In the morning before we went into production of the video, Pete and Jake introduced themselves to the class before presenting a powerpoint with useful tips for the organisation of our blog, video and our coursework over all.. Here they are below;
The main things which I found useful and will put into practice are;
- Planning + being organised - Ill admit that this isn't one of my best traits but I intend to improve with the tips given in this power point. For example shooting early and story boarding more effectively.
- Experimenting with software - Test running things like final cut and after-effects to gain some knowledge and how particular things operate
- Experimenting with shots - This will allow us to see what works and doesn't
- Getting feedback - Don't just rely on class comments, post draft of video to forums etc. to get additional comments
- Look at the Pros - Look at professional material out there already to get inspiration videos, digipacks + websites
- Show how your products evolve - Using screen grabs will clearly show our thought process(es)
Afterwards we then began setting up for our video shoot. Bring on the black and white war paint! We began setting up props such as the drum kit and microphone, then followed the placement of the guitarist and backing singers. Its important to have a sense of balance in a studio themed environment. Next was the lighting. This consisted of two spotlights positioned inwards slightly to the left and right of the drummer and an additional handheld spot light on 'Robbie'. This allowed for the light to catch the whole of the band but also highlight and shadow particular things for a creative effect ie. light on drum kit reflected.
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| Pete - L Jake- R |
The set up of cameras consisted of a 'main' camera capturing the whole of the band on a track enabling movement left to right. Another on a tripod to the left of the band which could be moved and was capable of zooming to pick up close up shots. A fig rig which was capable of getting close ups and extreme close ups of individual members and instruments. Finally we had a mock moveable camera which consisted of one person sitting on a roll able chair and another pushing.
Once the set was complete we began shooting. During the filming process we had done about seven complete full takes. Throughout Pete an Jake were constantly giving us ideas about how we could potentially adjust things in our own videos to make them look more professional. (these will be featured in a upcoming post)
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| Admittedly, I was kinda nervous before hand, but afterwards, despite being out of breath, I really enjoyed it. It's surprising what a bit of face paint and a microphone can do to a person. |
After shooting multiple takes, we then performed a group take with the whole of the class which was then later pieced together. And here's the final product of our group shoot!
After shooting the Robbie Williams video we changed to editing. This was one of my first times editing a video and I actually enjoyed it. We were given a selection of music tracks to choose from. Once we had chosen we were able to choose from a variety of clips enabled us to be creative and get to grips with final cut.
(insert bear costume video - comp 14)
(screen shots from editing)
Because the clips provided included blank sections this enabled us to improve our cutting techniques and using the razor tool. This divides up a section of film wherever desired. We also improved our editing and cutting to the beat of a music track. I think this exercise made us think about editing and how it relates to the music, but also whether the editor has cut intentionally on the beat to make things flow or off beat to confuse the audience.
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