What have you learnt from your audience feedback?

From the feedback that I received from the audience that have watched our video I have learnt that we need to make the video more accurate. When watching the video on Youtube or on my blog the actors seem to be ever so slightly out of synch with the music. I think that this is because when watching a video on to youtube it goes slightly out of synch depending on the internet connection but that might not always be the case, so I have learnt from this that when it comes to my actual video I need to make sure that the lip synching is absolutely perfect so that even if it does go out of synch on youtube, hopefully it wont do it enough for anyone to notice.

 I have also learnt how to cut out the end of the video once you have done with it. From my audience feedback and from watching the video anyway the second half of the video is blank due to the song continuing. So our video is actually around 2 minutes long rather than the required 1 minute 14 seconds. I have now learnt how to cut this down and will not be making the same mistake again.

As well as this I have learnt that the actors have to be right. In my group, I think that some people would have preferred to not have a part but the rest of the class encouraged them to do so. This meant that they were not quite up for doing the role that was given to them as they didn’t really want to do it in the first place meaning the video didn’t look as good or confident as I could have done. I have therefore learnt to use people in my video that really want to be in it and that can take instructions easily from someone else in charge.

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

When we began storyboarding for the music video we used youtube to watch the original version and take down the timings of each shot. We then used these to create the storyboard with accuracy so that when it came to the editing of the filming it would be as near to the original version as possible. We drew down what each shot looked like from the video, and then made a note of the character that was in that shot and how long each shot was using the timing bar at the bottom of the screen. We also made a note of what props would be needed for each shot such as guitars, remote control and even uniform.

During the production of the video we used a handheld camera to film the shots required. This was difficult to do at times as it was difficult to get the shot exactly the same because of the angle or maybe even the background setting. We also used a tri-pod to stand the camera when the shot was still or when the camera tilted or panned which was often very useful for filming the shots when the person in the shot was sitting down and not moving. We also used youtube when filming inside so that we could copy the original video and make sure the shots was accurate and so that the actors in our video got their timings right with the singing. When we shot the outside sections we used a phone to play the song so that again the actors could get their timing right so that the lip synching was effective.

When editing the film we used iMovie from the Apple Mac’s. This was very useful because we could pick the shots that we wanted and crop them down to a more suitable length, so that the timing with the song was as perfect as it could be. We could also import different songs in to the background of the video to complete it and make it a proper music video. When getting the timing of the lip synching right we could mute and unmute either the actual song or just the shots that we had taken so the miming effect was just right. We then used youtube again to upload our videos on to our blogs.

Busted Preliminary Video - "That's What I Go To School For"

This is our preliminary video. Unforunately we didn't realise how to cut the ending off so the actual video is only the first 1.15 minutes, whereas this video continues blank for another minute.

Story Boarding:

Here is the Story Board for Busted's 'That's what i go to school for' video, including every shot during the first 1 minute and 14 seconds and details on the actors in the shot and the lighting within the shot:

Evaluation of Lip Synching Video:

From our very first attempt at lip synching I was pretty pleased with the video that me and my group produced. I was most impressed with the quality of the synchronization as I did not think that we would be in time with the music with only our first attempt. I was also pleased with the way that the group managed to include some actions without being too distracted from the main idea of lip synching. Next time, to improve the video, each person will have their own roles and will sing individually like the song does during the verses, and the people in the video will be standing up and moving about to make the video more visually appealing because on this first attempt it was, in my opinion quite boring because all of the group were motionless and didn't really provide much action.

Music Video Planning Sheets:

This first sheet is a shot schedule which tells us the location of each shot and the actors/characters that are in that shot, which is a quicker and more efficient way of planning the shoot:

This next sheet is a production schedule which informs me when we will be shooting; where abouts; the actors required for each shot; the props required; the technical kit needed for the shoot and a risk assesment to make sure that the shoot is safe: