Font examples

I've been testing out different fonts and texts on Livetype for the music video title and if I can find a find a similar font for the ancillary texts, then I think I will use this one for it:

I like the idea of having whitish grey writing on a black background because my music video is very much about contrast and darkness. I have spaced the characters close together to represent the closeness of the two characters in my music video- one representing the tame side of people and the other presenting the more wild dark side of people.

Editing update

The final filming day/night went well and I have now started editing it in Final Cut Express. The only issue I had on Wednesday night is lighting as it was hard to get the right balance of lighting as it was really dark, but too much lighting was blocking out the emotion and idea behind the music video. Editing is going well so far and I will be starting work on my ancillary texts soon! I have been looking into split screen editing and colour manipulation for the music as these will be two key editing techniques I plan on using in my music video. I have done about 1 minute 20 seconds of the music video, so have about 2 minutes left to do and edit.

Preparing for Filming Day 3

As last weeks filming day was rained off, I have decided to film the final part of the music video tomorrow evening. I organised for my two dancers to arrive at the location half and hour before my main actress, so I can film the bits with just them first and then film the parts with all three afterwards. Tomorrow I will rely heavily on artificial lighting as it will be very dark in the evening. I have the costume sorted for my main actress and have asked my dancers to wear completely black. On the first filming day, I took pictures of my main actress in her outfit, so continuity shouldn't be too hard for tomorrow.

I should be able to upload the footage from tomorrow onto Final Cut Express and therefore will be able to start the 3rd phase of editing, by getting all the footage into place.

Editing

I have began to edit the footage from the second day of filming and putting it into place. So far I have added a colour tint to the footage of the dogs racing and have achieved the effect I wanted for the introductory music part, but still need to film the rest of the video. I will continue to edit the beginning of the music video, whilst I film the rest of it. I have also been looking at youtube video's of how to achieve the effects I want on Final Cut Express so when I come to edit the rest of it I can do it easily.

Preparation for Filming Day 2

Tomorrow  I am filming the second location and theme for the music video, which is the dog racing. I am going up to Thetford Forest to film them racing in the evening. I will need a camera and a tripod, but I won't need any props, costume or lighting, as I will only be filming dogs and no actors.

Filming Day 1

I filmed the first location on Monday night, and filming went really well! I have taken pictures of my actress in her costume so I can replicate on her on the next filming day for continuity.
I am now in the process of putting the footage on to Final Cut Express and start editing it until I have filmed the other two days/locations. The other two filming days will be spread out over the next couple of weeks, so I can have it all on final cut by the end of the October half term.
I got more footage than I needed so I have plenty of choice for editing. I got all the scenes and shots I wanted plus more due to spontaneous ideas whilst filming. I had a small issue with my actress not being able to sing the starting line in time to the music, but after a lot of practice she got it pretty much perfect so now synching it with the song will be easier.
One small issue I had on Monday was lighting as it was quite dark by the time I was ready to film, but that was fixed with outside lights and the low lux feature on the camera I used.

Preparing for Filming

Today I checked all the equipment, props, costume and lighting needed for the first filming day. I checked all the features on the camera worked and that the tripod was fully functional- the only thing missing was the memory card for the camera that I will get tomorrow. I checked the costume and props to make sure that filming would be quick and efficient. I charged the camera today and have fixed any costume and lighting issues. I should be fully prepared for filming tomorrow after school.

I have downloaded the song onto my phone and have printed off the lyrics so my actress can have a hard copy to look at before filming. I have already sent her the song and lyrics so she can start learning them before hand, but a hard copy is always helpful for filming.