Entry 19-Evaluation

I am pleased with the outcome of our final video. I felt as though I could have done better than  have. We faced a lot of problems during this assignment and it became very frustrating at times. With that in mind I feel as though we did quite well and over came this constant issue eventually.

 
What's well about the final music video

• People have commented on how the video is visually appealing and the cinematography is quite good.
• The audio and the video compliment each other well. The video reflects the mood of the song well.
• Worked well in the style commonly associated with the artist and sound
• Most of the responses we received from the surverymonkey questionnaire were positive  

What'd not that good about the final music video

• Although we intended for the music video to be more abstract, it didn't completely come across that way.
• There are some parts of the video that don't work well with the others. Some shots look a little out of place and shaky. However the video has a whole works well and I am happy with it.

Things to improve

•  Try not to rush when filming the video. Make sure enough shots have been taken.
• To take more control
• Be more prepared so it is easier to resolve issue faster.

Entry 18- Editing

Ellie took on the role of the main editor I offered my help whenever I could and did some of the editing hands on myself. Ellie had the footage on her laptop so she was able to access the footage all of the time unlike myself. I think we worked well together and produced a good final music video.

During the editing process we did encounter a few problems. One of them was that the main audio dropped out, Ellie was smart enough to have saved an older version of a sequence with the audio  so she was able to recover it.
Overall the editing process went well and I am very happy with the finish result.

Entry 17- Chaning the song again (Never Play by Emily and The Woods)

After watching the footage it became clear that the footage we had got didn't fit with the song You Really Think or Yellow Brick Road by our client. Also because the audio quality is terrible and we have no way of making it better. Alicia hadn't message us for days now so we assumed that she hadn't recorded a better quality of her songs.

Ellie had found an alternative song that we could uses that she liked and it didn't already have a music video.  The song is Never Play by Emily and The Woods, The song is a similar style to Alicia so we didn't have to change any of the style ideas we were going to use.

We have offered to create another music video for Alicia when we are all free and don't have any conflicting schedules. This would most likely be during the summer holidays.

Entry 16- Editing Responsibilties

Ellie and I are going to edit on the software programme Adobe Pro on her laptop to edit the music video as it means that it can be exported in a higher quality and that we wouldn't have to constantly render the footage as we go, we would have to do this if it was on final cut express. This would mean that the editing process would be easier.
Ellie and I are going to share the responsibilities of editing as we want the best possible outcome. Victoria is still on holiday and won't be back in time to help us edit.

Entry 15-Filming

After the news from Alicia we initially asked our friend Catharyne to be our actress as she could look similar to the artist or could be represented as the artist as we are not using her anymore. However, due t the time frame we have to film we can't use Catharyne anymore as their isn't enough time for us all together as Catharyne and I both have jobs and we all have other college work to do.

In the end it was only Ellie and I filming and directing as Victoria was on holiday. We use Ellie's sister as our actress in the end as Catharyne was unavailable. We filmed at Frensham Ponds (which we wanted to do anyway). We only had limited time to film and we didn't get as many shots as we could have.
However, I feel that we have a collection of good different shots, Including establishing shots, tracking shots, mid shots, close ups, etc. don't think encountered any problems when filming. I felt that Ellie and I did rather well considering the circumstances.

As the footage is on Ellie's camera she would be the first person to go through it and then I would give my opinion later one.  We can agree and talk about what we can edit.

Entry 14 - Not using th client in the video

After a long and frustrating chat with Alicia on Facebook, she told us that she is stressed about her up coming exams and thinks that she won't have anymore spare time. She agreed to let us continue to use her song but she can't/ doesn't want to be in it anymore. She mentioned that if we can find other people then we should use them. Personally, I think tension as been running high for a while now especially between Ellie and Alicia. Personally, I feel annoyed because I  feel as though I have wasted a lot of time doing nothing.

Entry 13- Song change

As mentioned before Alicia and her friend were meant to record the song for us s the quality was better and usable. However, she told us that he wanted to record her other song instead and now she wants to create a music video for You Really Think. This was the song we heard a while ago and discussed and planned a music video for but never continued with it.
This isn't a major problem but it is frustrating because now we have to re-discuss an idea and make sure everyone is happy with this; if this takes longer than necessary then it waste time that we really don't have. To be completely honest, I'm starting to get annoyed and worried.