

5. To what extent does this text stretch the conventions of its genre?
I personally would say that this stretches the conventions of the genre showing both a boy and a girl and the way in which it had been choreographed its the meaning of the song.

6. Where and why does the text depart from the conventions of the genre?
This video is full with illustration features for example when she sings 'you gotta get up and try' both dancers get up and continue to dance, this is a prime example of illustration.

7. What sort of audience did you feel that the video was aimed at (and how typical was this of the genre/style of music)?
I feel that this sort of video would be aimed at the ages of 16-24 year Old's, just from the way the video has been produced and the age of people who go to see her live in concert.

8. What sort of person does it assume you are?
This assumes that you are a person that really appreciates and in this particular also likes dance too.

9. What assumptions seem to be made about your class, age, gender and ethnicity?
it assumes you at an age where your interested in music and purely in dance from watching the video so I would say if an age range was to be set it would be 14-18 years. for both genders both male and female.

10. What interests does it assume you have?
this video assumes that you have a strong interest in dance as its a passionate style with a  meaningful dance.

11. What relevance does the text actually have for you?
I love dancing and I've done it ever since I was young so watching the dance inspires me and grabs my attention.

12. What knowledge does it take for granted?
The video doesn't seem to take anything for granted apart from the fact they can express feeling and emotion through there dance moves.

13. To what extent do you resemble the 'ideal reader' that the video seeks to position you as?
Yes i would say that people my sort of age are the target audience for this video as its inspiring.

14. Are there any notable shifts in the video's style (and if so, what do they involve)?
Not really as the music video is shot in two places and you can tell the difference but it all flow consistently into the next frame, as when there dancing its all in the house and they use the space to their advantage.

15. What responses does the video seem to expect from you?
I feel that the video isn't expecting any particular response as its your personal opinion of what style of video your expecting and weather you like dance or not.

16. How open to negotiation is your response (are you invited, instructed or coerced to respond in particular ways)?
You are definitely invited to watch this video from looking at it either way it a really good song and it also has a really good video to go with it.

17. Is there any penalty for not responding in the expected ways?
No, the song can give you your own opinions about it if its not interpreted in the right way.

18. To what extent do you find yourself 'reading against the grain' of the text and the genre?
The video its self comes across as pretty clear to read and understand, there's noting really to interpreter from this.

19. How typical do you think this video is of Music Videos?
its different but its nothing that hasn't been done before in previous videos.

FEATURES	OBSERVATIONS	EXAMPLES
GENRE CHARACTERISTICS?	aimed at dances from looking at the video to inspire others to create choreography like this.	from the very start at 9 seconds we start to see element of dance.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LYRICS AND VISUAL?	the lyrics correspond with the movements that are in the song.	at 12 seconds we start to see this in the movement form the two dancers.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MUSIC AND VISUAL?	its talking about try, so visually we cam see that the dancers are trying to work something out.	=
ARE THERE CLOSE UP’S OF THE ARTIST AND STAR IMAGE MOTIFS?	yes there are close ups used throughout the music video, this shows the emotion of the dancers and the meaning of the song.	at 1 minute 18 seconds we see the first close up and it shows emotion in  her facial expressions.
IS THERE REFERENCE TO THE MOTION OF LOOKING?	there's no one point where either of that dancers look at the camera directly at all.	=
IS THERE INTER TEXTUAL REFERENCES?	there is inter textual references linking the song to the video.	not once does either of the dancers look directly down the camera lenses.
IS THE VIDEO CATEGORY ILLUSTRATION DIS JUNCTION OR AMPLIFICATION? HOW MUCH EACH?	both as the music matches the video throughout as there both trying for something and the song its self is called 'try'	throughout the music video there are examples of this.