DEAR EXAMINER

Dear Examiner,

Please note that Beatriz Arredondo and I have been working together during the course of this year.

Therefore, much of the work that we produce are done so collectively.

As a result, you may realise that a lot of our work is similar, if not identical. This is merely due to the fact that we have worked together and when producing documents, we put our ideas together.

Evaluation

Our Evaluation:

Below are some videos mentioned in the evaluation:

Beyonce Interview (Relevance 1:13 to 2:01):  




Adding Rows Tutorial:



Rewind Effect Tutorial:



Split Screen Effect Tutorial:

How we created the album cover

Album cover analysis from perer050308

Ancillary Tasks

Final Pieces:

Our Album cover design:

Our Print Advert:

The Process of producing the above tasks:

Ancillary task (new) from perer050308

Codes and Conventions of RnB Music Videos

Below is a PowerPoint presentation of the Codes and Conventions of RnB Music videos and how we have used these conventions in our own music video.

Codes and conventions from perer050308

How we edited the final piece

In the document below, we have described how we edited our coursework:

Final Piece

This is the finished product of our A2 coursework (A music video to the song 'Brown Eyes' by Beyoncé):

Photo Gallery

We took some pictures behind the scenes of when we were filming. Here is a small collection of these:

Photo gallery from perer050308

Costume on performance scenes

Performance scene costume from perer050308



Beyoncé's music video of '1+1':

Lip syncing

The reason why we were able to get the lip syncing on time is because we directed Hilary to sing the lyrics out loud. We did this because sometimes the timing is different than what it seems when miming. Through singing the lyrics out loud, Hilary could match Beyoncé singing the lyrics.

White background on performance scenes

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Another Rough Cut

Feedback:

A further rough cut

Rough cut:

 



Feedback we received regarding this video:

 

After improvements:

 

Rough cut - part one

The feedback we received for this rough cut:

Following the advice given from the feedback, we tried to change the split screen part and remove the black areas shown on the frame. However, we noticed that because the size of the frame was increased, the audience were able to see the camera shaking, something we were able to hide before due to the reduced size of the screen. This is shown below

 

 

The changes we made based on the feedback:

First edit of Shots 2 to 8

This is the first edit we have done of Shots 2 to 8:

          

Because of the issue we had with the lighting, we decided to film shots 2 to 8 first as they were required to be filmed outside and we got a one-off chance to take time off school to film. After editing these shots, we showed our Media Studies teacher in order to gain Feedback.

We were advised to use more close ups and also to use a range of different shots from different angles. He also suggested using static shots instead of using camera movements. Also, we were told not to use a shot for longer than two seconds.

The editing stating “two weeks ago” was seen as inappropriate. This is because my teacher felt that the Font size was too big and Font style wasn’t right for the slow, ballad-like song. He also thought that red wasn’t suitable and said that removing this editing and portraying this in a narrative way would be better.

Below is this scene edited based on the feedback that we received:

Problems we encountered

Because of the time of year, by the time we finished school and reached our filiming location, it would be starting to get dark. This meant that our film quality would be affected.


We therefore experimented using flashlights at different angles, to see if this would better the quality of our video. However, as we experienced, this did not help. Below is a short video inlcuding our experiments.




To solve this issue, we were granted permission to go off-site and film at out Location in Southgate during our Media Studies lessons which takes place in the morning and it would therefore mean that it is light outside.

Production Schedule

The production schedule which we initially planned did not work. This is because of various factors.

Firstly, we had the re-film shots 2 to 8, which we did on January 13th.

Next, our actress, Hilary Arredondo, started a new job which required her to work during the day. Consequently, we had to film later on in the day where some days we filmed up to midnight. Also, through this, her schedule was extremely busy and we had to check with her each week for when she was free as her rota was produced weekly.

Also, on one of the days that we had planned to film, Hakan got ill which meant that we had to reschedule a day to film this scene (Phone conversation). So that we didn’t waste time, we used this day to film a performance part of Hilary’s as we didn’t need Hakan for this.

Furthermore, we had underestimated the time required to film each section, especially for the performance scenes. This meant that we ran over time and, on the times where we had planned to film two days in a row, we were all too tired to do so.

However, through all these difficulties, we still managed to film on time, even if it meant filming until very late at night.

Updated location reports

Location reports from perer050308

Location Reports

Sydney's Restaurant:


Sydney's is a restaurant located in Southgate. We chose to ask this restaurant as it is local and would therefore be easy to get to. It is also a nicely decorated and lighted restaurant. Therefore, we called the restaurant and explained that we were A2 Media Students and described what we wanted to do and when we would prefer to do it. They then agreed to let us film there.



Groveland's Park:

Groveland's Park is again situated in Southgate which would therefore mean that it is easily accessible. Consequently, we would be able visit it often if we needed to re-film as we have two scenes in the music video which are set here.

Southgate:













Southgate is a local area to both of our group members. It would mean that filming would be easy and the location also matches what we had in mind when drawing our storyboard. The particular road where we decided to film isnt busy which is an advantage because otherwise filming would be slightly more challenging.

Casting Notes

Name: Hilary Arredondo

Age: 22

Role: Main female character

We chose Hilary to play this role because she has had experience in front of a camera before as she does modelling and would therefore not be as shy as someone who has never been in front of a camera before.She fits our target audience as she is in her early 20s. Also, she is a beautiful girl which is a common feature of RnB music videos.

 

Name: Hakan Aydan
Age: 22
Role: Main male character

As Hilary's partner, we believed it would be a good idea to use Hakan as the main male character. This would make acting easier and more comfortable for the couple. Also, Hakan fits our target audience because he is attractive and young. In addition, he has done GCSE drama which would be useful when acting.

 

 

 

 

 

This is the couple we will be using for our music video. We chose them as it would be easy to communicate with them due to the fact that Hilary Arredondo is related to a member of our group (Beatriz Arredondo). Also, because they are a loving couple, we thought that it may be less of a challenge for them to act out the scenes as opposed to two actors that are not a couple.