Risk assessment - take two.

Before i went out to film i devised another risk assessment. As before the previous risk assessment applies however due to the natural light being an issue i have planned to overcome this with artificial lighting.

.. i will finish this blog once i have pictures of the equipment

Back on track, again.

Since coming face to face with a brick wall on Friday, yet again, i realised that somehow i needed to film new footage for the second half of my video, while baring in mind that it was not possible to use both of my original cast.

It wasn't until late that night that i was looking back over my blog from the very beginning up to current posts that i was inspired to film the second half of my video with a twist; and this allowed me to alter my cast while keeping the footage of the first scene. It was Sigur Ros's video Hoppipolla that was my source of inspiration; the manipulation of stereotypes and generally the contrast of older generation urged me to use an older cast. With a little taming this new thought of ideas developed into a possible solution. I had told myself that i wouldn't leave it any later than the weekend to get any more filming done and only Elodie was free on Saturday so my Dad would fill in as Connor. Though this didn't mean that the character was changing, only ageing.

My Dad has dark hair similar to Connor's and would be able to carry off an older version on him; to ensure that the link is made by the audience i got a black leather jacket, an ipod and converse to match Connor's clothing from the first scene, each of these items realistic to still have once grown up. This change will additionally be clear to the viewer as text will appear on the clip notifying that years have pasted since scene one.

The narrative flows as the second scene is showing Connor once he has grown up. The relevance of Elodie n this scene is that the second half is only a dream, remembering Elodie when they were younger. She is going to wear the same white jumper again to symbolise her only being a spirt/hallucination, aswell as continuing her identity.

Let down, again.

Today has been highly unsuccessful. The female lead has been unable to attend filming tonight and after discussing another filming date there is not a time when both cast members and myself are available before i run out of time to edit my video and make the cd cover and advert, therefore i don't have another chance to do any more filming in addition to my outstanding video. The only possible way of over coming this is to miraculously find two people in the country that are available tomorrow for me to re-film the whole of my music video. Ill take bet on that happening!

Hopefully the last film dates

I am due to re-film the second half of my music video in Friday 27th. My only chance to film this will be after school meaning that we won't get into Leicester until around 4pm, by this time the light outside will be dull and have begun to fade and so I have ensured i have sufficient lighting for this filming session so that if the natural light outside becomes an issue i can overcome this; these include flood lights and lamps - although the weather says that it will be dry and so i am hoping and assuming that this will be benefical in comparison to previous filming. This opportunity also allows my to gain vital shots such as close ups to express the emotion an expressions of the characters as i have in the re-shoot of the beginning of the video.

Risk Assessment

In today's lesson we were asked to write about

Slow motion music video

Since creating the first edited video i have applied slow motion throughout to emphasise emotion and connotations, similar to Sigur Ros's video - Viorar Vel Til Loftarasa, the emotion throughout is what helps to tell the story as well as drawing in the audience and it is through the extreme slow motion that these elements of expression communicate to the audience exactly what is happening. The pace of the slow motion also matches the pace of the song making the motion seem natural and easy to watch.

Basic ideas

Initially i liked the photograph below as the background of my CD cover/advert however since editing it and considering how the final piece may look i have come to the conclusion that the red 'stop' sign is too bold and draws away immediate attention to other features within the photograph such as the location and graffiti which all have relevance to the genre. If i were to capture this same image again without the sign i would simply just ensure that the sign wasn't in the frame therefore producing more potencial space for text on the right.



Here i have briefly tried out some ideas of of how to present the texts concerning the cd cover; all the colours used for the text have been extracted from the image itself to prevent a harsh ckash of colours. Next i am going to expeirment with recreating the street signs and using that font to present the artist and name of the album.

I have three compositions ideas for when i take these new photographs:
1. Positioning connor agaginst the wall as he was in the video playing his guitar.
2. The same as above however i would have elodie standing in parralell to connor although against the wall on the other side of the corner so that there is a clear part between the two.
3. Building on the above again, i would position the guitar on the floor leaning agaginst the corner edge of the wall so that it symbolises the music that separates them and prevents them from having a relationship.

Although i will still take a photograph with the original shot featuring the 'stop' sign as the immediate attention provides strong connotations in relation to the narrative of the video. Although the sujects featured may be seen second to the sign the implications of this may work. This may not work however i am willing to try and then decide once i have both side by side. In addition the semiology of the imperitive sign, explains the implications of the 'stop' sign emphasise its power to literally stop the view from seeing anything else and then once the viewers eyes divert and see the remaining image the red connotations are revealed as the narrative in the music video is concluded.