Health and Safety

Mock exam

I booked myself onto a Mac in order to complete my A2 Mock Exam, I faced problems such as my footage not being compatible with the computer. My footage was filmed on my own camera and saved as an MPEG file, which caused problems when trying to import to Final Cut Pro. I tried to resolve this by asking my teachers and technicians about the files and why they are not compatible, however, we all struggled to understand why it wasn't working. When we finally managed to get it imported to Final Cut, it was saved as an 'mpg4' file and imported fully to Final Cut.

After that I kept receiving an error message such as the one above that Final Cut had quit unexpectedly, which hindered my progress further, also I feel that the footage from my camera was decreased in quality when it was imported onto the Mac. 

Also, the 'mpg4' file imported as a whole video that was too long for the song, I wasn't sure on how to split it up, after asking I was told about the 'blade' tool which helped me with progression, however the error message continued to appear which stopped my work from getting saved. 

I feel that I have learnt a lot from this, and after speaking to my teacher about it, I am confident that taking a camera home and re-shooting on one of the college cameras would be better for me because they are definitely compatible with the Mac's and I shouldn't continue to have the problems that I have recently become aware of. I am aware that this will give me a lot more work to do, but I think that this issue has made me more motivated to complete the video to the best of my ability and I will ensure that the extra work that needs putting in will be done and be in on time.

Black and White Guitar Shots

Both shots are similar but from different angles, I like the fact that they are in black and white as I think it adds effect and emotion to the shots. I prefer the look of the vibrating strings rather than the still strings, because I feel it creates a more accurate representation of what the moving image will resemble.

Inspiration

Acoustic Guitar Chords

Ed Drewett - Blink guitar chords

The Script and Video Ideas

 The Script also use a lot of variety within shots in music videos. They also play songs which are of the same genre as the one I have chosen which means that I can use some of these ideas within my own work to allow me to make my product look professional.

 The shot on the left is one that I have included on my storyboard because the name of the song I have chosen is Blink and the video will have at least one shot of a closed eye which will then open like the picture on the right.

 I also like the split screen used in music videos because I think it adds depth and gives the audience more imagery to take in and to enjoy. Also medium close-ups of the actor/singer would give my video a performance element to accompany my narrative.

 Effective use of black and white for slower songs adds emotion and suits the music that is behind it. Also I feel that when I watch a video in black and white it makes me think a lot more about the lyrics and also the meaning of the song.

 
Guitar shots will also be used during my filming process because instruments are an important part of many pop songs as it re-enforces the genre and again creates variation within the product.

Different characters develop the narrative in a way that makes it interesting for the audience to watch and creates continuity within a video.

Again, different uses of light will be used within my video because it shows the different looks and again, develops the narrative and could show different emotions within the song/narrative.


 Finally, I think it is important to have different shots of the main character, because the audience will make a judgement on them within the first couple of seconds, which could be changed by different uses of shots and angles.

Guitar shots

The Script often include instrument shots in their music videos, especially shots of the guitar, I think that these ideas would look good in my video, along with the narrative. I would use different angles, and different shots to create variation within my video and to keep the audience interested.

The shots that I have chosen to present on this post show different shots and angles, such as the ones that I will reiterate in my product. Different lighting could also be used, such as on the picture on the right, which would create shadows and make my product more interesting.

 Depth of field could also be used to either focus on the singers face or on the instrument itself such as the picture on the left. This could also blend well within the narrative because the narrative could lead the actor/singer to play the guitar to the song that I am creating a video for.

Different types of guitars can also feature within my video because it shows the variation and also because my song is mainly played on guitar it would also give the impression that although the song is slow and usually suits acoustic instruments, the electric can also be used.